2026 COMMONWEALTH GAMES

Cut to 10 events. Let’s hope netball is one of them.

Awesome, must say I’m surprised Rugby 7s missed out, but Netball is a true Commonwealth sport.

as glad as I am that netball is there, I’m a little disappointed that squash isn’t (and others that have missed out that aren’t also at the Olympics) for me Comm Games kinda gives the countries where some sports are not so prominent some coverage to encourage others into it – and a chance to get good results when not being totally dominated by certain countries such as diving

Good point @mcleod.

I am sure the possible controversy over excluding an event which holds its own as an exclusively women’s event would have also been discussed, particularly because it’s a team event that features some countries not well known for their presence in sport.

Netball is guaranteed to fill seats as well, especially at the pointy end.

If netball is serious about trying to get netball in the Olympics, the trimmed down games might be the perfect chance to include men’s netball. Let’s admit that the men’s game is not competitive and there aren’t going to be many countries that will be able to compete – just look at the recent game between the Kelpies and Net blacks… But the fact that the games are “trimmed down” might be the perfect excuse to only include 8 teams in the event, or even less. It will be a good launch point and demonstration of the international body’s commitment to diversifying netball competitions. Just a thought. But with only 12-18 months left, doubt it!