The sporting extravaganza will return to Scotland's biggest city in a scaled-back form with several of the most popular events scrapped to keep costs down.
The Commonwealth Games will make a surprise return to Glasgow in 2026 just 12 years after the city last hosted the event, it was confirmed today.
The next edition of the Games was supposed to be hosted in Australia but local organisers pulled the plug in a row over costs. SNP ministers at Holyrood have been forced to make brutal cuts in public spending this year but an agreement has now been reached over funding for the Games. Neil Gray, the Health Secretary, said ministers had conducted a "thorough assessment" of a plan put forward by Commonwealth Games Scotland for bringing the event back."It is because Glasgow is a world-class event hosting destination, with the facilities and expertise required to deliver such an event as the Commonwealth Games, that we are able to proceed.
In a bid to keep costs down, the 2026 Games won't feature any running or cycling events that require public roads to be closed - meaning no marathon will take place.
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