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    "excerpt": "The state government of Victoria in Australia on Tuesday announced that plans to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games have been cancelled, as costs will be 'too high' at over 6 billion Australian dollars (4 billion US dollars).",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Commonwealth Games:<\/strong>&nbsp;The state government of Victoria in Australia on Tuesday announced that plans to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games have been cancelled, as costs will be &#39;too high&#39; at over 6 billion Australian dollars (4 billion US dollars).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The Victoria government has advised the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) and Commonwealth Games Australia that the state will be terminating the Host Agreement, reports Xinhua.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;The main reason we agreed to host the Games was to deliver lasting benefits in housing, tourism and sporting infrastructure for regional Victoria,&quot; the state government noted in a statement.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews said on his social media that &quot;more than 6 billion Australian dollars for a 12-day sporting event is just too high.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;It&#39;s more than twice the estimated economic benefit the Games would bring our state,&quot; said Andrews.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>He revealed that instead of hosting the competition, the state will deliver a comprehensive 2 billion Australian dollars (1.4 billion US dollars) package for the development of regional Victoria.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/major-league-cricket-2023-schedule-teams-squads\">Major League Cricket 2023 Schedule, Teams  And Squads<\/a><\/p><p>&quot;Locals have told us that more places to live and more places to stay across regional Victoria is what really matters - so that&#39;s exactly what we&#39;ll deliver,&quot; Andrews added.<\/p>\r\n",
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