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/

Football in Glasgow

Glasgow has three famous football stadiums that are well known worldwide.

 The new national stadium at Hampden ;

•  It was opened in 1903 and renovated in 1999
• It has a capacity of 52,103
• It is the home ground of Queen's Park
• It holds Scottish Cup finals 
• It will play a part in 2014 Commonwealth Games by holding the Closing ceremony and some of the events.

Celtic Park also known as Parkhead or even "paradise" by fans is the home ground of Celtic Football Club.

•  It was opened in 1892 and renovated in 1998.
• It has a capacity of 60,832
• Located in the Parkhead area of Glasgow
• It is the 6th largest stadium in the United Kingdom
• It will hold the opening ceremony of 2014 Commonwealth Games

Ibrox Stadium is the home ground of Rangers Football Club.

• It was opened in 1899 and has had many renovations since :
• 1928, Main Stand (built)
  1979, Copland Stand (built)
  1980, Broomloan Stand (built)
  1981, Govan Stand (built)
  1991, Main Stand (third tier)
• It is located on the south side of the River Clyde.
• It has a capacity of 51,082
• It is the 10th largest stadium in the United Kingdom

Introducing Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland with a population of over one million. It is a popular city which tourists should most definately visit if they have the chance.Glasgow hosts many different sporting events and by doing so has gained a positive reputation.

"Glasgow is one of Europe's most dynamic sporting and cultural capitals."