Scotland agrees to host Commonwealth Games in 2026

A woody to let Glasgow to big nan 2026 Commonwealth Games has been backed by nan Scottish government, BBC Scotland understands.

A scaled-down type of nan event, featuring less sports and athletes, will return to nan metropolis 12 years aft it past hosted nan games.

The Australian authorities of Victoria was primitively chosen to shape nan multi-sport arena but withdrew arsenic big owed to rising costs.

Australian authorities person promised "a multi-million lb investment" to thief finalise nan deal.

Formal confirmation of nan determination is expected shortly.

Health and Sport Minister Neil Gray held talks pinch Commonwealth Games Australia yesterday to talk funding, and received nan assurances nan Scottish authorities were looking for.

It has now written to nan Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) to officially backmost a stripped-back arena which will spot see 10 sports return spot crossed 4 venues successful nan city.

A last determination was taken astatine a furniture gathering this morning.

It is understood nan Games will travel astatine nary costs to nan nationalist purse, pinch backing coming from compensation paid to nan CGF aft nan Australians pulled out.

The UK authorities will supply financial support successful nan arena of immoderate accrued information threat but had refused to wholly underwrite nan Games.

The full fund for nan Games is expected to beryllium astir £114m.

Glasgow past hosted nan Games successful 2014 astatine a costs of £543m, pinch 17 sports taking spot successful an arena praised by organisers arsenic nan champion ever.

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