The Commonwealth Video games in Glasgow shall be scaled down to incorporate solely 10 sports activities, eliminating plenty of well-known sports activities.
On Tuesday, occasion organisers introduced this system for the 2026 Video games, which is able to happen in Scotland from July 23 to August 2.
The record of sports activities will exclude cricket, badminton, hockey, wrestling, diving, seaside volleyball, street biking, mountain biking, rhythmic gymnastics, rugby sevens, squash, desk tennis, para desk tennis, triathlon and para triathlon, taking pictures, all of which had been a part of the 2022 Birmingham Video games.
In 2026, Glasgow will characteristic athletics and para athletics, swimming and para swimming, inventive gymnastics, monitor biking and para monitor biking, netball, weightlifting and para powerlifting, boxing, judo, garden bowls and para bowls, together with 3×3 basketball and 3×3 wheelchair basketball.
Subject hockey had been a staple of the Video games since Kuala Lumpur in 1998.
Hockey’s possible omission is also all the way down to the truth that the Video games are being organised near the World Cup that’s scheduled two weeks later from August 15 to 30 in Wavre, Belgium and Amstelveen, Netherlands.
Hockey’s exclusion from the Video games is a serious blow for India as their males’s workforce is a three-time silver-winner and two-time bronze-medallist. The ladies have received three medals, together with a gold within the 2000 version.
Two different main sports activities — taking pictures and wrestling — by which India have had medal hauls previously editions have additionally been dropped, which is able to deal an enormous blow to the nation’s hopes.
Commonwealth Video games Scotland (CGS) had stated of their proposal that each one the competitions can be held at venues inside an eight-mile-radius.
That can rule taking pictures out of the sports activities roster because the Barry Buddon centre in Dundee — the venue throughout the 2014 CWG — is greater than a 100km away from Glasgow.
After Victoria, Australia withdrew its dedication to host the occasion, Glasgow, which beforehand hosted the Video games in 2014, agreed to step in.
Organisers have indicated that the necessity for a financially sustainable occasion developed inside a brief timeframe was a big issue within the resolution to streamline this system.
“Our goal was to create a Video games that was totally different,” stated Jon Doig, CEO of Commonwealth Video games Scotland. “Glasgow 2026 will nonetheless ship all the thrill, ardour, and pleasure that the Commonwealth Video games are identified for, albeit in a extra compact format than previous editions.”
The way forward for the Commonwealth Video games got here into query in July 2023 when former Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews dropped out from internet hosting the occasion attributable to monetary considerations. Glasgow then expressed its need to host a extra simplified model of the Video games.
The Commonwealth Video games Federation (CGF) stated Glasgow 2026 will ship greater than £100 million ($130 million) of inward funding into the town and is projected to assist over £150 million of financial worth added for the area.
“On behalf of your entire Commonwealth sport motion, we’re delighted to formally affirm that the 2026 Commonwealth Video games will happen within the host metropolis of Glasgow,” stated CGF chief government Katie Sadleir.
Britain and Australia have staged 5 of the final six editions between them however Sadleir believes a slimmed down mannequin will improve the potential pool of future hosts.
“The 2026 Video games shall be a bridge to the Commonwealth Video games of tomorrow,” added Sadleir.
“An thrilling first step in our journey to reset and redefine the Video games as a very collaborative, versatile and sustainable mannequin for the long run that minimises prices, reduces the environmental footprint, and enhances social impression – in doing so rising the scope of nations able to internet hosting.
Sports activities at 2026 Commonwealth Video games: Athletics and para athletics (monitor and subject), swimming and para swimming, inventive gymnastics, monitor Biking and para monitor biking, netball, weightlifting and para powerlifting, boxing, judo, bowls and para bowls, in addition to 3×3 basketball and 3×3 wheelchair basketball.
