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SPONSORS SIGN UP FOR GLASGOW GAMES BID

Highland Spring, O2, Clydesdale Bank and First Group have all signed up to be major supporters of Glasgow's bid to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Each sponsor will have the right to use the Glasgow 2014 brand identity and Glasgow 2014 logo and bid tartan.

Glasgow is competing against Halifax in Canada and Abuja in Nigeria to host the event, which will feature 6,000 athletes from 71 nations competing for medals. The bid is being mounted by Glasgow City Council, the Scottish Executive and the Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland.