<P> On 31 March 2010, a surprise bid was made for the 2018 Commonwealth Games by Hambantota . Hambantota is undergoing a major face lift since the tsunami . On 10 November 2011, the Hambantota bidders claimed they had already secured enough votes to win the hosting rights . However, on 11 November it was officially announced that Gold Coast City had won the rights to host the games . </P> <P> Hambantota is twinned with Guangzhou, China, since 2007 . </P>

Significance of the hambaktota port of sri lanka