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Tasmania throws hat in the ring for 2026 Commonwealth Games

Peter Gutwein, Premier of Tasmania (by Dylan Burns/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

The Australian state of Tasmania has expressed interest in staging the 2026 Commonwealth Games or acting as a co-host.

Tasmania’s Liberal premier, Peter Gutwein, sent a letter to Craig Phillips, Commonwealth Games Australia chief executive, formally requesting that Tasmania be considered as a host state for the 2026 Games.

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