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Thumbs up from many as Malaysia make strong stand on Games’ host job

By T. AVINESHWARAN, S. SAKTESH, R. KIRUBASHINI and NG ZI QIN
Grand occasion: The colourful opening ceremony of the 1998 Commonwealth Games hosted by Malaysia.

PETALING JAYA: We respect the decision.

That was the consensus of the majority in the Malaysian sports fraternity after the government announced that they have declined the offer to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

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Commonwealth Games 2026 , Malaysia , Olympic Council of Malaysia , Datuk Nazifuddin Najib , Tan Sri Norza Zakaria , Datuk Mirnawan Nawawi , Noraseela Khalid , Bryan Nickson Lomas

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