Commonwealth Games 2014

Glasgow will host the 2014 Commonwealth Games, they were chosen over Edinburgh to be the host city in 2014.  The games will run over 11 days from 23rd July until 3rd August with at least 4500 athletes participating. It will be the biggest multi-sport event Glasgow has ever held as the previous two commonwealth games held by Scotland in 1970 and 1986 were held in Edinburgh. As Glasgow are hosting the 2014 Commonwealth Games, it is a great opportunity for Sport to be promoted in a positive sense. It will make the population more aware that Sport can be pursued as a professional career.

 

The games will be held in many different venue such as Celtic Park, Glasgow Green Hockey Centre, Kelvin Hall, Kelvingrove Bowling Centre, Strathclyde Country Park and many more. 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. Further information of the event can be found at the following web page: http://www.glasgow2014.com/