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Birmingham — Commonwealth The Games are poised to return in 2030 to Hamilton, the Canadian city that launched multisport events 100 years ago, with Niagara Falls providing the backdrop for beach volleyball and adding men's cricket to its programme. I am supporting you.
With federal and state governments voicing their support and no other city formally wearing a hat in the ring, Lewis Fraporti, Hamilton's head of bidding, told Reuters that the Common The Wealth Games Federation (CGF) said it supports 'Steel City'. I will make a decision within the next year.
"Definitely a punitive favorite, even if you don't jinx it, just because you invested so much time and energy into actually crafting the proposal." "The only country we've heard rumors about is New Zealand.
"What we understand is that we are far ahead of them in terms of bidding preparation. It's moving forward, and they're more likely to be interested in 2034 than 2030."
Canada will host this quarterly event for the fifth time. But it's the first time since 1994 when it was held in Victoria, British Columbia.
Hamilton held his first convention in 1930. The Games were known as the Games of the British Empire, and he had only six competitions. Athletics, Boxing, Lawn Bowl, Rowing, Swimming, Wrestling.
Women competed only in aquatics.
Nearly 5,000 athletes from 72 countries and territories competed in 19 sports at the Birmingham Games, which ended on Monday.
For the first time in a major all-around sporting event, women (136) recorded more medal events than men (134) and finished on the podium in the overall medal standings. Sports recorded.
Centenary offers obvious hooks to sell, but Hamilton100 Commonwealth Games Bid Corporation won't be playing emotion cards, instead focusing on what made the Birmingham game so successful.
"The centenary element is very understated," said Fraporti. "Some people, like our (Hamilton) mayor, are very enthusiastic about it, but from our point of view, who actually created the proposal, we think this is the least compelling part.
``We want to move away from the concept of the Games as an event in time. We want to take the CGF's value proposition with its potential and turn it into a movement.”
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Diversity, inclusion and private funding It's a buzzword that irritates government ears, especially when it comes to spending taxpayer money.
Initially, the Hamilton100 tender proposed an operating budget of approximately $1.5 billion (CDN).
However, it was reduced to about $1 billion. That's roughly the cost of the Birmingham Games, and according to Frapporti, the private sector puts between $250 million and $500 million for him.
"What differentiates the Games framework at the moment is the very high level of private sector investment in providing infrastructure assets," said Fraporti.
The biggest infrastructure project in Hamilton's bid will be the construction of the Athletes' Village, which the current plan will be closed to the public.
The private sector will also be responsible for the renovation of the First Ontario Center in downtown Hamilton, contributing to the construction of a state-of-the-art cricket facility.
Otherwise, the bid relies heavily on existing facilities known as the 'Golden Horseshoe', such as the nearby Milton Cycle Stadium built for the 2015 Pan American Games. is doing.
The bid will also take advantage of one of the world's greatest natural wonders, where Niagara Falls will play beach volleyball.
"As long as the Commonwealth Games aspires to be the 'Olympic Light', there is no way it will succeed," Fraporti said. "What we wanted was to embrace the value and the opportunity to truly differentiate sport in terms of inclusivity." (Reporting by Steve Keating, Birmingham; Editing by Christian Radnage)