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XX Commonwealth Games
Host city	Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Nations participating	71 Commonwealth Teams
Events	17 Sports[1]
Opening ceremony	23 July 2014[2]
Closing ceremony	3 August 2014
Officially opened by	Head of the Commonwealth
Queen's Baton Final Runner	TBC
Main Stadium	Hampden Park
Motto	People, Place, Passion
Website	www.glasgow2014.com

The 20th Commonwealth Games in 2014 will be held in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom. The winning city was announced by the Commonwealth Games Federation on 9 November 2007 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. All 71 Commonwealth Games member associations voted in a secret ballot, with Glasgow winning by 47 votes, compared to rival Abuja's 24. ^[3] The Games will run for 12 days from July 23 to August 4, 2014. It will be the largest Multi-sport event ever held in Scotland, although the country previously hosted the Games in 1970 and 1986. Over the last 10 years however Glasgow and Scotland have also staged World, Commonwealth, European or International events in all 17 sports proposed for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, including the World Badminton Championships in 1997^[4]. Image File history File links Soccerball_current_event. ... Sport from childhood. ... Womens Australian rules football is a team sport. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... This article is about the country. ... The Commonwealth of Nations as of 2007 Headquarters Marlborough House, London, UK Official languages English Membership 53 sovereign states Leaders  -  Queen Elizabeth II  -  Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma Appointed 24 November 2007 Establishment  -  Balfour Declaration 18 November 1926   -  Statute of Westminster 11 December 1931   -  London Declaration 28 April 1949  Area  -  Total... is the 204th day of the year (205th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2014 (MMXIV) will be a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 215th day of the year (216th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2014 (MMXIV) will be a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The present British Monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, is the second to be recognised as Head of the Commonwealth in the 53 member states of the Commonwealth of Nations. ... The Queens Baton Relay, similar to the Olympic Torch Relay, is a relay around the world held prior to the beginning of the Commonwealth Games. ... To Be Announced (TBA), To Be Confirmed (TBC), and To Be Determined (TBD), almost always used in their abbreviated forms, denote that the datum, of which TB(A/C/D) is a stand-in, is yet to be announced/confirmed/determined at the time of writing. ... For other uses, see Hampden Park (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Motto (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... This article is about the country. ... Current flag of the Commonwealth Games Federation Locations of the games, and participating countries Commonwealth Games Federation seal, adopted in 2001 The Commonwealth Games is a multinational, multi-sport event. ... is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Map of Colombo with its administrative districts Coordinates: , District Colombo District Government  - Mayor Uvaiz Mohammad Imitiyaz (Sri Lanka Freedom Party) Area  - City 37. ... The Commonwealth of Nations as of 2007 Headquarters Marlborough House, London, UK Official languages English Membership 53 sovereign states Leaders  -  Queen Elizabeth II  -  Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma Appointed 24 November 2007 Establishment  -  Balfour Declaration 18 November 1926   -  Statute of Westminster 11 December 1931   -  London Declaration 28 April 1949  Area  -  Total... Elections Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      The secret ballot is a voting method in which a voters choices are confidential. ... Aso Rock Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria. ... is the 204th day of the year (205th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 216th day of the year (217th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2014 (MMXIV) will be a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A multi-sport event is a competition in which athletes compete in a number of different sports. ... The 1970 British Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh Scotland. ... The 1986 Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... Official logo until 2006 The BWF World Championships (formerly known as IBF World Championships, also known as the World Badminton Championships) is a tournament organized by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) to crown the best badminton players in the world. ... // World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Mens all-around champion: Ivan Ivankov, Belarus Womens all-around champion: Svetlana Khorkina, Russia Mens team competition champion: China Womens team competition champion: Romania June 8 — Enschede Marathon, Netherlands Mens Winner: Dmitriy Kapitonov (RUS) 2:12:09 Womens Winner: Carla...

Selection process

Main article: 2014 Commonwealth Games bids

Scotland was the first country to consider hosting the 2014 Commonwealth Games in 2004, with Scottish cities being invited by the Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland to consider making a bid. In September 2004, Glasgow was announced as the Scottish candidate city over Edinburgh (which hosted the Games in 1970 and 1986, and the inaugural Commonwealth Youth Games in 2000) following a cost-benefit analysis by the Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland. The Scottish Executive under then First Minister of Scotland, Jack McConnell, with the support of the British government and all main parties in the Scottish Parliament, formally announced Glasgow's intention to host the games on 16 August 2005. The official logo of the Candidate Cities Bids for the 2014 Commonwealth Games began from 24 February 2006 until the winner was announced on 9 November 2007. ... The Scotland logo for the Melbourne Commonwealth Games 2006. ... For other uses, see Edinburgh (disambiguation). ... The 1970 British Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh Scotland. ... The 1986 Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... The Commonwealth Youth Games are a mini version of the Commonwealth Games aimed at children and young people. ... Categories: | | ... Cost-benefit analysis is an important technique for project appraisal: the process of weighing the total expected costs against the total expected benefits of one or more actions in order to choose the best or most profitable option. ... The Executives logo, shown with English and Scottish Gaelic caption The term Scottish Executive is used in two different, but closely-related senses: to denote the executive arm of Scotlands national legislature (i. ... The First Minister of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: ; Scots: ) is, in practice, the political leader of Scotland, as head of Scotlands national devolved government, the Scottish Executive, which was established in 1999 along with the Scottish Parliament. ... Jack Wilson McConnell (born June 30, 1960 in Irvine, North Ayrshire) is a former First Minister of Scotland, leader of the Scottish Labour Party and current Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Motherwell and Wishaw constituency. ... A logo of Her Majestys Government. ... For the national legislative body up to 1707, see Parliament of Scotland. ... is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In March 2006, the bidding process began, with the Glasgow Bid team presenting their case to the Commonwealth Games Federation at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, along with the other confirmed candidate cities; the Nigerian capital, Abuja and Halifax in Canada; Halifax later withdrew due to 'unacceptably high cost projections'. ^[5] In October 2006, the first voting delegates arrived in Glasgow, in order to inspect the city's existing and proposed amenities and facilities. Glasgow announced on 16 January 2007, the 17 sports to be included should its bid be successful^[6]. Halifax later withdrew its bid on 8 March 2007, following the withdrawal of funding from the municipal government^[7]. The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Australia between March 15 and March 26, 2006. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... Aso Rock Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria. ... Motto: E Mari Merces(Latin) From the Sea, Wealth Coordinates: , Country Province Established April 1, 1996 Government  - Type Regional Municipality  - Mayor Peter Kelly  - Governing body Halifax Regional Council  - MPs List of MPs Alexa McDonough Geoff Regan Michael Savage Peter Stoffer (Bill Casey) (Gerald Keddy) (Peter MacKay)  - MLAs List of MLAs...

That left Abuja and Glasgow as the remaining bidders, with Abuja seen as a likely favourite due the basis of its campaign that Africa has never before hosted the Commonwealth Games^[8]. The deadline for formal submission of bids to the Commonwealth Games Federation, in the form of a Candidate City File, was set for May 2007.^[9] Both bids were highly recommended, though Glasgow's bid team had made use of extensive benchmarking against the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester and the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne and as a result, its bid was deemed technically superior according to the CGF Evaluation Report that was released in September 2007. The Commonwealth Games Evaluation Commission concluded that: "Glasgow has shown it has the ability to stage the 2014 Commonwealth Games to a standard which would continue to enhance the image and prestige of the Games." This put Glasgow ahead in terms of the technical comprehensiveness of its bid. ^[10] Benchmarking (also best practice benchmarking or process benchmarking) is a process used in management and particularly strategic management, in which organizations evaluate various aspects of their processes in relation to best practice, usually within their own sector. ... The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from July 25 to August 4, 2002. ... This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ...

The final decision on the host city of the 2014 Commonwealth Games was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 9 November 2007 at the Commonwealth Games Federation General Assembly, attended by all 71 Commonwealth Games member associations. Each bid city made a presentation to the General Assembly, the order of which was determined by drawing lots. Glasgow's delegation was led by Louise Martin, chair of the Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland, First Minister Alex Salmond, athlete Jamie Quarry and Leader of Glasgow City Council Steven Purcell. The presentation also included a promotional film narrated by Sir Sean Connery^[11]. Abuja's delegation was led by General Yakubu Gowon, head of the Abuja 2014 Commonwealth Games bid team. The CGF members subsequently voted for their preferred candidate in a secret ballot. As there were only two bids, the winner was announced by the CGF President, Mike Fennell, after the first round of voting, with the winner only requiring a simple majority. Celebrations were held at Glasgow's Old Fruitmarket, where a crowd of over 1,200 had gathered to watch the result live^[12]. Map of Colombo with its administrative districts Coordinates: , District Colombo District Government  - Mayor Uvaiz Mohammad Imitiyaz (Sri Lanka Freedom Party) Area  - City 37. ... is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The Commonwealth of Nations as of 2007 Headquarters Marlborough House, London, UK Official languages English Membership 53 sovereign states Leaders  -  Queen Elizabeth II  -  Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma Appointed 24 November 2007 Establishment  -  Balfour Declaration 18 November 1926   -  Statute of Westminster 11 December 1931   -  London Declaration 28 April 1949  Area  -  Total... Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond, known as Alex Salmond (born December 31, 1954, Linlithgow), is a Scottish politician, and the current First Minister of Scotland, heading a minority government. ... The City of Glasgow is one of the 32 Scottish unitary authorities and came into being in 1995. ... Connery as James Bond in Goldfinger. ... General Yakubu Jack Dan-Yumma Gowon (born October 19, 1934) was the head of state (Head of the Federal Military Government) of Nigeria from 1966 to 1975. ... Glasgows City Halls and Fruitmarket is a concert hall and old fruitmarket in Glasgow, Scotland. ...

Preparation

Venues

Map depicting the venue locations for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, located within a 20 minutes drive from the Games Village.

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 already 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 outwith the Greater Glasgow area will be the Diving and Full-Bore Shooting events.^[13] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Dalmarnock is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. ... Greater Glasgow is the conurbation that includes and surrounds the city of Glasgow in the west of Scotland. ...

Hampden Park, Scotland's National Football Stadium, will be the main venue for athletics and for the closing ceremony, while Celtic Park will be used for the opening ceremony.^[14] For other uses, see Hampden Park (disambiguation). ... A national stadium is a stadium that typically serves as the primary or exclusive home for one or more of a countrys national representative sports teams. ... A womens 400 m hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium in Finland. ... This page is about the soccer stadium in Glasgow. ...

The Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, located in the West End of the city, will host the boxing tournament, as well the Main Press Centre and the International Broadcast Centre, benefiting from its strategic position adjacent to the new headquarters of BBC Scotland and SMG at Pacific Quay. The Clyde Auditorium will host Weightlifting, whilst the planned Scottish National Arena will be used for the gymnastics and netball events. The front of the SECC The Clyde Auditorium with the main SECC building behind it The Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC), located on the north bank of the River Clyde in Glasgow, is Scotlands national venue for public events. ... Olympic boxing or Amateur boxing is found at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games. ... BBC Scotland (BBC Alba in Gaelic) is a constituent part of the British Broadcasting Corporation, the publicly-funded broadcaster of the United Kingdom. ... SMG plc (formerly Scottish Media Group) is a Scottish media company. ... Pacific Quay is a development in Glasgow, Scotland situated next to the River Clyde at the former Princes Dock Basin. ... The Clyde Auditorium viewed from across the Clyde. ... This article is about the sport of weightlifting. ... Scotlands National Arena also known as the SECC Arena is a planned indoor arena in Glasgow, Scotland. ... Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, balance, endurance, gracefulness, and kinesthetic awareness, and includes such skills as handsprings, handstands, split leaps, aerials and cartwheels. ... A netball game in Australia Netball is a non contact sport similar to, and derived from, basketball. ...

Kelvingrove Park, also in the city's West End, will be the venue for Bowls and already has five bowling greens installed for competitive use. A comprehensive upgrade and refurbishment of the park is underway. Kelvingrove Park is situated close to the SECC and is adjacent to the Kelvin Hall, which will host wrestling and judo. Scotstoun Sports Centre will host Table tennis and squash. Ibrox Stadium, in the South Side, is the planned venue for the rugby sevens tournament. The shooting competitions will take place at two separate outdoor venues, the Strathclyde Police ranges at Jackton and the British Army full-bore rifle ranges at Barry Buddon, near Dundee, which were also used in the 1986 Commonwealth Games. Strathclyde Park will host the Triathlon event. If rowing had been included as an event, it would have also likely been held at Strathclyde Park, which hosted the 2006 Commonwealth Rowing Championships and the rowing events of the 1986 Commonwealth Games. 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Hampden Park will host the Athletics events and the Closing Ceremony.

A new National Indoor Sports Arena and Velodrome Complex is planned for Parkhead in the East End of the city, the velodrome itself will be opposite Celtic Park, which will be used for the opening ceremony. These venues will become the headquarters of sportscotland and Scottish Cycling, and will also host badminton as well as track cycling. Adjacent to this, a site for an athletes' village has also been identified in Dalmarnock at Cuningar Loop on the banks of the River Clyde. The village will form the centrepiece of the wider Clyde Gateway Project, a strategic £1.6 billion inner city regeneration project for the East End of the city.^[15][16] The village masterplan, designed by RMJM, covers a 35 hectare site and will be purpose-built to house 6,000 athletes and officials in 2,500 residential units and leave a legacy of regeneration in this deprived district of the city. Glasgow Green will be the venue for Hockey and will see the construction of a new Regional Hockey Centre. Tollcross Park Aquatics Centre, also in the East End, will be the venue for race swimming events. It already has one Olympic standard 50 metre swimming pool, which will be extensively upgraded, and a second 50 metre pool is also to be added for the Games as a warm-up facility. The existing permanent seating capacity will also be increased. Combined with temporary seating there will be over 5,000 seats for the Games in 2014. Diving however will be held at the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh, which will also be holding the annual Edinburgh Festival at the same time as the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 187 pixels Full resolution (1200 × 280 pixel, file size: 645 KB, MIME type: image/png) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 187 pixels Full resolution (1200 × 280 pixel, file size: 645 KB, MIME type: image/png) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free... A womens 400 m hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium in Finland. ... Look up velodrome in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Parkhead is an area of east Glasgow. ... This page is about the soccer stadium in Glasgow. ... sportscotland is the national body for sport in Scotland. ... Scottish Cycling, legally the Scottish Cyclists Union (SCU), is the national governing body for bicycle racing in Scotland. ... This article is about the sport. ... Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially-built banked tracks or velodromes (but many events are held at older velodromes where the track banking is relatively shallow) using track bicycles. ... Dalmarnock is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. ... The Cuningar Loop is a Meander on the River Clyde at Dalmarnock. ... The River Clyde opening out at Newark Castle, Port Glasgow past Clydeport Ocean Terminal, Greenock, to the Firth of Clyde on the left, and to the right past Ardmore Point to the Gare Loch. ... The term inner-city is often applied to the poorer parts at the centre of a major city. ... RMJM are a British architectural practice, founded in 1956 by Robert Matthew and Stirrat Johnson-Marshall. ... A hectare (symbol ha) is a unit of area, equal to 10 000 square metres, commonly used for measuring land area. ... Urban Renewal redirects here. ... McLennan Arch at the north-west entrance to Glasgow Green Glasgow Green situated in the east end of the city on the north bank of the River Clyde, is the oldest park in Glasgow dating back to the 15th century. ... A game of field hockey in progress Field hockey is a sport for men, women and children in many countries around the world. ... Tollcross is an suburb north of the River Clyde in Glasgow and has a popular park which is famed for its international rose trials. ... Swimmer redirects here. ... List of Olympic size swimming pools in the United Kingdom is an annotated list of swimming pools in the United Kingdom which conform to the Olympic standard. ... For other uses, see Dive. ... The Royal Commonwealth Pool is the swimming pool that held the swimming events of the 1970 and 1986 Commonwealth Games when they were held in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... For other uses, see Edinburgh (disambiguation). ... There is no one Edinburgh Festival but those using the term are usually referring to the collection of various festivals in August and early September of each year in Edinburgh, Scotland. ...

Infrastructure

See also: Transport in Glasgow

See also: Culture in Glasgow

See also: Economy of Scotland

Over two billion pounds^[17] will have been spent on enhancements to the city's transport infrastructure by 2014, including completion of major motorway links, like the M74 and East End Regeneration Route, as well as the Glasgow Airport Rail Link. Strathclyde Partnership for Transport has also proposed improvements to city centre rail links such as the Glasgow Crossrail scheme and light rapid transport to key facilities such as the SECC, with Clyde Fastlink being a requisite to this. There are also planned upgrades to the Argyle Line, and possible refurbishment and extension of the Glasgow Subway, partly using disused sections of the former Glasgow Central Railway, as well as improvements to the River Clyde including new bridges and river-based transport.^[18] Route 9, June 1962, shortly before the end of tram services in Glasgow in September The city of Glasgow, Scotland has a transport system encompassing air, rail, road, and an underground rail circuit. ... The city of Glasgow, Scotland, has many amenities for a wide range of cultural activities, from curling to opera and from football to art appreciation; it also has a large selection of museums that include those devoted to transport, religion, and modern art. ... The headquarters of the Bank of Scotland, located on the Mound in Edinburgh. ... GBP redirects here. ... M74 near Larkhall. ... The Glasgow East End Regeneration Route is a proposed urban road in the East End of Glasgow, Scotland. ... The Glasgow Airport Rail Link (GARL) is a proposed rail link which will link Glasgow Central station to Glasgow International Airport. ... The Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) is a public body which is responsible for planning and co-ordinating regional transport, and especially the public transport system, in the Strathclyde area of western Scotland. ... Glasgow Crossrail is a proposed railway development in Central Scotland. ... This article is about light rail systems in general. ... The front of the SECC The Clyde Auditorium with the main SECC building behind it The Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC), located on the north bank of the River Clyde in Glasgow, is Scotlands national venue for public events. ... Clyde FastLink is a proposed high frequency dedicated bus link in Glasgow, United Kingdom. ... The Argyle Line is a suburban railway located in West Central Scotland. ... An Inner Circle train arrives at West Street station. ... // The Glasgow Central Railway company received royal assent in 1888. ... The River Clyde opening out at Newark Castle, Port Glasgow past Clydeport Ocean Terminal, Greenock, to the Firth of Clyde on the left, and to the right past Ardmore Point to the Gare Loch. ... A New York Water Taxi docks at Pier 11 near Wall Street. ...

In terms of utilities, Glasgow has a comprehensive mains electricity network supplied by the National Grid, which is operated by Scottish Power. More flexible electricity supplies are also readily available, with mobile generating specialists Aggreko, based in the city. Scottish Water operates Glasgow's primary water supply, which is sourced from Loch Katrine and enters the city via the state-of-the-art Milngavie water treatment works. The city has a world class healthcare sector administered by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. Strathclyde Police have a proven track record in providing security at high profile events such as the 2002 UEFA Champions League Final and the 2005 G8 summit. Glasgow currently has some 11,870 hotel rooms, including 3 5 star hotels. There are plans for eight new hotels in and around Glasgow. Ranging from 3-5 star accommodation, they will collectively provide a further 1,445 beds by 2014^[19]. The Glasgow City Marketing Bureau has also obtained contractural agreements from 67 hotels in the city to guarantee room rates with no minimum length of stay^[20]. In terms of telecommunications, Glasgow was voted the Intelligent Community of the Year in 2004 by the Intelligent Community Forum, in recognition of the city's comprehensive level of Broadband Internet access and highly developed 3G and Wi-Fi networks.^{[21] [22] [23]} Type F mains power plug & socket The term mains usually refers to the general purpose alternating current (AC) electrical power supply (as in “Ive connected the appliance to the mains”). The term is not usually used in the United States and Canada. ... The National Grid is the high-voltage electric power transmission network in Great Britain, connecting power stations and major substations and ensuring that electricity generated anywhere in Great Britain can be used to satisfy demand elsewhere. ... Scottish Power Limited is a vertically integrated energy company with its headquarters in Glasgow, Scotland, and a subsidiary of the Spanish utility Iberdrola. ... Aggreko plc is an international British company headquartered in Glasgow, Scotland which hires out power generators, temperature control equipment and compressed air systems. ... Scottish Water is a state-owned company in Scotland that provides water and sewer facilities. ... Above Stronachlachar, looking eastward along the length of the loch. ... Craigmaddie reservoir, empty during building works. ... A physician visiting the sick in a hospital. ... Logo of the Greater Glasgow and Clyde health board NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is a new NHS board in Scotland, United Kingdom, created from the amalgamation of NHS Greater Glasgow and part of NHS Argyll and Clyde on April 1, 2006. ... Strathclyde Police is the police force for the Scottish council areas of Argyll and Bute, City of Glasgow, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire and West Dunbartonshire. ... The 2002 UEFA Champions League Final took place at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland on May 15, 2002. ... Official G8 2005 Portrait. ... Stars are also used to classify senior military ranks. ... Telecommunication involves the transmission of signals over a distance for the purpose of communication. ... The Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) is a nonprofit think tank that focuses on job creation and economic development in the broadband economy. ... A WildBlue Satellite Internet dish. ... 3G is the third generation of mobile phone standards and technology, after 2G. It is based on the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) family of standards under the International Mobile Telecommunications programme, IMT-2000. 3G technologies enable network operators to offer users a wider range of more advanced services while achieving... Official Wi-Fi logo Wi-Fi (pronounced wye-fye, IPA: ) is a wireless technology brand owned by the Wi-Fi Alliance intended to improve the interoperability of wireless local area network products based on the IEEE 802. ...

Financing and administration

See also: Politics of Scotland

On 14 November 2007, the First Minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond, announced that with the disbandment of the Bid Committee, headed by Louise Martin, Chair of the Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland and Bid Director, Derek Casey, a new Organising Committee and formal Business plan, for implementing the 2014 Commonwealth Games and securing its legacy, would be established within 100 days.^[24] The Politics of Scotland forms a distinctive part of the wider politics of the United Kingdom, with Scotland one of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom. ... is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond, known as Alex Salmond (born December 31, 1954, Linlithgow), is a Scottish politician, and the current First Minister of Scotland, heading a minority government. ... The Scotland logo for the Melbourne Commonwealth Games 2006. ... A business plan is a formal statement of a largely enforced business goal, the reasons why they are believed attainable, and the plan for reaching those goals (Fiifi Essel). ...

The Scottish Government and Glasgow City Council have agreed to underwrite the Organising Committee's net running costs of staging the Games, which is currently budgeted at £288m. This will be on the basis of an 80/20 split. It is expected that the majority of the 80% of costs to be covered by the Scottish Government will be new money committed to the sports and major events budget. A further £50m is expected to be raised through merchandising, broadcasting, sponsorship and ticket sales.^[25] Current major corporate sponsors include; Clydesdale Bank, Highland Spring, O2, FirstGroup, BBC Scotland and Diageo^[26]. Other capital expenditure is taking place in addition to the Organising Committee's budget, principally on venue infrastructure. Only three entirely new venues are required to stage the games, which are budgeted at a combined total of £200 million and additions to existing venues will cost an additional £70 million, although most of this investment had been planned to take place regardless of the bid result^[27]. The Games Village is projected to cost some £229 million and will be developed through a Public Private Partnership scheme^[28]. Following the announcement on November 9, 2007 that Glasgow will host the Games, the Scottish Parliament will now consider the Glasgow Commonwealth Games Bill. This proposed new legislation aims to protect the Games from Ambush marketing and ticket touts, while putting powers in place to address matters such as transport and land purchase.^[29] The logo of the Governemnt, incorporating the Saltire. ... The City of Glasgow is one of the 32 Scottish unitary authorities and came into being in 1995. ... The Clydesdale Bank PLC (Scottish Gaelic: ) is a commercial bank in the United Kingdom, a subsidiary of the nab Group. ... Highland Spring is the the leading UK bottled water supplier, and the No. ... Telefónica O2 Europe plc[1] (known prior to March 2006 as O2 plc and prior to March 2005 as mmO2 plc, and usually stylised as O2, like the chemical symbol) is a European telecommunications company delivering both fixed and mobile communication products. ... Livery of First Group vehicles shown on a bus in Bristol First Group PLC is a British transport company operating in the United Kingdom and North America, with headquarters in Aberdeen, Scotland. ... BBC Scotland (BBC Alba in Gaelic) is a constituent part of the British Broadcasting Corporation, the publicly-funded broadcaster of the United Kingdom. ... It has been suggested that Diageo Brands be merged into this article or section. ... Public-private partnership (PPP) is a variation of privatization in which elements of a service previously run solely by the public sector are provided through a partnership between the government and one or more private sector companies. ... For the national legislative body up to 1707, see Parliament of Scotland. ... Ambush marketing occurs when a brand pays to become the official sponsor of an event and an other brand tries to connect itself to the same event, without paying the sponsorship fee and without breaking any law. ... Tout is a semi-colloquial, mainly British term for a person who earns money by reselling tickets to popular events. ... Eminent domain (United States), compulsory purchase (United Kingdom, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland), resumption/compulsory acquisition (Australia) or expropriation (Canada, South Africa) in common law legal systems is the inherent power of the state to seize a citizens private property, expropriate property, or rights in property, without the owner...

Sports

There were 71 countries, territories and bodies competing at the last Commonwealth Games^[30].

The current regulations state that a minimum of ten core sports must be included in any Commonwealth Games schedule. The current core sports include; Athletics, aquatics (swimming and diving), lawn bowls, netball (for women) and rugby sevens (for men). The host city may also select a maximum of seven further sports from a list of approved disciplines. Integrated disabled competitions are also proposed in several events including; Swimming, Athletics, Cycling, Table Tennis and possibly Powerlifting, with the medals being added to the final tally for each nation. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1357x628, 47 KB) Summary The countries planning to compete in the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne (red) Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: 2006 Commonwealth Games User:Astrokey44/maps ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1357x628, 47 KB) Summary The countries planning to compete in the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne (red) Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: 2006 Commonwealth Games User:Astrokey44/maps ... The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Australia between March 15 and March 26, 2006. ... A womens 400 m hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium in Finland. ... There are a large number of sports that involve water. ... Swimmer redirects here. ... For other uses, see Dive. ... Men playing bowls Bowls (or Lawn Bowls) is a precision sport where the goal is to roll slightly radially asymmetrical balls (called bowls) closer to a smaller white ball (the jack) than ones opponent is able to do. ... A netball game in Australia Netball is a non contact sport similar to, and derived from, basketball. ... Bold text // Rugby sevens being played at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, which was held at Melbournes Telstra Dome. ... Image:Part is Marathon 2006-Handbike. ... Powerlifting is a strength sport, consisting of three events: the squat, the bench press, and the deadlift. ...

There are a total of 17 disciplines planned for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.:^[31]

• Aquatics (Swimming and Diving)
• Athletics (Track and Field and Marathon)
• Badminton
• Boxing
• Cycling (Track, Mountain, Road and Time-Trial)
• Gymnastics (Artistic and Rhythmic)
• Hockey
• Judo
• Lawn Bowls
• Netball
• Rugby 7s
• Shooting (Small Bore Rifle, Full Bore Rifle, Pistol and Clay Target)
• Squash
• Table Tennis
• Triathlon
• Weightlifting
• Wrestling

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Provisional competition schedule

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Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially-built banked tracks or velodromes (but many events are held at older velodromes where the track banking is relatively shallow) using track bicycles. ... A team time trial (TTT) is a road-based bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). ... A team time trial (TTT) is a road-based bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). ... Bicycle racers at the 2005 Rund um den Henninger-Turm in Germany Road bicycle racing is a popular bicycle racing sport held on roads (following the geography of the area), using racing bicycles. ... Bicycle racers at the 2005 Rund um den Henninger-Turm in Germany Road bicycle racing is a popular bicycle racing sport held on roads (following the geography of the area), using racing bicycles. ... Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially-built banked tracks or velodromes (but many events are held at older velodromes where the track banking is relatively shallow) using track bicycles. ... Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially-built banked tracks or velodromes (but many events are held at older velodromes where the track banking is relatively shallow) using track bicycles. ... Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially-built banked tracks or velodromes (but many events are held at older velodromes where the track banking is relatively shallow) using track bicycles. ... Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially-built banked tracks or velodromes (but many events are held at older velodromes where the track banking is relatively shallow) using track bicycles. ... A team time trial (TTT) is a road-based bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). ... A team time trial (TTT) is a road-based bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). ... A rider during a Cross Country race The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) recognised the sport of mountain bike racing relatively late in 1990, when it sanctioned the world championships in Purgatory, Colorado. ... A rider during a Cross Country race The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) recognised the sport of mountain bike racing relatively late in 1990, when it sanctioned the world championships in Purgatory, Colorado. ... A team time trial (TTT) is a road-based bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). ... A team time trial (TTT) is a road-based bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). ... For other uses, see Dive. ... Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, balance, endurance, gracefulness, and kinesthetic awareness, and includes such skills as handsprings, handstands, split leaps, aerials and cartwheels. ... Artistic Gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which competitors perform short routines (ranging from approximately 30 to 90 seconds) on different apparatus, obviously less for vaulting (see lists below). ... Artistic Gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which competitors perform short routines (ranging from approximately 30 to 90 seconds) on different apparatus, obviously less for vaulting (see lists below). ... Artistic Gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which competitors perform short routines (ranging from approximately 30 to 90 seconds) on different apparatus, obviously less for vaulting (see lists below). ... Artistic Gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which competitors perform short routines (ranging from approximately 30 to 90 seconds) on different apparatus, obviously less for vaulting (see lists below). ... Artistic Gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which competitors perform short routines (ranging from approximately 30 to 90 seconds) on different apparatus, obviously less for vaulting (see lists below). ... Artistic Gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which competitors perform short routines (ranging from approximately 30 to 90 seconds) on different apparatus, obviously less for vaulting (see lists below). ... Artistic Gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which competitors perform short routines (ranging from approximately 30 to 90 seconds) on different apparatus, obviously less for vaulting (see lists below). ... Artistic Gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which competitors perform short routines (ranging from approximately 30 to 90 seconds) on different apparatus, obviously less for vaulting (see lists below). ... Rhythmic gymnasts from Greece in the 2000 Sydney Olympics Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which single competitors or pairs, trios or even more manipulate one or two apparatuses: Ball, Clubs, Hoop, Ribbon, and Rope. ... Rhythmic gymnasts from Greece in the 2000 Sydney Olympics Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which single competitors or pairs, trios or even more manipulate one or two apparatuses: Ball, Clubs, Hoop, Ribbon, and Rope. ... Rhythmic gymnasts from Greece in the 2000 Sydney Olympics Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which single competitors or pairs, trios or even more manipulate one or two apparatuses: Ball, Clubs, Hoop, Ribbon, and Rope. ... Rhythmic gymnasts from Greece in the 2000 Sydney Olympics Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which single competitors or pairs, trios or even more manipulate one or two apparatuses: Ball, Clubs, Hoop, Ribbon, and Rope. ... A game of field hockey in progress Field hockey is a sport for men, women and children in many countries around the world. ... This article is about the martial art and sport. ... Men playing bowls Bowls (or Lawn Bowls) is a precision sport where the goal is to roll slightly radially asymmetrical balls (called bowls) closer to a smaller white ball (the jack) than ones opponent is able to do. ... A netball game in Australia Netball is a non contact sport similar to, and derived from, basketball. ... Rugby sevens is a variant of rugby football in which only seven players per side feature. ... The shooting sports include those competitive sports involving tests of proficiency (accuracy and speed) using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns (see Archery for more information on shooting sports that make use of bows and arrows). ... Clay pigeon shooting, formally known as Inanimate Bird Shooting, is the art of shooting at special flying targets, known as clay pigeons or clay targets, with a shotgun. ... Clay pigeon shooting, formally known as Inanimate Bird Shooting, is the art of shooting at special flying targets, known as clay pigeons or clay targets, with a shotgun. ... Clay pigeon shooting, formally known as Inanimate Bird Shooting, is the art of shooting at special flying targets, known as clay pigeons or clay targets, with a shotgun. ... Clay pigeon shooting, formally known as Inanimate Bird Shooting, is the art of shooting at special flying targets, known as clay pigeons or clay targets, with a shotgun. ... Clay pigeon shooting, formally known as Inanimate Bird Shooting, is the art of shooting at special flying targets, known as clay pigeons or clay targets, with a shotgun. ... Squash racquet and ball Players in a glass-backed squash court International Squash Singles Court, as specified by the World Squash Federation Squash is an indoor racquet sport that was formerly called Squash racquets, a reference to the squashable soft ball used in the game (compared with the harder ball... Swimmer redirects here. ... Ping Pong redirects here. ... The three components of triathlon: Swimming, Cycling, Running A triathlon is an athletic event consisting of swimming, cycling and running over various distances. ... This article is about the sport of weightlifting. ... FILA Greatest Wrestler of 20th Century (Greco-Roman) Alexander Karelin throws Olympian Jeff Blatnick with his Karelin Lift. Amateur wrestling is the most widespread form of sport wrestling. ...

Logo

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. A flag featuring the logo was used extensively during the bid process. The flag was flown above Merchant House in George Square daily ^[33]. Sprints are short running races in athletics. ... This article is about the country. ... Roman numerals are a numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. ... For the chemist and inventor, see Charles Macintosh. ... George Square and Glasgow City Chambers George Square is the central square in the Scottish city of Glasgow. ...

References

External links

• Official Bid Website
• Glasgow 2014 Candidate City File
• Commonwealth Games 2014 News
• 2014 Commonwealth Games Evaluation Report