The organisers of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow said they would be the biggest yet after finalising the full programme for the 17-sport, 11-day event.
There will be 256 medal events from July 23 to August 3, 2014, with 22 para-sports medal events, the most in the Games to date, Glasgow 2014 has confirmed.
Included for the first time will be a triathlon mixed relay event, tandem para-cycling and additional shooting events for women, with organisers promising all additions will be delivered within existing budgets and frameworks.
Glasgow 2014 chief executive David Grevemberg said: "Following the completion of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) Sports Programme Review, Glasgow 2014 is delighted to announce a final sports programme which is true to our vision of delivering an outstanding athlete-centred and sports-focused Games for Scotland that is on time and on budget.
"I'm delighted that in delivering 17 sports over 11 days of competition we have been able to increase our commitments to competition and medal opportunities by offering greater opportunities for female and para-sport athletes and I'm especially proud that Glasgow 2014 will offer more events and medal opportunities for para-sport athletes than any Commonwealth Games in history."
International Paralympic Committee president Sir Philip Craven welcomed the news. "To have 22 medal events included in the Games in 2014, just two years after London, will ensure that Commonwealth athletes can continue to perform on the big stage."
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