COST OF GAMES IS 'CHALLENGING'
Daily Record|July 20, 2023
FM Yousaf to consider Scotland as 2026 host
LAUREN GILMOUR
COST OF GAMES IS 'CHALLENGING'

HUMZA Yousaf has said there "needs to be a conversation" on whether Scotland can afford to host the Commonwealth Games after the 2026 host pulled out citing rising costs.

The Australian state of Victoria announced on Tuesday they would no longer host the games.

Scotland has held the competition on three previous occasions in Edinburgh in 1970 and 1986 and Glasgow almost a decade ago in 2014.

The First Minister yesterday said: "There is a serious conversation around whether that is something we could commit to financially or not.

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