Who Will Host THe 2018 Commonwealth Games?

By Cordelia Kennedy

The Gold Coast region is amazing and one of the most incredible places to visit. They currently have a bid in for the Commonwealth Games which will be held in 2018 and the jury is still out on whether this will be a reasonable undertaking for this region.

The bids are in and it looks like the following are the current prospects to host the games:

In Africa, there are two choices Abuja , Nigeria and Nairobi , Kenya . In North America the candidate is Toronto Canada , and in Oceania the two prospects are Gold Coast , Australia and Auckland , New Zealand .

Although the State Premier, Anna Bligh, is heading to India to argue why the Gold Coast will be an excellent choice for the Commonwealth Games, many feel that it will not receive them, as they also have a bid for the 2018 FIFA games. Theses are two large events within the same year, therefore it is believed that the Gold Coast region will not be able to handle both affairs. It is not feasible for one area to host both events in the same year, and since they are pushing hard to bring the World Cup to the region, it is said that they may have to sacrifice their bid for the Commonwealth Games.

Australia is still pushing for both the FIFA World Cup and the Commonwealth Games, though. There is a belief that having outstanding bids for both events will hurt their chances of getting either, but Australia will continue to fight for both until a decision is made. Australia believes that the Gold Coast region is the perfect setting for either of these celebrated international competitions, and the region will benefit from the attention either of these events would bring.

The Gold Coast is still in contention for the honor of hosting the 2018 games, but right now New Zealand and Nigeria are believed to be the favorites to win the competition. There are some concerns that the Gold Coast has already bid for the 2018 World Cup, which may end up hurting Australia's chances when it comes to the Commonwealth Games. Australia will continue to fight, however, with the knowledge that the Gold Coast region is an excellent location for the Commonwealth Games in 2018. - 31515

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