King to launch Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth baton relay

King Charles Relay King's Baton at Buckingham Palace will later, before Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth games.

This is the deportation of the eighteenth official Commonwealth games and represents 500 days until the event begins on July 23 of next year.

The stick will hand to the hero bicycles Sir Chris Hoy – the first holder of his journey around the world.

The relay, which begins in London as part of the Commonwealth Day celebrations, will be the first president of the Commonwealth.

Glasgow 2026, CEO Phil Patti told BBC Scotland News that Baton Relay's launch was an “important milestone.”

He said: “To obtain the support of the king and the launch of Baton's deportation brings the project to life.

“To be able to include all 74 countries over the next 500 days, as we are moving towards the opening ceremony, it is exactly what is around the Commonwealth games, and the unification of societies around the world.”

After Sir Chris Hui, Patton holders will be the next three contestants in a wheelchair Sami Kingorn, and the Ocean Plastic Kiran Hilli, Treenidad, Tobago Judo, Gabriella Wood – studying at the University of Sterling.

Trinidad & Tobago will be the first destination for the sequence.

The king will put a letter sealed in the stick. It will remain inside until the opening ceremony whenever it will be read to celebrate the beginning of the games.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister John Sweeney in London will be later to attend the annual celebration service on the Commonwealth of Westminster.

Sweeney said the games were “an enormous opportunity for Scotland on the world stage.”

He added: “Glasgow has already has a huge record of hosting, and receiving international recognition of Glasgow Commonwealth 2014 games.

“Glasgow 2026 will bring huge economic benefits to the city and support promotions to sports facilities – the advantage of individuals, societies and clubs.”

The event will be held in Glasgow from July 23 to the second of August next year.

It will include a program of 10 sports with athletes from 74 countries and regions.

Glasgow was announced as a host of the 2026 games after the Australian state of Victoria – which was to host – withdrew – withdrew the high costs.

The deal was secured after the Scottish government agreed to support and promised the Victoria Province administration with an investment of 2.3 million pounds.

The Scottish Minister of Government Neil Gray said at the time that the city was asked to intervene and host games, “a testimony of Glasgow and Scotland's wonderful reputation to host international events.”

The organizers stated that the games will not come without any cost to a Scottish public portfolio, with funding from the compensation paid to the Commonwealth Federation after the withdrawal of the Australians.

The UK government will provide financial support in the event of any increasing security threat, but it said it will not fully confirm the games.

The Glasgow 10-Sport games will be a size version of the last time the city played in 2014.

The total number of sports decreased to half of 20 in Birmingham in 2022 to combat the high costs of hosting and time requirements.

However, more than 200 gold medals will remain in places inside a eight -miles long pass.

Both swimming, cycling, and paragraph racing will boast of more medals with any of the 22 games preceding games.

Athletics will have two new events – a sequence of 4 x 400 meters mixed and the Commonwealth, which replaces 1500 meters.

Para SPORTS will be fully integrated through six ten majors, with a 47 -medal games record in total.

Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, with eight of those in cycling in the paragraph. This is twice the amount offered three years ago.

56 will be displayed at the TollCross International Swimming Center, with 800 meters for men and the 1500 -meter free race races for the first time.