2014 Commonwealth Games

The 20th Commonwealth Games in 2014 will be held in Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. The winning city was announced by the Commonwealth Games Federation on 9 November 2007

The Games will run for 12 days from July 23 to August 3, 2014. It will be the largest Multi-sport event ever held in Scotland, although the country previously hosted the Games in 1970 and 1986 in Edinburgh.

The logo for the Games was first used during Glasgow's bid, with the "Candidate City" section removed following November 9, when the bid was approved. The logo depicts two Sprinters woven into a tartan motif, representing Scotland. The pattern, forming the Roman numerals XX, also represents the fact that the 2014 Commonwealth Games are the 20th time the games will have been held. The text is more specifically Glaswegian, with its stylised Mackintosh font.

Held once every four years, the Commonwealth Games today are huge. There are 71 countries, 6,500 athletes and officials, 10 days of world class competitions and cultural events, hundreds of thousands of people welcomed to the host city, including the world’s media, with hundreds of millions more watching on television the world over.

The Commonwealth Games are overseen by the Commonwealth Games Federation, who are responsible for the direction and control of the event. The CGF has core set of values Humanity, Equality and Destiny.

One of the key technical aspects of Glasgow's successful bid was the fact that the city already has 70 percent of the planned venues in place. The vast majority of venues are located within 20-minutes driving time of the Athletes Village in Dalmarnock and are broadly grouped into three clusters; in the East End, South Side and West End districts of the city. The only sports held outside the Greater Glasgow area will be the Diving and Full-Bore Shooting events.

The current regulations state that from the 26 approved sports administered by Commonwealth Governing Bodies, a minimum of ten and maximum of seventeen sports must be included in any Commonwealth Games schedule. The current approved sports include; Athletics, aquatics, lawn bowls, netball (for women) and rugby sevens (for men). Integrated disabled competitions are also proposed for the Games in several events including; Swimming, Athletics, Cycling, Table Tennis and possibly Powerlifting, with the medals being added to the final tally for each nation.

Dunfermline’s Andrew Lindsay is one of Britain’s most successful disability swimmers having competed in three Paralympic Games – winning the 100m backstroke gold in Sydney in 2000 in the S7 category and then successfully defending his title four years later in Athens.

Lindsay said: "Disability sport is an integral part of a Commonwealth Games and I know that Glasgow would do a brilliant job creating awareness for the disability events that will take place in 2014. “I am proud to be a Clydesdale Bank Ambassador for Glasgow's 2014 bid and will use this opportunity to continue to spread the message about disability sport."

Information Regarding 2014 Commonwealth Games

Glasgow to Host 2009 Commonwealth Table Tennis Federation Championships - Scotland's push for medals in the 2014 Commonwealth Games has been given a major boost, with the announcement that Glasgow is to host the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships in 2009 (Wed 22nd Feb).

Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Board Appointments - With a budget of £373 million including public investment of £298m the 2014 Commonwealth Games are expected to bring significant sporting, economic and social benefits to Glasgow and Scotland.

Link to "2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games Information" - http://www.disabled-world.com/sports/commonwealth-games/glasgow/