Overview
- The Games open on Thursday, July 23 and run to August 2, with about 3,000 athletes from 74 nations competing for 215 gold medals across 10 sports.
- Organisers used existing venues and hotel housing instead of a new athlete village to cut costs, concentrating events at Scotstoun, Tollcross, Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome and the SEC/OVO Hydro.
- Programme cuts removed nine sports that previously produced many medals, including wrestling, badminton, table tennis, hockey and shooting, which narrows podium chances for countries that depended on those disciplines.
- India has named roughly a 124–126 member contingent led by Neeraj Chopra, Mirabai Chanu and Lovlina Borgohain, with medal hopes focused on athletics, weightlifting, boxing and para‑sports rather than the excluded events.
- Broadcasters and schedules are published for viewers, with live coverage in India on Sony Sports Network and SonyLIV plus free‑to‑air action on DD Sports, and the compact model is seen as a cost‑saving template after Victoria withdrew as host in 2023.