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Prince William and Catherine, the Prince and Princess of Wales, attended the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games with their children George, Charlotte, and Louis, meeting volunteers and athletes after the netball final and later watching cycling at the velodrome with notable cyclists Sir Chris Hoy and Dame Laura Kenny.
BBC Sport’s Commonwealth Games 2026 live blog from Glasgow reports day seven actions: Northern Ireland suffer a heavy 88-27 defeat to Australia in netball, Wales win bronze in the women’s 4000m team pursuit, New Zealand take track cycling gold in the women’s tandem B sprint with Australia also earning gold in the same event, and Scotland’s Neil Fachie announces his retirement after the tandem sprint. The updates set up potential semi-finals and a busy medals slate later on.
BBC Sport’s day-six live blog from Glasgow 2026 covers a packed schedule of swimming and athletics finals, led by England’s netball record win over Tonga (94-32) with Eleanor Cardwell scoring 54 goals, plus Scotland claiming bronze in 3x3 basketball. The evening program includes boxing, weightlifting, multiple track-and-field finals, and further netball showdowns as teams chase medals and semis.
BBC Sport’s live blog covers day five of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games with updates across multiple sports, highlighting Wales’ gold in women’s floor (Ruby Evans), England’s silver in weightlifting (Sarah Davies Smale), Canada’s Felix Dolci sealing another gymnastics gold, and a packed schedule in boxing, swimming, netball and bowls as medals accumulate and the medal table evolves.
Live coverage from Day 3 of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, headlined by Scotland’s Reuben Ward capturing the men’s all-around gold—the country’s first in the event—after a dramatic final as Felix Dolci of Canada takes silver; the blog also covers England’s netball setback to Australia, other gymnastic and weightlifting highlights, Malawi and Northern Ireland progress in their events, and tonight’s swimming finals and women’s gymnastics all-around final.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla stepped from a Tardis to open Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games at the Hydro, in a two-hour ceremony that blended Scotland’s history with modern spectacle, including a giant garden stage, the Loch Ness Monster, and performances by Nathan Evans, Tom Walker and KT Tunstall. For the first time in Games history, athletes paraded into the arena before the ceremony proper, as 74 nations carried wooden batons in a symbolic relay that highlighted unity and plastic-pollution awareness. The event celebrated Glasgow’s story and featured a nod to its nightlife and industry, ending with a pyrotechnic teacake finale as 215 medals across 10 sports are contested over 11 days.
Glasgow 2026 opens with King Charles and Queen Camilla arriving via a Doctor Who–style Tardis as athletes from 74 nations enter; Scotland receives a rousing reception amid Loch Ness Monster imagery and bagpipes, in a ceremony that emphasises a downsized edition with eight fewer sports. The Games run for 10 days with Para-powerlifting medals starting Friday, and Charles urges ocean protection while celebrating the Commonwealth’s unity.
The King and Queen will officially open the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, joining athletes, officials, volunteers and spectators from across the Commonwealth to kick off 10 days of competition.