2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow July 23 - Aug 03,2014

The 2014 Commonwealth Games, officially the XX Commonwealth Games, will be held in Glasgow,  Scotland, United Kingdom over 11 days of competition from July 23 - Aug 03,2014

Venues
Hampden Park,Scotland's National Football Stadium, located on the South Side, will be the main venue for Athletics and the Closing Ceremony, while Celtic Park, located in the East End, will be used for the Opening Ceremony

Mascot
Clyde, a thistle named after the River Clyde(9th longest River in UK and 3rd longest in Scotland) will be the official mascot of the 2014 Commonwealth Games

Logo
The official logo for the 2014 Commonwealth Games was unveiled on Commonwealth Day -March 08,2010

Designed by Marque Creative, it was inspired by three factors, time, data and measurement.
Its rings are proportioned to represent the 20th Commonwealth Games, across 17 sports, over 11 days in 1 city


There are a total of 17 sports and 261 medal events that will be contested at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

 2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow Uniforms Unveiled
The uniform for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games' volunteers are unveiled during an event at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland. Glasgow 2014 organisers have unveiled the uniform for the Commonwealth Games' 15,000 volunteers.
The so-called Clydesiders will wear red polo shirts and grey trousers when they take up their role at this summer's sports extravaganza

2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow Venues

Celtic Park,the home ground of Celtic FC to host the Opening Ceremony

Commonwealth Sports Arena to host the Badminton Matches

Glasgow Green Hockey Centre to host Field Hockey

Tollcross International Swimming Centre to host Swimming

The home ground of Rangers Football Club– Ibrox Stadium- will host the Rugby Sevens competition

All the Shooting events will take place at the Barry Buddon Shooting Centre during July 25-29
Hampden Park  to host Track & Field and Closing Ceremony

2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games Medals Unveiled

The 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games Medals Unveiled at the city's Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum during an event which also demonstrated the medal procession ceremony

Designed by jeweller Jonathan Boyd, who worked with specialists at Glasgow School of Art, the handmade medals weigh 100g and are made from silver gilt for the gold, silver and bronze.

Former Commonwealth gold medallist Iwan Thomas hosted the event, which also featured Scotland's most decorated athlete, Allan Wells MBE, and aspiring future star Joseph Amouzou, 18, who attends the Glasgow School of Sport.

Amouzou is the reigning under-20 indoor triple jump champion and hopes to compete in future Commonwealth Games

The 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games begins with the opening ceremony at Celtic Park featuring 3,000 cast members alongside 4,500 athletes from the 71 participating nations

The Queen will open the Games, reading a message contained in the baton which formed the heart of a 10-month relay across the Commonwealth.

Males boxers at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow will not wear head guards for the first time since 1982

Five top facts about the Commonwealth Games
Only six teams have attended every Games: Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales.
Australia have won the most gold medals - 804 - and are the only team to have amassed more than 2,000 medals.
The 3,000th Commonwealth Games gold medal will be awarded in Glasgow.
Australia has staged the four-yearly event five times, ahead of Canada (four).
Glasgow marks the third time Scotland has staged the four-yearly event, after Edinburgh played host in 1970 and 1986 The first Games were held in 1930 in Hamilton, Canada, where 400 athletes from 11 countries took part in 59 events across six sports.

Five big names appearing at Glasgow 2014
Sprinter Usain Bolt, Jamaica: Competing in the 4x100m relay
Runner Mo Farah, England: Competing in the 5,000m and 10,000m
Sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Jamaica: Competing in the 100m
Cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins, England: Competing in the team pursuit
Diver Tom Daley, England: Competing in 10m individual event

Five big names missing from Glasgow 2014
Heptathlete Jessica Ennis-Hill, England: 2012 Olympic champion and former world champion
Sprinter Yohan Blake, Jamaica: Olympic silver medallist in 100m and 200m and former 100m world champion
Cyclist Mark Cavendish, Isle of Man: Former world champion on track and road, plus multi-stage winner in Tour de France
Cyclist Becky James, Wales: Double gold medallist at 2013 World Track Cycling Championships
Heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson, England: Gold medallist at 2012 World Junior Championships

2010 New Delhi Commonwealth Games shooting gold medallist Nur Ayuni Farhana Abdul Halim has been left devastated after being ruled out of competing in Glasgow because her competition jacket was lost en route to Scotland

Medals Decided On Thursday July 24,2014

Swimming: men’s para-sport 100m freestyle S9, 400m freestyle, 200m breaststroke; women’s 200m freestyle, 400m individual medley, 4x100m freestyle relay.

Cycling (track): men’s 4,000m team pursuit, team sprint; women’s para-sport sprint B tandem, 500m time trial. Gymnastics (rhythmic): women’s team.

Judo: men’s -60kg, -66kg gold and bronze medal matches;
women’s -48kg, -52kg, -57kg.

Triathlon: men’s and women’s individual. Weightlifting: men’s 56kg, women’s 48kg.

Medals Decided On Friday July 25,2014

Swimming: men’s 200m freestyle, 100m backstroke, 50m butterfly, 400m individual medley, 4 x 100m freestyle relay; women’s para-sport 100m freestyle S8, 50m breaststroke, 100m butterfly.

Cycling (track): men’s para-sport 1,000m time trial B tandem, sprint, 4,000m individual pursuit;women’s 3,000m individual pursuit.

Gymnastics (rhythmic): women’s individual allround.

Judo: men’s - 73kg, -81kg gold and bronze medal matches; women’s - 63kg, -70kg.

Shooting: men’s 10m air rifle, women’s skeet, 10m air pistol.

Weightlifting: men’s 62kg, women’s 53kg.

Medals Decided On Saturday July 26,2014

Swimming: men’s para-sport 200m freestyle S14, 100m breaststroke, 200m butterfly; women’s 50m freestyle, 100m backstroke, 200m breaststroke, 4 x 200m freestyle relay.

Cycling (track): men’s parasport sprint B tandem, 1,000m time trial, 40km points race; women’s 10km scratch race.

Gymnastics (rhythmic): women’s hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon.

Judo: men’s -90kg, -100kg, +100kg gold and bronze medal matches; women’s -78kg, +78kg.

Lawn bowls: para-sport mixed pairs B2/B3 gold and bronze medal matches.

Shooting: men’s skeet, 10m air pistol; women’s 10m air rifle, 25m pistol; open Queen’s prize
pairs.

Triathlon: mixed team relay.

Weightlifting: men’s 69kg, women’s 58kg.

Medals Decided On Sunday July 27,2014

Swimming: men’s 100m freestyle, 50m backstroke, 4 x 200m freestyle relay; women’s para-sport 100m breaststroke SB9, 200m backstroke, 50m butterfly, 200m individual medley.

Athletics: men’s marathon, 5,000m; women’s marathon, para-sport long jump T37/38.

Cycling (track): men’s keirin, 20km scratch race; women’s parasport 1000m time trial B tandem, sprint, 25km points race.

Lawn bowls: women’s fours, singles.

Rugby sevens: gold and bronze medal matches.

Shooting: men’s and women’s double trap.

Table tennis: women’s team gold and bronze matches.

Weightlifting: men’s 77kg, women’s 63kg.

Medals Decided On Monday July 28,2014

Swimming: men’s para-sport 200m individual medley SM8, 200m backstroke, 50m breaststroke, 100m butterfly; women’s 800m and 100m freestyle, 100m breaststroke, 200m butterfly.

Athletics: men’s parasport discus F42/44, para-sport 100m T37, 100m, shot put; women’s parasport 100m T12, 100m, hammer.

Badminton: team bronze and gold medal matches.

Lawn bowls: men’s pairs, triples.

Shooting: men’s 50m pistol, 50m rifle prone; women’s trap, 50m rifle prone.

Squash: men’s and women’s singles.

Table tennis: men’s team gold and bronze matches.

Weightlifting: men’s 85kg, women’s 69kg.

Medals Decided On Tuesday July 29,2014

Swimming: men’s 50m and 1500m freestyle, 200m individual medley, 4x100m medley relay; women’s para-sport 200m individual medley SM10, 400m freestyle, 50m backstroke, 4x100m medley relay.

Athletics: men’s 110m hurdles, hammer, decathlon; women’s 400m, 1500m, 10,000m, triple jump.

Cycling (mountain bike): men’s and women’s cross country.

Gymnastics (artistic): men’s and women’s team finals.

Shooting: men’s trap, 25m rapid fire pistol, 50m rifle three positions; women’s 50m rifle three positions; open Queen’s prize individual.

Weightlifting: men’s 94kg, women’s 75kg.

Wrestling: men’s freestyle 57kg, 74kg, 125kg gold and bronze medal matches; women’s freestyle48kg, 75kg.

Medals Decided On Wednesday July 30,2014

Diving: women’s synchronised 10m platform, 3m springboard; men’s 1m springboard.

Athletics: men’s 400m, high jump, long jump; women’s 3000m steeplechase, shot put, javelin, heptathlon.

Gymnastics (artistic): men’s and women’s individual all-round.

Weightlifting: men’s 105kg, women’s +75kg.

Wrestling: men’s freestyle 61kg, 97kg; women’s freestyle 53kg, 58kg, 69kg.

Medals Decided On  Thursday July 31,2014

Diving: men’s 3m springboard, women’s 10m platform.

Athletics: men’s para-sport 1500m T54, 200m, 800m, 400m hurdles, discus; women’s para-sport 1500m T54, 200m, 400m hurdles, long jump.

Gymnastics (artistic): men’s floor, pommel horse, rings; women’s vault, uneven bars.

Cycling (road): men’s and women’s individual time trial.

Lawn bowls: para-sport open triples B6/B7/B8; women’s triples.

Weightlifting: men’s +105kg.

Wrestling: men’s freestyle 65kg, 86kg; women’s 55kg, 63kg

Medals Decided On  Friday Aug 01,2014

Diving: men’s synchronised 3m springboard, synchronised 10m platform; women’s 1m springboard.

Athletics: men’s 3,000m steeplechase, 10,000m, pole vault; women’s 800m, 100m hurdles, high jump, discus.

Gymnastics (artistic): men’s vault, parallel bars, horizontal bar; women’s beam, floor.

Lawn bowls: men’s fours, singles; women’s pairs.

Table tennis: men’s doubles gold and bronze medal matches; women’s singles gold and bronze medal matches.

Medals Decided On  Saturday Aug 02,2014

Diving: men’s 10m platform, women’s 3m springboard.

Athletics: men’s 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay, 1500m, triple jump, javelin; women’s 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay, 5000m, pole vault.

Badminton: men’s and women’s singles and doubles bronze, mixed doubles bronze.

Boxing: men’s light fly, fly, bantam, light, light welter, welter, middle, light heavy, heavy, super heavy; women’s fly, light, middle.

Hockey: women’s gold and bronze matches.

Squash: women’s doubles gold and bronze matches.

Table tennis: mixed doubles, men’s singles and women’s doubles gold and bronze medal matches.

Para-sport powerlifting: men’s and women’s lightweight and heavyweight.

Medals Decided On  Sunday Aug 03,2014

Cycling: men’s and women’s road races.

Badminton: men’s and women’s singles and doubles gold, mixed doubles gold.

Hockey: men’s gold and bronze matches.

Squash: men’s doubles and mixed finals.

Netball: gold and bronze matches.