"Things are looking great," he told insidethegames.

"The [Athletes'] Village at this point is about 75 per cent done and is due to be handed over to us on time in January next year.

"We'll have all of our permanent competition venues and all the capital works budgets will be finalised this year, so everything is going according to schedule and it's putting us in great shape.

The legacy of next year's Commonwealth Games is already in full-swing, with prestigious events such as the International Cycling Union (UCI) Junior Track World Championships in August this year being awarded to the Emirates Arena, which was purpose-build for the Games, and thousands of locals taking full advantage of the world-class facilities now on their doorstep.

"The great advantage to where we are now is a lot of these venues are world class and are delivering now before the Games but they're also very community relevant." said Grevemberg.

"If you look at the Emirates Arena and Scotstoun Leisure Centre, these facilities are just jam-packed with people either competing in them or playing in them and that's fantastic to watch.

"The Commonwealth Games is just one event in this already busy facility.

"One of the great things that came out recently was that the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome is the busiest velodrome in the world in terms of footfall.

"There's not a moment where people aren't on that, so from a community standpoint, we're really really confident."

Glasgow 2014 chief David Grevemberg believes that the calibre of events at the multi-purpose Emirates Arena will continue to grow beyond the Games

With many top events scheduled to take place in Glasgow already, Grevemberg thinks that the calibre and number of events held at the venue will only increase after the Games, though there is already a high volume of interest from organisers to host their events at the ubiquitous Commonwealth Arena with over a year left until they get underway.

"In terms of major events, there's an enormous interest from governing bodies and that space is so versatile and agile that it can host all types of events, from netball to cycling to indoor athletics to badminton to combat sports, you name it, that facility can host it," he said.

The £113 million ($178 million/€131 million) venue, which was officially opened in October last year, boasts a 4,000-seater velodrome, which will host cycling events during Glasgow 2014, an 8,000-capacity indoor sports hall, which will host Commonwealth badminton, as well as three additional sports halls, offices, gym and spa facilities, 4G five-a-side football pitches and more.

Within three months of opening, the arena hosted the UCI Track Cycling World Cup first round and the Gymnastics World Cup, also going on to host the British Basketball League (BBL) Trophy earlier this year along with dozens of other events.

And Grevemburg believes that with such a wide array of top facilities capable of hosting all sports, the future is certainly bright for sport in Glasgow, and indeed Scotland as a whole.

"Glasgow's ambition and Scotland's ambition behind that are unwavering," he said.

"They're thinking 2015, 2016, 2017, now, and focusing on the ambitions around that for major events but also for community programming as well.

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