The opening ceremony of the XIX Commonwealth Games will be held on Sunday 3 October, signalling 11 days of intense sporting competition from 17 disciplines at venues throughout Delhi, India. Viewers will be able to access live coverage, the latest news updates and any of those missed magical moments regardless of the time of day and where they are, through the BBC’s extensive TV, radio, online, BBC Red Button, mobile and BBC iPlayer services.
The BBC will be broadcasting around 180 hours across BBC One and BBC Two as well as approximately 1,600 hours on BBC Red Button (3-14 October).

The BBC Commonwealth Games team will this year also include former Australian multi-Olympic gold medal-winner Ian Thorpe, who will be joining the swimming team in covering all of the action coming from the pool.
Ian joins a team full of experience and insight including a presentation line-up of: Clare Balding, Sue Barker, Jake Humphrey, John Inverdale and Hazel Irvine and reporters Phil Jones (athletics), Sharron Davies (swimming), Jill Douglas (cycling), Matthew Pinsent, Rishi Persad and Sonali Shah.
Pundits and commentators include: Michael Johnson, Colin Jackson, Denise Lewis, Steve Cram, Jonathan Edwards, Paul Dickenson, Brendan Foster (athletics), Hugh Porter, Chris Boardman, Rob Hayles (cycling), Huw Edwards (ceremonies), Andy Jamieson, Adrian Moorhouse, Mark Foster, Ian Thorpe (swimming); Bob Ballard, Leon Taylor (diving), Richie Woodall, Jim Neilly (boxing); Andrew Cotter (rugby 7s), David Mercer and Gail Emms (badminton).
From Monday 4 October, BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra will broadcast live coverage of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. Radio 5 Live’s Mark Pougatch will present the weekday programmes including dedicated reports from the highly anticipated swimming and athletics finals, as well as incorporating news from the other major sports throughout the programme.

Radio 5 Live Sport will cover the live action at the weekend and, on Saturday 9 October from 11.30am, Mark Pougatch will begin an afternoon of sport with coverage of the swimming finals from the Dr SP Mukherjee Aquatics Complex. From 1.30pm, the focus will shift to the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium for an afternoon of track and field action.
On Sunday 10 October, from 12pm, the 5 Live coverage continues with Mark and the team bringing live reports from the Games.
Radio 5 Live’s athletic commentary team will be led by Mike Costello who, will be joined by Allison Curbishley, Commonwealth Games 400m Silver medallist for Scotland; Darren Campbell, European record holder and Commonwealth and Olympic medallist; Dean Macey, Commonwealth Decathlon Champion; and Kath Merry, 400m Olympic medallist and former Commonwealth record holder.
Bob Ballard will be commentating on the swimming, joined by Karen Pickering, who holds 13 Commonwealth games medals, including four gold, and Steve Parry, Commonwealth and Olympic medallist. Reporting on the hockey will be Alastair Eykyn, Ron McIntosh covers the boxing, Jill Douglas will provide commentary from the Rugby 7s and Simon Brotherton will report on the cycling.
The BBC Sport website will include a choice of up to six live video streams from the Games on broadband as well as on-demand video highlights of the best of the action. This will be accompanied by the ever-popular live text commentary, featuring text and emails from readers. The BBC Sport website currently receives 10m unique users per week.
Also on the site will be blogs (including Tom Fordyce and Matthew Pinsent), photos, medal tables, competitor biographies and behind-the-scenes audio and video footage to bring the atmosphere to viewers and listeners back home.
BBC Red Button will offer up to six live streams of live action from Delhi each day, with Freeview offering one extra stream on top of the BBC One and BBC Two coverage. Full replays and highlights packages of selected events will be available after the live coverage has ended each day.

The Commonwealth Games is the only multi-sport event in which all of the individual UK nations compete. As such, BBC Nations and Regions sport and news teams for TV, radio and online will be following the action closely, reporting on the big stories relevant to their particular area. BBC Scotland in particular will be looking ahead to Glasgow 2014. Additional programming will also seek to add colour with features on the athletes as well as their family and friends who have travelled to Delhi to support them.
Live coverage transmission summary BBC One and BBC Two (see bbc.co.uk/pressoffice for complete programming billings)
9am-6pm: live action from the main events (will begin at 7am during cycling competition)
7-8pm: evening highlights programme of the best of day’s action
BBC Scotland
In addition BBC Scotland will be covering the Scots in action on their news and sport bulletins as well as on John Beattie Sports Weekly and Sport Monthly.

TV commentary team:
Athletics: Michael Johnson, Steve Cram, Denise Lewis, Jonathan Edwards, Colin Jackson, Brendan Foster and Paul Dickenson
Badminton: David Mercer and Gail Emms
Lawn bowls: David Corkhill
Boxing: Richie Woodall and Jim Neilly
Ceremonies: Huw Edwards
Cycling: Hugh Porter, Chris Boardman and Rob Hayles
Diving: Bob Ballard and Leon Taylor
Gymnastics: Mitch Fenner and Christine Still
Hockey: Barry Davies, Matt Chilton and Sean Kerly
Rugby 7s: Andrew Cotter
Swimming: Andy Jamieson, Adrian Moorhouse, Mark Foster and Ian Thorpe
Table-Tennis: Matthew Syed and Tony Gubba
Tennis: Chris Bradnam and Sam Smith
Presenters: Clare Balding, Sue Barker, Jake Humphrey, John Inverdale and Hazel Irvine
Reporters: Phil Jones (athletics), Sharron Davies (swimming), Jill Douglas (cycling), Matthew Pinsent, Rishi Persad and Sonali Shah

Commonwealth Games Scotland is aware of the shooting incident on a tourist bus in north Delhi on the morning of 19 September and received a security briefing along with the other home nations.
The Indian police and security agencies are assessing the situation on an ongoing basis with a view to determining its relevance or otherwise to the Games.

Team Scotland is continuing to monitor the situation, liaising with relevant officials from the Delhi 2010 Organising Committee, the Commonwealth Games Federation and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, who are advising all home nations.
Jon Doig, Team Chef de Mission said: “We are continuing with our planning and operational set up as scheduled and we are satisfied that the security arrangements at the Games Village and venues are good and in line with what we expected. We still look forward to competing at the Games when they open on 3 October.”

Commonwealth Games Scotland will continue to communicate with team members through their respective sports team leaders.

Bally is the first Scottish woman ever to break into the top 50 of the rankings (which began in 1975) and is the highest ranked Scottish woman since rankings began.

She reached the second round at the US Open in New York earlier this month and in a season that just seems to get better and better for the 27-year-old British number 1, her reward has been a climb to number 49 in the world.

This year Bally qualified automatically for the main draw of the US Open for the first time. In the first round she was drawn against Croatian Petra Martic, dominating the match and winning with a 6-2 6-2 scoreline in a little over an hour.

In the second round she faced 27th seed Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic, who reached the semi-finals of Wimbledon earlier in the year. In a tight first set that lasted 57 minutes, Bally took her opponent to a tie-breaker where she was narrowly edged out 7-5 in fiercely hot conditions. From there the match slipped away from her as she went out 7-6 (7-5) 6-3, but the tight score-line and the manner of her performance against Kvitova, currently ranked 34 in the world, provides further evidence that Bally is more than capable of competing with this calibre of player and consolidating her place in the world’s top 50.
Bally was understandably delighted with her achievement and said “It’s unbelievable. It really does feel so special. At the beginning of the year my goal was to stay in the top 100, I wasn’t even thinking about the top 50 and here we are nine months on and I’ve broken top 50. I spent about ten years trying to make the top 100 and didn’t get anywhere near it, so to do this at the age of 27 feels great.

“Now that I’m top 50, you start setting your goals a lot higher. Obviously I want to take it with baby steps and I don’t want to get too carried away but I really think that I belong in the top 50 and I want to stay there. I really believe that I can still get better and I don’t think that I’ve topped out yet.”
Bally has enjoyed her best ever season in 2010. Her previous career high singles ranking of 52 (achieved in June this year) was reward for a stunning run of form which saw her reach quarter-finals in Memphis and Istanbul, win ITF titles in Michigan and Nottingham and produce the best performance of her career to defeat Ukrainian Kateryna Bondarenko on her way to the third round of the Australian Open. In recognition of her achievements, Bally was jointly awarded the Clydesdale Bank Athlete of the Month Award for July along with swimmer David Carry.

Tennis is making its Commonwealth Games debut in Delhi and Bally will be one of the seeds in women’s singles when the draw is announced. She will be joined in Delhi by fellow Scots Mhairi Brown, Colin Fleming, Jamie Murray and Jocelyn Rae.

Along with coach Euan McGinn, Team Scotland Tennis Team Leader Pete Nicolson has been finalising preparations with each of the players over the last week. “Bally was in great shape at her Ipswich training base last week and has prioritized competing for Scotland in the Commonwealth Games above the prestigious China Open WTA tournament – so she is definitely not going to the Games to make up the numbers – and Jocelyn, Mhairi, Colin and Jamie are equally motivated.

We know that India, Australia and England are sending good tennis squads, and our Games prospects will become clearer when we see the full entry lists in Delhi later this month, but we have strong hopes in at least three of the five tennis events.”

The tennis competition at the Commonwealth Games will be played from 4-10 October at the R.K. Khanna Tennis Stadium in Delhi and reports and results will be available on the Commonwealth Games Scotland website.

Once of the proudest moments of David Carry’s swimming career was when he won gold for Scotland in the 400m Freestyle on the opening day of the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, beating hosts Australia in their own back yard. Fired up by his early success, and with Team Scotland on a roll, he went on to win a second gold in the 400m Individual Medley and topped it off with a silver in the men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay, making him one of the most successful athletes of the Games.

Since then David has struggled to replicate his winning ways. At the Olympic Games in Beijing, despite swimming well and achieving the targets he set himself, including setting a British record in the lead-off leg of the 4x200m Freestyle relay, it still wasn’t enough to claim a spot on the medal podium. So following a move from Loughborough to Stockport to train, he has worked with a team of experts around him, to identify his weak spots and put in place a programme that will hopefully get him back to winning ways by October, when the 2010 Commonwealth Games swimming competition gets underway in Delhi.

“I realised that actually there were still huge improvements for me to make, and it was primarily in strength and speed. While I was one of the quickest swimmers in the 200m Freestyle my start and my turns were just so bad I wasn’t even in the top 100 in those statistics. Once I realised that, my main aim was to be at least average in those areas which overall would make me one of the best in the world.”

In addition to his start and turns, David has also worked on building up pace over the shorter distances and lengthening his stroke. The plan is going well so far, as he showed at Scottish National Championship which doubled as the Commonwealth Games Trials in July. There he won gold in both the 200m and 400m Freestyle well inside the Games qualifying standards, despite not having tapered his training and increased his rest in advance of the event. He was also awarded the Berger Paints trophy for the best performance by a Scottish swimmer at the championships and the Eileen Adams Cup for the best combined 200m and 400m Freestyle results.

As the swimmers gathered at Tollcross Leisure Centre in Glasgow to have their selection for Team Scotland confirmed, David was told that his recent return to form had fittingly earned him the Clydesdale Bank Athlete of the Month Award for July, along with British number one Tennis player Elena Baltacha. He received £500 towards his training and competition costs. The scheme, being run by Commonwealth Games Scotland in conjunction with Clydesdale Bank as part of its programme of support to Team Scotland, has been open to athletes in all of the 17 participating sports who are eligible to represent Scotland at this year’s Games and there is now only one more opportunity for athletes to stake their claim.

David reflected: “To swim as quickly as I did without really resting up was exciting. I had been training really hard until three days before the competition. But I still swam the same times as I did for the British Championships in April, when I was completely rested.

“Replicating those times, which were among the top 12 in the world, filled me with confidence because it suggests there is more to come in Delhi and just thinking about it gives me Goosebumps.

“Many thanks to Clydesdale Bank, they are a great sponsor for Team Scotland and it means so much to be recognised in this way – it was a real surprise!”

We look forward to seeing David and the other swimmers in action when the competition in the pool gets underway on 4 October.

As part of the full team announcement for Delhi 2010 on 18 August, Commonwealth Games Scotland (CGS) named the men’s and women’s hockey squads of 16 players, plus 2 travelling reserves, for the 11 days of hockey competition at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium.
Michael Cavanagh, Chairman, Commonwealth Games Scotland said: “I am delighted to welcome the 32 hockey players to Team Scotland. However making the team is just the first step on the journey, now will come the real test for the athletes of performing to their potential in Delhi.

“Both teams have found themselves in tough pools, but I know they will be battling strongly from the outset, determined to get through the group stages and show what they can do. I wish them all the very best with their final preparations and I look forward to watching them in action in October.”
From a Scottish perspective, the pool draws announced in June by the Commonwealth Games Federation and the International Hockey Federation will provide a full examination of both the teams’ strengths and capabilities.
Scotland’s Senior Men will have to negotiate a difficult set of fixtures in Pool A, where they will face Pakistan in their opening match. The Scots will then encounter the toughest match of their schedule, when they are pitched against the men’s world number one ranked team, Australia, who will be targeting a repeat of four years ago, when they took gold on home soil in Melbourne. Malaysia and India make up the rest of the teams in Pool A, with the national side playing these countries in their third and fourth pool matches respectively.

With all four teams ranked higher than Scotland in the world rankings, Russell Garcia’s men will have to hit the ground running when they reach Delhi for the start of the hockey competition. Realistically, a top eight position will be regarded as a decent result for the men, but the experience of playing these teams will be invaluable as the national side look to progress up the world rankings and towards competing for a podium place in Glasgow 2014.
Included in the men’s squad is Great Britain international Niall Stott, who comes into the Games on form, following some excellent performances for GB and current England Hockey League Premier Division Champions East Grinstead. Also looking to translate their fantastic scoring form from a highly prolific 2009/10 domestic season to the Commonwealth Games will be Kelburne strike-force Kenny Bain and Scotland’s Young Player of the Year, Alan Forsyth, who together netted over forty goals between them for the National League Div.1 and Scottish Cup winners, and who will be in support of GB Olympian Stephen Dick up front.

In defence, the Scots will rely on the steely determination and set piece expertise of stalwart Mark Ralph, whilst experienced Scotland and Great Britain internationalist Graham Moodie will return from injury to add to his 100 caps and join the likes of Chris Nelson and Gordon McIntyre in the midfield battle. Veteran Vishal Marwaha continues to add to his extensive cap collection too, looking to make 170 caps for Scotland whilst playing in Delhi.
Scotland’s Senior Women will be hoping to extend this year’s good form to the Commonwealth Games when they also compete in Pool A of the women’s hockey competition. First up for Gordon Shepherd’s women will be hosts India, before taking on South Africa and Trinidad & Tobago in their second and third pool matches respectively. In their final Pool A fixture, the Scots will relish the opportunity to come face-to-face with defending Commonwealth Games champions Australia, who they ran close in the World Cup Qualifier in Chile earlier this year, only losing by the single goal in the gold medal match.

The Scots have also recorded some excellent results over the summer, including a 3-0 home series win over Ireland, and recent warm-up internationals against world number one Holland, world number four Germany and Belgium, which proved to be very useful exercises as Shepherd looks to increase the focus on improving performance levels against high quality opposition.
Included in the women’s squad are experienced veterans Linda Clement and Samantha Judge, who will both be making it a hat trick of Commonwealth Games appearances in Delhi. Linda recently won her 150th Scotland cap, a fantastic achievement, and she will play a vital role in the progress of the side as she leads the Scots out as national team captain in Delhi.

Head Coach Shepherd has also rewarded Milne Craig Western’s Morag McLennan with a call-up to the senior side, following excellent performances with the Scotland U21s in the 2009/2010 season. At just 20 years of age Morag is the youngest of the players travelling with the squad..
Although the Senior Women will keenly feel the absence of Great Britain internationalist Laura Bartlett due to a knee injury, the team can count on the experience of midfielders Louise Baxter, Ali Bell, and Scottish Women’s Player of the Year, Vikki Bunce, to provide both solid protection in front of a defence including rising star Leigh Fawcett and Cat Forrest, and an additional goal threat by supporting forwards Nikki Kidd, Samantha Judge, and Ailsa Robertson.
Discussing the team selection for Delhi, Head Coach Gordon Shepherd said, “We have a fairly settled squad going into the Commonwealth Games and there are not many changes from the World Cup Qualifier in Chile earlier this year. Obviously, Laura Bartlett won’t be travelling due to an unfortunate knee injury picked up at the end of last season, but the other players coming into the squad who didn’t play in Chile have been selected on merit. Nikki Kidd, Morag McLennan and Becky Merchant have pushed their way into the squad by working hard on their individual skills during training and consistently increasing their performance levels in the matches we’ve played recently.
Shepherd also commented, “We have a difficult draw, so realistically, we’re looking at a top seven place. However, to get into the top six places would be a great achievement. We have to beat Trinidad and Tobago, plus one of the other higher ranked nations in the group, to get there, but these girls have created an upset before, so we’ll certainly give it our best shot.”

Following the announcement of the team, Russell Garcia said, “Our target is to deliver a series of competitive performances in Delhi. It’s not an easy draw, but the players are excited about playing those countries, such as Pakistan and India, that we don’t get to play on a regular basis. We aim to finish in a position higher than our current Commonwealth Games ranking, which is 9th, so a top eight finish would be a good result for us.
“We have a series of warm up matches coming up before we fly out to India, including a five nations tournament in France, so there is time ahead to work with the players and team unit in order to build up the performance levels. The men have had a break from international competition, so gelling together will also be important for us. We’re looking forward to the challenge immensely.”

TEAMS
MEN
Kenneth Bain
Stephen Dick
Alan Forsyth
Cameron Fraser
Gareth Hall
William Marshall
Vishal Marwaha
Alistair McGregor
Gordon McIntyre
Graham Moodie
Chris Nelson
Mark Ralph
Derek Salmond
Iain Scholefield
Niall Stott
Ross Stott

Travelling Reserves
Gavin Byers
Jamie Cachia

Team Manager: Eugene Connolly
Head Coach: Russell Garcia
Assistant Coaches: Derek Forsyth, Dave Reid

WOMEN
Louise Baxter
Alison Bell
Vikki Bunce
Aimee Clark
Linda Clement
Holly Cram
Leigh Fawcett
Catriona Forrest
Samantha Judge
Nikki Kidd
Emily Maguire
Kareena Marshall
Morag McLellan
Becky Merchant
Ailsa Robertson
Abi Walker
Travelling Reserves
Katrina Cameron
Amy Gibson
Team Manager: Lynne Dick
Head Coach: Gordon Shepherd
Assistant Coaches: Murray Carnie, Neil Menzies
Performance Analyst: Andy Kerr

As the athletes selected for Team Scotland for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi were announced in Stirling, the successful Scottish gymnastics squad were hard at work at a pre-Games training camp in Largs.

The sportscotland National Training Centre in Inverclyde hosted the squad of five women and two men, for an intensive five days of training and team building.

As well as early morning conditioning sessions in the gym to ensure the gymnasts are in peak physical condition, coaches Sandy Richardson (Women’s Artistic), Tan Jia En (Men’s Artistic)) and Marion Sands (Rhythmic) spent several hours a day helping to perfect their routines.
2006 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist on high bar, Adam Cox, has been sharing his Games experience with the other squad members, who are all Games rookies, except Emma White who also competed in Melbourne, coming sixth on vault at the age of just 14.

Adam has been training hard and has his sights firmly set on repeating his medal winning performance from Melbourne and said: “It’s been a strenuous week in terms of training, and the team have started to mentally prepare for what it’ll be like at Games time. For the whole week, I’ve either been in the gym or practicing my technique on the bars, I’ve not rested at all. I’m just completely focused on Delhi now and bringing home a medal. It would just mean so much to me to go out there and win a medal for Scotland, nothing can beat it.”
Team Leader, Aileen Mc Gillivary added: “The selection standards set by Scottish Gymnastics and Commonwealth Games Scotland have been tough and the gymnasts have risen to the challenge to achieve them. We now move into our final pre-Games preparation phase which is about improving on those standards already achieved to ensure that when we go into the arena in Delhi we can perform with distinction, and to our full potential as a team.
“The preparation camp has not only given the gymnasts the opportunity to train together and create the vital team dynamic; they have also benefitted from support through the sportscotland institute of sport, covering areas essential to their preparation for a multi-sport Games in Delhi. I am confident that this will be the best prepared Gymnastics team ever.”
The gymnastics competition will get underway on 4 October in the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium.

TEAM
MEN
Adam Cox Men’s Artistic – Individual
Ryan McKee Men’s Artistic – Individual
WOMEN
Jordan Lipton Women’s Artistic – Individual & Team
Amy Regan Women’s Artistic – Individual & Team
Tori Simpson Women’s Artistic – Individual & Team
Emma White Women’s Artistic – Individual & Team
Vicky Clow Rhythmic – Individual
Team Leader – Aileen McGillivary
Coaches – Sandy Richardson (Women’s Artistic), Tan JiaEn (Men’s Artistic), Marion Sands (Rhythmic)
Photo courtesy of Tom Ross.

Cycling has fast become one of the most exciting sports on the Games programme and all eyes will be on the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Delhi this October in the hope the cyclists selected today (Wednesday) for Team Scotland can rise to the occasion and can come back with some medals.

This will be the first multi-sport Games for cyclists since Sir Chris Hoy’s three gold medals in Beijing 2008 made him Scotland’s most successful Olympian. Hopes are riding high that despite Chris being unavailable to compete, continued investment over recent years will enable some of the more experienced athletes in Ross Edgar, James McCallum, Kate Cullen and David Millar to lead from the front and support the young up and coming cyclists to grasp the opportunity for Commonwealth Games success.
The cycling events in Delhi are in track and road disciplines. Scottish Cycling has been working closely with the sportscotland institute of sport to provide the best possible support for the cyclist’s competing for Team Scotland. Extensive work has gone into power training and acclimation strategies to provide athletes with a highly specific training programme to meet their event needs while being able to train in very similar climatic conditions to those in Delhi.

Scottish Cycling has been supporting its endurance athletes throughout 2010 by creating a high performance base in Holland. Here the athletes have been able to access top international competition on a regular basis on the same type of terrain they will encounter in Delhi. One athlete to benefit from the base in Holland is 2006 bronze medallist Kate Cullen. Kate and her team mate Eileen Roe were both targeting the points race on the track hoping to support Kate in her quest for another medal. However, January saw the announcement that additional women’s events would be introduced to the track cycling programme to bring more equality and balance to the medal opportunities available at Commonwealth and Olympic level. Kate and Eileen will now focus on both the points and scratch races in Delhi, two events where endurance and speed are crucial.

Another new opportunity that presented itself with the new women’s track programme was the introduction of the women’s team sprint. Two athletes Charline Joiner and Jenny Davis will compete in women’s team sprint.
The cycling team selected as part of Team Scotland in Delhi is the biggest squad ever at 19 athletes – 8 female and 11 male. The team will compete in both sprint and endurance events on the track and for the first time ever men’s and women’s road race squads will be competing. The average age of the squad is also encouragingly young and should serve as the basis of Commonwealth squads in the future.

Michael Cavanagh, Chairman, Commonwealth Games Scotland, said: “Cycling has been an extremely successful sport for us in recent years and despite Chris Hoy’s absence we hope we will have inspired others to step up to the plate and enjoy similar success in Delhi. I am delighted to welcome the biggest ever cycling squad to Team Scotland, however making the team is just the first step on the journey, now will come the real test for the athletes of performing to their potential in Delhi. With just 46 days to go until the start of the Games I wish everyone all the very best with their final preparations and I look forward to watching them in action in October.”
On behalf of Scottish Cycling, the governing body of cycle sport in Scotland, Chief Executive Jackie Davidson said: “It’s a great credit to the athletes, coaching team and volunteer support to see so many of our athletes qualify for the Games. Cycling is continuing to grow in profile and the success of our ‘Champions’ of the sport can inspire so many to actively participate. The pathways now in place within Scottish Cycling demonstrate an increased inclusiveness, whether that is as a recreational cyclist or someone aiming for success at the highest level.”
Scottish Cycling’s Performance Manager, Gary Willis, further commented: “It is immensely encouraging to see such a talented group of Scottish cyclists targeting medals in Delhi. Scottish Cycling has been working closely with sportscotland and its high performance staff at the sportscotland institute to identify new athletes and support our existing athletes in targeting medals. The excellent work done by our coaches in developing female athletes is of particular note and to nominate such a strong women’s team in events we’ve traditionally never competed in shows that no stone has been left unturned as we strive to help this Scotland team be as successful as possible.”

CYCLING (11 MEN + 8 WOMEN = 19)

ATHLETE EVENTS SELECTED FOR BORN / LIVES
Ross Creber Road Race Edinburgh / Kirliston EH29
Ross Edgar Track Sprint Events Newmarket / Newmarket
Andy Fenn Track Endurance & Road Race Birmingham / Maidstone
David Lines Road Race Falkirk / Falkirk
James McCallum Track Endurance & Road Race Bellshill / Edinburgh EH10
David Millar Road Race & Time Trial Malta / Girona
Evan Oliphant Track Endurance & Road Race Thurso / Edinburgh EH6
John Paul Team Sprint Wick / Wantage
Chris Pritchard Track Sprint Events Sheffield / Sheffield
Callum Skinner Team Sprint Glasgow / Edinburgh EH10
Kevin Stewart Team Sprint Dundee / Dundee
Jane Barr Road Race Dunfermline / Cambus
Kate Cullen Track Endurance & Road Race Redruth / Edinburgh EH30
Jenny Davis Team Sprint Dechmont / Edinburgh EH7
Anne Ewing Road Race Perth / Edinburgh EH9
Pippa Handley Road Race Cuckfield / Oban
Charline Joiner Team Sprint Dunfermline / Dunfermline
Eileen Roe Track Endurance & Road Dunfermline / Dunfermline
Claire Thomas Road Race Edinburgh / Edinburgh EH13

Commonwealth Games Scotland (CGS) today named the 191 athletes (108 men and 83 women) selected for Team Scotland to compete at the XIX Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India 3-14 October 2010. The team size is comparable with that selected for Manchester at 193 and is significantly bigger than the 166 selected for Melbourne despite rigorous selection standards being upheld.

Included in the line-up is Olympic cycling silver medallist, Ross Edgar, several World and European Champions, swimmer Hannah Miley being the latest to join these esteemed ranks, and an impressive 18 Commonwealth Games medallists who have won a total of 30 medals between them.

Amongst those Games medallist named today are David Carry and Caitlin McClatchey, double gold medallist from Melbourne who set the Scotland team alight, both winning gold on the first day of competition, beating the home favourites Australia. Also part of the 2010 swim team are Robbie Renwick, Kris Gilchrist and Andy Hunter who all won relay medals in 2006. Joining them in the aquatics squad are three divers including the Galashan twins Helen and Carol, who competed as gymnasts in the 2006 Games, and at 14 years of age and the youngest Team Scotland member, diver Grace Reid, who finished in a remarkable fourth place at the European Championships last week in the 3m springboard individual event.

The lawn bowlers will be out in force on the artificial surface in Delhi, with pairs gold medallist from Melbourne, Paul Foster, playing in the singles this year; pairs specialist and gold medallist from 1998 Margaret Letham and the legendary Willie Wood from Haddington. Willie will be making a record eighth Commonwealth Games appearance when he steps out onto the rink in Delhi at the remarkable age of 72, which will also make him the oldest competitor in Team Scotland 2010. No other athlete in any sport has matched this significant milestone. He first represented Scotland at the Games in 1974 and has won four medals and there is no doubt about his appetite for further success. Wood joins fellow 2008 triples world champions David Peacock and Wayne Hogg.
Hot on Willie’s heels is shooter Ian Marsden, who will be making his seventh Games appearance. Ian is a medallist from 1990 and 1994 and was the flag carrier for Scotland at the Opening Ceremony in 2006. Also joining Ian in the shooting team is silver medallist from Melbourne Neil Stirton and 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games medallists and exciting young talents, Jennifer McIntosh and Kay Copland who compete in the small bore rifle disciplines of prone and 3 position.

Athletics medallists from 2002 and 2006 Lee McConnell and Chris Baillie will be joined by European Championships 400m hurdlers finalist, Eilidh Child and no less than seven field event athletes, including Commonwealth ranked numbers 3 and 4 in the hammer, Mark Dry and Andy Frost.

Badminton singles bronze medallist from Melbourne Susan Egelstaff will be leading the charge for badminton, along with bronze medallist on high bar Adam Cox from gymnastics, track cycling bronze medallists Kate Cullen and James McCallum and double bronze medallist in weightlifting Tommy Yule all securing return places on the team.

All will be looking to find top form and repeat their medal winning performances, along with a host of other athletes keen to become the latest Scottish sporting heroes, although the Games in Delhi will be a totally new experience for most of the athletes and will present a range of different challenges.

Also included are 31 competitors who have successfully made the transition from previous Commonwealth Youth Games Teams, nine of whom were in the last Youth Games in Pune and have had the benefit of experiencing the conditions in India for themselves.

Scotland will be participating in 16 out of the 17 sports on the Games programme (not netball). There are also some new sports on the programme in tennis and women’s wrestling, whilst archery makes a long awaited return to the Games. Scotland’s tennis line-up includes British number one Elena Baltacha, a former Youth Games medallist from 2000 and mixed doubles specialist and Wimbledon Champion Jamie Murray. While wrestling has had five women athletes selected who have made the successful transfer from judo, including Commonwealth medallists from 1990 and 2002 Donna and Fiona Robertson, the second set of twins on the team.
Squash will also be sending a team of six players and will be targeting the doubles competitions where they believe the playing field is very level and they have the best chance of success. The boxers are up for the challenge of continuing their unique record of being the only sport to win a medal at every Games, whilst table tennis is delighted to be back in the thick of Commonwealth Games action after missing out in Melbourne.
Representing the team sports will be men’s and women’s hockey and Rugby 7s. All three teams have found themselves in tough pools, but will be battling strongly, determined to get through the group stages and show what they can do.
Congratulating all members of Team Scotland, Michael Cavanagh, Chairman, CGS, said: “Our selection process has been rigorous and robust throughout, and although the standards set have been tough, our athlete’s have clearly risen to the challenge as shown by the increase in the numbers achieving them since the last Games. I would like to thank the participating governing bodies of sport, which have worked closely with us to ensure that the process has been successfully and fairly implemented.
“However making the team is just the first step on the journey, now will come the real test for the athletes of performing to their potential in Delhi. With just 46 days to go until the start of the Games I wish everyone all the very best with their final preparations and I look forward to watching them in action in October.”
Also at the announcement to extend her good wishes to the team, was Minister for Public Health and Sport Shona Robison who said: “I wish all the athletes selected to represent Team Scotland at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi the very best of luck. All of these athletes have reached this point through sheer hard work, dedication and commitment and are an inspiration to us all.
“The 2010 Games is a perfect platform for our athletes to demonstrate their talent and ability on the international sporting stage. The Games will also provide experience for those who have aspirations to compete for Scotland in front of a home crowd when Glasgow hosts the Games in 2014.
“I am looking forward to going to Delhi to support the team and I’m sure I will witness some outstanding performances.”
The athletes will be supported by a staff of 91, comprising team management, coaches, medical and sports science support, including doctors, physiotherapists, psychologists, physiologists and performance analysts many of whom work with athletes on a day to bay basis through the sportscotland institute of sport network.
Louise Martin CBE, Chair of sportscotland said: “On behalf of sportscotland I would like to congratulate each of the athletes selected to represent Team Scotland at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi. sportscotland is committed to the continual development of high performance sport in Scotland through our investment in governing bodies of sport and Commonwealth Games Scotland as the lead body for Commonwealth sport in Scotland. We also provide support and expertise to sport and athletes through the sportscotland institute of sport network.
“The Commonwealth Games holds particular significance for Scotland, being the only major Games, where we compete as a nation in our own right. This is even more important as we prepare to host the Games, in Glasgow 2014. There have been some fantastic performances by Scottish athletes in the run up to Delhi, and I am sure that they will do us all proud come the Games in October.”

Extending their best wishes to the team, Steve Reid, Retail Director, Clydesdale Bank said: “Representing Team Scotland, wearing the team colours and competing under the Saltire flag is I’m sure one of the proudest moments of each of your careers. On behalf of Team Scotland partners, Clydesdale Bank I want to wish you every success in the challenges that lie in wait for you during the 19th Commonwealth Games in Delhi. Good luck and best wishes from everyone at the Clydesdale Bank.”

The first team departure for the Games will be on 23 September from Glasgow Airport flying with Emirates Airlines, one of the team’s main sponsors.
Denise Holmes, Emirates Sales Manager Scotland said: “We are proud and excited once again to be the Scottish team’s official travel partner and look forward to sending them on their way to Delhi in style. “The opportunity to demonstrate our support for the best in Scottish sport is a real thrill for everyone at Emirates – we’ll be doing everything we can to ensure that the team benefits from our expertise in helping long-haul passengers arrive at their destinations in the greatest possible comfort.”
Competition gets underway on Monday 4 October when swimming, archery, badminton, gymnastics, hockey, lawn bowls, squash, table tennis, tennis, and weightlifting will all be in action.
FULL TEAM LIST
AQUATICS (11 MEN + 13 WOMEN = 24)
ATHLETE EVENTS SELECTED FOR BORN / LIVES
Swimming
Cameron Brodie 200m Butterfly Aberdeen / Evesham
David Carry 200m Freestyle, 400m Freestyle, Aberdeen / Cheadlehulme
4x100m Medley Relay,
4x200m Freestyle Relay
Kristopher Gilchrist 100m Breaststroke, Edinburgh / Paris
200m Breaststroke,
4x100m Medley Relay
*Andrew Hunter 4x200m Freestyle Relay Halton / Stirling
Michael Jamieson 100m Breaststroke,
200m Breaststroke Glasgow / Bath
Andrew Mayor 200m Butterfly, Dumfries / Newcastle
4x100m Medley Relay
Craig McNally 4x100m Medley Relay Edinburgh / Edinburgh
Robbie Renwick 200m Freestyle, 400m Freestyle, Abu-Dhabi / Glasgow G4
4x200m Freestyle Relay
Jak Scott 4x200m Freestyle Relay Edinburgh / Bo’ness
Lewis Smith 400m Freestyle, Edinburgh / Stirling
200m Individual Medley,
400m Individual Medley
Kerry Buchan 100m Breaststroke, Torphins / Edinburgh EH7
200m Breaststroke,
4x100m Medley Relay
Lucy Ellis 100m Freestyle Kirkcaldy / Dalgety Bay
4x200m Freestyle Relay,
4x100m Freestyle Relay
Megan Gilchrist 800m Freestyle, Livingston / Swansea
4x200m Freestyle relay
Sara Hamilton 4x100m Freestyle relay Stonehaven / Stonehaven
Kathryn Johnstone 50m Breaststroke Dunfermline / Cowdenbeath
Caitlin McClatchey 100m Freestyle, 200m Freestyle, Portsmouth / Loughborough
4x100m Freestyle Relay,
4x200m Freestyle Relay,
4x100m Medley Relay
Hannah Miley 200m Freestyle, Swindon / Inverurie
200m Breaststroke,
200m Individual Medley,
400m Individual Medley,
4x100m Freestyle Relay,
4x200m Freestyle Relay,
4x100m Medley Relay
Louise Pate 50m Butterfly, 100m Butterfly Edinburgh / Edinburgh EH12
Corrie Scott 50m Breaststroke Bellshill / Strathaven

Diving
Carol Galashan 10m Platform Synchro Beverley / Leeds
Helen Galashan 10m Platform Synchro & Individual Beverley / Leeds
*Grace Reid Individual Springboard Edinburgh / Edinburgh EH13

Synchronised Swimming
Lauren Smith Solo Frimley / Aldershot

Para Sport
Sean Fraser S8 100m Freestyle Edinburgh / Manchester

Team Leader – Derna Campbell
Head Coach – Doug Campbell
Coaches – Rob Greenwood, Patrick Miley, Chris Jones & Graham Wardell
Performance Analyst – Simon Lovelock
ARCHERY (6 MEN + 4 WOMEN = 10)
ATHLETE EVENTS SELECTED FOR BORN / LIVES
Kyle Dods Compound Oban / Oban
Mark Forrester Recurve Glasgow / Harpenden
Tim Keppie Compound Glasgow / Newcastle u Lyme
James Laing Recurve Dundee / Laurencekirk
Simon Needham Recurve Plymouth / Montrose DD10
Alistair Whittingham Compound Billinge / Edinburgh EH7
Emma Downie Recurve Fraserburgh / Wolverhampton
Claudine Jennings Compound Farnborough/ Edinburgh EH7
*Susan Maitland Compound Oslo / Penicuick EH26
Tracey McGowan Compound Stirling / Tadcaster

Team Leader – Bob Provan
Coach – Lana Needham
Psychologist – Kris Dun
ATHLETICS (10 MEN + 9 WOMEN = 19)
ATHLETE EVENTS SELECTED FOR BORN / LIVES
Chris Baillie 110m Hurdles Alexandria / Glasgow G60
James Campbell Javelin Cheltenham / Leeds
Mark Dry Hammer Milton Keynes / Loughborough
Andy Frost Hammer Newport IOW / Edinburgh
*Alastair Hay 1500m Stirling / Linlithgow
Richard Hurren Pole Vault Falkirk / Loughborough
*Angus McInroy Discus Glasgow / Helensburgh G84
Roger Skedd Decathlon Crewe / Uxbridge
Alasdair Strange Pole Vault Dewsbury / Fortwilliam
Martin Williams Marathon Wolverhampton / Dudley

Eilidh Child 400m Hurdles, 4 x 400m Relay Perth / Kinross
*Claire Gibson 800m, 4 x 400m Relay Paisley / Johnstone PA5
Lee McConnell 400m, 4 x 400m Relay Glasgow / Glasgow
Freya Murray 5000m Edinburgh / Newcastle upon Tyne
Gemma Nicol 4 x 400m Relay Dunfermline / Dunfermline
Henrietta Paxton Pole Vault Salisbury / Loughborough
Steph Twell 1500m, 5000m Colchester / Farnborough
Lennie Waite 3000m Steeple Chase Paisley / Houston, Texas
Kathryn Evans 4x400m Relay Elgin / Lossiemouth

Team Leader – Pat Rollo
Head Coach – Laurier Primeau
Coaches – Mike Johnston, Darren Ritchie, Stuart Hogg
BADMINTON (3 MEN + 5 WOMEN = 8)
ATHLETE EVENTS SELECTED FOR BORN / LIVES
Watson Briggs Men’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles & Team Paisley / Paisley
Keiran Merilees Team Glasgow / Glasgow G20
*Paul Van Rietvelde Team Edinburgh / Longniddry
Imogen Bankier Mixed Doubles, Women’s Doubles & Team Glasgow / Milton Keynes
Jillie Cooper Mixed Doubles & Team Edinburgh / Edinburgh EH10
*Susan Eglestaff Singles & Team Glasgow / Glasgow G76
Kirsty Gilmour Singles, Women’s Doubles & Team Bellshill / Bothwell
Emma Mason Mixed Doubles, Women’s Doubles & Team Edinburgh / Milton Keynes

Team Leader – Julie Hogg
Head Coach – Yvette Yun Luo
Coach – John Quinn
BOXING (6 MEN = 6)
ATHLETE WEIGHT CATEGORY BORN / LIVES
Aston Brown 69kg Glasgow / Paisley
Iain Butcher 49kg Motherwell
Joseph Ham 56kg Glasgow / Glasgow G5
Ross Henderson 91+kg Leeds / Motherwell
Stephen Simmons 91kg Edinburgh / Edinburgh EH11
Josh Taylor 60kg Edinburgh / Prestonpans EH32

Team Leader – Colin McEwen
Coaches – Mike Keane, Tony Kerr
CYCLING (11 MEN + 8 WOMEN = 19)
ATHLETE EVENTS SELECTED FOR BORN / LIVES
Ross Creber Road Race Edinburgh / Kirliston EH29
Ross Edgar Track Sprint Events Newmarket / Newmarket
Andy Fenn Track Endurance & Road Race Birmingham / Maidstone
David Lines Road Race Falkirk / Falkirk
James McCallum Track Endurance & Road Race Bellshill / Edinburgh EH10
David Millar Road Race & Time Trial Malta / Girona
Evan Oliphant Track Endurance & Road Race Thurso / Edinburgh EH6
John Paul Team Sprint Wick / Wantage
Chris Pritchard Track Sprint Events Sheffield / Sheffield
*Callum Skinner Team Sprint Glasgow / Edinburgh EH10
Kevin Stewart Team Sprint Dundee / Dundee

*Jane Barr Road Race Dunfermline / Cambus
Kate Cullen Track Endurance & Road Race Redruth / Edinburgh EH30
Jenny Davis Team Sprint Dechmont / Edinburgh EH7
Anne Ewing Road Race Perth / Edinburgh EH9
Pippa Handley Road Race Cuckfield / Oban
Charline Joiner Team Sprint Dunfermline / Dunfermline
Eileen Roe Track Endurance & Road Dunfermline / Dunfermline
Claire Thomas Road Race Edinburgh / Edinburgh EH13

Team Leader – Alasdair McLennan
Head Coach – Graeme Herd
Coach – Marco Librizzi
Physiologist – Helen Alfano
Mechanics – Sandy Gilchrist, Peter Taylor
GYMNASTICS (2 MEN + 5 WOMEN = 7)
ATHLETE EVENTS SELECTED FOR BORN / LIVES
Adam Cox Men’s Artistic – Individual Edinburgh / Livingston
Ryan McKee Men’s Artistic – Individual Glasgow / Glasgow G51

Jordan Lipton Women’s Artistic – Individual & Team Kirkcaldy / Nottingham
Amy Regan Women’s Artistic – Individual & Team Glasgow / Glasgow G46
Tori Simpson Women’s Artistic – Individual & Team Northampton / Northampton
Emma White Women’s Artistic – Individual & Team Dunfermline / Peterborough

Vicky Clow Rhythmic – Individual Glasgow / Glasgow G46

Team Leader – Aileen McGillivary
Coaches – Sandy Richardson (Women’s Artistic), Tan Jia En (Men’s Artistic), Marion Sands (Rhythmic)
HOCKEY – MEN (16 MEN = 16)
ATHLETE POSITION BORN / LIVES
Kenneth Bain Forward Glasgow / Paisley
Stephen Dick Forward Kirkcaldy / Burntisland
Alan Forsyth Forward Paisley / Paisley
Cameron Fraser Midfield Dumfries / Edinburgh
Gareth Hall Forward Dundee / Glasgow
*William Marshall Defender Paisley / Glasgow
Vishal Marwaha Midfield Glasgow/ Glasgow
Alistair McGregor Goal Keeper Aberdeen / Loughborough
Gordon McIntyre Midfield Greenock / Greenock
Graham Moodie Midfield Surrey / Edinburgh
Chris Nelson Midfield Paisley / Paisley
Mark Ralph Defender Paisley / Paisley
Derek Salmond Defender Edinburgh / Edinburgh
Iain Scholefield Forward Paisley / Paisley
Niall Stott Midfield Dundee / Dundee
Ross Stott Defender Dundee/ Dundee
Travelling Reserves
Gavin Byres Defender Dundee / Dundee
Jamie Cachia Goal Keeper Edinburgh / Cupar

Team Leader – Eugene Connolly
Head Coach – Russell Garcia
Assistant Coaches – Derek Forsyth, Dave Reid
HOCKEY – WOMEN (16 WOMEN = 16)
ATHLETE POSITION BORN / LIVES
Louise Baxter Midfield Kirkcaldy / Edinburgh EH15
Alison Bell Forward Dundee / Stirling
Vikki Bunce Midfield Dundee / Dundee
Aimee Clark Forward Aberdeen / Aberdeen
Linda Clement Forward Inverness / Edinburgh EH12
Holly Cram Forward Glasgow / Glasgow G13
Leigh Fawcett Defender Aberdeen / Aberdeen
Catriona Forrest Defender Glasgow / Glasgow G43
Samantha Judge Forward Paisley / Edinburgh EH11
Nikki Kidd Forward Buckie / Edinburgh EH9
Emily Maguire Defender Glasgow / Paisley
*Kareena Marshall Defender Paisley / Paisley
Morag McLellan Midfield Glasgow Glasgow G43
Becky Merchant Forward Isleworth / Edinburgh
Ailsa Robertson Forward Dundee / Stirling
Abi Walker Goal Keeper Glasgow / Edinburgh
Travelling Reserves
Katrina Cameron Defender Paisley / Edinburgh EH14
Carmin Dow Goal Keeper Dundee / Dundee

Team Leader (Women) – Lynne Dick
Head Coach – Gordon Shepherd
Assistant Coaches – Murray Carnie, Neil Menzies
Performance Analysts – Andy Kerr
LAWN BOWLS (6 MEN + 6 WOMEN = 12)
ATHLETE EVENT SELECTED FOR BORN / LIVES
Darren Burnett Pairs Arbroath / Arbroath DD11
Paul Foster Singles Irvine / Troon KA10
Wayne Hogg Triples Edinburgh / Glenrothes KY7
David Peacock Triples Edinburgh / Dalkeith EH22
Neil Speirs Pairs Edinburgh / Ratho EH28
Willie Wood Triples Haddington / Haddington EH41
Caroline Brown Pairs Bellshill / Motherwell ML1
*Michelle Cooper Triples Irvine / Kilwinning KA13
Claire Johnston Singles Irvine / Auchinleck KA18
Margaret Letham Pairs Hamilton / Bothwell G71
Lorraine Malloy Triples Broxburn / East Whitburn EH47
Lynn Stein Triples St Andrews / Leven KY8

Team Leader (Women) – Betty Forsyth
Team Leader (Men) – George Sneddon
Coaches – Ceri Ann Davies, Robbie Dobbins
RUGBY SEVENS (12 MEN = 12)
ATHLETE POSITION BORN / LIVES
Mike Adamson Scrum Half/Stand-off Stirling / Glasgow G5
Alexander Blair Stand-off Edinburgh / Edinburgh EH5
David Callam Forward Edinburgh / Edinburgh EH3
*Scott Forrest Forward Rutherglen / Glasgow G41
Chris Fusaro Forward Kirkcaldy / Glasgow G3
John Houston Centre Edinburgh / Edinburgh EH7
Lee Jones Scrum Half/Winger Edinburgh / Selkirk TD7
Stuart McInally Forward Edinburgh / Edinburgh EH10
Scott Newlands Forward Edinburgh / Edinburgh EH10
Hefin O’Hare Centre/Winger Wrexham / Glasgow G11
Colin Shaw Centre/Winger Irvine / Glasgow G41
Andrew Turnbull Winger Edinburgh / Edinburgh EH11
Reserves
Struan Dewar Forward Aberdeen / Edinburgh EH12
Peter Horne Stand Off/Centre Aberdeen / Cupar KY15
James King Stand/Off/Centre/Hooker Berwick–upon-Tweed / Edinburgh EH6
Scott Riddell Forward Edinburgh / Newcastle

Team Leader – Karen Burnett
Head Coach – Stevie Gemmell
Assistant Coach – Graham Shiel
Performance Analyst – Ciaran Beattie
SHOOTING (10 MEN + 5 WOMEN = 15)
ATHLETE EVENTS SELECTED FOR BORN / LIVES
Drew Christie Skeet Individual & Pairs Dundee / Dundee
Jonathan Hammond Smallbore 3P0 & Prone Individual & Pairs Aberdeen / West Virginia
John MacDonald Trap Individual & Pairs Fort William / Fort William
*Ian Marsden Skeet Individual & Pairs Edinburgh / Perth
Osmond McLean Trap Individual & Pairs Edinburgh / Glasgow
Angus McLeod Fullbore Individual & Pairs Edinburgh / Warminster
Alan Ritchie 10m Air Pistol & 50m Pistol Paisley / Johnstone
Graham Rudd 10m Air Rifle Individual Edinburgh / Edinburgh
Ian Shaw Fullbore Individual & Pairs Chatham / Epsom
Neil Stirton Smallbore 3P & Prone Individual & Pairs Aberdeen / Aberdeen
Caroline Brownlie 10m Air Pistol, 25m Air Pistol Edinburgh / Bishop’s Waltham
Kay Copland Smallbore 3P & Prone Individual & Pairs Aberdeen / Banff
Shona Marshall Trap Individual & Pairs Aberdeen / Alford
Jennifer McIntosh Smallbore 3P & Prone Individual & Pairs Edinburgh / Aberdeen
Linda Pearson Trap Pairs Sheffield / Sheffield

Team Leader – Joan Watt
Head Coach – Donald McIntosh (Rifle)
Coaches – Alan Maboon (Fullbore), Iain MacGregor (Clay Target)
SQUASH (4 MEN + 2 WOMEN = 6)
ATHLETE EVENT BORN / LIVES
Alan Clyne Men’s Doubles & Mixed Doubles Munlochy, Black Isle / Edinburgh
Harry Leitch Men’s Doubles & Mixed Doubles Edinburgh / Cambridge
Lyall Paterson Men’s Doubles Aberdeen / Philadelphia
Chris Small Men’s Doubles Dunfermline / Florence
Lisa Aitken Women’s Doubles & Mixed Doubles Montrose / Edinburgh
Frania Gillen-Buchert Women’s Doubles & Mixed Doubles Cape Town / Edinburgh

Team Leader – Linda Davie
Coach – Roger Flynn
TABLE TENNIS (3 MEN = 3)
ATHLETE EVENT BORN / LIVES
Stewart Crawford Team Falkirk / Falkirk
*Craig Howieson Men’s Doubles & Team Edinburgh / Edinburgh EH10
Gavin Rumgay Singles, Men’s Doubles & Team Perth / Sheffield

Team Leader – Tricia Whitaker
Coach – Li Chao
TENNIS (2 MEN + 3 WOMEN = 5)
ATHLETE EVENT BORN / LIVES
Colin Fleming Singles & Doubles Broxburn / Linlithgow
Jamie Murray Doubles Glasgow / London
Elena Baltacha Singles & Doubles Kiev, Ukraine / Ipswich
Mhairi Brown Doubles Kirkcaldy / Edinburgh
Jocelyn Rae Singles & Doubles Nottingham / Nottingham

Team Leader – Pete Nicolson
Coach – Euan McGinn
WEIGHTLIFTING (3 MEN = 3)
ATHLETE WEIGHT CATEGORY BORN / LIVES
*Graeme Kane 77kg Irvine / Crosshouse
*Peter Kirkbride 94kg Irvine / Kilmarnock
Tommy Yule 105kg Johannesburg / Loughborough

Team Leader – Jim Holland
Coach – Charlie Hamilton
WRESTLING (3 MEN + 7 WOMEN = 10)
ATHLETE CATEGORY BORN / LIVES
Viorel Etko 60kg Moldova / Aberdeen
Sean Keogh 74kg Glasgow / Glasgow
Craig McKenna 55kg Glasgow / Clydebank

Jayne Clason 55kg Falkirk / Grangemouth
Tracey Connell 63kg Flakirk / Glasgow
Sarah Jones 72kg Edinburgh / Glasgow
Kathryn Marsh 59kg York / Glasgow
Ashlea McManus 67kg Vancouver / Vancouver
Donna Robertson 51kg Irvine / Hamilton
Fiona Robertson 48kg Irvine / Hamilton

Team Leader – John Keogh
Head Coach – Volodymyr Gladkow
Coach – Colin McLaren
N.B. Events listed are the ones that the athletes have qualified in. Others may be added in some sports, at the coaches discretion.
* Denotes attended today’s team announcement
GENERAL TEAM MANAGEMENT (4 MEN + 8 WOMEN = 12)
Jon Doig – Chef de Mission
Vicky Strange – General Team Manager
Gina Logan – Assistant General Team Manager (Village)
Leslie Roy – Assistant General Team Manager (Transport & Logistics)
Adrian Lear – Athlete Liaison Officer
Adrienne Sunderland – Office Manager
Catherine Goodfellow – Office Administrator
Katriona Bush – Head of Media & PR
Frances Bonner – Media Officer
Lorna Campbell – Media Officer
Peter Dean – Media Officer
Stuart MacKenzie – Media Officer
MEDICAL (7 MEN + 9 WOMEN = 16)
Dr Niall Elliott – Head Doctor / Head of Medical Services
Dr Catriona Boyle – Doctor
Dr Jane Dunbar – Doctor
Dr John Maclean – Doctor
Dr Alastair Nicol – Doctor
Dr David Pugh – Doctor
Lindsay Thomson – Head Physiotherapist/ Deputy Head of Medical Services
Maggie Bush – Physiotherapist
Fiona Cameron – Physiotherapist
Lesley Dawson – Physiotherapist
Maggie Hendry – Physiotherapist
Sandi Lyall – Physiotherapist
Neil Maclean- Martin – Physiotherapist
Stephen Mutch – Physiotherapist
Luke Smith – Physiotherapist
Karen Young – Physiotherapist
SPORTS OFFICIALS & SUPPORT STAFF (47 MEN + 16 WOMEN = 62)
Listed with each sport
TOTAL ATHLETES = 191 (108 MEN + 83 WOMEN) – not including team reserves
TOTAL OFFICIALS = 91 (58 MEN + 33 WOMEN)
OVERALL TEAM = 282 (165 MEN + 116 WOMEN)

Baltacha’s season has continued to go from strength to strength, which she puts down to the influence of her new coaching and fitness regime led by coach Nino Severino. She got off to a flying start in January at the Australian Open, where she produced the best performance of her career, to defeat Ukraine’s Kateryna Bondarenko, a player ranked in the top 32 in the world, on her way to the third round. There she was unlucky enough to run into an in-form Dinara Safina, the second seed, but the experience served as a springboard for things to come.

She followed up her impressive performances in Australia by reaching quarter finals in Memphis and Eastbourne and winning ITF titles in Michigan and Nottingham, results that catapulted her singles world ranking to a career high of 52 and equating to a Commonwealth ranking of 3. Last month she reached the quarter finals in Istanbul defeating the French Open Champion and top seed Francesca Schiavone of Italy en route.

Baltacha’s accomplishments have fittingly earned her the Clydesdale Bank Athlete of the Month Award for July and in a double boost, her selection for the 2010 Commonwealth Games tennis team has also now been confirmed, along with fellow Scots Mhairi Brown, Colin Fleming, Jamie Murray and Jocelyn Rae.

At 19, Nottingham based Jocelyn Rae, is the youngest member of the team. Rae made it through to the final round of Wimbledon singles qualifying this year and will hope to benefit from the experience of her team mates when she makes her competitive debut for Scotland in Delhi. Doubles specialist, 28 year old Mhairi Brown from Edinburgh returned to the top flight competitive tennis this year after a period as a coach. She is looking forward to rekindling her relationship with Baltacha – the pair represented Scotland at the inaugural Commonwealth Youth Games in Edinburgh in 2000 where the girl’s team took silver. The Scots lost to England in the final after a marvellous semi final victory against an Australian team which included Jasyln Hewitt, sister of Australian tennis start Lleyton Hewitt.

The team is completed by doubles specialists Colin Fleming and Jamie Murray. Fleming has already enjoyed remarkable success over the last year. In 2009 he made his Davis Cup debut on home soil in Glasgow, following up that honour with tournament wins in the St Petersburg and Metz internationals, and already has a win over the famous Bryan brothers to his credit.
Jamie Murray enjoyed significant success early in his professional career and he will be looking to recapture the form which saw him win numerous international titles in 2007 & 2008 including Delray Beach, San Jose, Memphis and, perhaps most famously, the mixed doubles at Wimbledon in 2007 with Jelena Jankovic.

Congratulating the team, Michael Cavanagh, Chairman of Commonwealth Games Scotland, said: “It is always exciting to welcome a new sport to Team Scotland and we are delighted to have the tennis players now confirmed. Given the extreme pressures of the professional circuit we are delighted that players like Elena, Colin and Jamie have made the commitment to play for Scotland at the Commonwealth Games.”

Jon Doig, Team Scotland Chef de Mission added:”Elena clearly enjoyed her experience at the Commonwealth Youth Games in 2000 along with Mhairi Brown and we hope she will be similarly be in the mix for the medals in Delhi.”

Peter Nicolson, Tennis Team Leader said: ”This group of players, along with coach Euan McGinn, are ready to showcase the current strength of Scottish tennis in what is a rare opportunity to represent Scotland on the world stage. They are really looking forward to playing their part in what promises to be a quite spectacular multi-sport occasion.”

The tennis competition will take place at the R. K. Khanna Tennis Stadium from 4-10 October 2010.

Athlete, Event(s), Age, Lives
Colin Fleming, Singles & Doubles, 25 Linlithgow
Jamie Murray, Doubles, 24, London
Elena Baltacha, Singles & Doubles, 27, Ipswich
Mhairi Brown, Doubles, 28, Edinburgh
Jocelyn Rae, Singles & Doubles, 19, Nottingham

Team Leader – Pete Nicolson, Edinburgh
Coach – Euan McGinn, Glasgow

Baltacha got the year off to a flying start in January. At the Australian Open, one of the four Grand Slam events, she produced the best performance of her career to defeat Ukraine’s Kateryna Bondarenko, a player ranked in the top 32 in the world, on her way to the third round. There she was unlucky enough to run into an in-form Dinara Safina, the second seed, but the experience served as a springboard for things to come.

She followed up her impressive performances in Australia by reaching quarter finals in Memphis and Istanbul and winning ITF titles in Michigan and Nottingham, results that catapulted her singles world ranking to a career high of 52 in June. Last month she reached the quarter finals in Istanbul defeating the French Open Champion and top seed Francesca Schiavone of Italy en route.

Baltacha’s accomplishments have fittingly earned her the Clydesdale Bank Athlete of the Month Award and she receives £500 towards her training and competition costs. The scheme, being run by Commonwealth Games Scotland in conjunction with Clydesdale Bank as part of its programme of support to Team Scotland, is open to athletes in any of the 17 participating sports who are eligible to represent Scotland at this year’s Games.

“It is a real honour to be recognised with this award and makes you want to work even harder to perform well”, Elena said.” Like a number of other athletes, she plans to use the award to help fund her coach, Nino Severino, to travel to Delhi to support her in her quest for medal success. In fact she puts her new found form and fitness down to the influence of the new coaching and fitness regime he has introduced.

“The big difference has been my coach. His approach to my tennis has been totally different to anything I have experienced before. He has looked at my programme and brought in a range of different elements and a good team of people to work with me on strength and conditioning, physiotherapy and to hit with, which has all played a big part. He manages the structure of what I do on a daily basis up to a year in advance, so that I know what tournaments I am playing. As soon as I wake up I know what I am doing, when I am doing it and for how long. A lot of the focus has been on staying injury free, so I can turn out to tournaments week in week out without breaking down with something. I always used to be injured and now I am not worrying about this so much and the improved results have been a real confidence booster.”

Bally hails from an impressive sporting background. Her mother Olga was an Olympic standard pentathlete, while her father and brother (both named Sergie) are accomplished footballers, with the former having represented the USSR at both the World Cup and the European Championships. Asked what it would mean to add to the family’s collective sporting achievements at the Games, Baltacha said: “I know for a fact I will be seeded which is a great help. I am definitely going to Delhi for a medal, it will be difficult to achieve but that’s my aim.”

Baltacha has all ready had a taste of Commonwealth Games success when she played in the inaugural Commonwealth Youth Games in Edinburgh in 2000 where the girl’s team took silver. The Scots lost to England in the final after a marvellous semi final victory against an Australian team which included Jasyln Hewitt, sister of Australian tennis start Lleyton Hewitt. “We beat some really good teams and it was a great atmosphere. It was so gutting to lose in the final after all the hard work, particularly beating Australia . None of us really performed very well in the final, I think once we made it through we thought we were there. “I also remember the Opening Ceremony at the Tattoo, it was really emotional and I loved the whole experience. Competing in the Youth Games was incredible, so I know the full Games in Delhi this year will be even bigger and better.”

The challenge for the tennis players in being available for Delhi is the rigorous schedule of the professional tour and the fact that Commonwealth Games doesn’t carry any ranking points. But Baltacha has always been committed to taking part. “Yes, I will miss out on ranking tournaments but the way I look at it they will be there next year, this will be my last chance to represent Scotland at something like the Commonwealth Games and ever since I heard it might be a possibility I have been adamant that I would be doing it.”I may not live in Scotland any more but my family is still there and I love the idea of representing Scotland again.”

We look forward to seeing Elena and the rest of the team in action when the tennis competition gets underway at the R.K. Khanna Tennis Stadium on 4 October.