Scotland’s 11-day sporting party finally commences as the city of Glasgow and the whole of the UK embraces the first day of the 2014 Commonwealth Games, live on BBC One and BBC Three.
Following a colourful Opening Ceremony at Celtic Park the night before, the sporting action comes thick and fast on the opening day of competition as 12 sports get their programmes underway, with strong chances of a gold medal in the pool for one of the host nation’s biggest sporting stars – Michael Jamieson (above).
He and many more of the world’s finest sportsmen and women descend on Glasgow to compete in what is widely known as the ‘Friendly Games’, though the sporting competition will certainly be serious among all 17 sporting disciplines that make up Scotland’s biggest ever multi-sport festival.
Whilst the evening swimming finals will likely dominate the host nation’s attention, there will be an early chance to see some medals for the English team with Olympic medallists Alistair and Jonny Brownlee going for glory in the triathlon.
The Home Nations will also fancy their chances in the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in the opening sessions of the track cycling programme, with 2012 Tour de France winner Sir Bradley Wiggins leading the English charge.
SWIMMING: Starting in the pool, hopes are high that Olympic silver medallist Michael Jamieson will win Scotland’s first gold medal of their home Games inside the Tollcross International Swimming Centre.
Team GB’s best performing swimmer at the London 2012 Olympics will go in the men’s 200m breaststroke. The Scottish 25-year-old is 2014’s fastest Commonwealth swimmer in this event, but Australia’s Christian Sprenger could be his biggest threat and will want to spoil the host’s party on the opening night.
Meanwhile, Jamieson’s Scotland team-mate Hannah Miley defends her Commonwealth 400m medley title, while all four home nations will be represented in the women’s 4x100m freestyle relay, with Australia and Canada will be among the favourites for medals.
TRIATHLON: The first of 20 Commonwealth gold medals to be won at Glasgow 2014 will come in the triathlon events, held in Strathclyde Country Park.
Both the men’s and women’s races promise exciting battles packed with talent from the Home Nations, including Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee and brother Jonny.
Dominant in world triathlon for several years, the Brownlee brothers have looked somewhat off the pace in 2014 but will, regardless, start as favourites for England in the men’s race, though South Africa’s Richard Murray, hovering around the top three in the world rankings, should also challenge.
In the women’s race, world champion Non Stanford is missing through injury, as is Welsh compatriot Helen Jenkins, herself a former two-time world champion, while Australian Olympians Emma Moffatt and Emma Jackson each have top-10 World Series finishes to their name this season and will also be targeting medals.
TRACK CYCLING: The Siberian pine boards of the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome will thrum for the first time at Glasgow 2014 with two sessions on day one.
The men’s team pursuit is the final event of the afternoon. British riders have grown in prominence in this four-person event, winning bronze in 2000, silver in 2004 and gold in 2008 and 2012.
Dominance has been absent in Commonwealth competition however, with settled British teams broken up to compete as individual Home Nations, with London 2012’s winning team being made up of a Welshman, two Englishmen and a Manxman.
New Zealand and Track World Championship winners Australia will be itching to pick apart any disrupted units, while the first day also comes with a Commonwealth first as paracycling makes its debut Commonwealth Games appearance at Glasgow 2014.
Partially sighted Scottish cyclist Aileen McGlynn and her Tandem teammate Louis Haston will be looking to give the hosts a strong start, with McGlynn having won medals in the past three Paralympic Games.
OTHER EVENTS: From the precision of Lawn Bowls to the combat of Judo and the grace and beauty of rhythmic gymnastics, there are many other must-see sports in action across Glasgow, including the Home Nation’s hockey, netball and badminton teams, plus the opening rounds of the men’s and women’s singles in squash, featuring England’s world champion Nick Matthew.
BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Three and Red Button will have all the action covered, with multiple live streams available online, connected TVs, mobiles, tablets and the BBC Sport app.
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DAY 1: THURSDAY 24th JULY
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09:00 – 12:00 |
BADMINTON & TRIATHLON Presenter: Mishal Husain On-Site: Helen Skelton |
BBC One’s live coverage of the 2014 Commonwealth Games gets underway at 9.00am on the opening morning with several sports in action across the city.
Mishal Husain introduces coverage from the BBC’s Pacific Quay studio on the River Clyde as she and the BBC team preview the first of 11 days of competition in the largest multi-sport event to be held in Scotland being held.
Events taking place this morning include badminton, triathlon hockey, judo and squash, with the first medals to be decided this afternoon.
Coverage will take in the start of the women’s triathlon, the first medal event of the Games.
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12:00 – 15:00 |
TRIATHLON, SWIMMING, TRACK CYCLING & HOCKEY Presenter: Jason Mohammad On-Site: Sonali Shah |
Coverage continues with Jason Mohammad after midday as the first gold medal of Glasgow 2014 will be won in the women’s triathlon.
England’s Jodie Stimpson, who is currently riding high in the world rankings, will expect to be among the leading contenders for Commonwealth glory around Strathclyde County Park.
There is also the latest from the morning’s swimming heats, track cycling qualification and women’s hockey matches.
Coverage switches on BBC Two from 1.00pm, returning to BBC One at 1.45pm after the BBC News at One and regional news.
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15:00 – 19:00 |
TRIATHLON & TRACK CYCLING Presenter: Hazel Irvine On-Site: Sonali Shah & Jonathan Edwards |
Hazel Irvine takes over for the mid-afternoon and early evening shift the men’s Commonwealth triathlon title is won around Strathclyde Country Park in Motherwell.
Much of the focus will be on Alistair and Jonny Brownlee, although neither have been at their best in the ITU World Series this season, and should face stiff competition from the Australian and South African contingent.
Alistair claimed gold in the London Olympics, with Jonny finishing third, and the brothers will be pleased that world number one Javier Gomez is not among the field.
Medals are up for grabs in track cycling, with finals for both the men, women and para-cyclists at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome.
Coverage switches on BBC Two from 6.00pm-7.00pm.
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19:00 – 22:30 |
SWIMMING Presenter: Gary Lineker On-Site: Clare Balding |
Gary Lineker takes over the presenting duties for the evening programme of events on BBC One featuring the first night of swimming finals.
In what promises to be a big night in the pool as the first medals are handed out at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre.
This upgraded venue will also host next year’s world championships and tonight will see semi-finals in four disciplines as well as the first medals decided, including in the men’s 400m freestyle and 200m breaststroke, and women’s 4x100m freestyle relay.
Australia were clearly the dominant force in the pool four years ago in Delhi, with England a distant second, and Scotland winning just two swimming golds.
The home crowd should have a major contender to cheer on this evening though, provided Michael Jamieson made it through this morning’s qualifiers in the 200m breaststroke.
Jamieson was born in Glasgow and won the silver medal in this discipline in 2010, a feat which he emulated two years later at the London Olympics.
While the majority of BBC One’s evening coverage will be focussed on the swimming, away from the pool there is also coverage of judo, weightlifting and rhythmic gymnastics, with the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre hosting the judo, as medals are decided in two men’s categories (-60kg and -66kg), and three women’s (-48kg, -52kg and -57kg).
The weightlifting takes place at Clyde Auditorium and features the final of the men’s 56kg category, and the rhythmic gymnastics at The Hydro will see the champions crowned in the women’s team final.
Live coverage concludes over on BBC Two from 10.00pm to 10.30pm.
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22:40 – 23:40 |
TONIGHT AT THE GAMES Presenters: Clare Balding & Mark Chapman |
Live from the BBC’s Pacific Quay studio, Clare Balding and Mark Chapman present the first of the BBC’s nightly Tonight at the Games.
The pair will bring together all the daily sport and late night events in a one-hour round-up of all the main action, stories and talking points from the Games.
In a highlights show with a difference, it will relive the day’s sporting action from the Games with help from expert guests, medallists, celebrity fans and a house band.
The schedule at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre today offered the home fans the perfect chance to celebrate a possible gold medal, with Michael Jamieson a genuine contender in the men’s 200m breaststroke after winning silver at London 2012.
Elsewhere, the men’s and women’s triathlon races took place at Strathclyde Country Park and the first cycling finals were decided at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome.
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23:40 – 23:55 |
COMMONWEALTH GAMES SPORTSDAY Presenter: Katherine Downes |
Following BBC One’s main highlights programme, get the final definitive round-up of the day’s action at Glasgow 2014 in Commonwealth Games Sportsday.
Katherine Downes presents highlights and reports from all the day’s key sporting action across Glasgow, including the pick of the day’s events and updates on how Home Nation athletes fared.
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09:00 – 14:00 |
LAWN BOWLS, SWIMMING & TRACK CYCLING Presenter: Dougie Vipond |
BBC Three’s daily coverage also begins at 9.00am as the channel serves up an alternative to main BBC One output featuring a variety of sports from the Commonwealth Game programme.
The opening stint, anchored by BBC Scotland sports presenter Dougie Vipond, features action from the opening lawn bowls matches, the first sporting action to begin at the Games, as well as swimming heats and track cycling qualifiers.
The swimming gets under way at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre, with the heats including the men’s 200m breaststroke, in which the home support will be fully behind Olympic silver medalist Michael Jamieson.
The 25-year-old was born in Glasgow and will start among the favourites to finally win his first gold at a major championships.
The cycling takes place at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, where the focus is on the men’s sprint, as the qualifying races, first round and repechages are all scheduled in this session.
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14:00 – 19:00 |
NETBALL & TRACK CYCLING Presenter: Lee McKenzie |
The presenting baton on BBC Three passes over to Lee McKenzie after 2.00pm as she presents further live coverage on day one in Glasgow.
Afternoon highlights include netball from the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre and track cycling at the start of the first session of finals Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome.
Pool B of the netball begins with the clash between Australia and Wales, with the Welsh starting as underdogs against the side regarded as favourites to claim the gold medal.
The first finals take place this afternoon on the track in the men’s 4,000m team pursuit and team sprint, and the women’s 500m time-trial.
The latter has seen Becky James withdraw through injury, leaving Australia’s Anna Meares and England’s Jess Varnish as the favourites to challenge for gold.
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19:00 – 22:00 |
HOCKEY, JUDO & RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS Presenter: Dan Walker |
Rounding off BBC Three’s coverage on a busy opening day of Glasgow 2014 will be Dan Walker as he fronts action from the evening sessions in hockey, judo and rythmic gymnastics.
The main highlight features the men’s hockey match between England and Trinidad and Tobago, plus the first judo finals.
Glasgow’s National Hockey Centre is the venue for the opening match in Pool B, where England will be heavily fancied to start their campaign with a victory, with the top two from the pool progressing to the semi-finals.
The judo at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre will see medals decided in the men’s -60kg and -66kg, and women’s -48kg, -52kg and -57kg disciplines.
There is also the climax of the team event in the rythmic gymnastics competition.
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Timing subject to change. Check EPG for latest listings.
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Freeview/BT Vision: 301 Sky/Freesat: 980 Virgin: 990
.| 19:00 | GYMNASTICS | LIVE Rhythmic Team Final / Indiv Qual |
| 21:30 | HOCKEY | HIGH Men’s Prelims |
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Freeview/BT Vision: 302 Sky/Freesat: 981 Virgin: 991
.| 09:00 | BADMINTON |
LIVE Mixed Team – Group matches |
| 11:00 | TRACK CYCLING |
LIVE Qualification |
| 13:00 | NETBALL | HIGH Malawi v Northern Ireland |
| 14:00-17:30 | BADMINTON |
LIVE Mixed Team – Group matches |
| 18:00 | GYMNASTICS | LIVE Rhythmic Team Final / Indiv Qual |
| 19:00-22:30 | BADMINTON |
LIVE Mixed Team – Group matches |
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Sky/Freesat: 982 Virgin: 992
.| 09:00 | HOCKEY |
LIVE Australia v Malaysia |
| 10:45 | HOCKEY |
LIVE England v Wales |
| 12:30 | GYMNASTICS | LIVE Rhythmic Team Final / Indiv Qual |
| 16:00-21:00 | TABLE TENNIS |
LIVE Men’s / Women’s Team |
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Sky/Freesat: 983 Virgin: 993
.| 10:00 | JUDO |
LIVE Preliminaries |
| 11:00 | BADMINTON |
LIVE Mixed Team – Group matches |
| 12:30-15:00 | JUDO | LIVE Preliminaries |
| 15:45-21:00 | LAWN BOWLS |
LIVE Singles, Pairs, Triples= |
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Sky/Freesat: 984 Virgin: 994
.| 08:45 | LAWN BOWLS |
LIVE Men’s Triples, Women’s Fours |
| 14:00-17:30 | HOCKEY |
LIVE S. Africa v Trinidad & India v Canada |
| 17:30-21:00 | SQUASH |
LIVE Men’s / Women’s Singles – Prelims |
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Sky/Freesat: 985 Virgin: 995
.| 08:45 | LAWN BOWLS |
LIVE Men’s Triples, Women’s Fours |
| 11:00-15:00 | SQUASH |
LIVE Men’s / Women’s Singles – Prelims |
| 15:30-18:00 | WEIGHTLIFTING | LIVE Women’s 48kg Final |
| 19:30-22:00 | WEIGHTLIFTING |
LIVE Men’s 56kg Final |
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Full uninterrupted coverage of each individual session and event at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games can be accessed in a number of ways.
Selected events can be found via the BBC’s Red Button streams on TV – available via Freeview, Freesat, BT Vision, Sky, Virgin Media and YouView – by simply pressing the red button on your remote control (see Red Button listings above).
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09:00 Mixed Team – Group Stage
LIVE: BBC Sport Website
14:00 Mixed Team – Group Stage
LIVE: BBC Sport Website
19:00 Mixed Team – Group Stage
LIVE: BBC Sport Website
11:01 Men’s Sprint – Qualifying
11:46 Women’s Sprint B2 Tandem – Qualifying
12:09 Men’s 4000m Team Pursuit – Qualifying
12:51 Women’s Sprint B2 Tandem – Semi-Final (R1)
13:03 Men’s Sprint – 1st Round
13:27 Women’s Sprint B2 Tandem – Semi Final (R2)
13:37 Men’s Spring – 1st Round Repechage
13:45 Women’s Sprint B2 Tandem – Semi Final (R2)
LIVE: BBC Sport Website
16:01 Men’s Team Sprint – Qualifying
16:30 Women’s Sprint B2 Tandem – Finals (Race 1)
16:42 Women’s 500m Time Trial*
17:06 Women’s Sprint B2 Tandem – Places 5-6
17:11 Women’s Sprint B2 Tandem – Finals (Race 2)
17:29 Women’s Sprint B2 Tandem – Finals (Race 3)*
17:36 Men’s 4000m Team Pursuit – Finals*
18:03 Men’s Team Sprint – Finals*
LIVE: BBC Sport Website
12:00 Team Final & Individual Qualification – Subdivision 1
LIVE: BBC Sport Website
18:00 Team Final & Individual Qualification – Subdivision 2*
LIVE: BBC Sport Website
09:00 Australia v MalaysiaWomen’s Preliminary LIVE: BBC Sport Website 11:00 ENGLAND v WALES Women’s Preliminary LIVE: BBC Sport Website 14:00 South Africa v Trinidad & Tobago Women’s Preliminary LIVE: BBC Sport Website 16:00 India v Canada Women’s Preliminary LIVE: BBC Sport Website 19:00 ENGLAND v Trinidad & Tobago Men’s Preliminary LIVE: BBC Sport Website 21:00 New Zealand v Canada Men’s Preliminary LIVE: BBC Sport Website
10:00 Preliminaries
Men’s -66kg
Men’s -60kg
Women’s -48kg
Women’s -52kg
Women’s -57kg
LIVE: BBC Sport Website
18:00 Finals*
Men’s -66kg, Men’s -60kg
Women’s -48kg, Women’s -52kg, Women’s -57kg
LIVE: BBC Sport Website
08:45 Men’s Triples – Round 1
08:45 Women’s Fours – Round 1
LIVE: BBC Sport Website
11:45 Men’s Pairs – Round 1
11:45 Mixed Pairs B2/B3 – Round 1
11:45 Women’s Singles – Round 1
LIVE: BBC Sport Website
15:45 Men’s Triples – Round 2
15:45 Women’s Fours – Round 2
18:45 Men’s Pairs – Round 2
18:45 Mixed Pairs B2/B3 – Round 2
18:45 Women’s Singles – Round 2
LIVE: BBC Sport Website
11:30 Malawi v NORTHERN IRELAND – Pool A
LIVE: BBC Sport Website
13:30 Australia v WALES – Pool B
LIVE: BBC Sport Website
17:00 Trinidad & Tobago v Barbados – Pool B
LIVE: BBC Sport Website
19:00 Saint Lucia v Jamaica – Pool A
LIVE: BBC Sport Website
11:00 Preliminaries
– Men’s Singles
– Women’s Singles
LIVE: 11.00am-3.00pm BBC Sport Website
16:30 Preliminaries
– Men’s Singles
– Women’s Singles
LIVE: 4.30pm-9.00pm BBC Sport Website
10:30 Morning Heats
LIVE:BBC Sport Website
19:07 Women’s 400m Individual Medley – Final*
19:16 Men’s 400 Freestyle – Final*
19:35 Women’s 200m Freestyle – Final*
19:42 Men’s 100m Freestyle S9 – Final*
20:00 Women’s 50m Breaststroke – Semi Finals
20:11 Men’s 50m Butterfly – Semi Finals
20:39 Women’s 100m Butterfly – Semi Finals
20:50 Men’s 100m Backstroke – Semi Finals
21:01 Men’s 200m Breaststroke – Final*
21:08 Women’s 4×100 Freestyle Relay – Final*
LIVE: BBC Sport Website
09:30 Men’s Team – Group Stages
09:30 Women’s Team – Group Stages
LIVE: BBC Sport Website
16:00 Men’s Team – Group Stages
16:00 Women’s Team – Group Stages
LIVE: BBC Sport Website
11:00 Women’s Final*
LIVE: BBC Sport Website
15:00 Men’s Final*
LIVE: BBC Sport Website
10:00 Men’s 56kg – Group BLIVE: BBC Sport Website 15:30 Women’s 48kg – Group A* LIVE: BBC Sport Website 19:30 Men’s 56kg – Group A*
LIVE: BBC Sport Website All timings/channels listed above are subject to change. *denotes event finals.
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