A sports programme that will spark your passion
Will you hold your breath during the 100m final or scream encouragement as weightlifters heave 110kg into the air?  Will you be breathless re-enacting every badminton serve, smash and stroke or in awe at the gymnasts’ acrobatic feats? Our planned programme includes the following 17 sports to spark your passion:

These sports have been selected to show our great city at its best.  Medals will be won and lost in world class venues. Personal bests will be set in front of spectacular backdrops and the roar of our passionate Scottish crowds will inspire record breaking performances.

Ensuring the right choice of sports for our programme
In November 2006 the Commonwealth Games Federation agreed there should be 10 core sports, with each bidding city able to select up to a further 7 sports. When deciding which sports would feature in our programme, we looked at their appeal across the Commonwealth, the likely spread of medal success, and the long term benefits for Scotland of including the sport. 

Speaking about the sports programme Louise Martin of the Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland said: “Getting the sports right was a crucial part of the bidding process. We have made sure we give ourselves the best opportunity for Scottish success, but we have selected sports that will satisfy voters from all of the countries of the Commonwealth”.

“The sports we have selected do just that. We have spoken to voters from around the world and taken their advice on what sports they want to see at Glasgow 2014. We have made sure that the views of all countries, big and small, have been taken into account. This means that our Games will be a spectacular celebration of sport and of the Commonwealth itself.”