2018 will be great for sport
TICKETS go on sale today for Glasgow 2018.
Next summer the existing European Championships for Aquatics, Cycling, Gymnastics, Rowing and Triathlon, along with a new Golf team event all take place under that banner.
During the Commonwealth Games in 2014 I took my kids to see the wrestling at the SECC.
There were no WWF stars (or Giant Haystacks, if you are a bit older) but we had a great day out.
Why not widen your sporting horizons and snap up some tickets to see a top-class event right on your doorstep. Graham Shields Editor
ROSS Murdoch has been named official ambassador for the Glasgow 2018 European Championships as tickets for the multisport event go on sale.
Around 250,000 visits are expected at venues in Glasgow and across Scotland next year during the sporting spectacular.
It is set to be the largest sporting event in Scotland since the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
This morning Commonwealth and European champion swimmer Ross joined young people at a street carnival on Buchanan Street to celebrate.
He said: “I’ve got such great memories of competing in Glasgow - the fans really are something else and that really brings out the best in athletes.
“You always want to perform in front of passionate fans in packed venues and that is what you get when you compete in Glasgow.
“It is an unbelievable place to perform in.”
Glasgow 2018 brings together the existing European Championships for Aquatics, Cycling, Gymnastics, Rowing and Triathlon with a new Golf team championships.
Fans can buy tickets for 84 ses- sions of sport from www.glasgw2018.com/tickets - tickets will be sold on a first come first served basis.
There are also a number of free events including the Cycling Road Race and Open Water Swimming.
Susan Aitken, Leader of Glasgow City Council, said: “Glasgow is a sporting city like no other.
“We are known all across the world for our passionate fans and warm welcome and nowhere will that be more evident than at the Glasgow 2018 European Championships which will be see Glasgow once again take centre stage.
“Glasgow 2018 will be a truly historic sporting moment as Europe’s very best athletes go for gold in our magnificent sporting arenas.”
More than 3000 of the best athletes on the continent will compete at Glasgow 2018 and a television audience of up to 1.03 billion is expected to tune in.
The action will take place in 12 venues across Scotland including gymnastics at Glasgow’s SSE Hydro and rowing at Strathclyde Country Park.
A cultural festival, with Glasgow’s George Square at its heart, will also run alongside the sporting action.