Glasgow is to host the XXth Commonwealth Games in 2014. This is the third time that Scotland has been chosen to host the Games. The previous two were in Edinburgh, the first in 1970 and again in 1986.
The Scottish Government is one of three partners in the Games, and will contribute 80 per cent to the net public cost of the Games. The other partners are Glasgow City Council, which will contribute 20 per cent to the net public cost of the Games, and Commonwealth Games Scotland.
The Opening Ceremony of the XXth Commonwealth Games will take place at Celtic Park on July 23, 2014. The Games themselves will be delivered by the Games Organising Committee.
The first Games were held in 1930 in Hamilton, Canada, where 11 countries sent 400 athletes to take part in six sports and 59 events. Since then, the Games have been held every four years (except for 1942 and 1946 because of the Second World War). In 2014 Glasgow will host 71 countries and territories and more than 6,500 athletes and officials across 17 sports.
The Games are not only about delivering a major sporting event, they also offer Scotland the chance to achieve a lasting legacy from the Games, a plan for which - A games legacy for Scotland - was launched in September 2009.
Visit A games legacy for Scotland web portal for all the latest information about national and local activities in the run up to 2014 and beyond.