GLASGOW — When Victoria, Australia pulled out of hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games back in 2023, citing runaway costs, many wondered whether the 96-year-old event had reached the end of the road. Less than three years later, Glasgow answered that question by stepping in, stripping the Games down to their essentials, and pulling off an eleven-day sporting event that organizers are already calling a blueprint for the movement’s future. Running from July 23 to August 2, the second Glasgow-hosted Commonwealth Games looked nothing like the city’s lavish 2014 edition. Instead…
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