Durban bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Durban bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Logo of Durban's 2022 Commonwealth Games bid
Host citySouth Africa Durban, South Africa
MottoReady To Inspire
Opening18 July
Closing31 July
Main venueMoses Mabhida Stadium

The Durban bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games was a successful 2015 bid by Durban, South Africa and South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[1] In March 2017 the hosting rights were stripped from Durban due to an inability to meet financial requirements, and awarded instead to Birmingham in December 2017.[2]

Bid

The coastal South African city had previously considered bidding for the 2020 or 2024 Summer Olympics. If Durban had hosted the games, it would have been the first Commonwealth Games held on the African continent. South Africa's second largest city, Cape Town bid for the 2004 Summer Olympics, but lost out to Athens.

The city of Durban, South Africa was elected as the host for the 2022 Commonwealth Games on 2 September 2015, at a General Assembly in Auckland, New Zealand.[3] It was reported in February 2017 however, Durban may be unable to host the games due to financial constraints.[4] On 13 March 2017, the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) stripped Durban of their rights to host.[5]

Venues

Moses Mabhida Stadium

The following were the proposed venues for the games:[6]

Venue Sports Capacity Type
Moses Mabhida Stadium Athletics, Opening Ceremony, Closing Ceremony 56,000 Existing
Kings Park Stadium Rugby sevens 55,000 Existing
Kings Park Aquatic Centre Swimming, Diving 5,000 Existing
Queensmead Hockey Stadium Hockey 5,000 Existing
Durban International Convention Centre Badminton, Boxing, Judo, Weightlifting, Wrestling 3,000 Existing
Collegians Bowls Club Lawn Bowls 2,500 Existing
Durban Exhibition Centre Table tennis, Netball 2,500 Existing
University of KwaZulu-Natal Squash, 3x3 basketball 2,500 Existing
Durban New Beach Beach volleyball TBD Temporary
uShaka Marine World Triathlon TBD Temporary
Bluff Shooting Range Shooting TBD Temporary
Port of Durban & M4 Road cycling TBD Temporary
Venues outside of Durban
Pietermaritzburg Mountain biking, Track cycling TBD Existing/Temporary

See also

References

  1. ^ "Durban is #ReadyToInspire, are you?". Durban-2022. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Commonwealth Games: Birmingham announced as host of 2022 event". BBC. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Durban in South Africa confirmed as 2022 Commonwealth Games host". The Guardian. Reuters. 2 September 2015. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Commonwealth Games 2022: Durban 'may drop out as host'". BBC News. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Durban stripped of 2022 Commonwealth Games". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Venues". Durban-2022. Retrieved 19 August 2017.