Scotland is the Commonwealth Games Association listed as host in the Glasgow 2026 participant list.
The 2026 Commonwealth Games are being staged in Glasgow, Scotland, making Scotland the host nation represented in the Games’ team listings. The relevant sporting body is Commonwealth Games Scotland, which selects and leads Team Scotland at Commonwealth competitions.
This is easy to confuse with England, Wales, or Northern Ireland because all four are separate Commonwealth Games Associations and compete independently, despite being part of the United Kingdom. Glasgow is the host city, while Scotland is the host nation or home team. The Games are scheduled to return to Glasgow from 23 July to 2 August 2026, following the city’s earlier hosting role in 2014.
Scotland has also hosted Commonwealth Games editions in Edinburgh in 1970 and 1986. That makes Glasgow 2026 the fourth Commonwealth Games held in Scotland and Glasgow’s second time as host city.