Multiple host cities and indoor ceremonies could become a feature of a "more affordable and more attractive" Commonwealth Games in future.

The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president, Chris Jenkins, believes the new streamlined model taken on by Glasgow in 2026 will ensure the Games live on well past its 100-year anniversary in 2030.

At the end of his first year as president, in a wide-ranging interview with BBC Sport Wales, Jenkins said:

When Chris Jenkins became president of the CGF in November 2023, their showpiece event was in something of an existential crisis.

Australian state Victoria had pulled out of hosting the 2026 Games and Canadian province Alberta had withdrawn its interest for 2030.

But after a year in office, Jenkins believes the Games remain an integral part of both the Commonwealth and wider sporting calendar.

Glasgow has stepped in to put on a streamlined but "exciting" Games in 2026 and Jenkins is about to invite expressions of interest from nations to host the next three events from 2030 to 2038.

"We've changed the Games," he told BBC Sport Wales. "So it's much more affordable, much more attractive.

"We're not the Olympics. We are not going to be the Olympics.

"We've learned over the last couple of years, we've analysed it, where we sit within the environment and we're really comfortable.

"We've reset and reframed the Games to exactly the sweet spot of where we should be."

After going to the 1984 Games as a rowing cox for Wales and then eventually becoming chief executive of Commonwealth Games Wales for 16 years, Jenkins became so passionate about the Games' future he even wrote a PhD on how to make the Games more sustainable.

He is now bringing that research into his work as the CGF's president - and he is confident of the progress he has made.

Jenkins' first big task was securing a host for 2026. It came in the form of Glasgow, who will put on an event of ten sports over four venues.

No road events will take place, such as the marathon or cycling road events. Existing accommodation - including some hotels - will be used to house the athletes.

"I think Glasgow's the start," said Jenkins. "Glasgow's showing how you can co-create.

"We've taken 50-plus percent of the costs out. It's going to be a very, very compact Games.

"But also I think it is going to showcase the first phase of the reset. Using existing accommodation, existing venues, using indoor facilities really well - perhaps for ceremonies.

"So that's one aspect of what I find exciting about Glasgow."

But while Glasgow is being praised for offering a "compact" Games, in future they could be anything but.

Games spread over multiple cities and even countries are possible going forward.

For Jenkins, one of the main ways to make the event cheaper is not to build anything. He wants prospective hosts to first look at what they could put on themselves and then ask a neighbouring city - or nation - to pick up other events if they have existing facilities.

It could open the possibility of the Games coming back to Wales for the first time since Cardiff hosted the then-British Empire Games in 1958.

"Some cities can host a whole Games," Jenkins maintained.

"Or a country could host it. I don't want to name a country but there are several I can think of where it'd be better spread over a country. If we hosted in Wales it probably would be a few cities or a few towns in Wales.

"But also, taking it a step further, there are some countries where they have some facilities and their neighbour has the other. What we'd say is: don't build, use existing venues, use existing accommodation. That could be co-hosting.

"So that does change the model quite dramatically and that's got a lot of enthusiasm among our members."

The smaller Games in Glasgow will be much closer to the model going forward, but Jenkins believes it will not always be so streamlined.

His aim is around 15 to 17 sports at future Games. That's compared to the 19 at Birmingham 2022 and the 22 Victoria had been planning for 2026.

So he is encouraging sports excluded from 2026, such as hockey, table tennis and triathlon, not to give up hope.

Glasgow received more than £100m from the CGF's compensation from Victoria to help it stage the Games with no cost to the taxpayer.

But Jenkins confirmed the CGF would not have any money available to offer future hosts.

Expressions of interest for the next three Games open early in 2025.

He added: "We are basically saying, 'look, we are not the Olympics, let's set our standards at World Championships level'.

"We've spoken to sports, our members, so we're very confident that we've analysed the environment and we've got the Games, our product, right. So we can go out and start marketing it to potential hosts with a lot of confidence that we're in the right place."

After struggles to find hosts for the past two Games - and with every event being held in either the UK or Australia since Delhi in 2010 - this feels like make or break for the Commonwealth Games.

But Jenkins is convinced the event still has plenty of life in it yet.