What is the official Roman-numeral name of the 2026 Commonwealth Games?

The official Roman-numeral name of the 2026 Commonwealth Games is the XXIII Commonwealth Games. XXIII is the Roman numeral for 23, identifying the event as the 23rd edition.

The Games are also widely branded as Glasgow 2026, but that is the host-city-and-year name rather than the formal edition title. The event is scheduled for Glasgow from 23 July to 2 August 2026 and follows the XXII Commonwealth Games, held in Birmingham in 2022.

The numeral can be easy to confuse with XXIV because Ahmedabad, India, has been selected to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games. That future event will be the 24th edition, while Glasgow remains XXIII. The 2026 Games were originally awarded to Victoria, Australia, before that plan was cancelled and Glasgow took over.

Glasgow 2026 is planned as a streamlined event with 10 sports, making it smaller than many recent editions while retaining the Commonwealth Games’ numbering tradition.