Amdavad, India Recommended as Host for the 2030 Centenary Games
Board confirms continued work with Nigeria to realise ambition to host Games in Africa.
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Introducing Our New Sports Committee Members
We’re delighted to welcome two new members, Joanna Sutherland and Catherine Gosselin-Després to the Commonwealth Sport, Sports Committee, a strategic advisory group that plays a key role in shaping the future of sport across the Commonwealth.
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Nations confirmed for Para Bowls at Glasgow 2026
The Para Bowls competition at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games will welcome Athletes from eight nations to contest three events: the Women’s and Men’s B6-8 Pairs and B2-3 Mixed Pairs.
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Where Are They Now: Muzala Samukonga
We continue the series of articles exploring the journeys of past, present, and future athletes who have participated in a Commonwealth Games event. Here, we reconnect with Zambia’s Muzala Samukonga, the 400m champion from Birmingham 2022, who reflects on his journey since that golden night.
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Commonwealth Sport Celebrates World Cleanup Day
On World Cleanup Day, 20 September, Commonwealth Sport is celebrating the impact of the King’s Baton Relay (KBR), which has already helped remove more than 300,000 pieces of plastic from Commonwealth oceans and waterways.
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Glasgow 2026 in sight for GAPS Athletes on the Gold Coast
GAPS returns to the Gold Coast this week, with Griffith University hosting more than 60 Athletes and Coaches from across Oceania.
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Where Are They Now?: Mwai Kumwenda
We continue the series of articles exploring the journeys of past, present, and future athletes who have participated in a Commonwealth Games event. In this edition, we reconnect with Malawi netball great Mwai Kumwenda.
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Where Are They Now: Simanga Shiba
We continue the series of articles exploring the journeys of past, present, and future athletes who have participated in a Commonwealth Games event. Here, we reconnect with Eswatini’s Simanga Shiba, who made history at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games with a bronze medal in boxing.
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India and Nigeria submit formal proposals to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games
India and Nigeria have submitted formal proposals to host the 2030 centenary Commonwealth Games by the deadline of 31 August 2025. This follows unprecedented, diverse and wide-ranging Expressions of Interest in hosting the Games in 2030 and beyond.
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Commonwealth Sport Coordination Commission for Glasgow 2026 commends progress
The Commonwealth Sport Coordination Commission (CoCom) for Glasgow 2026 has applauded the strong progress and collaborative approach of the Organising Company, following a two-day visit to the city, concluding that it is on track to deliver a ground-breaking, action-packed Games.
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From Birmingham 2022 Podium to inaugural World Championships
In South Africa’s North West Province, Sun City became the setting for a defining moment in the evolution of Wheelchair Basketball. For the first time, the sport’s 3x3 format was given its own World Championship. What followed was a fast, physical, and highly competitive showcase of talent from around the globe.
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Where Belief Begins: Eilish McColgan on the Power of the Youth Games
With the announcement today that the 8th Commonwealth Youth Games is set to take place in Malta in 2027, we catch up with Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games Ambassador Eilish McColgan, whose international journey began at the 2008 edition of the Youth Games in Pune, India.
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Malta to Host the 2027 Commonwealth Youth Games
Commonwealth Sport is delighted to announce that the 8th Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) will be hosted by Malta in late 2027.
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Commonwealth Sport Foundation announced as official charity partner of Glasgow…
Fundraising at Glasgow 2026 to support inspiring causes in the host city and across the Commonwealth
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Jamaica Hosts GAPS Camp as the Countdown to Glasgow 2026 begins
The second of the Americas and Caribbean GAPS camps has been underway this week hosted at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Faculty of Sport in Kingston, Jamaica.
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Do you know your Commonwealth Games Mascots?
As Finnie begins her role as mascot for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, we take a look at the menagerie of animals and flowers who’ve taken centre stage at Commonwealth Games past.
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The countdown is on: One Year to Go to Glasgow 2026
As we mark One Year to Go, Commonwealth Sport President Dr Donald Rukare, celebrates this exciting milestone and looks ahead to the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games and the journey so far.
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Sky New Zealand confirmed as exclusive media partner for Glasgow 2026
Commonwealth Sport today announced that Sky New Zealand will be the exclusive New Zealand and Pacific Island broadcast media partner for the 2026 Commonwealth Games, which will take place in Glasgow, Scotland, from 23 July to 2 August next year.
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African Para Sport Athletes and Coaches unite at GAPS Camp
Today marks the start of an exciting week-long GAPS Africa Para Sport camp at Stellenbosch University in South Africa, welcoming 40 Athletes and Coaches from 14 African Commonwealth Games Associations (CGAs).
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Athletes Unite for GAPS Camp in Gold Coast!
The second of six immersive GAPS camps scheduled for 2025 has commenced on the Gold Coast in Australia, bringing together Para-athletes and Coaches from across the Pacific for an intensive week of training, education and support.
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