Glasgow 2026 chief hails ‘phenomenal’ success of revamped Commonwealth Games

Phil Batty says event can carry on for another 100 years ‘The Games are relevant, matter and are here to last’ This year’s Commonwealth Games has been “phenomenal” and shown the event has the potential to carry on for another 100 years, the chief executive of Glasgow 2026 has told the Guardian. Phil Batty also insisted that the revamped Games, which included only 10 sports rather than the 19 in Birmingham four years earlier, had showcased a formula that made it financially sustainable as it…