In Focus Podcast | Should the Commonwealth Games be scrapped?

The recent Glasgow Commonwealth Games have sparked debate regarding the future and relevance of the multi-sport event. Experts discuss whether the Games are in decline due to reduced participation and the removal of key sporting events.
Why it matters
The discussion reflects broader questions about the sustainability and necessity of legacy international sporting events in a changing global landscape.
The recently concluded Commonwealth Games were unlike the usual multidisciplinary sporting extravaganzas that we are used to seeing. A late replacement to Victoria as host, the Glasgow Games were more akin to an abridged version with fewer events and fewer participants. India finished fourth on the medal table, a commendable performance given that most of the sports that over the years have formed the bulk of our medal haul had been removed. But questions of uncertainty have been whirling around the Games for a long time and the Glasgow edition has again reignited the same.
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