Scotland agrees to host Commonwealth Games in 2026

Credit: BBC Sport- Published 2 days ago
A scaled-down version of the event, featuring fewer sports and athletes, will return to Glasgow.

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Scotland

Country within the United Kingdom
Ten years on from the referendum, this appearance from John Swinney in Edinburgh was the most candid from any SNP leader in the past decade. 
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More people attend top-flight football matches in Scotland than any other country in Europe as a proportion of population, according to a Uefa report.
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Commonwealth Games

Multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations
Dame Laura Kenny has called on cities to step up for the 2030 Commonwealth Games after Glasgow became hosts for the 2026 edition.
23 hours ago • BBC Sport
Can the Commonwealth Games adapt and survive, or will Glasgow prove to be the final staging post for an almost century-old institution?
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Glasgow

Largest city in Scotland
Olympic gold medallist Rhys McClenaghan says he "couldn't think of a better place" for the Commonwealth Games to take place than Glasgow.
2 days ago • BBC Sport

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