According to Glasgow 2026 organisers, there will be only ten sports included in the scaled-back programme, across just four venues. The last time the Games came to Glasgow in 2014, there were 17 sports on offer.
Obviously, someone is going to miss out on the chance to perform in front of what will surely be raucous and passionate crowds. With details yet to be confirmed, Mail Sport ponders who could be the winners and losers…
IN: Athletics, swimming, track cycling, gymnastics, boxing, netball, judo, weightlifting/para powerlifting, squash, rugby sevens.
Track cycling looks a dead cert, while athletics and swimming have to be included in the programme, although the venue for athletics is still a cause for some concern.
Track Cycling again be hosted at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in the east end of Glasgow
Tollcross and the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome hosted the swimming and cycling, respectively, last time out and are reliable venues for world-class events.
Scotstoun is mooted for athletics but is now more accustomed to rugby, with URC champions Glasgow Warriors the current occupiers. Yes, the rugby sevens could be hosted there but questions remain about how it will be adapted to deal with both track and field events.
If the Hydro and SECC are used once again as a sporting hub, plus the Emirates Stadium which adjoins the velodrome, then the likes of gymnastics, boxing, etc should be housed quite comfortably.
OUT: Archery, badminton, beach volleyball, cricket, diving, field hockey, lawn bowls, rowing, synchronised swimming, triathlon, road cycling, mountain biking, marathon, 3×3 basketball, table tennis, wrestling.
Road Cycling, however, looks set to be jettisoned from the reduced programme of sports
Paul Foster and Alex ‘Tattie’ Marshall struck gold in 2014 but bowls looks set to be dropped
Lawn bowls might not seem the most attractive of Commonwealth pursuits but it was a huge hit ten years ago in Glasgow’s west end. The sun was shining as the likes of Alex ‘Tattie’ Marshall struck gold and provided the Games with one of its most enduring images.
Temporary stands had been erected for the competition then, but it seems it could be one of the more controversial exclusions from 2026.
Anything that would see sport take to the streets of Glasgow also appears to have been ruled out, meaning no road cycling or marathon.
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