Wednesday 23 July 2014
Glasgow: "You bet we're ready," said Glasgow's council leader as the city once again welcomed the world for the 20th Commonwealth Games.
Known as an "emporium of the world" , the city is now ready for the arrival of 100,000 overseas sports fans and over 4,000 athletes from the 71 nations.
council leader Gordon Matheson promised a warm welcome for guests.
"The Friendly Games have come to the friendly city," he said. "Glasgow's always ready to welcome the world."
When asked if the city was well-prepared, Matheson replied: "You bet we're ready! We could have done this a year ago.
"It's an enormous honour for me to be leader of the city at this time," he added.
In the city's George Square, overlooked by the chambers, the sense of anticipation was growing ahead of Wednesday's opening ceremony.
A long queue snaked in front of a makeshift ticket office, while tourists posed for pictures in front of the square's new focal point, a sculpture of the official Games logo.
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