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Commonwealth Games 2026: opening ceremony in Glasgow – as it happened

Commonwealth Games 2026: opening ceremony in Glasgow – as it happened

The Guardian Sport· 9h ago· 3 min read

“The friendliest Games in the friendliest city in the friendliest nation” were officially opened, with competition beginning on Friday Admittedly I’ve been fasting since last evening – it’s what Jews call Tisha B’Av – but all this talk of Glasgow has me chaleshing for a deep fried Mars bar. A deep fried anything, really, I’m not fussy, but I’d take a Mars all day long. It’s not just athletics, though. I’m really looking forward to the netball, which should be an Olympic sport but isn’t, and also the swimming. We’re missing Summer McIntosh, but we’ve got Chad le Clos, looking to break the Commonwealth medals record, and Mollie O’Callaghan – among others, Continue reading...

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