NEW DELHI: Hockey became one of the multiple prominent sports to be axed from the 2026 Commonwealth Games as hosts Glasgow focused on cutting costs. The Scottish city, which had staged the Games in 2014, stepped in at a late stage after the Victorian government in Australia abandoned plans due to rising costs.
In a bid to keep the Games to fewer stadiums and without the need to build infrastructure, the hosts culled the programme to 10 sports with hockey, wrestling, cricket and diving getting the chop.
