Glasgow poised for Commonwealth Games decision

Scotland will find out in “two to three weeks time” whether it will stage the 2026 Commonwealth Games, according to the man involved in bidding to bring the event back to Glasgow.

Organisers are looking for a new host after the Australian state of Victoria pulled out last summer blaming rising costs.

Commonwealth Games Scotland chairman Ian Reid admitted “there’s no immediate news” despite originally expecting a decision earlier this year.

But he has reiterated his belief that Glasgow would be well-suited to staging a scaled-back event having hosted a full event in 2014.

“We are continuing to work away on it – I think there is an opportunity,” he told BBC Radio Scotland.

“I am not part of the decision making process – I am on the other side of the table. But, at the same time, I am really positive that we’ve got a really interesting proposition and something few others could deliver given the venues, the people and experience we’ve got.”

Reid was speaking on the 10th anniversary of Glasgow hosting the Games – and on the eve of the Paris Olympics.

“I’ve had the pleasure of working on a number of these, including Glasgow 10 years ago and it was great to see some of the reminiscing over the last couple of days,” he added.

“It was a spectacular event for the city and it has been all positivity over the last week or so, people looking back.”