KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP): Australia touted its successful track record while Sri Lanka called for an opportunity to transform the nation after decades of civil war when they lodged formal bids on Wednesday to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Australia has hosted the games four times in various cities and wants to send the 2018 event to the glamorous Gold Coast. Gold Coast bid committee chairman Mark Stockwell said 80 percent of the infrastructure was already in place, but it expects to spend 1.7 billion Australian dollars ($1.8 billion) in public and private funds to build new venues and make other preparations.
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