The Commonwealth Games in crisis?
The event has no host city for its 2026 edition - and there's more uncertainty after that. We look at the funding model for the games - what has gone wrong?
The event is facing its biggest financing challenge in its 93-year history.
There is no host city for the next edition in 2026, and the Commonwealth Games Federation is struggling to persuade other cities to host after that.
We speak to academics who say the model of structuring and paying for the Games is broken. Some observers go further – saying the Games and the Commonwealth itself are relics of the British Empire and should be wound up.
We also hear from athletes who have competed at the Games and highlight their importance for their respective sports and countries.
And we look at one city that has hosted with relative success – within budget and with long-lasting benefits to civic infrastructure.
Producer/Presenter: Gideon Long
(Image: The closing ceremony of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Credit: Getty Images)
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