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2026 Commonwealth Games: Glasgow 2026
Brekkie Boy replied to Alexjc's topic in Commonwealth Games / Bids
A good piece from a Welsh perspective. https://blog.dragonbet.co.uk/time-to-fatten-up-the-slimmed-down-commonwealth-games-with-new-ideas/ -
2026 Commonwealth Games: Glasgow 2026
Brekkie Boy replied to Alexjc's topic in Commonwealth Games / Bids
It's the compromise between appeal and having venues in place with having to host the athletes - so that is where team sports lose out. I'd have thought a Rugby 7s tournament would pay for itself though, even if outsourced to Murrayfield. I'm still hoping, perhaps foolishly, that a couple more sports will be added to the programme in the next few months. I still don't get the exclusion of all city based events - yes road closures cost money but they happen for much smaller events than the Commonwealth Games across the country week in week out and ultimately the costs incurred in holding those events go back into the city anyway. -
2026 Commonwealth Games: Glasgow 2026
Brekkie Boy replied to Alexjc's topic in Commonwealth Games / Bids
Was always going to be underwhelmed whatever sports were excluded but feels like half the line up is the sports people don't really care about. -
It's a shame Singapore seemingly are uninterested considering they have the legacy of the Youth Olympics. I think for them smaller single sport events at a world level seem to be the priority.
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Rightly or wrongly an African games always feels like a risk - even more so after Durban 2022 failed to materialise - and at the moment perhaps a risk not worth the CGF taking, even if they don't have any other choice, considering the current travel advise around Ghana isn't great. In some ways though if the facilities are built a shorter turnaround might be safer when it comes to Ghana hosting, although the world in general feels politically less stable now so nowhere really is an absolutely safe bet.
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2026 Commonwealth Games: Glasgow 2026
Brekkie Boy replied to Alexjc's topic in Commonwealth Games / Bids
P.S. I don't really get the secrecy around the sports as considering the nature of how Glasgow has acquired these games it's not as if they've reached this point without knowing what the majority of sports are. You'd think they could at least confirm the seemingly obvious ones like Track Cycling and Gymnastics. -
2026 Commonwealth Games: Glasgow 2026
Brekkie Boy replied to Alexjc's topic in Commonwealth Games / Bids
That would probably jinx it. Thanks for the research there - certainly potential for more than the 10 sports even across the "four" venues and I don't really see why road cycling and triathlon couldn't be considered too considering they are out on the streets. I'm hoping they may be able to top up on the sports as things progress, but do think it's keeping the athletes numbers down rather than the sports venues which is key. -
2026 Commonwealth Games: Glasgow 2026
Brekkie Boy replied to Alexjc's topic in Commonwealth Games / Bids
They certainly need to lock in 2030 sooner rather than later but seems the CGF have blown it with Canada. -
2026 Commonwealth Games: Glasgow 2026
Brekkie Boy replied to Alexjc's topic in Commonwealth Games / Bids
All now confirmed, though still no details on the 10 sports. Guess if it's a model similar to the European Sports Championships it's not necessarily a bad thing. Can't find info on what that cost Glasgow in 2018, though of course the athletics was elsewhere. BBC News - Scotland agrees to host Commonwealth Games in 2026 - BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8ddeeklxko -
2026 Commonwealth Games: Glasgow 2026
Brekkie Boy replied to Alexjc's topic in Commonwealth Games / Bids
The UK government has refused to fully underwrite it but offered to split the bill with the Scottish Government. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2x01ex48no -
2026 Commonwealth Games: Glasgow 2026
Brekkie Boy replied to Alexjc's topic in Commonwealth Games / Bids
Well they've made £500m of cuts today and if the games have to be underwritten with the government picking up the shortfall then we all know games rarely run to budget. Perception is more important than the truth in politics too so even if no tax money is intended to be spent on it the SNP may still be accused of wasting money. Westminster underwriting it might be the better bet at the moment. -
2026 Commonwealth Games: Glasgow 2026
Brekkie Boy replied to Alexjc's topic in Commonwealth Games / Bids
The Daily Record suggesting 10 sports, and also reminding us how terrifying and awful the 2014 mascot was. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/australian-taxpayers-could-pay-100million-33580108 I think the trouble is getting the Scottish government to underwrite it. Just not tge time for it, though if they do no better time to announce it than off the back of the Olympics and Paralympics. -
Brisbane 2032 Venues/Stadiums Thread
Brekkie Boy replied to Victorian's topic in Brisbane 2032 Summer Games
Hasn't that plan already been rejected though? As things stand they'll probably use the warm up track as the Olympic Stadium. -
Agree with that - it's vasically been reduced to the UK and Australia propping it up and that wasn't sustainable. I get what Alexjc is saying about Victoria though, although when it comes to team sports it depends on existing facilities (Sevens is straight forward stadium wise) and they're probably easier to sell tickets for in the early rounds at least. I think retaining a couple would help mask any downsizing.
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This has been so much better than the Olympic ceremony - celebrated French acts abd the athletes far more and the Cauldron lighting even more stunning second time around.
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