Everybody loves a full-circle moment.
Six prime ministers, three Olympic Games, and a global pandemic have come and gone in the past 12 years.
But for Team England, some things remain constant.
Prior to Birmingham 2022, Glasgow 2014 was Team England’s best ever Commonwealth Games, as they returned to the top of the medal table for the first time since 1986.
Standout performances included gymnast Claudia Fragapane winning four gold medals, cyclist Dame Laura Kenny earning track cycling gold, and Max Whitlock winning three golds and a bronze in the gymnastics.
Fragapane and Kenny have since retired, and while Whitlock announced his return last November, he will miss the upcoming Games with a hand injury.
But several Team England stars are still in the running for their own full-circle moment at Glasgow 2026 - starting with Adam Ramsay-Peaty.
Now one of the most recognisable names in sport, it seems absurd that the three-time Olympic gold medallist was once a fresh-faced 19-year-old with no senior long-course international experience.
But back in 2014, Ramsay-Peaty announced himself on the global stage for the first time.
On his Commonwealth debut, he shocked the Tollcross International Swimming Centre, beating London 2012 Olympic champion Cameron van der Burgh to win 100m breaststroke gold, and also earn silver in the 50m event.
Twelve years on, the Team England swimmer’s dominance spans multiple Olympic Games and World Championships.
And his success in the intervening years makes returning to Tollcross all the more special.
"I have very fond memories from my Commonwealth Games. I have learnt a lot of lessons and had a lot of victories," he said.
"It is always an incredible meet, whether it is a building block for the younger ones where they can have that pressure and represent their country, or at my level where I am trying to back up as many gold medals as I can."
Another Team England stalwart who shone in the Scottish city was Jazmin Sawyers.
On 31 July 2014, Sawyers jumped for joy - literally and metaphorically - as she took home silver in the women’s long jump.
Back then, she was 20 years old and a second-year law student at the University of Bristol.
Much has changed in Sawyers’ life since then - now 32, she is a double Olympian and a European Indoor Champion.
A former bobsledder, heptathlete, and a keen musician, Sawyers also appeared on the sixth series of The Voice UK, in 2017.
But Glasgow is where her athletics career really began.
On 1 August, when she pumps herself up to sprint down the track and fly across the sandpit, Sawyers will hope to relive her 2014 memories.
“It was just incredible – I didn’t expect it,” she said, after her breakthrough success. “When I finished and realised I’d got silver, words can’t describe the feeling. Receiving the medal and seeing the flag flying was totally unforgettable and totally overwhelming.”
Away from the track, at the SEC Centre and the SEC Armadillo, Glasgow witnessed the arrival of another two Team England athletes who would return 12 years later.
Judoka Jemima Yeats-Brown won bronze in dramatic circumstances in 2014.
She had only registered for the women’s -63kg category two hours before the deadline, after an injury to her teammate.
Then 19, Yeats-Brown took it all in her stride - she even wore borrowed kit, such was the last-minute nature of her call-up.
The Team England athlete has since won bronze at Birmingham 2022 in the -70kg category, represented Team GB at the 2024 Paris Olympics, and won gold at the Tallinn European Open.
And she will return to the SEC Centre mat on 1 August - in her own kit this time.
Also familiar with the Scottish crowds is weightlifter Sarah Davies, who made her Games debut in 2014.
As she nears retirement, the 33-year-old has had the chance to reflect on her Glasgow pursuits all those years ago.
“It’s nice to have that full-circle moment,” said Davies. “There's a chance that this will be my last Commonwealth Games, so it's nice to have that nostalgia of my first one and my last one being in the same city, in the same venue.
“Many more internationals down the line, I’m definitely feeling more prepared and excited to get back out there on that stage.”
Though Davies did not medal in Glasgow, she is the reigning Commonwealth champion, having won gold in the 71kg category at Birmingham 2022.
A medal at the SEC Armadillo would be the perfect way to round out her Commonwealth Games career.
And as Team England prepare to make their mark on Scottish soil once again, ambitions are high.
A total of 58 gold, 59 silver, and 57 bronze medals were draped over red and white tracksuits in 2014.
While the overall medal haul of 174 was eclipsed by 176 in Birmingham, the total of 58 golds won in Glasgow is yet to be beaten.
“Glasgow, you were pure dead brilliant,” said former CGF President Prince Imran to the Hampden Park crowd at the 2014 Closing Ceremony.
Brilliant it certainly was - for the city of Glasgow and Team England alike.
If history is anything to go by, then a record-breaking Commonwealth Games for Team England awaits.
