Will Jennings

Glasgow’s 2026 Commonwealth Games chief executive Phil Batty says the scaled-back event rescued and reinvented the competition after Victoria, Australia withdrew over rising costs. Using 10 sports, existing venues and a privately funded £162.6 million model, the Games were delivered in 18 months at substantially lower projected cost than previous editions. Batty believes the format will encourage more nations to host, with future Games tailored to each location; Amdavad, India, is scheduled to host in 2030.

Scotland made Commonwealth Games history in Glasgow by winning its first medals in a team event. The men's basketball team defeated New Zealand 18–16 to take bronze, while the women's wheelchair basketball team won silver after losing 18–10 to England in the final. The men's wheelchair team missed out after a semi-final defeat by Australia. In boxing, Sonny Kerr secured at least a bronze medal with a quarter-final victory, while Nicholas Devlin was eliminated by Wales' Owain Harris-Allan.