July 20 (Reuters) - Gold Coast mayor Tom Tate said on Thursday the city could step in to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games after Victoria placed the future of the quadrennial multi-sport event in doubt by pulling out due to projected cost overruns. Tate told Australian media that the Gold Coast, which hosted the Games in 2018, had the infrastructure in place to put the event on. The Gold Coast lies south of Brisbane, which will host the 2032 Summer Olympics. "As witnessed in 2018, the Gold Coast demonstrated its remarkable ability to host a Games of exceptional quality, and one that left a profound impact on Australian sport," the body said in a statement. Australia, by far the Games' most successful competing nation, has hosted five of the previous 22 editions.

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Persons: Tom Tate, Victoria Premier Dan Andrews, Tate, we've, I've, Aadi Nair, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Gold Coast, Victoria, Victoria Premier, Games, Athletics Australia, Paralympic Games, Commonwealth Games, Thomson Locations: Gold, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Bengaluru