Glasgow is set to be the host city of the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
The Scottish Government have backed plans to stage a scaled-down version of the multi-sports event after Australia pulled out of hosting duties.
The 2026 Commonwealth Games were set to be held in Victoria but officials then withdrew from the responsibility leaving a scramble for the event to go ahead.
Now, it appears the Games will be saved by Scotland with First Minister John Swinney backing the proposal for Glasgow to take on hosting responsibilities.
It's thought between ten and 13 sports will take place across four venues in Glasgow under the scaled-back plans for the Games. The Scottish Government will now notify the CGF of the intention to host ahead of a board meeting on Wednesday.
The Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in two years time will not come at an added cost to the taxpayer - instead being funded through compensation payments.
Scotland have been offered around £100m by the Commonwealth Games Federation as part of a compensation package after Victoria officials pulled the plug on the Games in Australia.
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In an unprecedented move, Commonwealth Games Australia have also offered a multi-million-pound investment to Scotland to take on hosting.
The offer of multi-million-pound backing from the CGA - the exact figures still unknown - would be on top of the CGF financial backing.
It was previously reported that Scotland could step in to host the 2026 iteration of the Games but the UK government refused to stump up cash for security costs.
An offer to share the financial risk of the Games was made by the UK government to Scotland ministers, to the tune of £2.4m, but the request to underwire the entire cost was knocked back.
It's expected the Scottish Government will match the £2.4m figure for security costs at the Commonwealth Games.
Scotland last hosted the Commonwealth Games in 2014.
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