C'wealth 2026 Commonwealth Games

[AdelaideGT]

According to UK contacts, Glasgow will soon be announced as host of a (reduced programme) Commonwealth Games.

 

[Satan]

The last time the Games were in Glasgow, 17 sports were contested - this time they will feature 10 sports:

• Athletics and para-athletics (track and field only)
• Swimming and para-swimming
• Artistic gymnastics
• Track cycling and para-track cycling
• Netball
• Weightlifting and para-powerlifting
• Boxing
• Judo
• Bowls and para-bowls
• 3x3 basketball and 3x3 wheelchair basketball

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Sports missing that were competed for at 2022 games in Birmingham are the following;

2022 Commonwealth Games - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

• Aquatics
  • 
    Diving (12) (details)
• 
  Badminton (6) (details)
• 
  Beach volleyball (2) (details)
• 
  Cricket (1) (details)
• 
  Cycling (details)
  • 
    Mountain biking (2)
  • 
    Road cycling (4)
• 
  Gymnastics (details)
  • 
    Rhythmic gymnastics (6)
• 
  Field hockey (2) (details)
• 
  Rugby sevens (2) (details)
• 
  Squash (5) (details)
• 
  Table tennis (11) (details)
• 
  Triathlon (5) (details)
• 
  Wrestling (12) (details)

That is 70 of the 280 events cut. But given team sports involvement it would mean more than 25% cut in competitors as team sports Hockey, women's Cricket and Rugby Sevens as well as Road cycling have a lot of competitors for only a few medal events.

 

[AdelaideGT]

A no-brainer really. If you want to cut down costs and numbers, team sports are the obvious ones to get the chop.

The Commonwealth Games have been going for nearly a century but never had team sports until the 1990s.

I feel sorry for a couple of sports (eg diving) but good decision overall Glasgow.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Of the 10 Sports that Glasgow is covering they can be broken into following categories;

4 Core sports - at both Olympics and Comm Games that draw crowds and TV ratings

• Athletics and para-athletics (track and field only) ***
• Swimming and para-swimming
• Artistic gymnastics
• Track cycling and para-track cycling

Long time traditional sports, that are cheap to host, ie don't need big expensive stadiums

• Weightlifting and para-powerlifting
• Boxing

Sports dominated by Commonwealth Nations

• Netball
• Bowls and para-bowls

Newer more updated version of an old sport - only need 4 competitors not 12 for each nation

• 3x3 basketball and 3x3 wheelchair basketball

Not sure why this sport is in - but has been at Olympics since 1964.

• Judo

*** To save money on security and labour, the marathons and I believe race walking events on the road have been cut.

Same reason as why road cycling and triathlon events have been cut.

 

[AdelaideGT]

Judo is certainly the strangest one. Some of the other weirder sports (eg 3x3) are probably helped by having para events for 'inclusivity' that can use the same facilities.