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Mikey
22-07-2014, 08:50 PM
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Discuss the Commonwealth Games here!

The Opening Ceremony is tomorrow at 20:00 BST broadcasting live from Celtic Park, Celtic Football Club's home ground. The event will from the 23 July to 3 August 2014.

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Going to put some facts and figures below to make this thread look amazing!




[*=center]The first Commonwealth Games took place in Hamilton, Canada in 1930. Four hundred athletes from eleven countries competed over 6 sports and 59 events.
[*=center]Scotland has previously hosted the event twice, in 1970 and 1986, both in Edinburgh.
[*=center]There will be 6,500 athletes from 71 nations competing in 17 sports over 11 days. In the original Commonwealth Games, only 400 athletes from 11 countries took part.
[*=center]The Queen's Baton Relay tomorrow night will have covered 190,000KM across the Commonwealth. That's the equivalent of going around the Earth's surface almost 4.25 times.



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I will be a volunteer for the games as a Press Tribune team member for the Squash and Table Tennis. I'm really looking forward to my volunteering and seeing all the events! Also it's in my home city so that's a bonus. :)

Mark
22-07-2014, 11:20 PM
Sorry to be a kill joy but am I the only one who's really not phased by the games?

SackRace
23-07-2014, 08:00 AM
Good thread Mikey but I agree with Mark. The games don't really interest me at all but yesterday I did go to do some shopping yesterday in the city and I have never seen it so busy. Hopefully it brings much needed money into Scotland.

Matt
23-07-2014, 08:10 AM
They're broadcasting it quite a bit over here in Australia and they've been interviewing quite a few aussie athletes leading up to the opening ceremony. No doubt they'll keep us all up to date on Australia's performance!

Hope you have fun volunteering Mikey, it sounds like a great opportunity! Have fun :)

dbgtz
23-07-2014, 09:14 AM
Sorry to be a kill joy but am I the only one who's really not phased by the games?

Weren't you going to volunteer at one stage?

I'll probably watch the opening ceremony then not bother.

buttons
23-07-2014, 09:36 AM
Sorry to be a kill joy but am I the only one who's really not phased by the games?
i don't even think iv heard of them until this year lmao n no don't care about it

Mark
23-07-2014, 09:40 AM
Weren't you going to volunteer at one stage?

I'll probably watch the opening ceremony then not bother.

Yeah I was but I didn't fancy it so didn't go to the next stage of the process. Yeah likewise.

Zak
23-07-2014, 10:21 PM
Never knew the commonwealth games were now a charity event...

SackRace
23-07-2014, 10:38 PM
Start of the opening ceremony was such an embarrassment. Cringey as

Mikey
23-07-2014, 10:53 PM
I liked it haha! Really well done, seen the Fireworks at the end from my house and the Red Arrows passed my house too.

:)

dbgtz
23-07-2014, 11:07 PM
Worst Children in Need, ever.

It was basically 1/2 Scotland saying how great it is (totally not trying to influence any results of any kind this year ;) ) and the other half talking about kids in need.

j0rd
23-07-2014, 11:37 PM
does anyone know when the triathlon is on today
lad i was in school with is representing wales

-:Undertaker:-
24-07-2014, 03:40 AM
John Barrowman using the games (a sporting event) to champion LGBTXYZ causes has just embarrassed Britain infront of the entire Commonwealth.

HM the Queen looked as regal as ever though xx

Sian
24-07-2014, 06:14 AM
John Barrowman using the games (a sporting event) to champion LGBTXYZ causes has just embarrassed Britain infront of the entire Commonwealth.

HM the Queen looked as regal as ever though xx

Did the duke indeed? Will vaguely keep an eye on it. As guernsey competes in it.

SackRace
24-07-2014, 08:42 AM
Although I did enjoy seeing Celtic support on social media getting mad at someone singing god save the queen

Mark
24-07-2014, 09:33 AM
Worst Children in Need, ever.

It was basically 1/2 Scotland saying how great it is (totally not trying to influence any results of any kind this year ;) ) and the other half talking about kids in need.

To be fair, they're not exactly going to show the negatives of Scotland lol?

I thought the opening ceremony got better as time went on. At the beginning it was rather cringy with the Tunnocks tea cakes... However towards the end there was a good ambience about the whole ceremony.

Kyle
24-07-2014, 09:52 AM
The opening ceremony was horrific I'm embarrassed for Scotland. Rod Stewart sounded like his voice drop was about to drop out (as usual-- why is he even still singing??) and subo sang perhaps my least favourite song in the entire world. The queen looked glorious though.

Come on England let's win everything yeahh wooooo sport and stuff


~~from phone

lemons
24-07-2014, 10:09 AM
i hate the unicef stuff
i hated the annoying john man
i hated rod stewart


the best parts were the queen entering, the athletes parade and that asian man struggling to open the baton haha

Suicune
24-07-2014, 10:51 AM
Loved the athletes parade and Rod Stewart was great to watch.
Thought the beginning and when Susan Boyle was up there performing was a bit cringe-worthy though.

lemons
24-07-2014, 11:09 AM
SUSAN BOYLE FORGOT HER WORDS HAHA

dbgtz
24-07-2014, 12:42 PM
To be fair, they're not exactly going to show the negatives of Scotland lol?

I thought the opening ceremony got better as time went on. At the beginning it was rather cringy with the Tunnocks tea cakes... However towards the end there was a good ambience about the whole ceremony.

Yeah but there was like a song which was literally just saying how great Scotland is, like "we made this and we made that" lalala

Mark
24-07-2014, 02:49 PM
Yeah but there was like a song which was literally just saying how great Scotland is, like "we made this and we made that" lalala

Ah I see your point, fair enough

Red
24-07-2014, 03:44 PM
lmfao love her
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Zak
04-08-2014, 11:44 AM
Surprised there was only 3 pages of replies..... What a great games. First time we've beaten Australia in the commonwealth games in 28 years.

Aiden
04-08-2014, 12:16 PM
WOOOOO YAYY ENGLAND'S THE BESTTTT

Matt
04-08-2014, 12:37 PM
Gold Coast next!! They keep going on about how poor Australia's performance was lmao, I thought they did well considering they came second overall. The closing ceremony looked really good from what I saw of it.

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