Glasgow 2026 chief: revamped Commonwealth Games can last another 100 years

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Phil Batty says event can carry on for another 100 years

‘The Games are relevant, matter and are here to last’

This year’s Commonwealth Games has been “phenomenal” and shown the event has the potential to carry on for another 100 years, the chief executive of Glasgow 2026 has told the Guardian. Phil Batty also insisted that the revamped Games, which included only 10 sports rather than the 19 in Birmingham four years earlier, had showcased a formula that made it financially sustainable as it heads to Amdavad in 2030.

“What a phenomenal 11 days,” Batty said. “I have had absolute pride in the way that the city and the Commonwealth has come together. These Games have not only exceeded expectations. They have demonstrated that major events can flex and evolve to be fit for purpose in the future.

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