Scotguy Posted August 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2014 Some of the wooden podiums used at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow are to be turned into scaled models and sold at auction. The smaller podiums will be crafted by the team at Paul Hodgkiss Design which made the originals. Glasgow 2014 has also announced that new homes are being found for the other podiums which are not being re-crafted. Many have been given to sporting stadiums, clubs and centres around Scotland as part of the Games legacy. Others have been donated to Glasgow Life and National Museums for Scotland and will be put on display at a future date. Other elements of the medal ceremony have also been donated around the country, including the medal trays. A set of ceremonial costumes which were worn by the male and female medal bearers has also been donated to Glasgow Life. 'Games first' Glasgow 2014 chief executive David Grevemberg said a limited number of scaled model podiums would be available to buy. "Apart from an athlete's medal, the most coveted and distinctive representation of the Games was the podium," he said. "They were viewed by millions but exclusively reserved for those elite athletes who were top of their sport on that given day. "Now, in another first for the Games, the podiums will be shared with all of those who were truly moved by the extraordinary sporting history created throughout Glasgow 2014." The new scaled model podiums will be available to buy through the Glasgow 2014 Official Auction. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted August 26, 2014 Report Share Posted August 26, 2014 Hope they don't recreate in model miniture those Bagpipers that announced the medal presentations...errrgh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainad Posted August 26, 2014 Report Share Posted August 26, 2014 (edited) Hope they don't recreate in model miniture those Bagpipers that announced the medal presentations...errrgh. I see you're not a fan of Scotland's national and most iconic instrument? IMO still beats a vuvuzela or a didgeridoo anyday! Edited August 26, 2014 by Mainad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted August 26, 2014 Report Share Posted August 26, 2014 I see you're not a fan of Scotland's national and most iconic instrument? IMO still beats a vuvuzela or a didgeridoo anyday! Not so much the Bag Pipes, they sound good in a large group more so....It was the constant solo everytime there were presentations. Even now talking about it, the bloody tune is running in my head... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorchbearerSydney Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 They were without doubt the ugliest podiums ever, I presume they were making an eco -statement (they seemed to made from recycled packing crates or something) but I think the athletes deserved better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympic Fan Darcy Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 Wow, its been a month since they started, and already I've forgotten them for anything spectacular (apart from NZs topsy turvy results), nothing really negitive jumped out, but then nothing outlandishly spectacular either...You could say they really were "a safe pair of hands". ...anyone? I definitely agree. Kind of easily forgotten but I guess that's better then the dramas of New Delhi? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorchbearerSydney Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 I definitely agree. Kind of easily forgotten but I guess that's better then the dramas of New Delhi? I forgotten the Nanjing Youth Olympics, and they are not even finished yet! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotguy Posted October 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 The official post Games report: http://www.thecgf.com/games/2014/glasgow2014-report.asp?yr=2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 The official post Games report: http://www.thecgf.com/games/2014/glasgow2014-report.asp?yr=2014 A good games...and a great reset switch. Hopefully the Games can rebuild from there with Gold Coast looking great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotguy Posted October 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-29777813 Glasgow 2014: Games medical equipment sent to Africa 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotguy Posted November 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-29917606 Glasgow secures Queen's Commonwealth Games Baton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningrings Posted November 6, 2014 Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-29917606 Glasgow secures Queen's Commonwealth Games Baton Well, duh. It's not like Edinburgh would have had a claim to it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotguy Posted November 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2014 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-29935465 Glasgow 2014: Commonwealth Games 'was £25m under budget' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TorchbearerSydney Posted November 8, 2014 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 8, 2014 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-29935465Glasgow 2014: Commonwealth Games 'was £25m under budget' That will explain the Closing Ceremony then.... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted November 9, 2014 Report Share Posted November 9, 2014 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-29935465 Glasgow 2014: Commonwealth Games 'was £25m under budget' What did you expect?It's Scotland for chrissakes. ...and yeah, as mentioned, pretty much explains the closing ceremony. (Standby for Tela to chime in with an England would do it better comment) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningrings Posted November 9, 2014 Report Share Posted November 9, 2014 What did you expect? It's Scotland for chrissakes. ...and yeah, as mentioned, pretty much explains the closing ceremony. (Standby for Tela to chime in with an England would do it better comment) Two words: Spice Girls. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotguy Posted November 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-30025966 Glasgow 2014 tourism 'worth £282m' to Scottish economy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-30025966 Glasgow 2014 tourism 'worth £282m' to Scottish economy Is that profit after investment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotguy Posted November 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 I am not sure, but unlike other international competitions, these games did not run at a loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatinXTC Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 Saw the opening ceremony on Youtube the other day. Dear god what a disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ofan Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 Well, when you take a couple slabs of wood and stack them on top of each other and call it a podium, you'll probably save a few bucks. Not to mention, this is the damn Scots we're talking about here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotguy Posted November 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 you know, you can all joke but at the end of the day the glasgow games were staged within a resonable budget and being there the atmosphere was amazing. Look at the olympics, noone wants to host them too expensive. go on have your jibes and sniggers but at least the glasgow games were a model of how to do it, personal, local, electric atmosphere, amazing sports and friendship. or do you all want sochi style games fantastic ceremonies but atmosphere as exciting as a bad fart. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorchbearerSydney Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 Glasgow Games were fine, but could have done with a little polish...so could London for that matter. GB takes pride in being a bit rough around the edges.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotguy Posted November 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 Nah, you weren't there, you don't know Glasgow. The games fitted the city very well, not too lavish, honest, where the sport shone through. Other cities could learn from Glasgow, why pretend to be something your not for a few weeks, money is not everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 We all seem to get swallowed up emotionally with the Ceremonies here on GB. It's the athletes that make it in the end... To be honest, the feeling here was we expected something like London's closing ceremony atmosphere. Glasgow did it's best to prove a viable games. Personally I'd like to see the "Razz Pazzazz" "welcome to our city", "kids are our future" stuff cut back to about 20 minutes, considering it takes friggin ages for the march past, and bowl through the flag raising and oath readings another 20 minutes. Of course can't do without fireworks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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