Organisers are committed to ensuring participants in the Glasgow 2014 Queen's Baton Relay will run in their home town, the Sport Minister has said.
The international route for the Commonwealth Games relay was announced last week, with further details of its journey through Scotland to be revealed in October.
The baton will arrive in mid-June next year and will spend 40 days travelling to every local authority area.
Sport Minister Shona Robison was asked by SNP MSP Fiona Mcleod to give assurances local people will be prioritised to carry the baton in their home town, and to confirm any costs for those taking part.
Ms McLeod said: "Both my questions arise from experiences of constituents as Olympic torch bearers, which left some of them out of pocket and many miles from home."
Ms Robison said: "The Glasgow 2014 organising committee is working with the Scottish Government, local authorities and others to develop the route the Queen's Baton Relay will take as it travels around Scotland, and that route will be announced in October.
"We have been working hard to learn the lessons from the Olympic torch relay. For the Queen's Baton Relay, the organising committee has committed as far as operationally possible to enable baton bearers to run in their local area.
"There are no fees associated with being a baton bearer."
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