Canada’s five athletes to watch at 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland
Canada’s medal-winning veterans lead a five-athlete preview as Glasgow prepares for the 2026 Commonwealth Games and a city-centre hotel evacuation affects competitors.
- The 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, officially begin Thursday, July 23, with Canada fielding Olympic medallists and world champions competing through August 2 across 10 sports.
- Olympic 200-metre champion Andre De Grasse returns to the Commonwealth stage for the first time since 2014, while Olympic gold and silver medallist Maude Charron seeks a weightlifting three-peat after victories in 2018 and 2022.
- Joining the team are hammer thrower Ethan Katzberg, four-time Olympian Ellie Black, and five-time Olympic medallist Kylie Masse, who leads Canada's swimming contingent into competition.
- An alleged "emergency" forced the evacuation of the Grand Central Hotel on Wednesday, July 22, disrupting final preparations one day before the Games commence.
- The Daily Record reports members of Canada's swimming team scheduled to compete later this week were caught in the evacuation on Gordon Street, though the incident's nature remains unknown.
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