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The elected leadership in Hamilton will ask the province and Ottawa for funding for the 2030 Commonwealth Games, when or if the time comes

"That was clearest and most direct path." Hamilton hosted the first iteration of the Commonwealth Games, which was the British Empire Games, in 1930. In reverting to the poetry of a centenary Games in 2030 and away from the slam dunk of 2026, Hamilton will likely be up against competing bids from Australia, the United Kingdom and other countries. The successful host city is expected to be named in 2023. Rumblings of Victoria interest Hamilton unsuccessfully pursued the 1994, 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games. Victoria was the last Canadian host city in 1994. Birmingham, England, will be the 20...

A group of business owners and community leaders under the banner of Hamilton 100 obliged, but the pivot didn't gain traction. The Ontario government wasn't willing to commit to a Commonwealth Games until 2027 or later, and the CWF had little interest in coming off its traditional schedule of a Games every four years. "We felt we should go back to the original plan," bid committee spokesman Louis Frapporti told The Canadian Press on Wednesday. "That was clearest and most direct path." Hamilton hosted the first iteration of the Commonwealth Games, which was the British Empire Games, in 1930. I...