By Prakhar Sachdeo
Published October 22, 2024
CNBC-TV18.com
Glasgow was confirmed as host of the 2026 Commonwealth Games on Tuesday, the Scottish city stepping in after the Australian state of Victoria withdrew due to cost concerns, with organisers set to deliver a pareddown edition of the multisport event.
This is the second time that Glasgow will host the Games. The city also held the Commonwealth Games in 2014.
Glasgow stepped in as a back-up venue in April and the Scottish government backed the bid to host a scaled-down version, with the CGF offering 100 million pounds ($130 million) in supporting funds. Commonwealth Games Australia has also committed to a multimillion pound investment to help the Glasgow bid.
The Games, which will run from July 23 to August 2 2026, will feature 10 only sports across four venues - athletics, swimming, artistic gymnastics, track cycling, netball, weightlifting, boxing, judo, bowls and 3x3 basketball. It will also feature para sports including athletics, swimming, track cycling and wheelchair basketball.
Among the sports to be axed from the programme are badminton, cricket, hockey and rugby sevens.