cwg 2014

The 2014 Commonwealth Games  will be held in Glasgow, Scotland, from 23 July to 3 August 2014.
It will be the largest multi-sport event ever held in Scotland with around 4,560 competing athletes across 17 different sports, although the country previously hosted the 1970 and 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh. Over the last 10 years, however, Glasgow and Scotland had staged World, Commonwealth, European, or British events in all 17 sports proposed for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, including the World Badminton Championships in 1997.


CWG 2014

Host city	Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Motto	People, Place, Passion
Nations participating	71 Commonwealth Teams
Athletes participating	4,947
Events	261 in 17 sports
Opening ceremony	23 July 2014
Closing ceremony	3 August 2014
Queen's Baton Final Runner	TBC
CWG 2014 calendar OC Opening ceremony ● Event competitions 1 Event finals CC Closing ceremony July/August 23 Wed 24 Thu 25 Fri 26 Sat 27 Sun 28 Mon 29 Tue 30 Wed 31 Thu 1 Fri 2 Sat 3 Sun Events Ceremonies OC CC Athletics 4 7 7 7 9 7 9 50 Badminton ● ● ● ● 1 ● ● ● ● ● 5 6 Boxing ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 13 11 Cycling 4 4 5 4 2 2 2 23 Diving 3 2 3 2 10 Gymnastics 1 1 4 ● 2 2 5 5 20 Hockey ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1 2 Judo 5 4 5 14 Lawn bowls ● ● 1 2 2 ● ● 2 3 10 Netball ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1 Rugby sevens ● 1 1 Shooting 3 5 2 4 5 19 Squash ● ● ● ● 2 ● ● ● ● 1 2 5 Swimming 6 8 7 7 8 8 44 Table tennis ● ● ● 1 1 ● ● ● 2 3 7 Triathlon 2 1 3