“We haven’t made any commitments about ’26. The rules still haven’t been completely clarified, although more of them are now known in terms of numbers of teams, joint bids, but the process is stillvery much up in the air. Until we know more about that we’ll sit tight. We’re challenged by a number of things that are going on in the world. So let’s see how those play out over the next few weeksbefore we make any decision about co-hosting or going alone or bidding at all.”

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