Glasgow 2026 Session Schedule Announced
Glasgow 2026 has today revealed the official Session Schedule for the Commonwealth Games; setting the stage for 10 unforgettable days of world-class sport, landmark moments and packed venues across the city from 23 July to 2 August next year.
With more than 200 medals to be won in 50 medal sessions, the Games will bring together 3,000 athletes from 74 nations and territories to compete across 10 sports and six Para sports. There are also several Games firsts, including the men’s 800m freestyle and women’s 1500m freestyle featuring for the first time in the pool, the elimination race making its Games debut in the velodrome and the return of the iconic Commonwealth Mile at Scotstoun Stadium, back for the first time since 1966.
For the first time ever, the first medal of the Games will be awarded in a Para sport event, as Para Powerlifting opens the medal tally on Friday 24 July. Artistic Gymnastics and Swimming and Para Swimming, round off a thrilling opening day of competition and kick-start a packed schedule, with expanded programmes in Bowls and Para Bowls, 3×3 Basketball and 3×3 Wheelchair Basketball, Swimming and Para Swimming and Track Cycling and Para Track Cycling offering more sessions and more opportunities for fans to experience the action.
The Games will close on 2 August with the last medal expected to be awarded in either Judo or Track Cycling and Para Track Cycling.
Jack Carlin, Olympic, Commonwealth, European and World medallist in Track Cycling said: “Glasgow 2026 is going to be amazing and today’s announcement of the Session Schedule has shown just how packed a programme it will be across all 10 sports. There will be so much to see and do across the 10 days of competition and I have no doubt that the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome is going to be one of the places to be next summer – the programme is mega.
“Pulling on a Scotland jersey is always special and for the Scottish riders to get the chance to compete in a Scottish vest on a home track, in front of a home crowd, is extra special. It’s going to be brilliant!”