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Canadian intervention over Delhi 2010 cost us Commonwealth Games claim Hambantota bid leaders

By Duncan Mackay

Ajith Nivard_Cabraal_with_Sports_MinisterNovember 17 - Hambantota has blamed the chaos of last year's Commonwealth Games in New Delhi and the intervention of Canada for its failure to win its bid to host the 2018 edition of the event, as the campaign's leaders Ajith Nivard Cabraal and Mahindananda Aluthgamage both complained that they suffered from a bias against smaller countries hosting the event.