MSPs told Scotland can afford to host 2026 Commonwealth Games
dailyrecord.co.ukScotland could host the Commonwealth Games in 2026 without cash from the public purse being used to pay for the event, MSPs have been told.
As event organisers hunt for a new host after the Australian state of Victoria pulled out amid rising costs, Health Secretary Neil Gray said cash from the Commonwealth Games Federation, plus “commercial income” from the event, could cover costs.The federation is due to announce its “favoured proposed host” for the contest this month, Mr Gray said.
The Scottish Government has already been in talks with Commonwealth Games Scotland and Glasgow City Council about the event returning to the city which hosted it in 2014.Asked in Holyrood if Glasgow would “potentially” be hosting the 2026 competition, Mr Gray said the Commonwealth Games are “a hugely important event to Scotland and Scottish athletes”.
Adding that the federation is looking to “reset and reframe the Games”, he added: “Commonwealth Games Scotland have confirmed they are looking at a potential hosting solution in Glasgow, if an alternative host cannot be found.” SNP backbencher John Mason asked if there would be “any public money going into this at all”.
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