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The English cities of Liverpool and Birmingham have already
expressed an interest - as have Sydney and Melbourne in
Australia - in replacing Durban, which lost the right to hold
the games following a trail of missed deadlines and financial
problems.
"Hosting the Commonwealth Games in 2022 could give us an
opportunity to step up and show the very best of Global Britain
as an outward-looking nation that is confident on the world
stage," Culture Secretary Karen Bradley said in a statement.
The government would look at all bids before deciding whether to
put in a formal bid later this year, the ministry added.
Durban's problems highlighted the daunting burdens facing host
cities for major sporting events.
Africa has never hosted the Games, which take place every four
years and bring together athletes from the 52 members of the
Commonwealth, most of which were at one time colonies of
Britain.
(Reporting by Aditi Prakash in Bengaluru; Editing by Andrew
Heavens)
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