We are not talking about having it tomorrow!
Winning the bid is a superb way to attract investors.. a huge reason for them to invest in SL, if we manage to hold the Commonwealth in 2018, we can host many other Asian events too... the facilities not gonna runaway after commonwealth!
Ofcourse govt. will have to have plans on how to maintain those, but its a good step forward for other sports other than Cricket in this country!
Look at SAF games now... those days you can see Sri Lanka always in the 2nd position for medal tally... now 3rd.. you can clearly see the sports we dominated are taken away from us every year... we dominated swimming, track and field events.. now swimming is almost gone to India, just surviving on track and field events.. that too barely!!
After 1996 all the money revolving around Cricket, we really need a boost for our other sports.. and this could be it.. if we don't win the bid, it won't do any harm!
Corruption is not something you or me can stop, like you always say... if you have proof why not go to court?