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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
Sport
Susan Egelstaff

In the end, can we call the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games a success?

Judging the success, or otherwise, of Glasgow 2026 was always going to be a tricky business.

Which metric should be used to judge a Commonwealth Games that was only held in Glasgow because no other nation would touch it with a barge pole, which was organised from start to finish in just over 18 months, was a considerably scaled-down edition and which was delivered on a shoestring budget (in relative terms)?

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