The latest news and features from Commonwealth Sport
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.
The Caribbean leg of the King’s Baton Relay began on 11 March in Trinidad and Tobago, where the Baton was welcomed in Port of Spain with a celebration of legacy, culture, and youth. The following day, under the early morning sun at Invader’s Bay, volunteers and schoolchildren joined a clean-up that set the tone for the weeks ahead. From that moment, the Baton’s journey through the Caribbean became about more than distance. It was about connection: to the ocean, to community, to the past, and to the future.
Alexander Stadium, host venue to the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, has marked a new chapter in its 48-year history following the completion of its Legacy Capital Redevelopment Programme.
On World Oceans Day on 8 June, Commonwealth Sport celebrates the successful start to the King’s Baton Relay, with more than 167,500 pieces of plastic collected to date from Commonwealth oceans and waterways during a series of plastic clean-up events across the Caribbean, the first region the Relay has visited on the journey to the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.
Since 2019, Borobi Day has been celebrated in Australia on 31 May each year.
The latest GAPS camp descends on Port Vila, Vanuatu this week, with Commonwealth Sport and Griffith University delivering a multi-day workshop that enhances the preparation and performance of local athletes and coaches.
Commonwealth Sport attended the World Indoor Bowls Championships in Aberdeen, where 33 nations took part – 19 of which are looking towards Glasgow 2026 for the opportunity to shine on the global stage. Bowls is a sport that breaks the mould, drawing competitors from all age groups, diverse backgrounds and every corner of the Commonwealth.
We are Commonwealth Sport: A Movement, a global community dedicated to creating real, lasting impact throughout our 74 nations and territories.
Commonwealth Sport is pleased to confirm it has received official expressions of interest (EOIs) from seven Commonwealth nations and territories keen to explore hosting future editions of the Commonwealth Games.
Commonwealth Sport today announced the resignation of President Chris Jenkins. Mr Jenkins will be remembered for his longstanding service and contribution to the Commonwealth Sport movement.
Commonwealth Sport today announced it has signed an exclusive agreement with Seven for the network to become the official Australian broadcast media partner for the 2026 and 2030 Commonwealth Games.
The Commonwealth Sport King’s Baton Relay continues to bring much-needed attention to ongoing ocean conservation efforts and interesting new solutions to plastic waste, with Barbados the current port of call on International Day of Zero Waste on 30 March.
The Commonwealth Sport King’s Baton Relay is reimagined for a new era, with all 74 nations receiving a Baton, proudly crafted in Glasgow.
Commonwealth Day brings together all Commonwealth nations and territories in unity and camaraderie to celebrate the diversity of its communities.
Women excelling in sport leadership across the Commonwealth
Commonwealth Sport President Chris Jenkins received the “lək̓ʷəŋən Paddle” at Canada House on Thursday 20 February.
Glasgow 2026 will feature a record 47 Para sport medal events, making it the largest integrated Para sport programme in Commonwealth Games history.
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 Canadian Senator Chantal Petitclerc.
The Commonwealth Games Federation President Chris Jenkins is delighted to attend the Opening Ceremony of the 38th National Games in India, taking this opportunity to continue to strengthen ties between India, Commonwealth Games India and Commonwealth Sport.
