Glasgow 2014 marked the start of operations to transform the interior of Scotland’s National Stadium into a world-class athletics arena for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games – with the lifting of the famous Hampden turf. The key moment of the Games’ most innovative construction project was overseen by Scots medal hopeful Meggan Dawson-Farrell who will compete in the stadium for Team Scotland in the T54 1500 metres at next year’s Games. [Read more...]
Hampden’s Commonwealth Games transformation under starter’s orders
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Volunteers set new Commonwealth Games record
March 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A new record has been set by the number of people offering to be volunteers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
A total of 50,811 people have come forward offering their services – more than the number who applied for both the Melbourne 2006 and Manchester 2002 Games. [Read more...]
Para-Commonwealth Games is a possibility, but not now says Glasgow 2014 chief
October 9, 2012 by Leave a Comment
October 9 – Glasgow 2014 chief executive David Grevemberg has claimed that a separate Para-Commonwealth Games for the world’s top disability athletes is a long-term possibility but admitted it is not something he thinks will happen in the near future. The Commonwealth Games have long existed as an integrated event, with able-bodied and disabled athletes [Read more...]
Jody Cundy ready for Commonwealth Games challenge
September 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Paralympics cyclist Jody Cundy has admitted he faces the biggest challenge of his career to win a place in England’s Commonwealth Games team. The 33-year-old from Wisbech, who switched to cycling from swimming, wants to compete in Glasgow in 2014. “It’s kind of shooting for the stars,” Cundy told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire. [Read more...]
