England hoping to bring an end to Australia's Commonwealth Games dominance at Glasgow Australia will be counting on Sally Pearson to deliver some much needed gold in Glasgow. HUMBLED in Ashes battle, overshadowed at the Tour de France and eclipsed at Wimbledon by superior British athletes, Australian sport is exactly one year away from another moment of reckoning - the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Australia has topped the Commonwealth Games medal tally at every Games since Edinburgh in 1986, but the aura of invincibility is under siege as never before. Driven by the memories of last year's London Olympics, England is hatching a plan to end Australia's long Games domination - just as it has in a host of other sports. Since the introduction of National Lottery in the wake of a dismal performance at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, where its athletes won only one gold medal, British athletes have risen steadily to world-beaters. And no nation has improved as much as England. With one year to run to the start of the July 23-August 3 Games in Glasgow, the vibe in the United Kingdom is that Australia is no longer the feared force it once was. Australian Chef de Mission Steve Moneghetti will address those challenges as Scottish officials prepare to mark the "one year to go" milestone with muted celebrations. As gritty and tough as the Glaswegian stereotype is, organising committe CEO David Grevemberg predicts the 20th Games edition will be the "People's Games." He also acknowledges the overall importance of the success of the next Games ahead of the Gold Coast's 2018 hosting - especially after the troubled preparations of the 2010 New Delhi Games. "This is the people's Games," the former American wrestler said. And it's so important that the people of Glasgow and Scotland feel that. The Glasgow Games will feature 17 sports, contested at 14 venues compressed into three clusters. The showpiece stadium is the 60,000-seater Celtic Park, site of the opening and closing ceremonies and track and field. Several other stadia have been purpose built for Scotland's third Game hosting. But, as with all Games, star power will ultimately decide the success or failure. Games officials are desperate for track and field's brightest stars from London 2012 to venture to Scotland. Usain Bolt, Mo Farrah, Jessica Ennis and Sally Pearson are among the banner figures Scotland wishes to accommodate. Australia has issues of its own after the vapid performance of its swimming team in London, while it also faces another serious challenge in track and field to push England. And, even with the retirements of cyclists Sir Chris Hoy and Victoria Pendleton, the Cyclones will be under immense pressure to continue their dominance on road and track. Grevemberg says Glasgow can defy a recent trend and deliver a lasting and meaningful legacy. Reminded that Athens (2004 Olympics), South Africa (2010 World Cup) and even London have failed to capitalise post-Games on expensive infrastructure, Grevemberg predicts Glasgow will have a different outcome. "If you look at Glasgow, the legacy has started already," he said."We're engaging kids around a sporting event unlike anything that's ever happened before. And the facilities which have been created as a result of the Games are incredible. For example, the velodrome in Glasgow's East End is a world-class venue, which is community-run. It's already one of the most used velodromes in the world. In addition to all these fantastic facilities, we've put sports initiatives in place. There are more people registering to be part of sport and activity programmes than ever before. There's a real buzz throughout the country. Grevemberg knows Glasgow cannot match London's spectacular success, but will fill a niche of its own. "There's no question that London created the buzz," he said."People realised the power of sport and want more of that. What we saw in London, and what Glasgow 2014 is trying to instil is that it's not just about engaging people, or inspiring people, but about empowering people. Glasgow's budget is less than 10 percent of the estimated $150billion London outlaid. "With so much public money being invested, it makes it so important that we do things as an investment," Grevenberg said. It means that our margin for error is much smaller than London's, so we have to work smarter. For example, instead of going to an agency to design the mascot, we ran a competition and engaged thousands of kids.