GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Scotland conceived rugby sevens within the Eighties but it is not going to function within the scaled-back 2026 Commonwealth Video games hosted by Glasgow.
Different sports activities which have additionally been dropped embody subject hockey, triathlon, badminton, Twenty20 cricket, squash, and diving.
The Video games may have a 10-sport program in 4 venues. Athletics and swimming are obligatory whereas there may even be monitor biking, gymnastics, netball, weightlifting, boxing, judo, bowls and 3×3 basketball.
There may even be built-in para occasions in six of these sports activities: Athletics, swimming, monitor biking, weightlifting, bowls and basketball.
The Video games will happen from July 23-Aug. 2 after Glasgow stepped in when the Australian state of Victoria withdrew final 12 months due to rising prices.
It was not straightforward to determine which sports activities to incorporate, Commonwealth Video games Scotland chairman Ian Reid advised the BBC on Tuesday.
“I feel everyone recognises that these occasions must be extra reasonably priced, lighter and we might have cherished to have all of our sports activities and all of our athletes competing however sadly it’s simply not deliverable or reasonably priced for this timeframe,” Reid stated.
Athletes and assist workers might be housed in accommodations. Round 3,000 athletes are anticipated to compete from as much as 74 Commonwealth nations and territories representing a mixed complete of two.5 billion folks, a 3rd of the world’s whole inhabitants.
Greater than 500,000 tickets made accessible for spectators.
The Commonwealth Video games Federation chief govt Katie Sadleir stated: “The 2026 Video games might be a bridge to the Commonwealth Video games of tomorrow, an thrilling first step in our journey to reset and redefine the Video games as a very collaborative, versatile and sustainable mannequin for the longer term that minimises prices, reduces the environmental footprint, and enhances social impression. In doing so, growing the scope of nations able to internet hosting.”
Glasgow hosted the occasion in 2014 at a value of greater than 540 million kilos.
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