A TOTAL of 96 per cent of tickets were sold at the Commonwealth Games, with feedback from spectators revealing the top three words used to describe Glasgow 2014 were 'fantastic', 'exciting' and 'fun'.
Athletes set nine world records during 11 days of competition and broke 142 Commonwealth Games records.
In their quest for glory, nearly 500,000 meals were served at the athletes' village and about 65,000 handmade fresh fruit smoothies were made from the 100 tonnes of fruit and vegetables delivered to the site in the east end of the city.
The athletes from the 71 nations and territories also had 30,000 bags of clothes laundered and 150,000 towels washed, according to the latest figures from organisers. Some 20,000 spectators were asked their views on the Games and 91 per cent said they were satisfied, the organising committee said.
David Grevemberg, Glasgow 2014 chief executive, said: "The Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games has made history as the best Commonwealth Games ever, setting a new gold standard for the Commonwealth sports movement, new benchmarks for event delivery and receiving universal accolades for a proud host city and its people for the joyous enthusiasm with which they embraced athletes and visitors during Scotland's biggest-ever sporting and cultural festival."
Sport Secretary Shona Robison said: "The number of spectators at the Games exceeded all expectations, time after time we saw amazing crowds who really helped make the Games and cheered on athletes whether they were winning or not."
The opening ceremony on July 23 at Celtic Park, where performers included Rod Stewart and Susan Boyle, was watched by a television audience of more than one billion people.
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