12 Oct 2021

Commonwealth Games shake-up leaves some worried for future

From Checkpoint, 5:30 pm on 12 October 2021

A shakeup of the Commonwealth Games programme has left some sports worried about their future in the event.

From 2026 the number of compulsory sports will drop from 16 to two - just athletics and swimming.

That leaves other sports facing the prospect of having a pinnacle event chopped. Felicity Reid reports.

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