
King Charles opens 23rd Commonwealth Games at revamped, lower‑cost Glasgow edition
Britain’s King Charles III delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the 23rd Commonwealth Games at the OVO Arena in Glasgow July 23, 2026. — AFP pic…
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Britain’s King Charles III delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the 23rd Commonwealth Games at the OVO Arena in Glasgow July 23, 2026. — AFP pic First Published: Friday, 24 Jul 2026 11:21 AM MYT Last Modified: Friday, 24 Jul 2026 11:30 AM MYT GLASGOW, July 24 — King Charles III officially opened the 23rd Commonwealth Games in Glasgow yesterday to launch 10 days in a slimmed down event designed to control costs. The 23rd Commonwealth Games began in Glasgow on Thursday, 12 years to the day the same event started in 2014. GLASGOW: Katarina Johnson-Thompson said Thursday she was “gutted” to have to withdraw from the England team for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow due to an unspecified injury.
Furthermore, KEVIN MCCALLUM Glasgow showed us all how to host a Games — now it’s doing it again.
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Britain’s King Charles III delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the 23rd Commonwealth Games at the OVO Arena in Glasgow July 23, 2026. — AFP pic First Published: Friday, 24 Jul 2026 11:21 AM MYT Last Modified: Friday, 24 Jul 2026 11:30 AM MYT GLASGOW, July 24 — King Charles III officially opened the 23rd Commonwealth Games in Glasgow yesterday to launch 10 days in a slimmed down event designed to control costs.
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The 23rd Commonwealth Games began in Glasgow on Thursday, 12 years to the day the same event started in 2014.
according to Business Day LiveGLASGOW: Katarina Johnson-Thompson said Thursday she was “gutted” to have to withdraw from the England team for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow due to an unspecified injury
according to New Straits TimesKEVIN MCCALLUM Glasgow showed us all how to host a Games — now it’s doing it again.
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