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While the spotlight shines on the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Scottish athletes were in fine form elsewhere with some outstanding results across the weekend.

Wrestling

Scotland’s wrestlers scored a convincing win in their dual match with England on Saturday, taking the victory 5-1. The team of Christelle Lemofack, Ross McFarlane, Ross Connelly, Nicolae Cojocaru, Kieran Malone and Cameron Nicol put in a superb performance at Lilleshall as they continue their pursuit of places at next year’s Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Boxing

Nathaniel Collins, who represented Team Scotland at Gold Coast 2018, was crowned the new Commonwealth featherweight champion, just eight fights into his professional career. He was in devastating form and was roared onto victory by a passionate home crowd in Hamilton, taking the win over Ghana’s Felix Williams with a third round KO.

Athletics

Kayleigh Haggo was once again in record form at the Glasgow Athletics Miler Meet on Saturday, clocking 6:14.35 to take the 1500m World Record in the RR2 Frame Running class. It underlines her dominance in this discipline that she now holds all sic RR2 World Records simultaneously – 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m and 5000m.

Cricket

Scots Sarah Bryce for Oval Invincibles, Kathryn Bryce for Trent Rockets and Abtaha Maqsood for Birmingham Phoenix were all in action in The Hundred in a new, shorter format with just 100 balls per side. The Invincibles now sit third, the Rockets fourth and Phoenix fifth in the women’s table after a weekend of intense competition which included a win for Kathryn Bryce’s Rockets over Maqsood’s Phoenix.

This high level competition, which saw a record crowd attendance for domestic women’s cricket on Sunday, will be perfect preparation as Scotland look to qualify a team for Women’s T20 Cricket’s debut at Birmingham 2022.

Three years ago in Gold Coast he made history as the first Team Scotland athlete ever to win six medals at a single Commonwealth Games. Now Duncan Scott has achieved the accolade of first British athlete ever to win four medals at a single Olympic Games, as he added silver in the 4x100m Medley Relay to his Tokyo tally.

The Team GB quartet, that also included Luke Greenbank, Adam Peaty and James Guy, gave it their all, setting a new European record of 3:27.51 and Peaty setting the fastest ever Breaststroke relay split of all time. It took a World record from the Americans to pip them to gold, with Duncan on the anchor leg pushing the USA’s Zach Apple all the way to the touch.

That they were disappointed not to take gold is the measure of the ambition of this team, and this being Team GB’s eighth swimming medal of the Games breaks a record medal tally in the pool that dates back to 1908.

Still processing his achievement, Duncan said: “The week as a whole, because of what I do in terms of parking each event and moving onto the next one, it’s not really hit me with what’s happened.

“I’ve tried to do little media to get me ready for the next race. It’s just been a pleasure being a part of this team, the way that it’s grown over the last couple of years. The depth we’ve now have in each event, it just seemed every finals session there was an opportunity for something special. Just a great week to be a part of.”

Breaststroke gold medallist and world record holder Adam Peaty was full of praise for Duncan saying: “I don’t think he understands… he’s just an incredible athlete. For me I just hope he gets the respect and the recognition he deserves back home. I just hope all of these guys in this British swimming team, the best in history, get the recognition they deserve. Cos it’s been so hard to do this. We’re third in the medal table alone, at the Olympics. No-one ever thought we could be there after London. To have Duncan on the team is very inspiring.”

With two silver medals from Rio 2016, Duncan now has six Olympic medals to his name at the age of 24. Only Sir Bradley Wiggins, Sir Chris Hoy and Jason Kenny have more and, with the Paris Olympics just three years away, there is certainly scope for Duncan to surpass them all.

 

Day Nine of the Tokyo Olympics saw Duncan Scott make history with a fourth medal in the pool. We take a look ahead to what’s coming up on Monday.

Aquatics

Duncan Scott’s fourth medal of Tokyo 2020 was the standout performance in the pool on Day 9, taking silver in a new European record alongside Luke Greenbank, Adam Peaty and James Guy in the 4 x100m Medley Relay. He becomes the first British athlete ever to win four medals at a single Olympic Games.

With the swimming programme now concluded, Monday sees diver James Heatly in qualifying for the 3m Springboard (07:00).

Athletics

Monday will see Laura Muir get her 1500m campaign underway at 01:35.

Beth Dobbin is in action in the 200m heats (02:30) with semi-finals scheduled for later in the day (11:25).

Cycling

Team Pursuit qualifying begins with three of Team GB’s gold medal winning quartet from Rio 2016 back in action. Katie Archibald teams up with Laura Kenny, Elinor Barker and Josie Knight in the qualifying round at 07:54 on Monday morning, with fellow Scot Neah Evans also part of the squad.

Hockey

Team GB’s women’s hockey side, including Scot Sarah Robertson, take on Spain in Monday’s semi-finals (13:00).

There was more success in the pool at Tokyo on Saturday, with Scot Kathleen Dawson picking up a gold medal.

She swam the first leg of the 4×100 mixed medley relay, with the Team GB quartet including Adam Peaty, James Guy and Anna Hopkin breaking the world record with a time of 3:37:58.

Dawson suffered an early set-back as she slipped off the wall at the start, and, flanked by male swimmers in the adjacent lane, had plenty against her. However a battling performance saw her clawing back the gap, and by the end of leg three Team GB had a strong lead.

She said: “I wasn’t going to let anyone bully me. I was going to swim my own race and it didn’t matter if it was two girls or two boys beside me. It’s honestly more than I could ever hope for. If you’d have told me back at the end of 2018 when I had my knee injury that I’d be an Olympic champion at the end of a delayed Olympics, I wouldn’t have believed you!”

The result gave Team GB an seventh medal in the pool, equalling the tally at London 1908 with one day of competition left to come.

 

We’re through Day Eight of the Tokyo Olympics – we round up the day’s action for our Commonwealth Scots, and preview what Sunday has in store.

Aquatics

Kathleen Dawson picked up Team GB’s seventh medal of the Games, joining team-mates Adam Peaty, James Guy and Anna Hopkin in the 4x100m Mixed Medley Relay. The team posted a world record time of 3:37:58 to finish ahead of China and Australia.

That medal equalled the team’s record number of medals in the pool, and they will have the opportunity to surpass the total achieved at the London Games in 1908 on Sunday morning in the Men’s 4×100 Medley Relay (03:30).

Duncan Scott will hope to be part of that team having swam in the heats, and he is chasing an individual goal – the opportunity to become Team GB’s most decorated Olympian at a single games. A podium finish would deliver a fourth medal for Scott, adding to the gold and two silvers achieved earlier in the week.

Scott of course achieved a similar accolade for Team Scotland at Gold Coast 2018, winning six medals to become our most decorated athlete at a single Commonwealth Games.

Athletics

Jemma Reekie qualified for the final of the 800m after a strong semi-final performance, finishing second to Notoya Goule of Jamaica. She’ll be back in action on Tuesday (13.25).

Nicole Yeargin replaced Zoey Clark for the final of the 4×400 Mixed Relay, finishing in sixth place.

Rugby Sevens

Team GB missed out on a medal in the women’s event after two defeats on Sunday, losing 26-19 to France in the semi-final and 21-12 in the bronze-medal match. Scot Hannah Smith scored a try in the final minutes against the French but couldn’t inspire a late comeback, before featuring as a substitute in the final match.

Hockey

Sarah Robertson featured against in a 2-0 quarter final win over Ireland. They’ll face Spain on Monday.

Shooting

Seonaid McIntosh finished 14th in the women’s 50m rifle three position, missing out on a place in the final despite a strong finish to the event.

Duncan Scott was celebrating again on Friday morning after winning a third medal of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

The Scot picked up a silver medal in the 200m individual medley with a British record time, falling 0.23 seconds short of China’s Wang Shun.

He adds to his silver in the 200m freestyle and gold in the 4x200m freestyle relay from earlier in the week.

“Credit to everyone in the race,” Scott told BBC Sport. “It was always going to be tight and always going to be exciting. I am really happy with the swim, just not quite there.

“My first proper international medal in that event and a big personal best too. I have to hold my head up high.”

Only five other Team GB athletes have picked up more medals in the history of the Olympics, placing Scott in the illustrious company of Bradley Wiggins, Chris Hoy, Jason Kenny, Steve Redgrave and Charlotte Dujardin.

He was the most decorated Scottish athlete at a single Commonwealth Games after winning six medals in Gold Coast, and could achieve a similar feat in Tokyo, with a fourth medal up for grabs in the 4x100m medley relay. No British athlete has ever won more than three medals in a single Olympic Games. The heats for the relay take place later on Friday, with the final on Saturday.

Day Seven of the Tokyo Olympics was full of ups and downs for our Commonwealth Scots. Catch up on their results and take a look ahead to Saturday’s action.

Aquatics

Cassie Wild lead off the Women’s 4x100m Medley Relay, teaming up with Sarah Vasey, Harriet Jones and Freya Anderson in the heats. Their time of 3:58.12 placed them 9th, an agonising four tenths of a second off a place in the final.

Following Duncan Scott’s third medal of Tokyo 2020 with silver in the 200m IM, he was back in action in the heats of the Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay where he joined forces with Luke Greenbank, James Wilby and James Guy to take second place in their heat and comfortably progress to Sunday’s final.

There was heartbreak for Grace Reid in the 3m Springboard preliminaries as she missed her second dive, a Forward 3½ Somersaults, Pike. She rallied strongly but finished 19th with the top 18 qualifying for Saturday’s semi-final.

Scottish interest on the penultimate day of swimming action will be in the 4x100m Mixed Medley Relay final, where Kathleen Dawson will lead off the British team in the hunt for a medal. (Saturday at 03:43).

Athletics

Action got underway on the track on Friday morning, with Jemma Reekie winning her heat in 1:59. 97 to comfortably qualify for the semi-finals of the 800m, which take place on Saturday (12:50).

Eilish McColgan finished 10th in her 5000m heat, her time of 15:09.68 not enough to advance to the final after being clipped mid-race.

Zoey Clark put in a strong run on second leg of the 4×400 Mixed Relay as the British quartet secured a new British record and their spot in the final scheduled for Saturday afternoon (13:35).

Rugby Sevens

Initially named as a reserve, Lisa Thompson stepped into to the team and straight onto the scoresheet with a try in Team GB’s 31-0 victory over Kenya. A 21-12 win over the USA in the quarter-finals has moved the team a step closer to a medal and they face France in the semi-finals in the early hours of Saturday morning (03:30).

Hockey

Team GB’s women’s hockey side, including Scot Sarah Robertson, currently sit 3rd in their group with the top four progressing to the quarter-finals. Ireland are next up on Saturday (12:45).

Judo

Sarah Adlington had a tough draw with a Round of 32 tie against World No. 10 Nihel Cheikh Rouhou and the Tunisian proved too strong, winning the contest by ippon.

Shooting

Following a 12th place finish in the 10m Air Rifle, Seonaid McIntosh is back in action in 50m Rifle Three Positions qualification (04:00), with the final also scheduled for Saturday morning (08:00).

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Day Six of the Tokyo Olympics is over – we take a look at how our Commonwealth Scots fared and preview Friday’s action.

Aquatics

Kathleen Dawson swam the first leg of a new British and Olympic record in the heats of the mixed 4x100m medley relay, with the team of Dawson, Adam Peaty, James Guy and Freya Anderson coming in at a time of 3:38.75.

Duncan Scott eased through to the final of the 200m individual medley, qualifying with the second fastest time. He’ll compete for a third Tokyo medal on Friday morning (03:16).

Cassie Wild bowed out of competition on her Olympic debut, finishing seventh in the 200m backstroke heats.

Grace Reid is involved in the 3m springboard preliminaries (from 07:00), with the top 18 of 27 qualifying for Saturday’s semi-final.

Hockey

Sarah Robertson featured in a narrow 1-0 defeat for Team GB against the Netherlands. Ireland are next up on Saturday (12:45).

Rugby Sevens

Hannah Smith featured as a substitute in the opening two matches for Team GB, winning 14-12 against ROC before a 26-21 defeat to New Zealand. Kenya await next on Friday morning (03:00).

Athletics

Action gets underway on the track on Friday morning, with Jemma Reekie (02:25) and Eilish McColgan (11:00) involved in the 800m and 5000m heats respectively. Zoey Clark will be part of the 4×400 mixed relay heat (12:00).

Judo

Sarah Adlington’s Olympic bid starts in the early hours of Friday morning, with a Round of 32 tie with Turkey’s Nihel Cheikh Rouhou (from 03:00).

Duncan Scott won his second medal of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in the early hours of Wednesday morning and this time hit the top step of the podium.

Scott swam the final leg of the 4x200m freestyle relay, joining Tom Dean, James Guy and Matthew Richards to record a time of six minutes 58.58 seconds, just 0.03 seconds off a world record.

It was a comfortable victory in the end for the Team GB team, a clear 3.23 seconds ahead of the Russian Olympic Committee in silver and Australia in bronze.

It’s a first Olympic gold medal for the Scottish swimmer, following Tuesday’s silver medal in the 200m freestyle and two silvers in Rio 2016.

He wasn’t the only Scot to pick up a medal on Day 5 in Tokyo, with Angus Groom and Harry Leask picking up silver alongside Jack Beaumont and Tom Barras in the Quadruple Sculls rowing.

They held off late charges from Australia and Poland to pick up Team GB’s first rowing medal of the Games.

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