28 . Glasgow Business October 2015
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> “It’s a huge deal for the British guys to be
competing at home. Tey’ll use the buzz and excitement of the home crowd.” She said that it was well known in the gymnastics
community that the “Glasgow crowds are crazy.” Louis Smith MBE, who appeared at a 100-days-to-go
event to promote the Glasgow championships said: “Glasgow delivered an unbelievable Commonwealth Games. Tere was a great vibe in the city and I really loved being a part of it all. “But now it’s all about the World Gymnastics
Championships. It is all becoming very real and I am sure that Glasgow will once again deliver an incredible event. It is always great competing at a home event. It gives the British guys that extra edge and that will be so important.” Max Whitlock, who also took part in the preview
event, will be looking forward to returning to Glasgow where he won three gold medals in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the team, artistic individual and men’s floor final events. He also won a silver medal in the pommel horse final and bronze in the parallel bars final. Scot Dan Purvis, who won both a gold and a
silver medal at Glasgow 2014, is likely to be in the British team. He said: “Te Commonwealth Games last year was
an incredible experience and the crowd can once again make the difference for us at the World Championships as we aim to make everyone proud and get Team GB to Rio. Te men’s squad is full of world-class gymnasts and we all want to be there at the Hydro on 25 October competing for our place at the Olympic Games.” Te size of the crowd both present and on TV
and online and the expected quality of the performances is expected to provide another major boost for the city and its standing as an international visitor destination. Annemarie O’Donnell, Chief Executive of
Glasgow City Council, said it was key for the city’s businesses to capitalise on major events such as 2015 Gymnastics event to gain business and economic benefit. “Importantly when we have major events we
look at how we can actively engage the city around the major events using the business community so we can showcase the city,” she said. “When we have a major event like the World
Gymnastic Championships what extent can we showcase our business community, our restaurants, and activate the same type of support as we saw during the Commonwealth Games.”
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