Glasgow Commonwealth Games Mascot Unveiled

A unicorn named Finnie - pinch a postulation cone for a horn - has been unveiled arsenic nan charismatic mascot for nan Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.

The characteristic made her first charismatic quality astatine nan city's celebrated Finnieston Crane astatine dawn to people 365 days until nan commencement of nan games.

She was designed pinch nan thief of schoolhouse children from Glasgow and replaces Clyde nan Thistle who was nan mascot for nan past Glasgow Games successful 2014.

Finnie's horn is simply a return connected nan celebrated postulation cone placed connected apical of nan Duke of Wellington statue successful Glasgow metropolis centre.

Glasgow is hosting a cut-down type of nan Commonwealth Games adjacent twelvemonth aft nan Australian authorities of Victoria backed retired for financial reasons.

It will characteristic 10 sports taking spot crossed 4 venues successful nan metropolis from 23 July to 2 August 2026.

The Finnieston Crane, wherever Finnie made her first appearance, and nan Duke of Wellington statue pinch a postulation cone connected its caput are some iconic Glasgow landmarks.

She besides has a metallic flash successful her shoes, successful homage to nan city's shipbuilding history, star-spangled arms successful a motion to nan Barrowland Ballroom and a flowing purple mane inspired by nan lights that radiance connected The Hydro venue astatine night.

In a connection released connected her behalf, nan mascot said: "I'll beryllium astatine nan Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games adjacent summertime pinch a grin, a wave, possibly moreover a wee dance.

"I'm present to move nan nerves into excitement, operation nan cheers and thief move each infinitesimal into thing magic arsenic Glasgow 2026 swings into nan city."

Finnie will be a number of events connected Wednesday to people nan one-year countdown to nan games, gathering athletes including 10,000m champion Eilish McColgan and Olympic medallist Eilidh Doyle arsenic good arsenic First Minister John Swinney.

Glasgow 2026 main executive Phil Batty said: "Finnie represents everything Glasgow 2026 is astir – fun, friendliness and of people that small spot of magic!

"She'll beryllium astatine nan bosom of everything that's breathtaking astir these Games, from building up nan crowd to hyping nan athletes."

Mr Batty told nan BBC's Good Morning Scotland programme he expected adjacent year's arena to beryllium "just arsenic electrical arsenic nan Games successful 2014".

"The venues we're using, they've had world-class events backmost past and ever since," he said.

"We're successful an eight-mile corridor, there's still complete 200 badge events that will return spot complete 10 days.

"And Glasgow knows really to party, truthful this is going to beryllium an epic games."