Diving, rugby and cricket are among the many sports activities that won’t characteristic within the 2026 Commonwealth Video games, for which Glasgow has been formally confirmed as host.
The scaled-down Video games will happen from July 23 to August 2, the Commonwealth Video games Federation (CGF) introduced on Tuesday.
Glasgow, which hosted the occasion in 2014, stepped in to stage the occasion after the Australian state of Victoria withdrew final 12 months.
The Video games will characteristic a 10-sport programme throughout 4 venues inside an eight-mile hall, with greater than 500,000 tickets made out there for spectators.
Athletics and swimming are included as obligatory sports activities for 2026, whereas there can even be observe biking, gymnastics, netball, weightlifting, boxing, judo, bowls and 3×3 basketball.
There can even be built-in para occasions in six of these sports activities – athletics, swimming, observe biking, weightlifting, bowls and basketball.
Among the many sports activities lacking out in comparison with the 2022 Video games in Birmingham are triathlon, diving, hockey, T20 cricket, squash, badminton and rugby sevens.
Commonwealth Video games Scotland chair Ian Reid mentioned it was not simple to determine which sports activities to incorporate.
“I think everybody recognises that these events need to be more affordable, lighter and we would have loved to have all of our sports and all of our athletes competing but unfortunately it’s just not deliverable or affordable for this time frame,” Reid mentioned.
Nevertheless, he thinks the game programme will begin to fluctuate and will enhance in measurement relying on venues in future cities, so there’s a probability extra sports activities might once more be included.
Round 3,000 athletes are anticipated to compete from as much as 74 Commonwealth nations and territories representing a mixed complete of two.5 billion individuals – a 3rd of the world’s complete inhabitants.
The 4 venues confirmed to host occasions are Scotstoun Stadium, Tollcross Worldwide Swimming Centre, Emirates Area – together with the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome – and the Scottish Occasion Campus.
It’s estimated the Glasgow 2026 Video games will ship greater than £100m of inward funding into town.
Athletes and assist workers will probably be housed in resort lodging.
Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney mentioned: “As well as an action-packed, inclusive sports programme that will inspire and excite audiences across the globe – Glasgow 2026 will also be a cultural celebration.
“I wish to thank Commonwealth Video games Scotland for his or her arduous work and dedication to supply a viable proposal for Glasgow 2026 – and to the Commonwealth Video games Federation and Commonwealth Video games Australia for his or her help in serving to to safe the Video games.”
