It comes as anger has risen across the pond as Aussie taxpayers will have to foot the £100 million bill for the sporting event after the state of Victoria pulled out last year over soaring costs.

Glasgow will host the 2026 Commonwealth Games after the Australian state of Victoria pulled out of its planned staging of the event. Victoria withdrew from hosting the event due to escalating costs. Glasgow — which already has much of the existing infrastructure having most recently hosted the games in 2014 — will now stage the events across across four venues between July 23 and August 2,

No specific reason has been provided for the decision, but a number of disciplines have been removed from the 2026 edition