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Timeline, infrastructure are challenges facing Singapore as it considers hosting Commonwealth Games: Observers

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While hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games will undoubtedly boost Singapore's brand, observers are divided as to whether the country is ready infrastructure-wise. The short timeline for the event will also pose a big challenge, they said. Singapore said that it is assessing the feasibility of hosting the Games after member associations were invited to do so. The Australian state of Victoria withdrew as hosts last July, citing projected cost overruns. Aslam Shah has more.

While hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games will undoubtedly boost Singapore's brand, observers are divided as to whether the country is ready infrastructure-wise. The short timeline for the event will also pose a big challenge, they said. Singapore said that it is assessing the feasibility of hosting the Games after member associations were invited to do so. The Australian state of Victoria withdrew as hosts last July, citing projected cost overruns. Aslam Shah has more.

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