Sporting chance for young Games visitors

“This one is not from a fight,” he laughs. “I somehow managed to fall over a football yesterday.”

Behind him, young people are mucking about, playing informal games of football, badminton and table tennis.

This is one of charity StreetGames’ “pop-up” sports clubs, which has been set up at Auchengillan Outdoor Centre near Glasgow for the duration of the Games.

Every young person invited to come and experience the Games, camps here for between one and five nights.

They are encouraged to use the pop-up facilities, as well as take part in the outdoor activities available at Auchengillan, such as rock climbing, raft building and mountain biking.

It’s not what two of the latest arrivals expect.

“I thought there would be cabins and when we saw the tents we were like, Oh OK this is different,” says 17-year-old Aneesa Anwar.

“I’m so scared of spiders. If I see anything I’m going to be out of there!”

Zunera Mahmood, 18, adds: “It’s definitely a new experience for us.”

However, the pair seem up for trying something new.

“There might be parts of it I won’t want to try it, but I want to just go for it,” says Aneesa.

“I’d rather go through it all and experience it, rather than say I’m not trying it.”