Joy for Scots as Glasgow wins bid to host 2014 Commonwealth Games

GLASGOW struck gold yesterday as the city landed the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Sat, 10 Nov, 2007 - 00:00
Louise Hosie, Joe Quinn and Matt Dickinson

Scotland’s biggest city beat Nigerian capital Abuja by 47 votes to 24 at a summit in Sri Lanka.

The decision by the Commonwealth Games Federation delegates destroyed Nigeria’s hopes of becoming the first African country to host the event.

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