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| An inspection team has arrived in Glasgow to assess whether the city would be a suitable host for the 2014 Commonwealth Games. | An inspection team has arrived in Glasgow to assess whether the city would be a suitable host for the 2014 Commonwealth Games. |
| The evaluation committee will spend the next five days examining the city's infrastructure and sporting facilities. | The evaluation committee will spend the next five days examining the city's infrastructure and sporting facilities. |
| It has already carried out a similar inspection of the Nigerian capital, Abuja, which is Glasgow's only rival for the games. | It has already carried out a similar inspection of the Nigerian capital, Abuja, which is Glasgow's only rival for the games. |
| The city chosen to host the games will be announced on 9 November. | The city chosen to host the games will be announced on 9 November. |
| The five-man assessment committee is chaired by John Tierney and includes Mike Hooper, head of the Commonwealth Games Federation. Their findings are expected to play a crucial role in deciding the eventual hosts of the games. | The five-man assessment committee is chaired by John Tierney and includes Mike Hooper, head of the Commonwealth Games Federation. Their findings are expected to play a crucial role in deciding the eventual hosts of the games. |
| The inspection team's brief is expected to include a wide range of criteria including transport links, accommodation, security and medical facilities. | The inspection team's brief is expected to include a wide range of criteria including transport links, accommodation, security and medical facilities. |
| The general social, political and economic climate of Glasgow and Scotland as a whole will also be examined. | The general social, political and economic climate of Glasgow and Scotland as a whole will also be examined. |
| The visit is likely to include a tour of Hampden Park, where the athletics programme will be staged if the Glasgow bid is successful. | The visit is likely to include a tour of Hampden Park, where the athletics programme will be staged if the Glasgow bid is successful. |
| Organisers of the Glasgow 2014 bid hope the committee will be impressed by the levels of public support they have received. | Organisers of the Glasgow 2014 bid hope the committee will be impressed by the levels of public support they have received. |
| Shops and businesses across the city having been urged to display a Glasgow 2014 sticker in their windows as part of the Stick Up for Glasgow campaign. | Shops and businesses across the city having been urged to display a Glasgow 2014 sticker in their windows as part of the Stick Up for Glasgow campaign. |
| Technical reports on both Glasgow and Abuja will be presented by the evaluation committee to all 71 Commonwealth member states before a vote on who should host the fames is held during the Commonwealth Congress in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Technical reports on both Glasgow and Abuja will be presented by the evaluation committee to all 71 Commonwealth member states before a vote on who should host the fames is held during the Commonwealth Congress in Colombo, Sri Lanka. |