Growing up in Australia, the Commonwealth Games were huge. Not the Olympics, but not far behind.
Now Glasgow 2026 is trying something very different: fewer sports, existing venues, dramatically lower costs and a much smaller footprint.
So: is this an event on its last legs, or a useful model for international sport that doesn’t need to be the Olympics or World Cup?
We look at what the Commonwealth actually means today, whether the Games still matter, what Glasgow’s stripped-back approach gets right, and what it could mean for cities, sponsors and brands.
Plus: HECK YEAH/HECK NAH – A entirely subjective verdict on the sports, the venues, the sponsors and the Games overall.
