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Dame Laura Kenny says "there is simply a worry" implicit the aboriginal of the Commonwealth Games but hopes adjacent year's lawsuit successful Glasgow proves it is inactive "viable".
Glasgow stepped successful to big a scaled-down mentation of the 2026 Games aft the Australian authorities of Victoria withdrew past twelvemonth due to the fact that of rising costs.
"There is simply a worry," said Kenny, who was this week appointed Commonwealth Games England (CGE) president. "You person to interest and beryllium a spot concerned.
"I'm conscionable hoping that each the probe they are putting into however to marque it amended and what they tin bash to pull hosts volition really work.
"I anticipation that everything they enactment successful volition validate that it is inactive a cardinal event."
Bids from Kuala Lumpur, Cardiff, Calgary, Edmonton and Adelaide to big the 2026 Games were withdrawn due to the fact that of concerns implicit costs, leaving it without a big until Victoria stepped successful in 2023.
Five-time Olympic way cycling champion Kenny told Radio 4's Today programme: "I consciousness truthful grateful to Glasgow for putting their hands up and saying they volition person it.
"It's gutting for immoderate sports due to the fact that it is simply a slimmed-down version. Initially erstwhile determination was nary host, I was a spot tense and I was a spot disquieted that it mightiness not beryllium a happening immoderate more.
"The Commonwealth Games are present looking into the operation of it, however they tin amended it, however they tin marque it much accessible, marque it bigger and amended truthful that hosts measurement forward.
"I truly anticipation it goes was good arsenic it went erstwhile Glasgow had it earlier (in 2014) and past they tin spot it is inactive viable and a truly bully sporting lawsuit that everyone loves."
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