Hosting a curtailed 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow would carry 'a reputation risk as well as financial risk', the Scottish government warns.
Hosting a curtailed 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow would carry "a reputation risk as well as financial risk", the Scottish government have warned.
First Minister John Swinney warned in August that no public funds would be committed to the bid, but Commonwealth Games Scotland have repeatedly insisted their proposal would not need any government money. However, he cautioned that there were significant issues still to consider before agreeing to bring the Games back to Glasgow 12 years after it last staged them.
"It’s a new concept, it’s untested, the figures we are being quoted are ambitious, so we need to be mindful of that.
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