Badminton at the 2014 Commonwealth Games on 21 July in Glasgow. Badminton at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Badminton events at the 2014 Commonwealth Games took place between Thursday 24 July and Sunday 3 August at the newly built Emirates Arena, in Glasgow. Badminton is one of ten core sports at the Commonwealth Games and has been continuously held at the Games since its first appearance at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica. The badminton programme in 2014 included men's and women's singles competitions; men's, women's and mixed doubles competitions alongside a mixed team event throughout the 11 days of competition. The draw
Halifax bid for the 2014 Commonwealth Games ahead of Halifax. New Delhi eventually beat Hamilton in the competition to host the games. Canada has hosted the Commonwealth Games on four previous occasions (Hamilton 1930, Vancouver 1954, Edmonton 1978 and Victoria 1994). Halifax, Ottawa, York Region, Hamilton and Calgary all submitted proposals and a deposit to Commonwealth Games Association of Canada (CGC) by the deadline of 22 July 2005, in order to be considered as potential hosts of the 2014 Commonwealth Games. The key dates for the Canadian selection process were as follows: The key dates for the Commonwealth Games selection process were as follows: A Bid Review