Glasgow

The 2026 Commonwealth Games take place in Glasgow featuring 10 streamlined sports across four core venues with no public government funding.

Event Overview & Schedule

• Dates: July 23 – August 2, 2026 (11 days of competition).
• Scale: 3,000 athletes from 74 nations and territories competing across 215 medal events.
• Host Shift: Glasgow stepped in as host following the withdrawal of Victoria, Australia, utilizing an efficient, sustainable setup making use of existing infrastructure from 2014.

Sports Program

• Featured Sports (10 total): Athletics and Para Athletics, Swimming & Para Swimming, Track Cycling & Para Track Cycling, Artistic Gymnastics, 3×3 Basketball & Wheelchair Basketball, Boxing, Judo, Netball, Bowls & Para Bowls, and Weightlifting & Para Powerlifting.
• Para-Sport Integration: Features a robust integrated program delivering a record number of medal opportunities across six sports. [1, 2]

Venues

• Scotstoun Stadium: Hosting athletics.
• Tollcross International Swimming Centre: Hosting swimming events.
• Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome & Glasgow International Arena: Hosting cycling and indoor sports.
• Scottish Event Campus (SEC): Hosting events across the OVO Hydro, SEC Armadillo, and SEC Centre

I am based at The velodrome in the Sport Team

A Blast From The Past

It’s been a few years since I was at University but oh my, this takes me back! WIth hotel and air BnB accommodation at premium prices, The Glasgow Universities opened up their halls and allowed volunteers to book their hall of residence. Not a lot has changed over the last 30 years! A room, with a bed and a desk. A few upgrades, the luxury of an en-suit, a dishwasher in the communal kitchen and a washing machine!.

Home for a Week

The Merchant City

My halls are in ‘The Merchant City’.

Built starting in the 1750s as Glasgow’s first planned New Town for wealthy tobacco, tea, and sugar merchants.

Revitalized in the 1980s from neglected warehouses into a stylish urban residential and cultural hub.
Home to cultural venues like Tron Theatre, Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre, and the Glasgow Police Museum.

WHat’s in The Bag of SWAG?

Time to check in an collect Accreditation and Uniform. Some navigation required to find the accreditation centre. What would we do without Google Maps?

Check out my reel here for what’s in the bag of SWAG?

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That’s all for now, back later!