One year to go until Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games on Seven – Today marks one year to go until the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, which will take place in Scotland from 23 July to 2 August next year, live, free and exclusively on Seven and 7plus Sport.
Following the Seven Network’s announcement as the official Australian broadcast media partner for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games – which covers broadcast, digital, connected TV, radio, social media and subscription TV rights in the Australian territory for both the 2026 and 2030 Games – Australians will be able to see every glittering moment as world-class athletes compete for glory.
The Glasgow Games will feature a 10-sport program and approximately 3,000 world-class athletes competing from up to 74 Commonwealth nations and territories.
Australia’s biggest and most exciting name in modern-day athletics, teen sprint sensation Gout Gout, has confirmed his intention to complete at Glasgow.
“We need to wait for the full Commonwealth Games program to be released but yes, we are planning that Gout will be available to run at an event in Glasgow before going on to the World Juniors in Eugene,”
– said Gout’s manager, James Templeton.
The 2026 Games will include athletics and para athletics (track and field), swimming and para swimming, artistic gymnastics, track cycling and para track cycling, netball, weightlifting and para powerlifting, boxing, judo, bowls and para bowls, and 3×3 basketball and 3×3 wheelchair basketball.
More than 200 gold medals will be up for grabs across the 10 days of sporting competition including the biggest track cycling and swim programs ever seen at a Commonwealth Games, with 26 medal events in the velodrome and 56 medal events in the pool.
Legendary sports broadcaster and Seven’s voice of the Commonwealth Games, Bruce McAvaney, said:
“There’s never been a more exciting time in Australian athletics. There have been 37 Australian records set this year by our team competing both at home and internationally.
“Gout Gout is arguably the sporting story of a generation. And the prospect of him lining up in Glasgow next year, taking on the best from the Caribbean, South Africa, Canada and Britain, is just so exciting.”
Olympian and co-host of Seven’s Sunrise, Matt Shirvington, said:
“The Commonwealth Games is such an important stepping stone for our Aussie athletes, especially for the next generation coming through. It’s a chance to test themselves on the international stage, to show us what they’re made of and for all of us to get behind them.
“We’ve got an incredible depth of young talent across so many sports, and it’ll be a buzz to watch them shine in Glasgow. Athletics has always been close to my heart, and with a golden era emerging, it’s even more exciting to see Gout Gout, Nina Kennedy, Lachie Kennedy, Peter Bol, Jess Hull and so many more lighting up the track.
“It’s athletes like Gout who will make this Commonwealth Games compulsive viewing – and I can’t wait to help share those unforgettable moments and stories with Sunrise viewers,”
– he said.
Seven Head of Commonwealth Games, Anna Stone, said:
“To hear that Gout Gout has set his sights firmly on representing Australia at Glasgow 2026, alongside a talented contingent of Australian athletes, is a huge gift to sporting fans and Seven’s viewers alike.
“Seven provided unparalleled coverage of the Gold Coast 2018 and Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games and we will once again assemble an elite sports commentary team, led by the iconic Bruce McAvaney, to showcase all the action from Glasgow live, free and exclusively on Seven and 7plus Sport.”
Media Release – Seven
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One year to go until Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games on Seven
