23rd July to 2nd August

Glasgow 2026 marked a new approach to delivering the Commonwealth Games. Building on the city’s successful hosting of the 2014 Games, Commonwealth Games Scotland developed a more compact model that made use of existing sporting facilities and venues, with a focus on financial sustainability, collaboration and reducing environmental impact.

The Games were organised around an eight-mile footprint, bringing competition venues closer together and creating a distinctive experience for athletes, spectators and communities. The delivery model was designed to reduce costs and reliance on new infrastructure, with funding arrangements involving the Commonwealth Games Federation and support from the Australian Commonwealth Games Association. This approach demonstrated how a major international sporting event could adapt to changing financial and environmental priorities.

The streamlined sporting programme featured 10 sports, with integrated para-sport events across six sports. The programme included Athletics and Para Athletics, Track Cycling and Para Track Cycling, 3×3 Basketball and 3×3 Wheelchair Basketball, Weightlifting and Para Powerlifting, Swimming and Para Swimming, Bowls and Para Bowls, Judo, Netball, Boxing and Artistic Gymnastics.

Glasgow 2026 demonstrated how the Commonwealth Games could evolve while continuing to provide a major international platform for athletes, celebrate sporting excellence and bring communities together through sport.

For further information visit the Commonwealth Games site.