The evening of Saturday, August 2 is set to be the night the world's fastest man lights up Hampden Park.
The news that organisers of the Commonwealth Games had been praying for came just two weeks ago when Jamaica's Usain Bolt declared he would be joining the party in Glasgow.
The six-time Olympic champion has yet to race this year following a foot injury, but has RSVP'd to say he will be heading to Hampden to take his place in the Jamaican relay team.
''I have received lots of requests, invitations and messages of support from my fans in Scotland who are looking forward to a great event," the 27-year-old said.
Bolt, who won gold medals in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, has not competed at the Commonwealth Games before. In 2006 he was due to go to Melbourne but pulled out because of a hamstring injury.
He will go for gold alongside Nickel Ashmeade, Kemar Bailey-Cole, Julian Forte and Kimmari Roach. None of whom were part of the world record-setting team at London 2012 which was lead by Bolt.
However he will not take part in the individual 100m and 200m events in Glasgow after missing out on the Jamaican Championships, the main qualifying event for the Commonwealth team, earlier in the year. His absence should make for more open races, especially with his out-of-form training partner Yohan Blake skipping the Games altogether.
One man who will be looking to capitalise over the shorter distance is Adam Gemili, who also reckons England can give Bolt's Jamaican team a run for their money in the relay.
"You know how talented he is, it's going to be tough, but I think if we get the baton round we've got the speed in the team to hopefully get ourselves up there with them," Gemili said.
Despite not competing in those 100m and 200m events, the presence of the man regarded by many as the fastest ever will still provide one of the iconic moments of the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
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