Sandesh Gulhane, Scottish Conservatives’ health spokesman, welcomed the “fantastic news” that is set to be delivered at “no cost to hard-pressed taxpayers”.
“This will put Glasgow on the map around the world and is an ideal chance to promote everything that is great about it,” he said. “However, I hope by then that the state of our city is much improved compared to how it looks now.”
Glasgow last hosted the Games in 2014 at a cost of £543m, with 17 sports taking place in an event praised by organisers as the best ever.
The 2026 version will be a more modest affair, but it it is not yet clear which sports will be cut.
There will be no athlete’s village and any opening and closing ceremonies are expected to be scaled back.
Former Team Scotland athlete and swimmer, Hannah Miley told BBC Scotland News the Commonwealth Games was a “special event” for athletes.
She said: “There were so many great memories from 2014 so to have it again in 2026, I think will be a great opportunity.
“Being able to compete in front of a home nation is something not many athletes get to do. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”
The retired swimmer added that while it was amazing that Glasgow would be hosting the Games again, she had “mixed emotions” that some sports would not be included.
In 2021, the CGF agreed, external that athletics and swimming would be made compulsory sports, while events such as Archery and Boxing would be made core sports.
It is not yet clear which sports will be excluded from the 2026 Games.
