Mcintosh tradition continues as Seonaid adds to the
The 50 metres rifle prone competition at the Commonwealth Games has been rewardingly kind to the Mcintosh women over the years, matriarch Shirley claiming gold in Victoria in 1994 before her eldest daughter Jen matched that feat in Delhi 16 years later.
Seonaid took her best shot at emulating their achievements yesterday in Brisbane, desperately keen to keep up the familial tradition.
The 22-year-old has immense promise. Results during the past 12 months suggested this was her turn to follow in the trail already blazed. And although the engineering student manufactured a bronze, just 2.9 points behind the champion, Singapore’s Martina Veloso, there was a sense of a history respected and mission, even partly, accomplished.
“I’m on the table now in terms of family medals,” she said.
“Before I got to Australia, I’d been thinking about it. Obviously, there are my parents’ medals and most of my Mum and Jen’s medals are at my parents’ place. So it is pretty cool.”
Shirley secured four of these Commonwealth medals with Jen, pictured right, who was only eighth in the event, owning five. A bit to go for Seonaid who is competing in the three-
“Before I got to Australia, I’d been thinking about it. There are my parents’ medals and most of my Mum and Jen’s medals are at my parents’ place. So it is pretty cool”