Is 2026 the Commonwealth Games' last dance or a future-proofing revamp?
It's been going for 96 years - but many doubted the 2026 Commonwealth Games, which open in Glasgow on Thursday, would happen. So what could the future hold for the event?
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Notable Quotes
"I don't think we have ever been stronger."
— Katie Sadleir , Executive
"It is even more reason to push the Commonwealths into the spotlight because it shows the best side of sport."
— Tom Dean , Athlete
Key People
British sprinter and former world champion.
Scottish runner who broke her mother's record.
England weightlifter and Commonwealth Games participant.
Josh Kerr is a British middle-distance runner aiming to break the mile world record.
An Olympic champion from St Lucia who won the women's 100m.
Athlete chasing her third Commonwealth Games medal.
Chief executive of Commonwealth Sport.
Five-time Olympic backstroke champion from Australia.
Keely Hodgkinson is a British middle-distance runner who recently broke the women's indoor 800m world record.
Olympic gold-medal winning gymnast.
Canadian swimming superstar.
Three-time Olympic swimming gold medallist.
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It's been going for 96 years - but many doubted the 2026 Commonwealth Games, which open in Glasgow on Thursday, would happen. So what could the future hold for the event?
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