Having hosted the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Glasgow offered a cost-effective solution with existing venues already in place. "The Commonwealth Games is where champions are made," the president of Commonwealth Sport, Dr. Donald Rukare, told AFP. "The Commonwealth Games has been like a door opener for me," said Eseme after running 9.83 seconds despite sodden conditions in Scotland. But the Commonwealth Games are the chance for the smaller and lesser known of the 74 nations and territories. The Scotsman duly delivered with a dominant performance to deliver gold in the first running of the mile at the Commonwealth Games for 60 years.