The Seven Network will remain the home of the Commonwealth Games in Australia, announced today as the official broadcast media partner of Glasgow 2026 next year.

Seven will also serve as the official Australian media partner for the 2030 Commonwealth Games, for which Commonwealth Sport is currently conducting the host selection process.

Building on their established legacy of delivering world-class sporting coverage to Australian audiences, the exclusive deal with Commonwealth Sport will provide comprehensive live and free coverage across Seven and 7plus Sport throughout Australia.

Officially designated as the XXIII Commonwealth Games, approximately 3,000 athletes representing 74 nations and territories will gather to compete in the only fully integrated major multi-sport event, underpinned by the core values of the Commonwealth Sport Movement: humanity, equality and destiny.

The streamlined 10-sport program will feature six Para sports, maintaining a key priority and distinctive feature of the Games. Athletes will vie for more than 200 gold medals across 10 days of competition, with a Commonwealth Games record of 47 medal events in Para disciplines.

Commonwealth Games Australia President Ben Houston welcomed the announcement: “We are delighted that Seven will be the exclusive broadcast partner for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games and 2030 Commonwealth Games. The longstanding relationship with Seven has been instrumental in bringing all the Games action to households across Australia.

“Seven provided unparalleled coverage of the Gold Coast 2018 and Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games and this continued partnership will showcase the Australian Commonwealth Games team competing against the best athletes across the Commonwealth.”

Australia’s most respected sports broadcaster, Bruce McAvaney OAM, added: “Since we first competed in the Games almost 100 years ago, this event has been near and dear to Australians.

“We’ve stood tall against the champion endurance runners of Kenya, sprinters from Jamaica and the world’s best netballers.

“Superstars have emerged – a 16-year-old Cathy Freeman and Hayley Lewis, just 15, at the 1990 Games in Auckland. We witnessed Raelene Boyle’s awesome swansong in Brisbane and shared the emotion as Kerryn McCann won the marathon at the MCG in 2006. It was spine-tingling to watch Oli Hoare run down two world champions to win the 1500m in Birmingham,” he said.

“The Glasgow 2026 Games bring with them a new impetus, a new enthusiasm and another opportunity to cement relationships among nations. It is thrilling and a privilege for Seven to be able to continue our long association bringing the Games to all Australians.”

Seven West Media Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Jeff Howard, said: “Seven has a long and proud history with the Commonwealth Games and we are delighted to be able to bring the 2026 and 2030 Games to every Australian, live, free and only on the screens of Seven.

“Sport is part of Seven’s DNA, and we are looking forward to adding the Commonwealth Games to our strong sporting line up for 2026, including Australia’s favourite winter and summer sports – AFL and cricket – horse racing, NFL, LIV Golf and much more.”

Commonwealth Sport CEO Katie Sadleir CNZM said: “We are delighted that Seven has committed to be the exclusive Australian broadcast media partner for both the 2026 and 2030 Commonwealth Games. Seven has been a strong supporter of the Commonwealth Sport Movement and this new agreement underlines the significance and standing of the Commonwealth Games in one of our biggest markets and its continued huge appeal to the Australian public and athletes.

“Seven’s long-term commitment shows the belief our valued commercial partners have in our reimagined Games model, with Glasgow 2026 a bridge to the Games of tomorrow – an important first step in our journey to reimagine and redefine the Games as a truly collaborative, flexible and sustainable model for the future; one that minimises costs, reduces the environmental footprint, and enhances social impact.”

Seven’s coverage of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games delivered the Australian Team’s record-breaking performance to more Australians than any previous Commonwealth Games, as Australia claimed top honours on the medal tally while also securing the most gold medals.

Throughout the 12 days of Birmingham 2022, a national audience of 11.1 million Australians tuned into the televised broadcast, with an additional 2.15 million on 7plus, delivering Australia’s largest digital audience ever for a Commonwealth Games, representing a 177% increase in broadcast video on demand compared to the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.

The Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games will take place from July 23 to August 2, 2026.