GLASGOW, Scotland, CMC—Glasgow will host the Commonwealth Video games once more, however this time, the twenty third version will likely be a a lot smaller occasion when it returns in 2026.
The Commonwealth Video games Federation (CGF) on Tuesday confirmed its September 17 announcement that Glasgow’s plans to host the quadrennial Video games had been to maneuver ahead after the Scottish and UK governments eliminated political roadblocks.
Glasgow, which stepped in to host the occasion after the Australian state of Victoria withdrew final 12 months attributable to rising prices, final hosted the Commonwealth Video games in 2014.
The Video games will run from July 23 to August 2, 2026.
Ten sports activities will likely be featured, together with athletics and para-athletics (observe and area), swimming and para-swimming, creative gymnastics, observe biking and para-track biking, netball, weightlifting and para powerlifting, boxing, judo, bowls and para bowls, 3×3 basketball and three×3 wheelchair basketball.
A dozen different sports activities that had been staged at the latest Commonwealth Video games in Birmingham 2022 had been dropped from this system, permitting Scottish officers to ship a low-cost Video games in lower than two years.
Main crew sports activities, together with hockey, rugby sevens, and cricket, are lacking from the occasion.
As many as 3000 athletes from 74 Commonwealth nations are anticipated to compete.
The Occasions will happen at Scotstoun Stadium, Tollcross Worldwide Swimming Centre, Emirates Area (together with the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome), and the Scottish Occasion Campus.
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