AUCKLAND (Reuters) - The decision to award the 2022 Commonwealth Games to the South African city of Durban would delay any bid from the country to host an Olympics, officials said on Wednesday, effectively ruling themselves out until at least the 2032 summer Games.
Durban became the first African city to be awarded a global multi-sport event on Wednesday when the Commonwealth Games Federation approved their bid for the 2022 Games at their general assembly in Auckland.
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