First Minister of Scotland John Swinney says the 2026 Commonwealth Games in the country 'will be scaled back' from when it hosted the 2014 event.
Scotland has rescued the Commonwealth Games that were in jeopardy after Australia's Victoria state backed out of plans to host the 2026 sporting event.Posted: Sep 17, 2024 12:23 PM EDT | Last Updated: 7 hours ago
Glasgow, which hosted the event 10 years ago, will do so again, though some sports will need to be dropped as the Commonwealth Games Federation aims to reduce costs to make the competition more sustainable in the future. The event held every four years was established in 1930 as the British Empire Games and is open to 74 nations and territories. It has been staged in Australia, Canada, England, India, Jamaica, Malaysia, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales. Birmingham hosted the 2022 games.
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