Glasgow confirmed as hosts of 2026 Commonwealth Games

CGF also announces the ten sports which will be involved

Glasgow has been officially confirmed as the hosts for the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

Announcing the news today (22 October) the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) says the event will take place in the Scottish city from 23 July to 2 August, 2026.

The games will be made up of ten sports - including six para sports - which will be held across four venues and the occasion will come 12 years after Glasgow previously welcomed other nations for the games in 2014.

CGF CEO Katie Sadleir says the 2026 event will be 'a bridge to the Commonwealth Games of tomorrow' and the first step to 'redefine the games as a truly collaborative, flexible and sustainable model for the future.'

The ten sports to feature will be:

• Athletics (Track & Field)
• Swimming & Para Swimming
• Artistic Gymnastics
• Track Cycling & Para Track Cycling
• Netball
• Weightlifting & Para Powerlifting
• Boxing
• Judo
• Bowls & Para Bowls
• 3x3 Basketball and 3x3 Wheelchair Basketball

It's not yet clear whether the athletics section will include the marathons in which the Isle of Man had two athletes - Ollie Lockley and Sarah Webster - competing in at the last event in Birmingham in 2022.

Road cycling such as a road race or time trial also don't appear in the list  - the Isle of Man had five-strong men's and women's squads involved in the road races last time out.

Badminton - in which the Manx side had Jess Li taking part in two years ago - is another sport which has been omitted.

Birmingham saw the Isle of Man take its largest ever Commonwealth Games squad with 34 athletes in total across eight disciplines.

The list of sports from the 2022 games not included in the 2026 programme are:

• Table Tennis & Para Table Tennis
• Wrestling
• Cycling - Road
• Cycling - Mountain Bike
• Rhythmic Gymnastics
• Triathlon & Para Triathlon
• Diving
• Badminton
• T20 Cricket
• Hockey
• Squash

The four venues in Glasgow to be used for the games will be Scotstoun Stadium, Tollcross International Swimming Centre, Emirates Arena - including Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome and the Scottish Event Campus.

Glasgow is hosting this scaled-down event after previous hosts - Victoria State in Australia - officially withdrew from holding it in July 2023, blaming soaring costs for the decision.

You can view the Commonwealth Games Federation statement on the 2026 Games HERE.