Hockey, squash and diving are among the sports which will not feature, with only 10 sports selected to take place at four venues.
The Scottish city stepped into the breach after the Australian state of Victoria withdrew last year and its hosting in less than two years’ time was officially confirmed by the CGF on Tuesday morning.
The international federations for squash and shooting were among those to issue statements expressing disappointment at being left out, but CGF boss Katie Sadleir urged them not to be too disheartened.
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“It’s always a very difficult decision when you have to decide which sports are in the programme and which sports are not,” she said at a briefing on Tuesday afternoon.
“Every time we run a Games, we only have two compulsory sports, athletics and swimming, and the rest are all up for that discussion and negotiation between the…
