The latest news and features from Commonwealth Sport
Commonwealth Sport President Dr Donald Rukare and Sandra Osborne, President of Commonwealth Sport Barbados, met with senior leaders in Barbados this week as part of the Commonwealth Sport Executive Board’s visit to the island.
Rachel Leck is an athlete who is determined to succeed at everything she puts her mind to. As a younger athlete competing at the highest level of Para Athletics she has overcome confidence issues and found belief in her abilities.
As we celebrate International Earth Day (22 April), Commonwealth Sport reflects on the importance of sustainability and protecting the global environment.
The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association UK (CPA) recently hosted a Lunchtime Conversation discussing the road to the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.
Commonwealth Sport’s Executive Board will convene in Barbados this week, continuing the organisation’s commitment to hosting key events and governance meetings across the Commonwealth.
Celebrating the late Queen Elizabeth II's 100th birthday
Gabby Wright, the next athlete in our series, has always been involved in sports. From a young age, Gabby had been active and a fierce competitor, playing Netball for her school team and qualifying as a Netball umpire.
With 100 days to go until Glasgow 2026, the countdown is well and truly on and if you want to be part of it, now is the time to act - only 26,000 tickets remain for the greatly anticipated Athletics and Para Athletics programme.
A senior delegation from Commonwealth Sport has concluded a productive visit to India, reinforcing collaboration and growing confidence in plans for the 2030 Commonwealth Games in Amdavad, in the State of Gujarat.
The second athlete in our series, Chris Rice, has been inspired by the GAPS programme and the community it has offered him.
The University of the West of Scotland (UWS) will host the pre-Games GAPS camp in the lead-up to Glasgow 2026. The camp represents the culmination of a global programme supporting Para athletes and Coaches across the Commonwealth in the lead-up to Glasgow 2026.
Across Oceania, the King’s Baton Relay moved from island to island, where land, ocean and identity shape daily life. Beginning in the Solomon Islands and concluding in Australia, the Relay travelled steadily across the Pacific on the road to the Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2026, shaped by culture, environmental action and community-led participation.
There are 113 days until athletes from across the Commonwealth march into the Hydro at the Glasgow 2026 Opening Ceremony.
As the first Para training camp of 2026 wraps up in Stellenbosch, South Africa and with the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games less than four months away, we're excited to launch a content series dedicated to the Athletes and Coaches at the heart of the Commonwealth Sport development programme – GAPS.
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 Nigeria’s Goodness Nwachukwu, who won gold in the women’s discus F42-44/61-64 event at Birmingham 2022.
At the Commonwealth Games, time is the one judge every athlete shares. It does not care who you are, where you come from, or how loudly the crowd roars. It records only what happened.
Stellenbosch University is hosting the first Commonwealth Sport GAPS camp of 2026, bringing together 49 Para athletes and coaches from across Africa for elite training and competition opportunities.
Celebrating Eid Mubarak
