Victoria bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games revealed on 30 April 2017 that the City of Victoria was exploring a possible bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Victoria last hosted the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Vancouver, which is also in British Columbia, hosted the 1954 Commonwealth Games and 2010 Winter Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. On 24 August 2017 B.C. Finance Minister Carole James announced in a statement that the province won't contribute funding to a 2022 Commonwealth Games bid because there were too many uncertainties. She cited question marks surrounding the bid, including revenue commitments, venue locations, costs for security – which weren’t including in the bid
Paralympic World Cup Prior to 2011, the credit card company Visa was the title sponsor for the event. In 2011, the event's title sponsor was BT (British Telecommumications plc). For 2011, Channel 4 is the host broadcaster. Paralympic World Cup The Paralympic World Cup is an annual international multi-sport event for elite athletes with a disability, that has been hosted in Manchester, England, since 2005. It is organized by the British Paralympic Association (BPA) in coordination with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Since 2010, athletes are divided into four teams: Great Britain, Europe, Americas and one team with the rest of the world.