The year between an Olympic and Commonwealth Games is often a quiet one for sport, however 2009 has proved to be extremely busy.

Preparations for the 2010 Games are well underway and our input into Glasgow 2014 as an organising committee partner continues apace. Jon Doig and his team at CGS have made significant inroads into the planning for next year’s Games and we are determined to ensure that yet again our team will travel to the Games confident that they are the best prepared team ever.

There is no doubt that Delhi will prove to be a challenging environment to operate in, with very few athletes having experienced training and competition in this part of the world before. However I am confident that we are putting the necessary plans in place to create an environment, which will give our athletes every opportunity to excel at the Games.

For the first time, our team in Delhi will be known as Team Scotland, following a review of our organisational role and a re-branding exercise to give us an exciting new look and focus. I firmly believe that this will enable us to capitalise on the unique position of Commonwealth Games as the only multi-sport event where Scotland competes in its own right and where we proudly boast as our unique selling point ‘17 sports, one team’.

I very much hope you will back Team Scotland in Delhi 2010 in whatever your capacity as an athlete, a parent, coach, member sport, sponsor or supporter. We firmly believe our strength comes from our ability as a team to draw people together and get the best out of our shared pride and passion for sport and Scottish success on the world stage.

Games on!

Extensive media coverage talked of ‘X factor’ style voting and even the football programmes on BBC Radio Scotland got involved in the discussions. However it was through a vote at the Dinner, that guests were able to influence which tune will be played, when athletes representing Team Scotland stand on top of the medal podium in Delhi next year.

With no official Scottish national anthem, it is up to individual sports to select the anthem which best reflects their sporting endeavours. Up until 1958, Burns’ ‘Scots Wha Hae’ was used to mark Commonwealth Games success and since then ‘Scotland the Brave’ has been the preferred anthem.

From the short list of four options played at the dinner, ‘Scotland the Brave’ was the overwhelming favourite and along with ‘Flower of Scotland’ will be presented to prospective team members at their camp in January to make the final decision.

CGS Chair Michael Cavanagh commented: “This has been a great debate with phenomenal interest by the Scottish public. Hopefully, by the time we reach the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow there will be an official anthem that is

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nationally recognised and endorsed through our Parliament and one that the whole of Scotland can unite behind on what will be a fabulous and memorable occasion for all Scots.”

Steve Reid, Director of Retail Banking, Clydesdale Bank said: “We are proud to be supporting the Commonwealth Games Awards Dinner, Team Scotland and Scottish sport.”

Another highlight of the evening was when one of Scotland’s greatest ever female Olympians, rower Katherine Grainger MBE, was named as 2008/09 Scottish Sportsperson of the Year and awarded the Emirates Lonsdale Trophy. She is the first woman to win the title. In 2009 Katherine switched from the quadruple sculls, in which she won a silver medal at the Beijing Olympic Games, to the single sculls. Her outstanding performance of 2009 was winning a silver medal at the World Championships after less than a season racing in her new event and followed a win in an earlier World Cup.

In second place was Andy Murray and gymnast Daniel Keatings was third.

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There was much excitement in the build-up to this year’s Commonwealth Games Scotland (CGS) Awards Dinner on 14 November, with the launch of the great Team Scotland anthem debate. The dinner was held in association with Clydesdale Bank.

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Katherine Grainger wins the Emirates Londsdale Trophy, presented by Denise Holmes, Emirates and Michael Cavanagh

Scotland celebrates the Queen’s Baton Relay Delhi 2010In London on 29 October, the official launch of the Queen’s Baton Relay 2010 Delhi took place within the historic Forecourt at Buckingham Palace. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II heralded the start of the relay, by placing her ‘message to the athletes’ into the uniquely Indian styled baton which then set off on its 240 day journey around the globe, before embarking upon a 100 day national tour of India.

The relay will conclude at the Games Opening Ceremony on 3 October, when the final runner will hand the baton back to Her Majesty, to retrieve the message and read it aloud, officially opening the Games.

The Baton arrived in Scotland on Sunday 29 November for the eighth leg of its marathon journey. Over the two days Glasgow, Paisley, Falkirk, Edinburgh and a number of Games partners including Cydesdale Bank all held an outstanding range of events and celebrations turning the spotlight on Scotland’s participation in the Delhi Games next year. Our thanks go to all of them for their terrific support and also to the athletes who took part.

Welcoming the arrival of the Baton north of the border, CGS Chairman, Michael Cavanagh said: “The visit of the Queen’s Baton Relay to Scotland brings the Games a step closer. We

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Presenting the award Michael Cavanagh, Chairman of Commonwealth Games Scotland said: “It is fantastic to see that in a traditionally quiet year between Olympic and Commonwealth Games that there are so many outstanding Scottish performances to choose from and many congratulations to all our nominees.

“However, Katherine’s determination to strive for Olympic gold in yet another discipline of her sport, despite having three silver medals in consecutive Olympics, is a credit to her absolute commitment to be the very best. The fact that she got onto the World Championship podium in her first season in the single sculls is quite incredible. She is a great ambassador, an outstanding female role model and a truly worthy winner of the Emirates Lonsdale Trophy.”

Congratulating the winners, Conrad Clifford, Emirates’ Vice-President, UK & Ireland, said: “Emirates is very pleased to continue its support of The Lonsdale Trophy, and we would like to offer our warmest congratulations to Katherine on being awarded ‘Scottish Sportsperson of the Year’. As official partner of the Scottish Commonwealth Games Team, we are honoured to be associated with an event that acknowledges the achievements of elite Scottish athletes like Katherine, Andy and Daniel on this global stage.”

Also recognised were five winners of Scottish Sports Aid Merit Awards, for athletes under 18. These were made to: Andrew Ward – Field Archery; Will Johnston – Triathlon; Sarah Kelly – Athletics; Lisa McKenzie – Fencing and Kirsty Gilmour – Badminton. Ronnie Sloan, Acting Chairman of the Scottish Sports Aid went on to present the Scottish Sports Aid Junior Sportsperson of the Year 2008/9 to Sarah Kelly. Sarah won six titles including the AAA U17 800m Champion.

Bringing the celebrations to a finale was the announcement that Sir Peter Heatly was to become the new Patron of Commonwealth Games Scotland.

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particularly enjoyed the gathering of our past team members, known

as the Thistle Club. Many thanks to the Lord Provost of Glasgow for hosting us at the City Chambers.”

The people of Glasgow gave the Baton a warm welcome and were excited about the prospect of their own Queen’s Baton Relay arriving in Glasgow in 2014, marking the start Scotland’s Games. On its journey

through the central belt the Baton joined in St Andrew’s Day celebrations in Paisley and visited the unique Falkirk Wheel. Its journey concluded in Edinburgh with a trip down the Royal Mile and a visit to the Indian High Commission where Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond met the Baton with Indian Consul General Mr. Anil Kumar Anand.

From Scotland the Baton continued on to Cyprus on the next leg of its journey around the 70 nations and territories of the Commonwealth.

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time is now 16.62 seconds faster than her final swim in Melbourne.

With qualification times already posted in seven events, Hannah has her sights firmly set on coming of age in Delhi less than two months after what will be her 21st birthday.

“It would be great fun to be part of the team in Delhi.” said Hannah. “Melbourne was when I decided to make swimming my career and it would be great to compete again for Scotland.”

Mark Dry also had a fabulous season, exceeding the 66m Commonwealth Games qualification mark on 15 separate occasions. In August, Scottish Champion Mark became the first Scot in over 25 years to break the 70m barrier in the hammer, throwing 70.81m to put him second on the Scottish All-Time list behind his coach Chris Black. 21 year- old Mark is now top of the UK rankings for 2009 and is ranked third in the Commonwealth.

“It’s come as a surprise to me; I’m chuffed to bits” said Mark. “It’s been a good season with sixteen throws over 66 metres. I’ve got a year to go to Delhi and there is still plenty of work to do.”

NovemberNovember’s winner was smash hit Kirsty Gilmour. At just 16 years of age, and still playing at junior level, Kirsty

from Bothwell in Lanarkshire has been identified as a member of badminton’s elite squad aiming for selection for Delhi following an outstanding 2008/09 season where she won both

the national U17 and U19 women’s singles titles.

In August she won the women’s U17 singles title at the Langenfeld Junior tournament and in September she went on to win the UK Schools Games singles title against the best in Britain. Her first taste of a multi-sport Games was a positive one, and will be a good experience should Kirsty find herself in Delhi next October. “It would a great opportunity to go to Delhi and get some experience which would stand me in good stead for Glasgow 2014 where I would love to get a medal.”

Given Kirsty’s family connections with the sport it is hardly surprising that she seems destined to follow in their successful footsteps. Her father Brian, was the national junior coach, and she is also spurred on by her uncle, David Gilmour, who was capped 50 times for Scotland.

Kirsty attends the Glasgow School of Sport at Bellahouston Academy, and to complete her Commonwealth credentials she is coached by Craig Robertson a bronze medallist from Manchester. She believes there are real benefits to training in this unique setting which offers a fully integrated programme of education and high performance sport training.

Congratulating all the winners so far, Jon Doig Commonwealth Games Scotland CEO and Chef de Mission of Team Scotland for 2010 said: “With a year to go until Team Scotland is in action in Delhi it is great to see so many of our athletes rising to challenge and meeting the selection standards set for the team.

“Many thanks also to Clydesdale Bank whose support for this scheme will ensure that athletes training and competing at this level will benefit from extra financial support to help them achieve their goals. This competition will be a great additional incentive to our athletes as they strive over the next ten months to book their place on the team.”

Clydesdale Bank Athlete of the Month Awards make a welcome returnAs part of their support to Team Scotland for Delhi 2010, Clydesdale Bank has resumed its highly acclaimed Athlete of the Month Awards.

Between October 2009 and August 2010 up to 15 athletes who demonstrate outstanding performances during the build-up to the Commonwealth Games will be recognised with an award of £500 towards training and competition costs.

OctoberWith exactly a year to go until the start of the Games, Inverurie swimmer Hannah Miley and Moray hammer thrower Mark Dry were chosen as the first award winners and both athletes are determined to be part of the action in Delhi.

Hannah made her Games debut in 2006 at just 16 years old, where she was inspired by the medal winning Scottish swimmers around her and finished an incredible 4th in her favoured 400m individual medley. Hannah has gone from strength to strength and is now a regular on the British swimming scene.

She had an excellent season in 2009 culminating in 6th in the 200m IM and 4th in the 400m IM at the World Championships in Rome, missing out on a medal by less than 0.5 seconds. She broke numerous Scottish, British and Commonwealth records along the way, with the highlight breaking the European record for both the 200m and 400m IM. At 4:31.33 Hannah’s best 400m IM

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Hannah MileyKirsty GilmourMark Dry

The schedule also gave the opportunity for delegates to participate in a Delhi 2010 information programme, which included venue tours and workshops on the functional areas of the Games and a chance to ask questions arising from the numerous information manuals distributed prior to the visit. There was also an update presentation from Glasgow 2014 which was well received.

From a Team Scotland perspective the visit also gave the opportunity to build on relationships developed with Delhi organisers during our April site visit. We also progressed arrangements for the Scottish Centre, spoke with potential Games attachés, met Emirates representatives and identified Delhi-based suppliers.

The venue tours enabled us to see for ourselves the considerable progress in the physical infrastructure since our last visit. It is clear that despite reports to the contrary, the venues and village will be ready by the Games, although it will be tight for some venues to be ready to host the planned test events early next year.

Delhi visit reveals state of playAs is tradition, the final Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) General Assembly prior to a Games takes place in the host city with a year to go. In October, Delhi geared up for the visit by all 70 Commonwealth Games Associations (CGAs) and Chairman Michael Cavanagh, Vice Chairman Fiona McEwan and Chief Executive Jon Doig attended on behalf of CGS.

Issues relating to accreditation, sport, transport, technology, communication and village operations, cross functional

area working are still the main areas of concern. We await with interest the monthly reports from the new Technical Review Panel that has been established by the CGF. The CGF Co-ordination Commission is also drawing on input from CGAs to ensure team operational issues are addressed.

Commenting Jon Doig, Chef de Mission of Team Scotland said: “We have no doubt

these will be a spectacular Games with the full commitment of the Indian Government. However with the Games so close, it is critical that these areas are addressed so that the Games deliver to the high standard that both India and the Commonwealth Games family expects. We have offered assistance and input where required and look forward to rapid progress prior to our next visit in March.”

During the General Assembly a number of other key decisions were taken including awarding the 2011 General Assembly to St Kitts and Nevis, where the decision

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on the host city for the 2018 Games will be made. It was also confirmed that as a result of Fiji’s full suspension from the Commonwealth, Fijian athletes are not eligible to compete at the 2010 Games. The CGF agreed to raise the case in support of the Fijian athletes’ participation at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Trinidad and Tobago in late November.

The process for reviewing the sport programme immediately after the 2010 Games was agreed. It was also confirmed that following changes to Boxing weight categories there would be 10 categories at the 2010 Games.

Whilst in Delhi, CGS also supported a trade visit to the city by a group of Scottish businesses, organised by Scotland Development International. CGS Chairman Michael Cavanagh had the opportunity to speak to delegates about the Games movement and its potential impact on both India and Scotland.

Reflecting on the week Michael Cavanagh agreed that the Assembly had been extremely useful: “Both the CGF and Delhi 2010 received a clear message from delegates about expectations, the decision making processes and the need to communicate more clearly on issues of concern. They appear to have heeded this message and we look forward to a successful Games next year.”

Akshardham temple complex

Delhi’s famous auto rickshaws mingle with other traffic

Work continues on the National Stadium

The Games village takes shape

The staff were appointed earlier this year and have already been heavily involved in preparations for Delhi. However, there have been few occasions with everyone together at the same time. The ‘away day’ was therefore a great opportunity for team building which provided a great environment for people to get to know each other better as individuals and to have a greater understanding of each other’s roles before arriving in Delhi.

The event was held at Blue Sky Experiences near Methven in Perthshire. It was an ideal venue and the Blue Sky staff were able to facilitate our aims using a variety of different activities. The morning was spent in the Adventure Zone – a low ropes course that not only challenged people individually but also required good team work, communication and trust in their team to be successful. It was also great fun!

The afternoon was spent on several indoor challenges that involved more mental than physical effort but again relied a lot on team work and communication.

In between the activities it was great to have three

familiar faces to help facilitate the day. Alan Lynn, 2002 Aquatics Team Leader, Steve Paulding, 2004 Youth Games General Team Manager and Rhona Simpson, women’s hockey captain from the last two Games. Alan started the day with a great scene-setting presentation

and they each directed discussion groups in the afternoon

on potential ‘what if?’ scenarios, all taken from

real life experiences at previous Games.

These were a great way of introducing new staff, and reminding returning staff of potential situations

that they may face at the Games.

Michael Cavanagh, CGS Chairman also attended and had nothing but praise for the way that everyone fully participated in all the activities and the great atmosphere that was evident throughout the day. It all augurs well for Delhi!

Training will continue through monthly meetings and attendance

on Leadership Trust courses.

Delhi 2010 staff ‘away day’At the end of September a staff ‘away day’ was organised for the General Team Management, Sport Team Leaders and medical staff who will be working with Team Scotland in Delhi next year.

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Blind faith in the team

Vicky ropes everyone in

Lynne Dick hangs out with colleagues

Balancing act!

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“It’s a statement of intent about how seriously we’re taking sevens,” said Scotland Sevens coach Stephen Gemmell. “We’ve contracted three fulltime sevens players and held a week’s training camp one year out from the Games.” The squad were based at Delhi University, the venue of rugby sevens at next year’s Games and they trained against members of the Indian national team, played against local sides and received specialist coaching focussed on personal as well as team development.

The camp was supported by Commonwealth Games Scotland,

sportscotland and the sportscotland institute of

sport. Scotland Rugby Sevens were the first sport to undertake such an exercise as India gears up for the Delhi Games. CGS officials visiting Delhi for

the General Assemby took time out to visit the camp. “It gave us an invaluable opportunity to experience the conditions and familiarise ourselves with the surroundings,” Gemmell continued. “We travelled with GPS equipment, which we had

never used before, to gather useful

Rugby SevensAbout to appear in its fourth Commonwealth Games, Rugby Sevens has become a well established and popular part of the Games programme as one of 10 core sports. It also takes on an even greater stature now it has been accepted by the IOC as an Olympic sport making its debut in 2016.

There was welcome news for Scotland at the end of November with confirmation from the Delhi Organising Committee that they have been invited to compete in the 16 team tournament. Teams will be allocated into four pools initially playing a round-robin format, with final pool positions deciding which teams will go on to contest the bowl, the plate or the cup.

Scotland has had a disappointing Commonwealth experience so far in Sevens, missing the inaugural tournament in Kuala Lumpur in 1998, coming first in the bowl (7th) in Manchester 2002 and third in the bowl (11th) in Melbourne 2006. Scottish Rugby has plans in place to address this and is determined to be performing to their full potential by the time the Games come to Glasgow in 2014.

data which will be utilised not only in the build-up to the IRB Sevens World Series, but also the Commonwealth Games in a year’s time. The GPS equipment was worn during training and in live games and we measured the impact that travel times, training and competitive matches had on the players.”

Commenting on their Delhi experience Team Leader Karen Burnett said: “The week spent in Delhi was very useful, not only from the playing aspects, but also enabled us to establish good contacts with the local community. We had a great deal of assistance from the Delhi Lions rugby club, as well as Rugby India and we shared information with them, such as our nutritional plans. “It also gave all the players a chance to experience the city of Delhi - the sights, sounds, culture, traffic and food - all of which they found really interesting and exciting ahead of next year’s Games.”

The Scotland squad is due to be announced shortly for the IRB Sevens World Series which starts in Dubai in December and goes on to South Africa, New Zealand, USA, Australia, Hong Kong, England and culminating on home soil in Edinburgh in May. We wish them well. “Countdown” readers can follow their progress on www.scottishrugby.org.

Scotland Sevens get a taste of IndiaAs part of their preparation programme, a squad of current Scotland Sevens internationalists and future prospects travelled from the home of rugby sevens, Scotland, to the home of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Delhi in October for a week-long intensive training camp one year out from the Games.

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Trying out the local facilitiesFitness drills in a tropical climate

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Glasgow 2014 is on track for the Games

Funding boostThe Glasgow 2014 Organising Committee (OC) announced in November that funding for the event will increase from £373 to £454 million. The funding boost follows a year of detailed planning and a thorough review of the budget required to deliver an outstanding Games for Glasgow and Scotland. A number of factors including legislative changes, and in particular rising broadcasting costs, have contributed to the budget increase.

The additional funding will come from a mixture of public and private money. The Scottish Government will provide an additional £39 million and a £20 million reserve fund, Glasgow City Council will contribute an extra £9 million and the Organising Committee will raise an additional £13 million through its commercial activities.

Lord Smith, Chairman of the Organising Committee said: “The Games partners are united in the belief that these Games can be the catalyst for significant change and will generate enormous sporting, social and economic benefits for the whole of Scotland, and we believe that the revised budget announced will enable all those potential benefits to be realised.”

An Audit Scotland report confirmed that progress is being made in all functional areas.

The athletes’ village and venuesWork has begun to prepare detailed briefs for all Games venues. These will be issued to venue operators to ensure that all Games requirements are understood and can be factored into development/upgrade plans. So far venue briefs have been submitted for Tollcross Park Leisure Centre and Kelvingrove Lawn

Bowls Complex and work is underway on Hampden and Scotstoun Leisure Centre.

Enabling work has begun on the athletes’ village, which will accommodate 6,500 athletes in two and four storey houses, and four and five storey flats, and set for completion in January 2014.

Contracts were awarded for the National Indoor Sports Arena and Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome with contractors have been on site since October 2009. Completion is expected in summer 2011. Development work has started on the Scottish National Arena, a new 12,500 seater indoor entertainment and sports arena, which is scheduled to be completed in January 2013. Refurbishment of the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh has also started, and work will begin at Kelvingrove Lawn Bowls Complex this winter.

Sports programme Greg Warnecke, Head of Sport at Glasgow 2014, and representatives from CGS have held introductory meetings with the majority of Scottish sport governing bodies to provide an update on current

Games planning and to discuss matters to be considered for the sports programme. The meetings also focused on the identification of responsibilities moving forward – specifically that Glasgow 2014 is responsible for the overall delivery of the Games, and CGS will focus on its primary role of selecting, preparing and managing Team Scotland’s participation in the Games, whilst still providing guidance and advice to the OC as one of the partners.

Discussions also included a preliminary audit process to capture the current capacity of each sport to provide suitably qualified technical officials and sport specific volunteers for consideration for Games time roles. Each meeting provided a valuable opportunity for Glasgow 2014 and CGS to talk ‘sport’ with key stakeholders.

Greg will also work closely with the Athletes’ Advisory Committee to ensure that athlete needs are central to the planning of the entire sports programme.

Fundamentally this will all contribute to the development of a successful sports programme, and Glasgow 2014’s ambition to deliver an outstanding athlete centred and sport focused Games.

For more information on Glasgow 2014 please visit www.glasgow2014.com

Cyclist James McCallum celebrates five years to go with a visit to the site of the new velodrome.

The Glasgow 2014 Organising Committee (OC) is on track in this first phase of planning for the Games. As with any journey it’s important to plan ahead, and the OC has developed a roadmap which is a high level timeline from now right through to the Games, with key milestones set as drivers.

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Invites to the camp will be extended to potential Games athletes who are on track for final selection for the Delhi Games, along with team leaders, medical staff and the appointed head coaches.

The excellent team spirit in Melbourne was a major factor behind our success and the camp provides an excellent opportunity for potential Delhi athletes to build a strong team unit right from the start, reinforcing the team’s key message of ‘17 sports, One Team’. It will also allow information to be shared on issues such as the Delhi and Team Scotland organisational preparations, team clothing and medical support.

New year incentive for athletesDelhi 2010 will start to become a reality for Scotland’s athletes when the first full Team Scotland preparation camp gets underway on Saturday 9th January at the University of Stirling.

In addition, the athletes will be given the opportunity to select, from a short list of two, the anthem to be used at the Games for Team Scotland. This has generated some great debate and opinions in recent

weeks and we look forward to confirming the athletes’ final choice.

The camp will mark an important milestone in the countdown to

the Games. With just 10 months to go it will focus the whole team on the exciting times ahead, and inspire our athletes to strive even harder to achieve the selection targets set for their sport to secure their seat on the plane to Delhi.

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Key Dates 20109 Jan Team Scotland Team Camp, Stirling University

8 Mar Launch of new Glasgow 2014 branding

8-13 Mar CGA Chef de Mission Delhi site visit

16-20 May Team Scotland General Team Management and Sport Team Leaders site visit to Delhi

30 Jul Team Scotland nominations close

19 Aug Final Team Scotland selections agreed

20 Aug Team Scotland Delhi 2010 announced

4 Sep Team Scotland Team Camp, Stirling University

23 Sep Commonwealth Games Village Opens

1 Oct Scottish Centre opens, Team flagbearer announced

3 Oct Opening Ceremony 2010 Commonwealth Games, Delhi

14 Oct Closing Ceremony 2010 Commonwealth Games, Delhi. Handover to Glasgow 2014 as next Games host

27 Nov CGS Annual Sports Awards Dinner, Glasgow

5 Dec 2010 Games debrief

Be a part of it!

After months of anticipation, Scotland finally received its invitations for men’s and women’s hockey and rugby sevens to compete in the 2010 Games.

These invitations were formally accepted by CGS at their Board meeting in late November based on all three teams’ world rankings and recent results.

For the men’s hockey team it had been an anxious wait as being Commonwealth ranked number nine, they needed to show they could reach the top eight standard required. However, an outstanding bronze medal at the World Cup qualifier event in New Zealand, which saw victories against higher world ranked opponents including a

Thumbs up for hockey and rugby

5-3 victory over China in a penalty shoot-out convinced the CGS Board that they have what it takes to meet the grade in Delhi.

All three team’s final entries are subject to maintaining team form over the next year.

However, for netball the wait goes on. They have failed to reach the standard to receive an automatic invite to the Games and will now have to wait to see if other nations decline. Like men’s hockey, netball would then have to make the case to CGS, demonstrating how they can make the necessary progress to reach the required standard.

Scotland’s men’s hockey team celebrate

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