After years of planning by Commonwealth Games Scotland and key partners in Scottish sport, the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games saw a truly memorable and successful 11 days of competition in front of packed, world-class venues, with the home crowd roaring Team Scotland on to their best performance ever. A record haul of 53 medals, 19 gold, 15 silver and 19 bronze to finish fourth on the medal table, was just reward for the huge team effort that made the whole of Scotland proud.

Following a magnificent build-up to the Games, Team Scotland fielded its largest team ever, with 310 athletes, multiple World and European medal-winning judoka, Euan Burton, carrying the Scottish Flag into the Opening Ceremony at Celtic Park on 23 July, to the rapturous applause of the crowd. In an amazing spectacle, everyone enjoyed a night of excitement and pride, setting the tone for the 11 days of world-class competition that were to follow.

Ten years on, some of those inspired by those Games as young athletes making their first steps in international competition, or there as fans in the stand, are about to make their mark at the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. An impressive 12 out of 34 Scots selected for this year’s Olympics competed at Glasgow 2014, including medallists Kirsty Gilmour and Duncan Scott.

Duncan is joined on the aquatics squad by fellow Glasgow competitors Kathleen Dawson, Lucy Hope and Grace Reid while Seonaid McIntosh, in sister Jen’s shadow in Glasgow, is set for her second Olympic appearance in Shooting and Sarah Robertson, though the only veteran of Glasgow 2014, is one of four Scottish players selected for the hockey squads.

No fewer than five of the athletics team head to Paris: Jake Wightman, Eilish McColgan, Laura Muir and Nick Percy having starred on the world stage over the past 10 years and Beth Potter making such a successful transition to Triathlon that she heads to the French capital as reigning World champion.

With selections still being made for Paralympics GB, Neil Fachie, double cycling gold medallist at Glasgow 2014, and Samantha Kinghorn, 5th in the T54 1500m ten years ago, will head to Paris with strong medal hopes.

The Glasgow 2014 Games were full of unforgettable moments from Hannah Miley defending her 400m IM title and the look of sheer disbelief on Ross Murdoch’s face after he touched home for gold on the opening night in the pool, to Kirsty Gilmour taking Team Scotland’s best ever Singles Badminton result and final medal of the Games with silver. Erraid Davies became Scotland’s youngest ever medallist as she took SB9 100m Breaststroke bronze at the age of just 13 and won the hearts of the nation with her beaming smile, while Charlie Flynn was also a crowd favourite with his memorable interviews after he and Josh Taylor claimed gold on the final night of Boxing.

Shooter Jen McIntosh became Scotland’s most decorated female athlete in Commonwealth Games history as she added silver and bronze to her two gold and a bronze from Delhi 2010. Kimberley Renicks took Scotland’s first gold of the Games, swiftly followed by sister Louise, to start a Judo medal rush of 13 medals from 14 athletes, flagbearer Euan Burton also among the six gold medallists. There was a Para-Cycling double gold for Neil Fachie and Craig McLean, while Libby Clegg and Mikhail Huggins took Scotland’s first gold on the athletics track since Yvonne Murray in 1994.

Vio Etko and Alex Gladkov scored Scotland’s first Wrestling medals for 20 years and there was a first ever team medal for Gymnastics as Dan Keatings and Dan Purvis led the men’s team to bronze before going on to take individual gold on Pommel and Parallel Bars respectively. Alex Marshall and Paul Foster lead an impressive four medal haul in Lawn Bowls with gold in both Pairs and Fours. In recognition of his achievements Alex was named Athlete of the Games and selected as closing ceremony flagbearer, bringing an incredible Games to a close.