The Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games bid beat the Abuja bid to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games , which will be held over 11 days , with the opening ceremony on 23 July , 2014 , and the last day of competition and closing ceremony on 3 August , 2014 .
The Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games bid was the successful bid to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games by the city of Glasgow , Scotland . 
 It beat the Abuja bid to host the games , which will be held over 11 days , with the opening ceremony on 23 July , 2014 , and the last day of competition and closing ceremony on 3 August , 2014 .