Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026
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Artistic gymnastics, 3x3 basketball
And a million swimming events
Just FUCK OFF
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@MiketheSnow said in Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026:
Artistic gymnastics, 3x3 basketball
And a million swimming events
Just FUCK OFF
What month is it on? Just organising my alternative viewing schedule
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It seems pretty pointless even having the games based on this.
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@sparky said in Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026:
It feels like these will probably be the last Commonwealth Games. Hard to get excited about them.
and hard to justify funding for them
They are an anachronism. So many of the sports now have apex events outside Olympics/ComGames - it gets harder to argue for them each time.
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@nzzp said in Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026:
@sparky said in Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026:
It feels like these will probably be the last Commonwealth Games. Hard to get excited about them.
and hard to justify funding for them
They are an anachronism. So many of the sports now have apex events outside Olympics/ComGames - it gets harder to argue for them each time.
Com games feels more like a friendship games these days too. Sports like cricket and rugby could probably do without an extra event in an already congested calendar. Less viewed sports have a chance to shine in the years between Olympics, but I guess that means lower viewer numbers
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@canefan said in Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026:
@nzzp said in Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026:
@sparky said in Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026:
It feels like these will probably be the last Commonwealth Games. Hard to get excited about them.
and hard to justify funding for them
They are an anachronism. So many of the sports now have apex events outside Olympics/ComGames - it gets harder to argue for them each time.
Com games feels more like a friendship games these days too. Sports like cricket and rugby could probably do without an extra event in an already congested calendar. Less viewed sports have a chance to shine in the years between Olympics, but I guess that means lower viewer numbers
they missed the chance to really make it fun. Get some traditional commonwealth sports and I'd watch the hell out of it
Sheep trials
wood chopping
caber toss
log rolling
sheep shearingthe list would go on and on - niche sports that would rate on my home stream