Sports Home > 2026 Features > Commonwealth Games 2026 Glasgow prepares to host a compact, 10-sport Commonwealth Games in 2026. Commonwealth Games 2026 at a Glance The 2026 Commonwealth Games will be held in Glasgow, Scotland from July 23 to August 2, 2026 . Following Victoria's withdrawal, Glasgow stepped in to host a streamlined version of the event. The Games will feature exactly 10 sports (down from 19 in 2022) and host approximately 3,000 athletes from 74 Commonwealth nations and territories. All events will take place across four existing venue clusters , completely eliminating the need for new public infrastructure funding. For a few tense months in late 2023, athletes across the Commonwealth wondered if the 2026 Games would happen at all. When the Australian state of Victoria pulled out due to estimated costs approaching AUD 7 billion, the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) fa...
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