The 2026 Commonwealth Games got underway in Glasgow, Scotland, on Thursday, with Team Nigeria aiming for one of its best performances in the country’s history at the multi-sport event.
Around 3,000 athletes from 74 Commonwealth nations and territories are competing at the Games, which will run from 23 July to 2 August. Glasgow is hosting the event for the second time after first staging the Games in 2014, having stepped in after Australia’s Victoria state withdrew because of rising costs. This year’s edition has been scaled down to 10 sports from the 17 featured at the last Games.
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Competition began on Thursday morning with bowls and para bowls before the official opening ceremony at the OVO Hydro, where King Charles III is expected to formally declare the Games open after receiving the King’s Baton, which has travelled across all 74 Commonwealth nations and territories.
For Nigeria, the Glasgow Games mark a significant milestone as the country makes its 16th appearance at the Commonwealth Games, 76 years after its debut at the 1950 Games in Auckland, New Zealand.
