Comments from John Steele OBE, Chair, Commonwealth Games England 

We welcome the news that Glasgow has been formally confirmed as the host of the 2026 Commonwealth Games and we are fully supportive of our Scottish Commonwealth partners in this new-look concept for the Commonwealth Games.

Glasgow was a tremendous host in 2014 and we have many memories from our medal table topping performance there.

It was where swimmer Adam Peaty won his first major medal, long jumper Greg Rutherford added to his list of titles, Nicola Adams became the first female boxer to win a Commonwealth crown and Claudia Fragapane’s four gymnastics golds made her our most successful female Commonwealth Games competitor in over 80 years.

As Team England, we are part of a proud, near century long tradition, dating back to our first gold medallist, Stanley Engelhart, in 1930. Since then, there have been 2321 other Team England Commonwealth medallists at 22 editions of the Games.

We look forward to continuing this heritage in Glasgow. Although time is now short for planning and preparation, we will of course endeavour to provide the best performance environment for our athletes and support staff at the Games in Glasgow.

While this announcement is rightly a cause for celebration, we also acknowledge there will be disappointment for some sports and athletes who have not been included in the Games schedule for Glasgow 2026. They are part of the Team England family and we will support their future plans as much as we can.