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2014 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony

January 01, 1970

The opening ceremony for the 2014 Commonwealth Games was held at Celtic Park in Glasgow, Scotland, between 21:00 and 23:40 BST, on 23 July 2014.

2014 Commonwealth Games
opening ceremony
Stage production at the climax of the opening ceremony, showing models of the Finnieston Crane and Forth Bridge
Date23 July 2014 (2014-07-23)
Time21:00 – 23:40 BST (UTC+1)
LocationCeltic Park, Glasgow, Scotland
Coordinates55°50′59″N 4°12′20″W / 55.84972°N 4.20556°W / 55.84972; -4.20556
Also known asCome on In
Filmed by
Participants

Proceedings edit

Countdown edit

The ceremony began with a dramatic countdown, starting at 30 seconds, which was then interrupted at 15 seconds by Scottish actor Ewan McGregor to announce a partnership with the 2014 Commonwealth Games and UNICEF. During this segment, McGregor claims that the games hope to "team up" with the viewers and would announce further details later in the show. The ceremony then continues with a countdown, starting from 14 seconds, with "The Mother We Share" by Chvrches playing, featuring arial shots of Glasgow, including the River Clyde and Clyde Arc.[citation needed]

Welcome to Scotland edit

The ceremony show begins with a camera zooming in on Scottish comedian Karen Dunbar who is sitting in the audience of Celtic Park. Dunbar stands up and begins to sing in a cappella accompanied by backing dancers, singing a song entitled "Welcome to Scotland". Dunbar is then joined by John Barrowman who emerges from behind a kilt in a car who transports him around the stadium on a tour around Scotland that has been created within the stadium, taking viewers through areas such as Ayrshire, where they focus on the works of Robert Burns, Gretna Green, significant as a place of marriage as the age of marriage in Scotland was lower than that elsewhere in the British Isles. The ceremony then focuses on the works of the River Clyde shipbuilding industry and the various ships constructed in Glasgow on the River Clyde during its peak of production.[citation needed]

The Highlands are represented through a rendition of "Loch Lomond" by Scottish band Runrig. Scottish culture is showcased through a variety of people dancing in costumes styled as Tunnock tea cakes, followed by a makeshift Loch Ness Monster being celebrated as a showcase of Scottish tourism and heraldry. Highland Cow, Highland pony and Dolly the Sheep are mentioned as a further showcase of Scottish culture and wildlife.[citation needed]

The ceremony recognises Scotland as the home of golf with a showcase focusing on St Andrews. Lastly, Barrowman then begins rapidly listing a list of Scottish inventions, such as the telephone, tyre, television and the toilet to name a few.[citation needed]

The segment finishes with Dunbar singing alone on top of the bus with a model of the Forth Bridge. Dunbar then begins singing "Welcome to Scotland" followed by the volunteers used during the opening production waving into the camera as they run off the platform. Barrowman is then seen standing on a constructed model of the Finnieston Crane with the message "Welcome to Glasgow" displayed in an LED screen behind him.[citation needed]

Come on In edit

Dunbar welcomes the crowd to the games and the broadcast cuts to thousands of spectators watching the ceremony at Glasgow Green. Amy MacDonald performs a rendition of "Rhythm of My Heart" in George Square with the public of Glasgow. Following a pre-recorded segment in George Square, MacDonald then sings part of the song in the stadium before welcoming Rod Stewart who then finishes off the song.

Arrival of the Queen edit

 
The Queen and Prince Philip arrive by car

As with tradition at Commonwealth Games opening ceremonies, the Flag of India, Flag of Scotland and the Flag of Australia are raised, with India hosting the previous games in 2010, Scotland hosting the current games in 2014, and Australia hosting the next games in 2018. Susan Boyle performs a rendition of "Mull of Kintyre" to usher in Queen Elizabeth II accompanied by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. The British national anthem "God Save the Queen" was then performed.[1] The Red Arrows fly over by, with blue and white smoke to symbolise the 2014 Commonwealth Games being held in Scotland.

Arrival of the Queen's Baton edit

The Queen's Baton is flown into Glasgow on a sea plane that lands on the River Clyde and is carried by broadcaster and cyclist Mark Beaumont.

Tartan display edit

In preparation for the Parade of Nations, volunteers perform to "Feel So Close" by Scottish DJ Calvin Harris, and music included by Andy Stewart as a tribute to his contribution to Scottish music and culture. Volunteer dancers are then seen erecting chairs for the athletes which were sourced across Glasgow. 500 volunteer dancers were used for this segment of the ceremony.

Parade of Nations edit

The ceremony was directed by David Zolkwer[2] and included the 2014 Commonwealth Games Parade of Nations where 71 athletes, bearing the flags of their respective nations and territories, led their national delegations as they paraded into the stadium. The games were formally opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. She referred to the Commonwealth's "shared ideals and ambitions" and the "bonds that unite" its members.[3]

During the Parade of Nations at the 2014 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony, held on 23 July 2014, 71 athletes bearing the flags of their respective nations lead their national delegations as they paraded into Celtic Park in the host city of Glasgow, Scotland. Each team was led out by a Scottish Terrier, wearing a jacket bearing the name of the country, followed by the flag bearer for that nation.[4]

As the host of the last games, India entered first, followed by the rest of the Asian countries competing. Following this was Oceania, Africa, the Caribbean, the Americas and finally Europe. The Scotland team entered last, representing the host nation. In all cases nations entered in alphabetic order of their country names in English within their regions (besides India and Scotland).[5]

In honouring the victims of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 tragedy that occurred the week before the opening ceremony, the Malaysian delegation was led by eight athletes in Malaysia Airlines cabin crew uniform while the remaining athletes and officials wore black armbands, and the national flag was at half mast. A minute's silence was also observed.[6]

Countries and flagbearers edit

Below is a list of parading countries and their announced flag bearer, in the same order as the parade. This is sortable by country name, flag bearer's name, or flag bearer's sport. Names are given in the form officially designated by the CGF. The first team to enter the stadium was India, host of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, maintaining the tradition of the immediate previous host nation entering first.[7]

Order Nation Flag bearer Sport
1   India Vijay Kumar[8] Shooting
2   Bangladesh Iqbal Islam[5] Shooting
3   Brunei Muhammad Imaadi Abd Aziz[5] Cycling
4   Malaysia Fatehah Mustapa[9] Cycling
5   Maldives Hassan Saaid[10] Athletics
6   Pakistan Azhar Hussain[5] Wrestling
7   Singapore Lim Heem Wei[11] Gymnastics
8   Sri Lanka Sudesh Peiris[5] Weightlifting
9   Australia Anna Meares[12] Cycling
10   Cook Islands Patricia Taea[5] Athletics
11   Fiji Litia Tikoisuva[13] Lawn bowls
12   Kiribati David Katoatau[14][dead link] Weightlifting
13   Nauru Itte Detenamo[5] Weightlifting
14   New Zealand Valerie Adams[15] Athletics
15   Niue Hina Reriti[5] Lawn bowls
16   Norfolk Island John Christian[5] Lawn bowls
17   Papua New Guinea Steven Kari[16] Weightlifting
18   Samoa Ele Opeloge[14] Weightlifting
19   Solomon Islands Jenly Tegu Wini[5] Weightlifting
20   Tonga Uaine Fa Jr[17] Boxing
21   Tuvalu Lapua Lapua[5] Weightlifting
22   Vanuatu Yoshua Shing[5] Table tennis
23   Botswana Nigel Amos[5] Athletics
24   Cameroon Vanetius Njuh[5] Weightlifting
25   Ghana Janet Amponsah[5] Athletics
26   Kenya Mercy Obiero[5] Weightlifting
27   Lesotho Mokhotho Moroke[5] Boxing
28   Malawi Mataya Tsoyo[5] Cycling
29   Mauritius Kate Foo Kune[5] Badminton
30   Mozambique Kurt Couto[5] Athletics
31   Namibia Helalia Johannes[5] Athletics
32   Nigeria Maryam Usman[5] Weightlifting
33   Rwanda Theogene Hakizimana[5] Powerlifting
34   Seychelles Clementina Agricole[5] Weightlifting
35   Sierra Leone James Fayla[5] Squash
36   South Africa Cecil Afrika[18] Rugby sevens
37   Swaziland Phumlile Ndzinisa[5] Athletics
38   Tanzania Seleman Salum Kidunda[5] Boxing
39   Uganda Charles Ssekyaaya[5] Weightlifting
40   Zambia Punza Mathews[5] Judo
41   Anguilla Rechelle Meade[5] Athletics
42   Antigua and Barbuda Daniel Bailey[5] Athletics
43   Bahamas Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace[19] Swimming
44   Barbados Shane Brathwaite[5] Athletics
45   British Virgin Islands Chantel Malone[5] Athletics
46   Cayman Islands Michele Smith[5] Cycling
47   Dominica Brendan Williams[5] Athletics
48   Grenada Kirani James[5] Athletics
49   Jamaica Warren Weir[5] Athletics
50   Montserrat Julius Morris[5] Athletics
51   Saint Kitts and Nevis Antoine Adams[5] Athletics
52   Saint Lucia Levern Spencer[5] Athletics
53   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Kineke Alexander[5] Athletics
54   Trinidad and Tobago Keshorn Walcott[5] Athletics
55   Turks and Caicos Islands Angelo Garland[5] Athletics
56   Belize Katy Sealy Athletics
57   Bermuda Micah Franklin[20] Squash
58   Canada Susan Nattrass[21] Shooting
59   Falkland Islands Mike Brownlee[5] Badminton
60   Guyana Geron Williams[5] Cycling
61   Saint Helena Simon Henry[5] Shooting
62   Cyprus Georgios Achilleos[5] Shooting
63   England Nick Matthew[22] Squash
64   Gibraltar Chris Walker[23] Triathlon
65   Guernsey Chris Simpson[24] Squash
66   Isle of Man Tim Kneale[25] Shooting
67   Jersey Steve Le Couilliard[26] Shooting
68   Malta Kevin Arthur Moore[27] Athletics
69   Northern Ireland Martyn Irvine[28] Cycling
70   Wales Francesca Jones[29] Gymnastics
71   Scotland Euan Burton[30] Judo

Programme edit

The programme, which included about 2,000 performers, featured Karen Dunbar, John Barrowman, Amy Macdonald, Rod Stewart, Susan Boyle, Nicola Benedetti, Julie Fowlis, Pumeza Matshikiza, Eric Whitacre and the National Youth Choir of Scotland, as well as a message from the International Space Station. The ceremony began with a countdown and a recorded video message from Scottish actor Ewan McGregor, explaining the partnership between the Games and UNICEF.[31]

Following the arrival of the Queen there was a flypast by the Red Arrows display team. The venue featured the largest LED video screen in Europe,[32] supplied by Sports Technology.[33] Scotland's then First Minister Alex Salmond welcomed the participants and spectators, and introduced a moment of silence in memory of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 disaster.

The final part of the Queen's Baton Relay was run by 32 Scottish volunteers nominated for giving their time to developing the nation's youth through sport. The baton was then passed to Sir Chris Hoy, who delivered it to President of the Commonwealth Games Federation Prince Imran and the Queen. The display of the message concealed within the baton was delayed by a difficulty in opening the device.[34]

The Games were launched in partnership with UNICEF, to save and change children’s lives. The unique partnership aimed "to use the power of sport to reach every child in Scotland and benefit children in every Commonwealth nation and territory."[35]

Broadcast edit

The ceremony was broadcast by BBC One, and was introduced by Gary Lineker, Hazel Irvine, Clare Balding and Huw Edwards.[36] The estimated worldwide television audience was one billion,[34] with 9 million in the UK.[37]

References edit

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The opening ceremony for the 2014 Commonwealth Games was held at Celtic Park in Glasgow Scotland between 21 00 and 23 40 BST on 23 July 2014 2014 Commonwealth Gamesopening ceremonyStage production at the climax of the opening ceremony showing models of the Finnieston Crane and Forth BridgeDate23 July 2014 2014 07 23 Time21 00 23 40 BST UTC 1 LocationCeltic Park Glasgow ScotlandCoordinates55 50 59 N 4 12 20 W 55 84972 N 4 20556 W 55 84972 4 20556Also known asCome on InFilmed byBBC ScotlandParticipantsKaren DunbarJohn BarrowmanAmy MacDonaldRod StewartSusan BoyleEwan McGregor Contents 1 Proceedings 1 1 Countdown 1 2 Welcome to Scotland 1 3 Come on In 1 4 Arrival of the Queen 1 5 Arrival of the Queen s Baton 1 6 Tartan display 1 7 Parade of Nations 1 7 1 Countries and flagbearers 2 Programme 3 Broadcast 4 References 5 External linksProceedings editCountdown edit The ceremony began with a dramatic countdown starting at 30 seconds which was then interrupted at 15 seconds by Scottish actor Ewan McGregor to announce a partnership with the 2014 Commonwealth Games and UNICEF During this segment McGregor claims that the games hope to team up with the viewers and would announce further details later in the show The ceremony then continues with a countdown starting from 14 seconds with The Mother We Share by Chvrches playing featuring arial shots of Glasgow including the River Clyde and Clyde Arc citation needed Welcome to Scotland edit The ceremony show begins with a camera zooming in on Scottish comedian Karen Dunbar who is sitting in the audience of Celtic Park Dunbar stands up and begins to sing in a cappella accompanied by backing dancers singing a song entitled Welcome to Scotland Dunbar is then joined by John Barrowman who emerges from behind a kilt in a car who transports him around the stadium on a tour around Scotland that has been created within the stadium taking viewers through areas such as Ayrshire where they focus on the works of Robert Burns Gretna Green significant as a place of marriage as the age of marriage in Scotland was lower than that elsewhere in the British Isles The ceremony then focuses on the works of the River Clyde shipbuilding industry and the various ships constructed in Glasgow on the River Clyde during its peak of production citation needed The Highlands are represented through a rendition of Loch Lomond by Scottish band Runrig Scottish culture is showcased through a variety of people dancing in costumes styled as Tunnock tea cakes followed by a makeshift Loch Ness Monster being celebrated as a showcase of Scottish tourism and heraldry Highland Cow Highland pony and Dolly the Sheep are mentioned as a further showcase of Scottish culture and wildlife citation needed The ceremony recognises Scotland as the home of golf with a showcase focusing on St Andrews Lastly Barrowman then begins rapidly listing a list of Scottish inventions such as the telephone tyre television and the toilet to name a few citation needed The segment finishes with Dunbar singing alone on top of the bus with a model of the Forth Bridge Dunbar then begins singing Welcome to Scotland followed by the volunteers used during the opening production waving into the camera as they run off the platform Barrowman is then seen standing on a constructed model of the Finnieston Crane with the message Welcome to Glasgow displayed in an LED screen behind him citation needed Come on In edit Dunbar welcomes the crowd to the games and the broadcast cuts to thousands of spectators watching the ceremony at Glasgow Green Amy MacDonald performs a rendition of Rhythm of My Heart in George Square with the public of Glasgow Following a pre recorded segment in George Square MacDonald then sings part of the song in the stadium before welcoming Rod Stewart who then finishes off the song Arrival of the Queen edit nbsp The Queen and Prince Philip arrive by car As with tradition at Commonwealth Games opening ceremonies the Flag of India Flag of Scotland and the Flag of Australia are raised with India hosting the previous games in 2010 Scotland hosting the current games in 2014 and Australia hosting the next games in 2018 Susan Boyle performs a rendition of Mull of Kintyre to usher in Queen Elizabeth II accompanied by Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh The British national anthem God Save the Queen was then performed 1 The Red Arrows fly over by with blue and white smoke to symbolise the 2014 Commonwealth Games being held in Scotland Arrival of the Queen s Baton edit The Queen s Baton is flown into Glasgow on a sea plane that lands on the River Clyde and is carried by broadcaster and cyclist Mark Beaumont Tartan display edit In preparation for the Parade of Nations volunteers perform to Feel So Close by Scottish DJ Calvin Harris and music included by Andy Stewart as a tribute to his contribution to Scottish music and culture Volunteer dancers are then seen erecting chairs for the athletes which were sourced across Glasgow 500 volunteer dancers were used for this segment of the ceremony Parade of Nations edit The ceremony was directed by David Zolkwer 2 and included the 2014 Commonwealth Games Parade of Nations where 71 athletes bearing the flags of their respective nations and territories led their national delegations as they paraded into the stadium The games were formally opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II She referred to the Commonwealth s shared ideals and ambitions and the bonds that unite its members 3 During the Parade of Nations at the 2014 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony held on 23 July 2014 71 athletes bearing the flags of their respective nations lead their national delegations as they paraded into Celtic Park in the host city of Glasgow Scotland Each team was led out by a Scottish Terrier wearing a jacket bearing the name of the country followed by the flag bearer for that nation 4 As the host of the last games India entered first followed by the rest of the Asian countries competing Following this was Oceania Africa the Caribbean the Americas and finally Europe The Scotland team entered last representing the host nation In all cases nations entered in alphabetic order of their country names in English within their regions besides India and Scotland 5 In honouring the victims of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 tragedy that occurred the week before the opening ceremony the Malaysian delegation was led by eight athletes in Malaysia Airlines cabin crew uniform while the remaining athletes and officials wore black armbands and the national flag was at half mast A minute s silence was also observed 6 Countries and flagbearers edit Below is a list of parading countries and their announced flag bearer in the same order as the parade This is sortable by country name flag bearer s name or flag bearer s sport Names are given in the form officially designated by the CGF The first team to enter the stadium was India host of the 2010 Commonwealth Games maintaining the tradition of the immediate previous host nation entering first 7 Order Nation Flag bearer Sport 1 nbsp India Vijay Kumar 8 Shooting 2 nbsp Bangladesh Iqbal Islam 5 Shooting 3 nbsp Brunei Muhammad Imaadi Abd Aziz 5 Cycling 4 nbsp Malaysia Fatehah Mustapa 9 Cycling 5 nbsp Maldives Hassan Saaid 10 Athletics 6 nbsp Pakistan Azhar Hussain 5 Wrestling 7 nbsp Singapore Lim Heem Wei 11 Gymnastics 8 nbsp Sri Lanka Sudesh Peiris 5 Weightlifting 9 nbsp Australia Anna Meares 12 Cycling 10 nbsp Cook Islands Patricia Taea 5 Athletics 11 nbsp Fiji Litia Tikoisuva 13 Lawn bowls 12 nbsp Kiribati David Katoatau 14 dead link Weightlifting 13 nbsp Nauru Itte Detenamo 5 Weightlifting 14 nbsp New Zealand Valerie Adams 15 Athletics 15 nbsp Niue Hina Reriti 5 Lawn bowls 16 nbsp Norfolk Island John Christian 5 Lawn bowls 17 nbsp Papua New Guinea Steven Kari 16 Weightlifting 18 nbsp Samoa Ele Opeloge 14 Weightlifting 19 nbsp Solomon Islands Jenly Tegu Wini 5 Weightlifting 20 nbsp Tonga Uaine Fa Jr 17 Boxing 21 nbsp Tuvalu Lapua Lapua 5 Weightlifting 22 nbsp Vanuatu Yoshua Shing 5 Table tennis 23 nbsp Botswana Nigel Amos 5 Athletics 24 nbsp Cameroon Vanetius Njuh 5 Weightlifting 25 nbsp Ghana Janet Amponsah 5 Athletics 26 nbsp Kenya Mercy Obiero 5 Weightlifting 27 nbsp Lesotho Mokhotho Moroke 5 Boxing 28 nbsp Malawi Mataya Tsoyo 5 Cycling 29 nbsp Mauritius Kate Foo Kune 5 Badminton 30 nbsp Mozambique Kurt Couto 5 Athletics 31 nbsp Namibia Helalia Johannes 5 Athletics 32 nbsp Nigeria Maryam Usman 5 Weightlifting 33 nbsp Rwanda Theogene Hakizimana 5 Powerlifting 34 nbsp Seychelles Clementina Agricole 5 Weightlifting 35 nbsp Sierra Leone James Fayla 5 Squash 36 nbsp South Africa Cecil Afrika 18 Rugby sevens 37 nbsp Swaziland Phumlile Ndzinisa 5 Athletics 38 nbsp Tanzania Seleman Salum Kidunda 5 Boxing 39 nbsp Uganda Charles Ssekyaaya 5 Weightlifting 40 nbsp Zambia Punza Mathews 5 Judo 41 nbsp Anguilla Rechelle Meade 5 Athletics 42 nbsp Antigua and Barbuda Daniel Bailey 5 Athletics 43 nbsp Bahamas Arianna Vanderpool Wallace 19 Swimming 44 nbsp Barbados Shane Brathwaite 5 Athletics 45 nbsp British Virgin Islands Chantel Malone 5 Athletics 46 nbsp Cayman Islands Michele Smith 5 Cycling 47 nbsp Dominica Brendan Williams 5 Athletics 48 nbsp Grenada Kirani James 5 Athletics 49 nbsp Jamaica Warren Weir 5 Athletics 50 nbsp Montserrat Julius Morris 5 Athletics 51 nbsp Saint Kitts and Nevis Antoine Adams 5 Athletics 52 nbsp Saint Lucia Levern Spencer 5 Athletics 53 nbsp Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Kineke Alexander 5 Athletics 54 nbsp Trinidad and Tobago Keshorn Walcott 5 Athletics 55 nbsp Turks and Caicos Islands Angelo Garland 5 Athletics 56 nbsp Belize Katy Sealy Athletics 57 nbsp Bermuda Micah Franklin 20 Squash 58 nbsp Canada Susan Nattrass 21 Shooting 59 nbsp Falkland Islands Mike Brownlee 5 Badminton 60 nbsp Guyana Geron Williams 5 Cycling 61 nbsp Saint Helena Simon Henry 5 Shooting 62 nbsp Cyprus Georgios Achilleos 5 Shooting 63 nbsp England Nick Matthew 22 Squash 64 nbsp Gibraltar Chris Walker 23 Triathlon 65 nbsp Guernsey Chris Simpson 24 Squash 66 nbsp Isle of Man Tim Kneale 25 Shooting 67 nbsp Jersey Steve Le Couilliard 26 Shooting 68 nbsp Malta Kevin Arthur Moore 27 Athletics 69 nbsp Northern Ireland Martyn Irvine 28 Cycling 70 nbsp Wales Francesca Jones 29 Gymnastics 71 nbsp Scotland Euan Burton 30 JudoProgramme editThe programme which included about 2 000 performers featured Karen Dunbar John Barrowman Amy Macdonald Rod Stewart Susan Boyle Nicola Benedetti Julie Fowlis Pumeza Matshikiza Eric Whitacre and the National Youth Choir of Scotland as well as a message from the International Space Station The ceremony began with a countdown and a recorded video message from Scottish actor Ewan McGregor explaining the partnership between the Games and UNICEF 31 Following the arrival of the Queen there was a flypast by the Red Arrows display team The venue featured the largest LED video screen in Europe 32 supplied by Sports Technology 33 Scotland s then First Minister Alex Salmond welcomed the participants and spectators and introduced a moment of silence in memory of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 disaster The final part of the Queen s Baton Relay was run by 32 Scottish volunteers nominated for giving their time to developing the nation s youth through sport The baton was then passed to Sir Chris Hoy who delivered it to President of the Commonwealth Games Federation Prince Imran and the Queen The display of the message concealed within the baton was delayed by a difficulty in opening the device 34 The Games were launched in partnership with UNICEF to save and change children s lives The unique partnership aimed to use the power of sport to reach every child in Scotland and benefit children in every Commonwealth nation and territory 35 Broadcast editThe ceremony was broadcast by BBC One and was introduced by Gary Lineker Hazel Irvine Clare Balding and Huw Edwards 36 The estimated worldwide television audience was one billion 34 with 9 million in the UK 37 References edit Video Queen steals show at the Games 24 July 2014 Gardner Lyn 24 July 2014 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony review no lack of heart but a lack of oomph theguardian com Retrieved 24 July 2014 Duncanson Hilary 23 July 2014 Queen tells of shared ideals at Commonwealth Games opening ceremony Irish Independent Independent News amp Media Press Association Retrieved 24 July 2014 Scottie dogs steal the show at Commonwealth Games ITV News 24 July 2014 Retrieved 24 July 2014 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au Butler Nick Osborne Paul 23 July 2014 Commonwealth Games The Opening Ceremony from Celtic Park Insidethegames Glasgow Scotland Retrieved 23 July 2014 Malaysia pays tribute at Commonwealth Games The Star Online Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games India leads opening ceremony parade India Today 24 July 2014 Retrieved 24 July 2014 Vijay Kumar named India s flag bearer at CWG 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