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Clyde was the official mascot of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in
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who turned it into a commercial character, created a full backstory, gave it a name – Clyde – and created a website for him. Clyde was finally revealed in a seven-minute animated film created b
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at a ceremony at BBC Scotland's headquarters in
25 life-size Clyde statues were erected at places of public interest across the city including the
Clyde was the official mascot of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...
. Clyde is an anthropomorphic thistle
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(the floral emblem
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of Scotland
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) and is named after the River Clyde which flows through the centre of Glasgow
Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...
. The mascot was designed by Beth Gilmour from Cumbernauld, who won a competition run by Glasgow 2014 for children to design the Mascot. Beth's drawing was then brought to life by digital agencNerv
who turned it into a commercial character, created a full backstory, gave it a name – Clyde – and created a website for him. Clyde was finally revealed in a seven-minute animated film created b
Nerv
at a ceremony at BBC Scotland's headquarters in
Glasgow
Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...
. The organiser, Glasgow 2014, said the mascot's design was chosen, because of its "Scottish symbolism and Glaswegian charm and likeability".
Clyde was named as the official mascot for Team Scotland at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.
Statues
25 life-size Clyde statues were erected at places of public interest across the city including the Glasgow Botanic Gardens
Glasgow Botanic Gardens is a botanical garden located in the West End of Glasgow, Scotland. It features several glasshouses, the most notable of which is the Kibble Palace.
The Gardens has a wide variety of temperate and tropical flora, a ...
, the Kelvingrove Art Gallery
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is a museum and art gallery in Glasgow, Scotland. It reopened in 2006 after a three-year refurbishment and since then has been one of Scotland's most popular visitor attractions. The museum has 22 galleries, h ...
and at George Square
George Square ( gd, Ceàrnag Sheòrais) is the principal civic square in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is one of six squares in the city centre, the others being Cathedral Square, St Andrew's Square, St Enoch Square, Royal Exchange S ...
. However following vandalism at a statue in the Govan
Govan ( ; Cumbric?: ''Gwovan'?''; Scots: ''Gouan''; Scottish Gaelic: ''Baile a' Ghobhainn'') is a district, parish, and former burgh now part of south-west City of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated west of Glasgow city centre, on the south ba ...
area of the city, the statues were taken down. They are expected to be re-erected in secure areas.
Commercial
By the final day of the Games, over 50,000 Clyde mascot cuddly toys had been sold.Post-Glasgow 2014
Due to popularity in the city, a petition was set up to make Clyde the mascot of the Glasgow City Council in the aftermath of the Commonwealth Games, the petition gained over 1,500 signatures. In October 2021, it was announced that Clyde would be the official mascot for Team Scotland at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.See also
*List of Commonwealth Games mascots
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See also
* List of Olympic mascots
References
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References
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* https://web.archive.org/web/20150227141514/http://www.nerv.co.uk/work/glasgow-2014-commonwealth-games/ * http://www.glasgow2014.com/celebrate/mascot 2014 Commonwealth Games Sport in Glasgow Scottish mascots Sports mascots Commonwealth Games mascots Mascots introduced in 2014