Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate says Queensland potentially hosting the Commonwealth Games is a good “test run” in preparation for the Olympics. “It comes back to the Premier, and I say to the Premier, ‘we’ve had our conversation, you’re focusing on the Olympics, 2032, nine years away’,” Mr Tate said during a press conference on Tuesday. “I am confident we can do a 2026 Commonwealth Games, and the benefit for that is another good test run as we upgrade our facility for the Olympics level.”
Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate says Queensland potentially hosting the Commonwealth Games is a good “test run” in preparation for the Olympics.
“It comes back to the Premier, and I say to the Premier, ‘we’ve had our conversation, you’re focusing on the Olympics, 2032, nine years away’,” Mr Tate said during a press conference on Tuesday. “I am confident we can do a 2026 Commonwealth Games, and the benefit for that is another good test run as we upgrade our facility for the Olympics level.”
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