Australian regional bid for 2030 Commonwealth Games halted due to coronavirus Saturday, 13 February 2021
A proposed multi-centre bid for the 2030 Commonwealth Games in Victoria in Australia has been put on hold due to the coronavirus crisis, it has been revealed.
The bid was launched nearly four years ago by the City of Greater Shepparton with events spread around the state in Bendigo, Ballarat, Geelong, Nagambie, Traralgon, Warrnambool, Wodonga and Yarrawonga.
The Greater Shepparton City Council had claimed, when announcing the initiative in April 2017, that their model called the “The Greater Victoria” bid could help secure the future of the Commonwealth Games.
The bid s project manager Fiona Le Gassick has now told
Commonwealth Games Federation chief executive David Grevemberg is to leave his post next month (Jacob King/PA)
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David Grevemberg is to stand down from his role as chief executive of the Commonwealth Games Federation on March 5, the organisation has announced.
Grevemberg, who presided over the 2014 Games in Glasgow, has been in post since November of the same year and has overseen the federation’s Transformation 2022 strategy, an element of which has been a recognition of the role of human rights in sport and a focus on social justice, impact, equality, diversity and inclusion.
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Global Esports Federation approves 10 commissions for 2021 Friday, 29 January 2021
The Global Esports Federation (GEF) has announced the commissions that will be given responsibility for continuing the organisation s work in 2021.
Ten GEF Commissions and two Advisory Councils will be led by members of the GEF Board, with contributions from world-leading experts from the esports and sports communities, corporate governance, technology, and business sectors, the GEF says.
The commissions will help guide the GEF in fulfilling its mission to promote the credibility, legitimacy, and prestige of esports, and in developing a safe, healthy and sustainable esports ecosystem.
The Singapore-based GEF was launched in December 2019, with Chinese technology conglomerate Tencent a founding partner.