Proposed dates and venues are included in an update to councillors. It also confirms there will be no athletes' village in 2026.
Glasgow’s scaled-back Commonwealth Games is expected to be held over 11 days in July and August 2026.
There will be no new athletes' village built for the Games, with competitors and officials staying in “existing accommodation across the city”. It adds Victoria agreed to make a compensatory payment of around £190m to the Commonwealth Games Federation and Commonwealth Games Australia — and there is a “commitment from CGF to meet the entire cost of the Games”.
The report states a “capital works programme” has been identified across all three Glasgow Life managed competition venues . In the report, officials add: “This concept presents Glasgow with the opportunity to contribute to an innovative Games delivery model that will provide a more sustainable event proposition.
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