The countdown to the 2014 Commonwealth Game sin Glasgow is just over seven hours long until launch time as we post this today and the men's and women's track team starters have been named for their respective events.

The greatest pressure to perform for New Zealand's world champion team sprinters will come from within the squad itself, according to high performance director Mark Elliott.

Hi everyone and yes just two more sleeps to go because Thursday is the day the Glasgow Commonwealth Games kick off – oh boy, oh boy! It’s going to be exciting, particularly with so many Southland cyclists taking part!