Durban delegation to head for Auckland for Games bid announcement
A delegation of Exco officials will travel to Auckland New Zealand for the announcement of the Commonwealth Games bid.
EThekwini Mayor James Nxumalo and nominated members from the Executive Committee will travel to Auckland, New Zealand for the Commonwealth Games 2022 announcement of the host city.
The delegation will leave on Sunday, 30 August and returns on Friday, 4 September 2015.
The Mayor said it was important to attend the bid announcement and suggested a mixed political party Exco delegation attend.
“We travelled to London to hand in the bid document, it is important for us to be there when the host city is announced. If Durban is awarded the opportunity it is important for us to be there to accept it in person, not just for Durban but for South Africa and Africa as a whole,” he said.
Nxumalo said hosting the Games would bring huge investment for the City.
The Commonwealth Games are held every four years featuring athletes from the 71 Commonwealth nations. The next Commonwealth Games will be held in Gold Coast, Australia in 2018.
If Durban’s bid is successful, it will be the first Commonwealth Games to be held in the African continent
