When Australia’s athletics team lines up at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, it will do so under a markedly different set of circumstances to recent editions. The setting is more intimate, the team smaller, and the selection criteria sharper than ever. Track and field will be staged at Scotstoun Stadium. Recently refreshed with a new Mondo surface, the stadium nonetheless usually holds just 7,500 spectators and will be expanded with temporary seating to be no larger than 11,000 seats: a far cry from the mega-stadium environments athletes now associate with global championships. That setting is symbolic of the Commonwealth … Continue reading Australia’s 2026 Commonwealth Games Selection Criteria: Smaller Team, Sharper Focus, Harder Choices