
Durban is to become the first African city to host the Commonwealth Games. The announcement that Durban will host the 2022 event was made this morning.
“We’ve done exhaustive research and the opinion of my colleagues and me is that we’re ready to stage an event like the Commonwealth Games,” national Olympics body chief Gideon Sam was quoted saying by eNCA.
This will be another highlight for South Africa, which has already hosted big global sporting events such as the 2010 Fifa World Cup successfully.