Scotland send arguably their strongest-ever team to Australia as they aim to beat their 30-medal haul from Manchester.
BBC Sport takes a closer look at eight competitors chasing Scottish glory in Melbourne.
The Edinburgh swimmer goes to her second Commonwealth Games in record-breaking form.
The 22-year-old set a new British 200m breaststroke record in January on her way to winning a Fina World Cup event.
It is the 200m breaststroke Balfour will focus on in Melbourne, where she will face formidable Australian Leisel Jones.
Balfour, who also takes part in triathlons, will also come up against Jones in the 100m event too.
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Frew became Scotland's first gymnastics gold medallist in Manchester and is out to repeat the feat in Melbourne.
The 33-year-old, who shared the individual rings title in 2002, is competing in an incredible fifth Games.
The Grangemouth-born athlete will once again be part of the men's artistic programme in Melbourne.
Frew has been representing Scotland since age eight and puts the secret of his success down to eating Scottish porridge oats.
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Hoy leads the chase for Scottish gold as he defends his 1km time trial title in Australia.
A medal in Melbourne now has greater significance for the Olympic champion as his event has been dropped from the Olympic programme.
Hoy also has strong hopes of a Commonwealth team title in the sprint alongside Craig MacLean and Ross Edgar.
The 29-year-old is also aiming for the world title in 2006 then the world record in 2007 as he prepares to step down from individual racing.
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Marshall and team-mate George Sneddon fought back to claim a thrilling men's pairs gold in Manchester.
The world number three will again expect to excel with partner Paul Foster, ranked fourth in the world, in Australia.
A knee injury saw Marshall's dominance of the world stage falter and he missed out on a record fourth indoor world title in January.
But the 39-year-old, who is a keen Hearts fan, should be back on medal-winning form in Melbourne.
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A silver medallist in Manchester, McConnell remains Scotland's strongest medal hope on the track.
But her inability to decide whether to stick with the 400m or move up to 400m hurdles could affect her chances.
McConnell is three seconds off the world-best times over the hurdles which suggests her best chance of a medal will be on the flat.
The 27-year-old also helped Great Britain to a brilliant 4x400m bronze at the 2005 World Championships, but there will be no Scottish relay team in Melbourne.
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An experienced campaigner, Sharp is again included in Scotland's strong shooting team.
The 52-year-old took silver in the rifle pairs alongside Susan Jackson at the Manchester Games.
Sharp will take part in the individual 50m prone competition and is expected to team up again in the pairs.
The office manager from Aberdeenshire has a personal best score in the prone event of 594 - a Scottish record.
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The world number 10 will represent Scotland for the first time at the Commonwealth Games.
The 32-year-old lost his appeal to represent Scotland in 1998 because he was born in Australia and lived in England.
White, who is now based in America, is a major boost to the Scotland squad and competes in the singles.
He goes to Melbourne on the back of netting his second PSA Tour title of the year in Richmond, USA.
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Yule left the Manchester Games with a bronze medal - a major disappointment for him at the time.
The 2002 Games saw South African-born Yule fulfil a lifelong ambition and represent Scotland.
At the 1998 Games in Kuala Lumpur, he could only qualify for England, for whom he won three silvers.
Yule will be back in Australia and is determined to be back on the medal rostrum for Scotland in the 94kg class.
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