Australia offer extra funding for Glasgow 2026 bid

Glasgow's prolonged bid to rescue nan 2026 Commonwealth Games has taken a further twist aft Australian authorities promised "a multi-million lb investment" to thief finalise nan deal.

Earlier this week, it emerged that nan UK authorities offered £2.3m to thief screen information and information costs associated pinch nan scaled-down, privately-funded event, but asked nan Scottish authorities to lucifer that figure.

However, Holyrood politicians stay concerned by what furniture curate Neil Gray called nan "reputational consequence and financial risk" of nan bid.

Glasgow hosted nan Games successful 2014, but nan 2026 connection would characteristic betwixt 10-13 sports crossed 4 venues, alternatively of nan 18 that took spot a decade ago.

While nan stasis continues - and nan timescales becoming progressively pressing - Commonwealth Games Australia person offered to span immoderate shortfall.

They person told some their Scottish counterparts and nan Scottish authorities that they are prepared to put immoderate of nan compensation they received erstwhile nan Australian authorities of Victoria withdrew arsenic hosts past twelvemonth owed to financial issues.

“We want to do each that we tin to make Glasgow 2026 a reality,” president Ben Houston said.

“We admit that nan exemplary is different and that that creates perceived financial and reputational challenges, but we person each assurance successful nan model.

“Now is not nan clip to locomotion distant from a Games that has inspired for generations, and we look guardant to moving collaboratively toward an result that benefits Commonwealth nations, their athletes, coaches and fans.”

Commonwealth Games Scotland - who are down nan Glasgow bid - person welcomed nan offer.

In a connection they said nan money "will purpose to trim immoderate perceived financial and reputational consequence highlighted by nan Scottish Government".