Who are the Commonwealth Games winners and losers?

When legendary rocker Ozzy Osborne brought the curtain down on the 2022 Commonwealth Games, there was a sense of euphoria in Birmingham.

The Games was widely considered a roaring success, providing a post-Covid buzz to the city, the country and the competing Commonwealth nations.

However, it came at a price. Costing £800m, it was the most expensive sports event hosted in the UK since the 2012 Olympics.

Reform of the Games - making it more cost-effective, sustainable and future-proof - was already an intense discussion point.

Then, the Australian state of Victoria pulled out of hosting the 2026 event. State Premier Daniel Andrews concluded it was "all cost and no benefit" and plunged the future of the Commonwealth Games into serious doubt.

To the rescue came Glasgow.

The Scottish city hosted the Games in 2014 but it will have a very different, streamlined look when it returns there in two years' time, with only 10 sports to be played out over four venues at an estimated cost of about £140m.

"The Games had got out of hand - it was too big and trying to be a 'mini Olympics'," Commonwealth Games Federation chief executive Katie Sadleir told BBC Sport.

Earlier, Sadleir said: "We want to create a sustainable model that can go around the Commonwealth because the Commonwealth love the Commonwealth Games and we want to take it there as well."

The Commonwealth Games has always had a flexible programme, where the choice of sports is dictated by the host city.

The list is drawn up after consideration to the "universality of participation and quality of competition", as well as local infrastructure and interest.

At Glasgow 2026, there will be 10 sports:

Twelve sports that featured at Birmingham 2022 - plus the marathon, Para marathon and 10k walk, which are typically key components of the athletics and Para-athletics events - will not be staged in Glasgow.

The sports that have been cut are:

Prior to Tuesday's announcement, only athletics and swimming were assured of their place at Glasgow 2026 as 'mandatory' Commonwealth Games sports.

The sports dropped have met the decision with understandable disappointment.

Diving has been part of every Games since 1930 but has missed out in Glasgow, with a lack of an existing purpose-built venue being cited as the primary reason.

Scottish Swimming acknowledged the "difficult decisions" facing organisers but Diving Australia said the sport's Commonwealth heritage made the decision "even more regrettable".

Hockey is another long-standing core sport - having been introduced in 1998 - to lose out.

"It is really disappointing and a reflection of where we are as a sport," said former Great Britain captain Kate Richardson-Walsh, who helped England win women's hockey silver at Glasgow 2014.

"It is a moment where we should reflect as a sport, for many different reasons, about how we can improve and stay relevant."

Squash, bton and table tennis were all culled, meaning there will be no racquet sports in Glasgow.

Three-time squash gold medallist Nick Matthew was surprised his sport's "heritage and tradition of providing a world class competition in the Commonwealths" did not save its place.

"It's a blow. With the UK countries, Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, India, Malaysia, etc, the depth of competition is incredibly high," said Matthew.

"Hockey missing out stood out to me as well. I think you would be hard pushed to see more world class sports at Commonwealth level than squash or hockey."

Scottish bton player Kirsty Gilmour, who won silver at Glasgow 2014, said she felt "sad" for young players who are missing out on a global event.

"We had to have conversations in training about realigning focuses and future prospects because for the 19, 20, 21-year-olds that was going to be a big multisport doorstep event," the 31-year-old Glaswegian told BBC Radio 5 Live.

For many sports, the Commonwealth Games remains the biggest stage to showcase their talent, both to home and international audiences.

More eyeballs on the sport can lead to more interest and, crucially, more investment for today's and tomorrow's stars.

"These are small windows of opportunities for minority sports to be seen and to get which they’re now going to miss out," said Richardson-Walsh, who had a stint as assistant coach of the Canada women's hockey team last year.

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