Final hurrah? Glasgow’s cut-price Commonwealth Games fight for survival

The Guardian UK Thursday 23 July 2026, 11:14 UTC By Sean Ingle in Glasgow 1 min read

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Having stepped in when Victoria deemed the event ‘a waste of taxpayer money’, organisers are bullish about the futureSometimes when a non-responsive person is close to death, a strange medical phenomena occurs. From apparently nowhere they experience a burst of energy. They recognise people again.

Having stepped in when Victoria deemed the event ‘a waste of taxpayer money’, organisers are bullish about the future

Sometimes when a non-responsive person is close to death, a strange medical phenomena occurs. From apparently nowhere they experience a burst of energy. They recognise people again. They start to speak in sentences. Relatives even dare to hope. But, sadly, that hope is short-lived.

Doctors call it terminal lucidity. And it comes to mind at the dawn of the 23rd Commonwealth Games.

Glasgow (LOCATION) Commonwealth Games (ORG) Victoria (LOCATION)

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