The 23rd edition of the multi-sport Games will commence with the opening ceremony on 23 July will run through until 2 August.

During a 10-day period, 215 gold medals will be awarded to winners of events stretching across 10 sports, which includes the largest-ever swimming as well as cycling programmes and more Para Sport events than at any previous Commonwealth Games.

Ahead of Glasgow 2026 we have compiled information about some of the major squad announcements in this live blog, so you will be the first to know which stars are set to star this summer.

Don’t forget – to grab your passes to watch the action live in person, head to glasgow2026.com/tickets.

2 July 2026 – three weeks to go:

Confirming their track and field line-up this week were England, with hattrick-seeking heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson among their highest-profile athletes.

The Gold Coast 2018 and Birmingham 2022 gold medallist is joined by sprint sensations Amy Hunt, Zharnel Hughes and Dina Asher-Smith, while fellow Olympic medallists Georgia Hunter Bell and Matthew Hudson-Smith add further gloss to their line-up.

Olympic and World championship gold medal-winning sprinter Shericka Jackson, who also claimed 200m silver at Gold Coast 2018, is arguably the headline name included in Jamaica’s track and field line-up for Glasgow 2026.

It also features World relay medallists Jonielle Smith and Jodean Williams (100m), as well as young talents Alana Reid and Lavanta Williams (200m).

In the field events; three-time World medal-winning long jumper Tajay Gayle (fourth at Gold Coast 2018), 2023 World 400m champion Antonio Watson and Fedrick Dacres - who won the 2018 Commonwealth discus title - are among the more established names.

Host nation Scotland also unveiled their completed track and field line-up, following the earlier pre-selection of 11 athletes - which included Jake Wightman, Josh Kerr and Ben Sandilands.

Joining them are a further 28 individuals, with Glasgow 2026 Ambassador Eilish McColgan and fellow Birmingham 2022 gold medallist Laura Muir and wheelchair racing star Melanie Woods among the major ones-to-watch for Glasgow 2026.

Team England revealed the 15 weightlifters which will seek to better the five medals the nation claimed at Birmingham 2022. The headline inclusion is that of reigning Commonwealth champion and Glasgow 2026 Athlete Ambassador Emily Campbell.

Team Scotland revealed their 12-player Netball squad, with their most-capped player Emily Nicholl, as well as Bethan Goodwin and Niamh McCall, all returning for third Games.

Iona Christian, Emma Berrie, Rachel Conway and Hannah Leighton were all part of the Birmingham 2022 line-up, while Lexy Gilles represented Scotland at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games, where they placed fourth.

Nigeria medal hopes will be led by hattrick seeking hurdles star Tobi Amusan, who is part of a 29-strong track and field squad the nation has confirmed will travel to Scotland for a pre-Games training camp in Aberdeen.

Former World champion Amusan will be joined by fellow Birmingham 2022 gold medallists Rafiatu Lawal (Weightlifting) and Ese Brume (Long Jump), who also won the title at Glasgow 2014.

Reigning champion and two-time Paralympic gold medallist Folashade Oluwafemiayo (Para Powerlifting) will captain the Nigerian delegation at Glasgow 2026. 

South Africa has confirmed the 112 athletes who will represent them across the 10 sports at Glasgow 2026.

Their swimming team will be led by legendary Commonwealth champion Chad Le Clos as well as Birmingham 2022 gold medallists Pieter Coetzé and Lara van Niekerk.

Le Clos, who made his debut back at Delhi 2010, needs just one medal to become the outright most decorated male athlete in Commonwealth Games history, currently sharing the record of 18 with shooters Mick Gault (ENG) and Phillip Adams (AUS).

On the track, three-time Commonwealth medallist Akani Simbine (gold & silver 2018, silver 2022), headlines their athletics team.

England will be represented by 14 first-time Commonwealth Games athletes in the ring at Glasgow 2026, with 2025 World Championships bronze medallist Chantelle Reid and World U19 champion Ruby White among their major ones-to-watch.

India has topped the weightlifting medal standings at each of the last two Commonwealth Games and their 2026 line-up boasts a number of returning medallists.

Their 11-strong squad includes Miabai Chanu, a title winner at Gold Coast 2018 and Birmingham 2022, who also claimed silver at Glasgow 2014. Harjinder Kaur and Bindyarani Devi both attained silver at Birmingham 2022, with Lovepreet Singh placing third four years ago.

A further boost for the host nation of the 2030 Commonwealth Games comes in the form of Olympic, World and Commonwealth gold medal-winning javelin star Neeraj Chopra, who despite injury struggles has now achieved the qualification standard and will compete at Glasgow 2026.

Malaysia's Aznil Bidin will target a hattrick of Commonwealth Games title after being named in his nation's nine-strong weightlifting squad.

The 32-year-old, who claimed titles at Gold Coast 2018 (-62kg) and Birmingham 2022 (-61kg), sees India's Muthupandi Raja has his biggest challenger at Glasgow 2026. Malaysia's other leading weightlifting medal hopes are Aniq Kasdan and Syahmi Ghazali.

25 June 2026 – four weeks to go:

Team Wales revealed a 114-strong squad - later revised to 115, with the addition of weightlifter Charlotte Whalley - who will contest nine of the 10 sports on show at Glasgow 2026. Additional athletes will be name for the other sport – netball – at a later date.

Among those who have been confirmed to be heading to Scotland this summer are Olympic champions Matt Richards (Swimming) and Emma Finucane Track Cycling), as well as Paris 2024 Paralympic gold medallist James Ball (Para Track Cycling).

Ball will be joined by fellow reigning Commonwealth gold medallists Daniel Salmon (Bowls), Rosie Eccles (Boxing) as well as Olivia Breen and Aled Davies (Para Athletics).

Legendary gymnast Max Whitlock will bid to attain the only major title to elude him during an otherwise flawless career on the pommel horse, with the Commonwealth crown he craves. The three-time Olympic champion is part of England’s Artistic Gymnastics squad.

He will be joined by multiple European champion – and Generation Glasgow star – Luke Whitehouse, as well as leading female medal contender Abi Martin.

England has also revealed their Netball team, which will look to return to the Commonwealth Games podium for the first time since their historic victory at Gold Coast 2018.

Nat Metcalf is the sole survivor from that squad, but the 2026 line-up features a six of those who helped England win Netball World Cup silver three years ago. Also keep an eye out for the aptly named Sasha Glasgow, who was born and raised in Australia to English parents and makes her Commonwealth Games debut in the city she shares a name with.

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Kenya has announced a 52-strong track and field athletics squad for Glasgow 2026, which includes World champions Lilian Odira, Faith Cherotich and Timothy Cheruiyot, as well as 2025 bronze medallist Edmund Serem.

Other headline names, such as reigning Commonwealth 100m gold medallist Ferdinand Omanyala and African Championship title holders Kelvin Loti and Diana Wanza, add further depth to their line-up.

Canada, who confirmed a 12-strong Para Athletics squad in April, has now revealed an additional 51 athletes who will represent them in track and field disciplines at the Games.

Olympic, World and Commonwealth champion Camryn Rogers is undoubtedly one of the standout inclusions, but the hammer throwing superstar is far from their only star.

Fellow Paris 2024 gold medallist Ethan Katzberg (men’s hammer) as well as reigning Commonwealth champions Sarah Mitton (shot put) and Evan Dunfee (race walk) are likely to be two other major medal contenders at Glasgow 2026.

Fans who head to Scotstoun Stadium will also be treated to the sight of Canada’s most decorated male Olympian Andre De Grasse returning to the Commonwealth stage. The sprinter competed at Glasgow 2014, but was forced to withdraw from Gold Coast 2018 and Birmingham 2022 through injury.

Decathlon Olympic champion Damian Warner will also return to the scene of his solo Commonwealth crown, which he secured in Scotland 12 years ago.

Australia has announced their completed squad for Glasgow 2026 following the third selection event for track and field team as well as the release of their Weightlifting line-up.

Among the major field athletes are Birmingham 2022 gold medallists Matthew Denny (discus) and Kurtis Marschall (pole vault), as well as track specialists Jemima Montag (10,000m walk) and Oliver Hoare, who won the 1,500m, but will now race in the Mile.

12 weightlifters will don Australis’s ‘green and gold’ this summer with reigning Commonwealth champion Eileen Cikamatana the headline name. She won the 90kg title for her native Fiji at Gold Coast 2018, before switching to represent her adoptive nation at Birmingham 2022 and claiming victory in the 87kg division.

Also confirming their weightlifting stars over the last week were New Zealand, with David Liti – winner at Gold Coast 2018 and silver medallist at Birmingham 2022 – looking to become the first lifter to win a medal for Team NZ at three successive Games.

New Zealand has also announced who will represent them in the women’s and men’s 3x3 Basketball competitions. Ella Fotu returns for a second Games with the women’s team, while Aidan Tonge will captain the men.

Canada’s 3x3 Wheelchair Basketball squad will feature two athletes who were part of the women’s gold medal-winning side at Birmingham 2022 – Kady Dandeneau and Elodie Tessier.

There will be an entirely new line-up for Canada’s men, who will be led by two-time Paralympian Garrett Ostepchuk, and aim to better the silver their countrymen secured at Birmingham 2022.

Northern Ireland will be represented by three judoka at Glasgow 2026, with Joshua Green (73kg) and Rachel Hawkes (70kg), who each placed fifth at Birmingham 2022, returning for second Games, while Adam Hall (+100kg) will make his Commonwealth debut.

Northern Ireland also confirmed their track and field line-up, which most notably features Kate O'Connor. The heptathlete won silver behind England's Katarina Johnson-Thompson at Birmingham 2022 before going on to claim World (outdoor & indoor) silvers (for Ireland) last year.

18 June 2026 – five weeks to go:

The Team Australia swimming and para swimming line-up for Glasgow 2026 boasts an enviable number of Olympic, Paralympic and reigning Commonwealth champions.

Olympic champions Kaylee McKeown, Cameron McEvoy, Kyle Chalmers and Mollie O’Callaghan, together with returning medallists Meg Harris, Lani Pallister, Lizzy Dekkers and Sam Short will lead their charge in the swimming disciplines.

Tim Hodge and Lakeisha Patterson, who made her debut at Glasgow 2014, are two of Australia’s leading contenders in the Para Swimming programme.

The nation’s reigning Commonwealth Netball champions, will also be looking for a further major honour and are again led by captain Liz Watson.

In total, the squad features seven of the squad who helped Australia claim gold at Birmingham 2022.

Those are; Jo Weston and Courtney Bruce (third Games) as well as Sarah Klau, Cara Koenen, Kate Moloney and Kiera Austin (second Games).

India has named a provisional squad of 32 for Track and Field athletics events at Glasgow 2026. 2018 javelin throw champion Neeraj Chopra, a winner of gold and silver across the previous two editions of the Olympic Games, will have to prove his fitness though, by recording qualification mark, in order to be fully assured of a place.

2022 long jump silver medallist Murali Sreeshankar has been confirmed, as have Asian champions Tajinderpal Singh Toor (shot put), Parul Chaudhary (5,000m) and Gulveer Singh (5,000m / 10,000m).

Host Nation Scotland has selected nine weightlifters for their home Games, with Agata Herbert the only returning athlete, who competed at Birmingham 2022.

Among the Commonwealth Games debutants are freshly crowned British champions Alex Mackay, Madeline Rosher, Angus Doig and Drew Burns.

History-making double Commonwealth gold medal-winning judoka Sarah Adlington headlines Scotland’s judo squad, which will feature a total of 13 athletes.

The men’s side features seven debutants, including Scott Cusack, whose parents Loretta Doyle and Billy Cusack claimed gold and bronze respectively in the sport for Scotland, at Auckland 1990.

England will also have returning medallists in their 14-strong Judoka squad, headlined by Birmingham 2022 gold medallists Emma Reid and Jamal Petgrave.

They are joined by fellow podium finishers Acelya Toprak, Kelly Petersen-Pollard and Katie-Jemima Yeats-Brown, who also claimed bronze at Glasgow 2014.

Reigning steeplechase world champion Geordie Beamish is among the leading names confirmed as part of New Zealand’s 21-strong track and field line up. The 29-year-old, who finished fifth in the event at Birmingham 2022, will also race in the One Mile discipline.

Hamish Kerr - the current Olympic, World and Commonwealth high jump champion will also challenge for a further honour in Scotland. Shot putter Tom Walsh, winner at the last two Commonwealth titles, returns to Glasgow where he claimed silver in 2014. 

Birmingham 2022 bronze medallist Imogen Ayris and Gold Coast 2018 silver medallist Eliza McCartney - both pole vault - are two recognisable names in the women's field line-up, while 100m runner Zoe Hobbs is a potential one-to-watch on the track.

Generation Glasgow star Jordan Wilson has been named among New Zealand’s seven-strong boxing squad for the Commonwealth Games.

The 34-year-old, who only took up the sport as a hobby to help improve her fitness, made her major international debut at the World Championships last year.

New Zealand has revealed their Netball squad for Glasgow 2026. Kate Heffernan. Grace Nweke and Kelly Jackson (née Jury) who were part of the team which defeated England in the bronze medal match at Birmingham 2022 all return.

The other nine, including captaining Karin Burger and vice-captain Kate Heffernan (sister of Kate Heffernan), will make Commonwealth Games debuts.

Reigning 400m gold medallist Muzala Samukonga is among Zambia’s 22-strong squad for Glasgow 2026, which will see them field athletes across athletics, boxing, bowls, judo and swimming.

Isle of Man has announced a travelling squad of 22 athletes for Glasgow 2026, who will compete in athletics, bowls, gymnastics, track cycling, para powerlifting and swimming.

The 58-strong Fiji squad includes Birmingham 2022 bronze medal-winning weightlifter Taniela Rainibogi and a commitment to compete across seven sports.

Namibia is sending a 23-athlete delegation to the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, which includes Birmingham 2022 Men’s 100m T12 bronze medallist Ananias Shikongo.

Team Eswatini will field 10 athletes across athletics, boxing, judo and swimming.

One of Northern Ireland's major medal hopes at Glasgow 2026 will be Olympic champion gymnast Rhys McClenaghan, who claimed gold in 2018 and silver four years ago.

Joining him, in the largest-ever Team NI men's artistic gymnatics squad for a Commonwealth Games, are Birmingham 2022 athletes Ewan McAteer and Eamon Montgomery, as well as debutant Chester Enriquez.

3x3 Basketball and 3x3 Wheelchair Basketball made Commonwealth Games debuts at Birmingham 2022 and will again be among the ‘hottest tickets’ this summer.

Hosts Scotland, have revealed their squads for each of the disciplines, which will see them field a Men’s Wheelchair Basketball team for the first time.

Their Women’s Wheelchair Basketball squad placed fourth at Birmingham 2022 and among their line-up for these Games is returning star and Glasgow 2026 Athlete Ambassador Robyn Love.

Australia, who claimed medals in each of the four disciplines across 3x3 Basketball and 3x3 Wheelchair Basketball and winner of the latter men’s discipline four years ago, Luke Pople will lead his side in what he hopes will be a successful title defence.

Hannah Dodd (Women’s 3x3 Wheelchair Basketball silver medallist) and Jesse Wagstaff (2018 Basketball gold and 2022 3x3 Basketball silver) are their other two athletes who have attained success at previous Games. For full squad details, CLICK HERE.

11 June 2026 – six weeks to go:

Team Australia will be confident of securing Artistic Gymnastics honours at Glasgow 2026 after naming four Birmingham 2022 medallists among their 10-strong line-up.

The squad is headlined by double Commonwealth champion Georgia Godwin, who claimed five honours four years ago. It marks an important step in the 28-year-old’s career with the gymnast having missed the Paris 2024 Olympics with an Achilles injury.

She is joined by fellow Birmingham 2022 podium finishers Kate McDonald, Breanna Scott and Emily Whitehead, while on the men’s side Jesse Moore returns for a second Games.

Six reigning Commonwealth champions will feature among a 25-strong Australia cycling team at Glasgow 2026, with triple gold medallist Georgia Baker and Team Sprint Champion Leigh Hoffman among the lead names in the Track Cycling line-up.

Para Track Cycling star Jessica Gallagher, one of her nation’s most decorated multi-sport Paralympic champions, will return for her third Commonwealth Games, saying she is “hungry” for further success.

Australia has also confirmed it will field 11 Judoka at Glasgow 2026, with defending champion Aoife Coughlan joined by sister Maeve. Fellow siblings Vas and Saya Middleton will make Games debuts in Scotland.

Tinka Eaton and Josh Katz, who claimed gold and bronze respectively four years ago, are to other key contenders who will don the ‘green and gold’ this summer.

Lewis Clareburt will have the opportunity to add to his already impressive honours list with the double gold medallist named among a 24-strong New Zealand Swimming and Para Swimming team.

His 400m Individual Medley win at Birmingham 2022 saw the world champion become his nation’s first Commonwealth swimming gold medallist for 16 years.

Their other lead podium contender this summer is Erika Fairweather, a four-time World medallist, who believes Glasgow will be an “amazing experience.”

Host nation Scotland will field 11 boxers at Glasgow 2026, with 19-year-old “total manifester” Niamh Mitchell dreaming of landing gold.

She made history back in 2022 when she became her nation’s first-ever female international medallist at the European Junior Championships and recently claimed a landmark senior title at the International Bocskai Tournament in Hungary.

New Zealand has also revealed their squad for the Artistic Gymnastics competition, with Courtney McGregor set to make her major event return after five years away from competition.

The inclusion of Misha Koudinov is also of keen interest, with the multiple Oceanic champion set to become only the third athlete in his nation’s history to appear at six Commonwealth Games.

Team Northern Ireland, who last month revealed their boxing, netball and swimming line-ups, has confirmed it will be represented by four weightlifters in Scotland.

Among the squad is Hannah Crymble, who placed sixth at Birmingham 2022 and balances training with full-time work as an NHS nurse. She will be joined by Omar Keshta, Harrison McGrogan and Kaitlin Saunders.

Singapore will field a 50-strong squad for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.

Although the full list of athletes will be revealed later in June, the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) has revealed the line-up for swimming, athletics, bowls, cycling and artistic gymnastics.

The standout name, who will be targeting a return to the podium in the pool, is Teong Tzen Wei, who won 50m Butterfly silver at Birmingham 2022. Two other key ones-to-watch are track athletes Shanti Pereira and Calvin Quek, who are respective Asian Games 200m and SEA Games 400m gold medallists.

4 June 2026 – seven weeks to go:

It was a busy week of Track Cycling and Para Track Cycling announcements, with Canada, England, New Zealand and Scotland all confirming their line-ups for Glasgow 2026.

Matt Richardson memorably claimed two Commonwealth titles for Australia at Birmingham 2022, but after winning three honours at Paris 2024 he then made headlines around the world by switching to represent the nation of his birth, Great Britain.

He will now go up against his former Australia team-mates when he lines-up for England as part of their 25-strong cycling squad.

Other standout names include the Paralympic champions Kadeena Cox, Lizzi Jordan and Sophie Unwin, with Olympic medallists Sophie Capewell and Katy Marchant two further strong multi-medal prospects for England at Glasgow 2026.

Two-time World champion Neah Evans was announced as part of 13 additional cyclists added to the pre-selected quartet, with four-time World Junior champion Erin Boothman another exciting prospect in the host nation’s ranks.

Canada’s eight-strong Track Cycling team will feature three returning Commonwealth athletes, including Scratch Race bronze medallist Maddie Coles-Lyster and Sarah Orban, who won silver as part of her nation’s Team Sprint squad.

New Zealand claimed 11 medal at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome back at the 2014 and look well place to contest for a host of honours in Scotland once more.

Their Track Cycling squad features triple Birmingham 2022 gold medallist Ellesse Andrews as well as fellow Paris 2024 podium finishes and reigning Commonwealth champions Bryony Botha and Rebecca Petch.

New Zealand also revealed their eight-strong judo squad, with veteran judoka, mother and two-time Commonwealth medallist Moira de Villiers set to return to the scene of her first major international success, having claimed silver at Glasgow 2014.

Canada has also confirmed that their judo squad will feature 10 athletes, a line-up which features Birmingham 2022 silver medallist Kyle Reyes.

The last athlete from Jersey to stand on a Commonwealth Games podium was Colin Mallett back in 1990, but that long unwanted run without a medal could well end this summer following the inclusion of talented teenager Filip Nowacki.

The World and European Junior champion currently tops the 200m Breaststroke Commonwealth rankings and is set to also go head-to-head with idol and mentor Adam Ramsay-Peaty of England in the 50m and 100m Breaststroke disciplines.

Jersey will be represented by 21 islanders at Glasgow 2026, with the five-strong athletics team the largest it has ever sent to a Commonwealth Games.

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