>Sports journalist Duncan Mackay took to X to say he had reportedly been informed by various sources whilst working at the Paris Olympics that an agreement was reached for the 2026 games to be held back in Glasgow – 12-years after first hosting them in 2014.
>He wrote: “Some good news for the Commonwealth Games, I am hearing. Multiple people have told me during the Olympics at Paris that the Commonwealth Games Federation have reached an agreement with Scotland for Glasgow to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
Since nothing has been confirmed yet, it’s hard to comment on specifics, but when Glasgow made its bid as a possible replacement- it was for a toned down event. With about 10-13 games (instead of 20 seen in 2022), utilising existing venues and infrastructure, and any additional spending coming from commercial income rather than public funds.
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>Sports journalist Duncan Mackay took to X to say he had reportedly been informed by various sources whilst working at the Paris Olympics that an agreement was reached for the 2026 games to be held back in Glasgow – 12-years after first hosting them in 2014.
>He wrote: “Some good news for the Commonwealth Games, I am hearing. Multiple people have told me during the Olympics at Paris that the Commonwealth Games Federation have reached an agreement with Scotland for Glasgow to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
Since nothing has been confirmed yet, it’s hard to comment on specifics, but when Glasgow made its bid as a possible replacement- it was for a toned down event. With about 10-13 games (instead of 20 seen in 2022), utilising existing venues and infrastructure, and any additional spending coming from commercial income rather than public funds.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/68792008
Glasgow desperately needs a face-lift so an influx of funds from this would be most welcome
That would be good
We have a lot of the facilities already from 2014
The funds for this can be used to extend our cycle paths
Maybe build some more facilities were they currently aren’t
And in general spruce the city up a bit
Edit: spelling