Glasgow awaits decision on 2014 Games

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Scotland's biggest city is competing with the Nigerian capital of Abuja for the showpiece event.

Both bid teams will make their final presentations to the Commonwealth Games Federation in Colombo, Sri Lanka, followed by a question and answer session, after which delegates will cast their votes. The winning city will be announced a short time later in the ballroom of Colombo's Cinnamon Grand Hotel.

First Minister Alex Salmond and Glasgow City Council leader Steven Purcell will make speeches as part of the Scottish presentation.

They will be joined by Louise Martin, chairman of the Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland, and Jamie Quarry, a decathlete and former bobsleigh international.

Three films, including one with a voice-over from Sir Sean Connery - a Commonwealth Games ambassador - will be played during the 30-minute showcase.

One features the athletes' village which will be built at Dalmarnock on the banks of the River Clyde if the bid is successful.

Another shows computer images of Hampden Park and other venues where it is planned to stage events.

The bid to host the Games has been described by both cities as a "fierce but friendly" fight.