The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
Team Scotland now more than 200-strong
Team Scotland have named the latest 92 athletes selected for the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games later this year.
The list of newly-selected athletes from 10 different sports takes the tally named so far past the 200 mark.
Olympic champions Katie Archibald and Callum Skinner head a list of 17 cycling selections while the gymnastics picks sees World and Olympic medallist Dan Purvis and reigning British floor and vault champion Frank Baines also pull on Scottish colours once more.
Purvis said: “I was so proud and relieved to win the full set of medals in Glasgow, especially with it being a home Games.
“The biggest medal for me though was the team silver. I felt so proud standing on the podium with my teammates having created history for Scottish Gymnastics. It’s something I’ll never forget.”
A 12-strong netball squad will be led by skipper Claire Brownie while badminton star Kirsty Gilmour will line-up for her third Commonwealth Games.
She said: “I’m ecstatic about competing in my third Commonwealth Games, and it will be a very different experience than my previous ones.
“In Delhi I was there to soak it all in and gain experience and then in Glasgow I was second seed and met that expectation with a silver medal.
“This time, however, the competition for the three medals in ladies singles will be fought between maybe five or six of us, so really anything can happen.
“It’s going to be tougher not having the Scottish crowd right behind me like I had in Glasgow but I’m sure they’ll be with me in Gold Coast in spirit.”
Team Scotland will contest the hockey competitions. There is a wealth of experience in the men’s squad with Kenny Bain, Alan Forsyth, William Marshall and Gordon McIntyre all selected for their third Games.
In the women’s line-up, 12 players are making their Games debuts (see below).
Diver Grace Reid is selected for her third Games at the age of just 21 and is joined by a four-strong wrestling team which sees Glasgow 2014 medallists Alex Gladkov and Viorel Etko compete again.