Glasgow’s Games failed

● Economic benefits outweighed the ‘get active’ legacy, report finds ● Major events secured after Games

£740m to the economy and was worth £390m to Glasgow.

This supported an estimated 2,100 jobs a year over this period.

Scottish Government sports minister Aileen Campbell said the Glasgow Games marked the “largest sporting and cultural event” held in Scotland.

“The event has been recognised internationally as an example of strong leadership, planning and partnerships,” she said. “It has changed the lives of thousands of people.

“This incredible fortnight has had a lasting impact on Scotland and created a legacy that will bring social, cultural and economic benefits for years to come.

“The experience has also put Scotland and Glasgow in a great position to host major events such as developing and co-hosting the new 2018 European Championships with Berlin this summer.”

But the Glasgow Games did not result in a “step change in population levels of physical activity in Scotland”, the report states.

The Gowell East study, which tracked the lives of people in the Games area between 2012 and 2016, found levels of activity fell over time, with just over half (53 per cent) of people physically active at the recommended levels in 2016, compared to 62 per cent in the 2012 survey.

Meanwhile a small scale study of long-term residents in the Dalmarnock area found while people saw the flagship Emirates Arena as a “positive landmark and an attraction for their neighbourhood”, few had actually visited the facility, partly because of perceived high costs.

Labour’s sport spokesman Anas Sarwar said the Games had been a “fantastic event for Glasgow, Scotland and