THE Glasgow 2014 organisers face their biggest challenge yet as the final push gets under way, Games bosses warned.

Delegates from the Commonwealth Games Federation urged the city's organising committee to address five key areas in their final report ahead of this summer's sporting extravaganza.

These include, final details surrounding logistics, athlete and spectator experiences, Games times operations and final schedules for installing vital communications equipment.

Speaking following the sixth and final Co-ordination Commission meeting, which have been reviewing the progress of the Games since 2011, CGF vice president Bruce Robertson said the "biggest challenge" was still to come.

He said: "There is still a lot of work ahead.

"One of the challenges in the last months and weeks of the Games is bringing it all together around the venues.

"There are many players that need to be involved, whether it is technology or broadcasts or media and spectator services, ticketing and the like, so it is integrating all of that activity around the physical structure that is the venue.

"Typically, the biggest challenge is the final months and weeks and timing can be complex - some things are dependent on others.

"But right now the mobilisation period is well planned and the process they are following, we have a lot of confidence in how that is executed.

"They have everything in place, it is just to keep going, and to have a healthy nervousness - butterflies in the stomach is a good thing at this stage. I think they should be confident that they will do a good job but they have to make sure they keep their eye on the ball and focus."

Detailed measures for transport and traffic restrictions during Games are expected to be revealed within weeks.

As reported in the Evening Times earlier this week, transport companies had raised concerns about the lack of information regarding traffic restrictions and security checks during the Games period

But Mr Robertson said the longer planning time-scale, which included community consultation, would ensure a more thorough transport plan.

He also said the success of the Queen's Baton Relay, which is currently touring the Caribbean before visiting Europe and returning to Scotland on June 14, was "fantastic" and ticket sales had been better than any previous Games.

Issues surrounding the water quality at Strathclyde Loch - the venue for triathlon events, which had suffered from problems with toxic green algae - have been solved, the report said.

Glasgow 2014 Chief Executive David Grevemberg said he was confident the organising committee would deliver the best Commonwealth Games ever.

He said: "Every phase is hurdles, but you are measured on how you resolve issues not how you defend a position, so we are very confident that we are going to take the challenges that are before us on, resolve them and deliver an outstanding and, dare I say, the best Commonwealth Games ever."

Mike Hooper, CGF Chief Executive, said: "There is a lot to be done, and one of the challenges to delivering a Games is managing the activity in the final weeks when installation of temporary overlay, training of the workforce and installation of equipment, mobilisation of transport, security, spectator and related services, and conduct of readiness events all converge.

"It is complex, and there is limited time, but this mobilisation period is being well planned and we have every confidence that the challenges will all be met."

matty.sutton@ eveningtimes.co.uk