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The man leading the delivery of Glasgow 2026 believes it will be a game-changing moment for Commonwealth sport.
Glasgow stepped in as host after Victoria in Australia pulled out because of escalating costs.
It has cut the number of events and will utilise existing venues in an attempt to deliver a more cost-effective solution to an occasion which is one of the few occasions where Guernsey's elite compete on the world stage in an island vest.
Phil Batty is now the Chief Executive Officer on the management team organising Glasgow 2026.
"2026 is definitely a game-changing moment for the Commonwealth Sport movement," he told BBC Scotland.
"We've had such successful Games in previous years – in Birmingham, on the Gold Coast, in Glasgow.
"I think people will be looking at Glasgow 2026 and seeing what happens here, and Scotland's contribution to the future of the movement as a really defining moment in the history of the Commonwealth Games."
Glasgow was a bridge to a new model of delivering the Games, he said.
"There's no better place in the Commonwealth than Glasgow to be able to do that.
"We've got the expertise, we've got the venues, we've got the talent. I'm excited about how this is really going to take the Commonwealth sport movement forward. I see a really positive future for the Commonwealth Games."
Pictured: Glasgow stepped in as host after Victoria in Australia pulled out because of escalating costs.
Questions have been raised about the future of the Commonwealth Games in what is already a busy sporting calendar.
Glasgow 2026 will take place from Thursday 23 July to Sunday 2 August and feature a 10-sport programme concentrated across four venues within an eight-mile corridor of the city.
"Delivering the Games is a team effort, which will bring over £100m of inward investment into the city, and I am looking forward to working with such a hugely talented workforce, experienced network of suppliers, partners, and local communities to bring the vision for Glasgow 2026 to life.
"Delivering at pace and without public funding, means that we, as an Organising Company, and our partners, need to think differently and innovatively. Glasgow 2026 will be fuelled by the legacy of 2014 - venues, talent and expertise - and of course the world-renowned Glasgow welcome.
"As we prepare for next year, we are determined to create an accessible and inclusive Games for both local communities and international visitors alike."
In Birmingham 2022, Alastair Chalmers won bronze in the 400m hurdles and Lucy Beere silver in the bowls.
Both athletics, a mandatory sport, and bowls have made the final 10 sport programme.
The restructure is likely to mean Guernsey being able to send fewer athletes than in the past.
The sports selected: athletics and para athletics, swimming and para swimming, artistic gymnastics, track cycling and para track cycling, netball, weightlifting and para powerlifting, boxing, judo, bowls and para bowls, 3x3 basketball and 3x3 wheelchair basketball.
Pictured top: Glasgow 2026 executive team (l-r): Jade Gallagher (Chief Operating Officer, Phil Batty (CEO), Faye Shaw (corporate services), Martin Fitchie, Louisa Mahon (Chief Marketing and Communications Officer).
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