We’re just days away from the tenth anniversary of the greatest fortnight in recent Scottish sporting memory.

Ten years ago, the country, and particularly Glasgow, came alive for the 12 days of the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

In some ways, it seems like it was only yesterday but in others, it feels like a lifetime ago.

The Scottish gold medal-winning performances are the first thing that come to mind.

On the very first day of action, there was the Renicks sisters, Kimberly and Louise, who both won gold on the judo mat less than an hour apart to get Scotland’s medal tally off to a glittering start.

Also on day one, there was a gold rush in the pool for Scotland, started by Hannah Miley who successfully defended her 400m individual medley title before her win was followed by one of the biggest upsets of the Games when Ross Murdoch defeated his compatriot, Olympic medallist, poster boy of the Games and heavy favourite for the 200m breaststroke title, Michael Jamieson.

And there was Charlie Flynn, the boxer whose patter, including the phrase “I’m buzzing like a jar of wasps”, made him a household name across the country.

Charlie Flynn won gold in the boxing ring in 2014

There were others, too, who may not have won gold but still stick in the memory.

Lynsey Sharp’s heroic silver medal in the 800m having spent the night before on a drip was the absolute........

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