Glasgow to host 2026 Commonwealth Games as programme of sports revealed

Bowls, boxing and hoops are among the events that volition beryllium included successful the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games with diving, hockey and badminton dropped, it has been revealed.

The lawsuit is returning to Scotland with a stripped-back programme of 10 sports and volition instrumentality spot crossed 4 venues betwixt 23 July and 2 August 2026.

The games were past held successful Glasgow successful 2014 and included contention crossed 17 sports.

The Scottish metropolis has stepped successful to big aft the Australian authorities of Victoria withdrew past twelvemonth owed to rising costs.

The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) had earlier confirmed the programme would beryllium scaled down but vowed athletics and swimming would remain.

Katie Sadleir, main enforcement of the CGF, said: "The games committedness to beryllium a genuinely immersive festival of athletics and solemnisation of civilization and diverseness that inspires athletes and sports - with a instrumentality acquisition much accessible than ever before.

"'With the reassuring bequest of Glasgow 2014 providing existing sporting, transport and accommodation infrastructure, and world-class venues and expertise, we look guardant to moving with the Glasgow squad to present a precise peculiar Commonwealth Games successful 2026."

Around 3,000 athletes from up to 74 Commonwealth nations and territories are expected to compete, with six afloat integrated para-competitions included.

The events confirmed for 2026:
• Athletics and para-athletics (track and tract only)
• Swimming and para-swimming
• Artistic gymnastics
• Track cycling and para-track cycling
• Netball
• Weightlifting and para-powerlifting
• Boxing
• Judo
• Bowls and para-bowls
• 3x3 hoops and 3x3 wheelchair basketball

Among the sports missing retired compared to the 2022 games successful Birmingham are triathlon, diving, hockey, T20 cricket, squash, badminton and rugby sevens.

More than 500,000 tickets volition beryllium made disposable for spectators.

The 4 venues confirmed to big events are Scotstoun Stadium, Tollcross International Swimming Centre, Emirates Arena - including the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, and the Scottish Event Campus (SEC).

Athletes and enactment unit volition beryllium housed successful edifice accommodation.

The 2026 lawsuit is estimated to present much than £100m of inward concern to the city.

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Commonwealth Games Scotland (CGS) antecedently said it had developed a conception that could beryllium "delivered wrong 2 years and for a fund of £115m, with nary inquire of nationalist funds".

Jon Doig, main enforcement of CGS, said: "When we started pulling this conception unneurotic conscionable nether a twelvemonth ago, our absorption was connected creating a games that was antithetic - that could beryllium delivered to the highest quality, successful the abbreviated clip frame, successful a financially sustainable way.

"Glasgow 2026 volition person each the drama, passionateness and joyousness that we cognize the Commonwealth Games delivers adjacent if it is to beryllium lighter and leaner than immoderate erstwhile editions.

"It volition beryllium much accessible, delivered connected a smaller footprint which brings our fans person to the sporting action."

Scottish Secretary Ian Murray said helium "can't wait" to spot the nation's athletes successful action, adding that the UK authorities is providing up to £2.3m contingency for information costs.

He said: "This is simply a large illustration of the UK and Scottish governments moving unneurotic to present for Scotland."

First Minister John Swinney added: "While Glasgow 2026 volition look rather antithetic to erstwhile games, we can, and we must, usage this arsenic an accidental to enactment collaboratively to guarantee that this caller conception brings a beardown and sustainable aboriginal for the games."