Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF)

Liverpool has officially launched a bid to host the 2026 edition of multi-sport event the Commonwealth Games.

South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill has said that the state is considering a bid for the city of Adelaide to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games.

The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has announced that the 2018 edition of the Commonwealth Games on Australia’s Gold Coast will feature the most extensive para-sport program in the history of the multi-sport event.

The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has entered into a partnership with the European division of the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS Europe) as part of an effort to help protect and safeguard Commonwealth sport.

The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has been given the green light to proceed with its wide-ranging reform plan, as it seeks a new host for the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games.

Scottish sports administrator Louise Martin is the new president of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) after defeating incumbent Prince Tunku Tan Sri Imran Tuanku Ja’afar of Malaysia in a vote at the organisation’s general assembly in Auckland today (Wednesday).

Durban was today (Wednesday) confirmed as host of the 2022 Commonwealth Games, with South African officials stating the award of the multi-sport event will delay any potential bid for the Olympic Games.

The South African government has approved Durban’s bid to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games ahead of the likely award of the multi-sport event to the city next week.

Louise Martin, honorary secretary of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), has pledged to increase revenue and plough cash back into member nations if she is elected president of the organisation.

Durban is a step closer to securing the hosting rights for the 2022 Commonwealth Games, but the South African city has been told to take action in a number of areas as it ploughs ahead as the sole bidder for the multi-sport event.

The 2014 edition of multi-sport event the Commonwealth Games contributed more than £740m (€1.04bn/$1.15bn) to Scotland’s economy and supported thousands of new jobs, according to the findings of a new report.

Papua New Guinea Governor-General, Sir Michael Ogio, has stated that the country should target the 2026 Commonwealth Games after its successful staging of fellow multi-sport event the Pacific Games.

Wales’ First Minister Carwyn Jones has appeared to rule out the possibility of the country hosting a future edition of the Commonwealth Games, stating the multi-sport event would be too expensive to stage.