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BID ACHIEVED GLOBAL PLATFORM FOR SRI LANKA
Bidding for the 2018 Commonwealth Games has delivered huge benefits for Hambantota and for the whole nation of Sri Lanka, the co-chair of the bid said today.
SRI LANKA TO USE COMMONWEALTH GAMES BID AS CATALYST FOR LIFE-CHANGING DEVELOPMENT
11 November 2011, 18:00 AST – Sri Lanka will continue the large-scale investment set-out in its ‘life-changing’ Hambantota 2018 bid to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games, despite losing out to Australia’s Gold Coast in the crucial vote on the Caribbean island of St Kitts this evening.
HAMBANTOTA 2018 BID HAS BUILT TRUST IN CAPABILITY TO DELIVER LIFE-CHANGING GAMES
10 November 2011 – On the eve of the vote to decide the host city of the 2018 Commonwealth Games, the leaders of the Hambantota 2018 bid have said they have built a strong trust in Sri Lanka’s capability to deliver a life-changing Games.
HAMBANTOTA PUTS A SMILE ON ST KITTS SUMMIT
- SRI LANKA BRINGS FESTIVAL MOOD TO CARIBBEAN -
09 November 2011 – The team behind Sri Lanka’s Hambantota 2018 bid to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games has brought its own blend of island charm and carnival to the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) summit on the Caribbean island of St Kitts. With just two days until the vote to decide whether Hambantota or Australia’s Gold Coast is to host the 2018 Games, Sri Lanka is preparing to make what could be a crucial final presentation.
HAMBANTOTA TO EMULATE IMPACT OF KUALA LUMPUR 1998
- SRI LANKA-MALAYSIA SYNERGIES ON THE AGENDA AS 2018 COMMONWEALTH GAMES VOTE APPROACHES -
08 November 2011 – Those leading Sri Lanka’s ‘life-changing’ Hambantota 2018 bid to host its first Commonwealth Games have drawn parallels with the ‘extraordinary sporting and economic change’ enjoyed by Malaysia in bidding for and hosting the 1998 Games.
SRI LANKAN DELEGATION ARRIVES IN CARIBBEAN FOR COMMONWEALTH GAMES VOTE
- SENIOR FIGURES TO LEARN FATE OF HAMBANTOTA 2018 BID -
07 November 2011 – A 60-strong Sri Lankan delegation has arrived in the Caribbean to learn if the country has been successful in its ‘life-changing’ bid to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games.The decision will be made at the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) general assembly in St Kitts and Nevis.
MURALI TO MAKE FINAL DELIVERY FOR HAMBANTOTA 2018
04 November 2011 – Muttiah Muralitharan, the most successful bowler in the history of Cricket, is to play a key role in Sri Lanka's Hambantota 2018 bid to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games.Now retired from international cricket, 'Murali' (39) seemingly has one more special delivery up his sleeve for Sri Lanka.
HAMBANTOTA 2018 TO LEAVE A LEGACY LIKE NO OTHER
- A ‘LIFE-CHANGING’ BID FOR A UNIFIED NATION -
02 November 2011 – With the vote to decide whether Sri Lanka’s Hambantota or Australia’s Gold Coast will host the 2018 Commonwealth Games looming, those backing the Hambantota 2018 bid have spoken of “a unique and life-changing legacy” should they be successful.‘Legacy’ has long been the byword of any successful bid for a major sporting event; the enduring impact on a nation, region(s) and communities.
SRI LANKA A ONE-STOP SHOP FOR 92% OF COMMONWEALTH
- NEW AIRPORT TO BOOST CONNECTIONS & SELL-OUT CROWD -
31 October 2011 – Sri Lanka's new international airport in Hambantota makes the country and fast-developing city the ideal destination for a sell-out Commonwealth Games, those leading the Hambantota 2018 bid said today.
COMMONWEALTH BOOST FOR SRI LANKA’S 2018 GAMES BID
- SRI LANKA CONFIRMED AS HOST OF NEXT CHOGM -
30 October 2011 – The Hambantota 2018 bid to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games received another boost today with leaders at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) confirming Sri Lanka will host its next summit in 2013.The news came at the 22nd CHOGM – ironically hosted in Australia whose Gold Coast is the only other bidding city in a closely run two-horse race.
HAMBANTOTA TO BE A ‘PUBLIC TRANSPORT GAMES’ IN 2018
- PLANS WILL LEAVE SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT LEGACY -
27 October 2011 – Sri Lanka’s Hambantota 2018 bid to host the Commonwealth Games will deliver a ‘Public Transport Games’, those behind the large-scale investment in infrastructure in the fast-developing city have revealed.In a Games Transport Strategy that builds on historically low car use in Sri Lanka, local and Games-specific public transport during the Games will be free of charge for ticket holders on the day of their events.
SRI LANKA & HAMBANTOTA A “MULTI-FACETTED JEWEL” DESTINATION FOR THE 2018 COMMONWEALTH GAMES
25 October 2011 – One of the most multi-facetted tourist destinations in the world awaits those travelling to the Commonwealth Games in 2018; that’s if Sri Lanka succeeds in its ‘life-changing’ bid to host the event, according to those leading the Hambantota 2018 bid.
SRI LANKA GIVES TEST UNDIVIDED ATTENTION
- 22 DAYS TO 2018 COMMONWEALTH GAMES VOTE -
20 October 2011 – Sri Lanka may be halfway through the first Test with Pakistan in Abu Dhabi but back home it is an altogether different assessment of the country’s sporting credentials that has its proud population feeling anxious.Fans long fanatical about cricket and now passionate about a wide range of other sports are eyeing another test on the ‘island jewel of the Indian Ocean’s horizon.
MOMENTUM BEHIND SRI LANKA’S ‘LIFE-CHANGING’ HAMBANTOTA 2018 BID WITH ONE MONTH TO CGF VOTE
BID SET TO PEAK IN FINAL SPRINT TOWARDS PERSONAL BEST
11 October 2011 – With just one month until the vote to decide who will host the 2018 Commonwealth Games, the momentum is behind Sri Lanka’s Hambantota 2018 bid. The decision will be made at the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) general assembly in St Kitts and Nevis on 11 November.
ASIA PUTS HANDS UP FOR HAMBANTOTA 2018 LEGACY
2011 SOUTH ASIAN BEACH GAMES; 2016 SOUTH ASIAN GAMES; 2018 COMMONWEALTH GAMES
07 October 2011 – Sri Lanka today welcomes a delegation from its fellow Commonwealth countries in Asia as it looks to secure further support for its ‘life-changing’ Hambantota 2018 bid to host the Commonwealth Games.
OCEANIA SAYS 2018 VOTE NOT A DONE DEAL
AS ‘LIFE-CHANGING’ HAMBANTOTA BID IMPRESSES ONCE MORE, COMMONWEALTH DELEGATES VOW TO VOTE ON MERIT
04 October 2011 – Commonwealth delegates from Oceania have added their support to the momentum behind Sri Lanka’s bid to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Having visited ‘the island jewel of the Indian Ocean’ last week, representatives from Oceania countries have joined a growing list of those backing Hambantota 2018.
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