Team Nigeria’s Commonwealth Games success in Glasgow

Discover how Team Nigeria achieved remarkable success at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, securing 24 medals and setting new records.

Glasgow 2026 was more than a successful Commonwealth Games for Team Nigeria. It was a tournament of redemption, as several athletes bounced back from disappointment in Birmingham four years earlier to win medals and make history.

Glasgow 2026 looks set to mark the blueprint going forward as the Commonwealth baton is now passed to the Indian city of Amdavad for 2030.

Glasgow Marriott Hotel welcomed Commonwealth Games athletes, officials and medal winners after serving as an official partner hotel during the 2026 Games.

A new format using exisiting facilities proved to be a "Games changer". The event sold more than 430,000 tickets to show that it was a real Box Office success.

Commonwealth Games chiefs insisted the movement is still “Alive and Kicking” as Glasgow rock band Simple Minds brought the curtain down on 11 days of sporting action at Sunday night’s closing ceremony at The Hydro.The city stepped in to rescue the event with a cut-price £160million programme after original hosts Victor

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 insist