Commonwealth Games chiefs have declared that next year's event in Glasgow will be smoke-free.
Lighting up will be banned across all venues and their surrounding areas, and the sale of tobacco will be prohibited onsite.
Big-screen messages and other signs will remind spectators of the restrictions.
Glasgow 2014 has worked with the Scottish Government to establish a smoke-free policy for the Games that meets World Health Organisation guidelines.
Chief executive David Grevemberg said: "Glasgow 2014 is supportive and keen to contribute to the Scottish Government's long-term health ambitions in regard to smoking, and consider our smoke-free policy as an appropriate step towards achieving those ends while still ensuring the delivery of an outstanding Commonwealth Games."
Public Health Minister Michael Matheson said: "This is welcome action that contributes to our ambition for a smoke-free Scotland by 2034.
"As a global celebration of sporting excellence, Glasgow 2014 recognises the harm caused by tobacco and is implementing a more progressive smoking policy for the Games than at any other major sporting event held in Scotland.
"Bold steps like prohibiting smoking in public areas around stadiums and stopping the sale of tobacco in Glasgow 2014 venues reduces the attractiveness of tobacco and reinforces the message to spectators and visitors, especially younger people, of the dangers of smoking."
Sheila Duffy, chief executive of Ash Scotland, said: "I warmly welcome the announcement that the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games will be smoke-free for children and families.
"This takes forward the national vision in Scotland to put tobacco, an addictive and lethal product, completely out of fashion for the next generation."
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