New Glasgow 2014 Ambassadors Unveiled
With just one week to go before up to one million tickets go on sale for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, five elite sports personalities have been unveiled as Official Games Ambassadors and stars of the Games’ Ticketing campaign.
London 2012 gold medallists Jessica Ennis-Hill and Nicola Adams, Olympic and Commonwealth Scottish swimming stars Michael Jamieson and David Carry and Scotland’s most successful Commonwealth Games athlete Allan Wells have all been unveiled as Official Glasgow 2014 Ambassadors.
They join Britain’s greatest Olympian, Sir Chris Hoy and Rebecca Adlington, Britain’s most successful Olympic swimmer for a century as sporting Ambassadors for the Games, which come to Glasgow in less than a year’s time.
The five athletes also join Billy Connolly and Martin Compston as Official Glasgow 2014 Ambassadors.
Jessica, Nicola and Michael will be seen in outdoor posters from Monday and will also feature in a 40-second TV advert which will be aired across Scotland and the North of England, and shown in cinemas, from next Monday, the day tickets for next year’s Games go on sale to the nation and across the Commonwealth.
The advert, narrated by Scottish actor and Grey’s Anatomy star Kevin McKidd, showcases the world-class sports action spectators can enjoy next summer.
Featuring the soundtrack Let’s Go by Scottish DJ Calvin Harris, the TV ad fires the starting pistol for the four-week ticketing phase where fans can apply for Games tickets across the 17 sports.
Tickets for Glasgow 2014 have been designed to be accessible, affordable and for everyone, with prices starting from £15 for adults with half price concessions for under 16s and over 60s. More than two thirds of the tickets cost £25 or less.
Glasgow 2014 chairman Lord Smith of Kelvin, said: ‘I am delighted to welcome Jessica, Nicola, Michael, David and Allan to Glasgow 2014 as Official Ambassadors. Each one of them is, without doubt, a great ambassador for his or her own sport, for sport in general and for the passion, commitment and hard work it takes to be a sporting champion.’
‘Sharing their excitement and knowledge about the sporting spectacle coming to Glasgow and Scotland next year will be inspirational. I know they will all play an important role at the heart of Glasgow 2014, inspiring people across the Scotland, the UK and the Commonwealth to make the most of the Games and the thrilling festival of sport that awaits us all.’
Jessica Ennis-Hill, who won bronze for Team England at Melbourne 2006, said: ‘I am really excited about the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and delighted to be an Ambassador. Having a major Championships in Britain so soon after the Olympics in London is brilliant and to have the support of a crowd made up of all the home nations will really help us athletes achieve our best again.’
‘I will never forget the roar of the crowd in London and hope that everyone goes out to buy tickets to add their support for us all once again.’
‘My goal is to add the Commonwealth gold medal to my Olympic, World and European ones – the full set would be amazing.’
Nicola Adams added: ‘I am delighted to be an official Commonwealth Games 2014 Ambassador. The Games are a huge deal for me, it’s another opportunity to create history and win the first women’s Commonwealth Games Boxing medal.’
‘Having the Games in Glasgow I know the public support will be fantastic and I’m looking forward to getting back into the ring and giving everyone something to cheer about. I can’t wait to get involved with the rest of the build-up to Glasgow 2014.’
