London 2012 blog

It is hard to believe that just over a week has passed since the vote to determine the Host City of the 2014 Commonwealth Games started.  The entire Glasgow 2014 team, together with hundreds of thousands of Scots around the globe, were all so nervous and excited.  It isn’t often I sit holding hands with the Chief Executive of Glasgow City Council!


 
The story of Glasgow’s bid began in February 2004, when the Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland invited cities to consider making a bid for the 2014 Games.  Since then almost 2 million people have pledged their support at www.glasgow2014.com and six major supporters signed up to back Scotland’s bid.  The Glasgow 2014 team travelled to 67 nations and territories around the Commonwealth and presented a 600-plus page Candidate City File to the CGF, detailing Glasgow’s vision for the Games.  Then during the summer we welcomed delegates from 69 countries to Scotland, where we were able to bring our bid to life.

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