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From World records to Wimbledon titles, it was an outstanding weekend for Scottish sport. Here’s our round up of the pick of the action:

Athletics

Laura Muir smashed the Scottish record and recorded the second fastest time by a British woman over 800m as she and training partner Jemma Reekie finished first and second at the Diamond League meeting in Monaco. Laura’s time of 1:56.73 was just half a second off Kelly Holmes’s British record set in 1995 and almost a second faster than Lynsey Sharp’s Scottish record. She now holds the Scottish records in the 800m, 1000m, 1500m and mile.

Jemma was also inside the old Scottish record as she finished in second place with a personal best of 1:56.96, putting her third on the British all-time 800m list. It comes at the perfect time as she prepares to run the 800m in Japan, while Laura sets her sights on the 1500m.

Another of Andy Young’s highly successful group, Erin Wallace took 1500m bronze in spectacular style in a dramatic final at the European U23 Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. Lunging for the line in the final metres, she finished in 4:14.85 to take third place by just two hundredths of second from Spaniard Agueda Munoz behind an Italian 1-2 led by Gaia Sabbatini. It was another major medal for Wallace, who took gold for Team Scotland over the same distance at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games and competed at Gold Coast 2018 in Triathlon.

There was also a fifth place in the 3000m Steeplechase for Sarah Tait, sprinters Georgina Adam and Alisha Rees came close to places in the 200m and 100m finals respectively, while David Melville had a tough time in his 10,000m final and came home in 19th place.

Closer to home, Race Running athletes Gavin Drysdale and Kayleigh Haggo were in the form of their lives, setting new World best times at the Scottish Masters and Combined Events Championships in Kilmarnock. Gavin’s 100m time of 16.25 and 200m time of 34.39 were both new World marks in the RR3 category, while Kayleigh sped to a 37.25 clocking over 200m for a new RR2 World record.

Cycling

Kyle Gordon was in fine form at the UCI Nations Cup in St Petersburg, Russia, taking silver in the Individual Pursuit. Kyle, who finished 9th for Team Scotland in this event at Gold Coast 2018, was top qualifier in a new PB of 4:12.546, well inside the qualification standard for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Russia’s Gleb Syritsa raised the bar in the gold medal final however, and it was silver for the Scotsman.

Hockey

There were strong performances from Scotland U19s Boys’ and Girls’ against England as both sides began their campaigns in the Great Britain and Ireland 4-nations tournament, conceived after the participating teams had to withdraw from the under 19 EuroHockey A Division, being held in Valencia later this month, due to Covid restrictions.

On Day 1, Scotland U19 Boys scored an impressive 4-1 victory over England, with goals from Matthew Hughson, Charlie Jack, Jacob Tweedie and Sam Knight all coming in the third and fourth quarters. Day 2 was a much closer affair, Charlie Jack and Sam Knight on the scoresheet for Scotland again, but England pulling level at 2-2 at full time. Scotland emerged victorious after a thrilling penalty shootout

A clinical opening quarter on Day 1 saw England take an early 2-0 lead over Scotland U19 Girls  which they held until the end, despite increasing pressure from the Scottish side. Day two saw Scotland rally again, creating multiple chances. England opened the scoring, but Scotland kept pushing, with Itske Hooftman very nearly striking an equaliser early in the second half. However, as the game entered the closing stages, neither team could add to the scoring and it finished 1-0 to England.

Swimming

City of Glasgow Swim Team’s Katie Shanahan enjoyed a superb week at the European Junior Swimming Championships in Rome, Italy. Gold in Saturday’s 200m Individual Medley final ensured she completed the medley double, having won the 400mIM on the opening night. With silver in both the 100m Backstroke and Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay, Sunday then brought her fifth and sixth medals – a silver in the 200m Backstroke and then bronze as part of the Women’s 4x100m Medley Relay team. That bronze medal winning team also featured fellow Scot Lucy Grieve of South Ayrshire Swim Team, whose other results included a sixth-place finish in the 100m Butterfly.

Evie Davis was another multiple medallist with bronze in the 100m Freestyle and silver in both the Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay and the Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay. There was further Scottish interest in the Mixed Medley Relay, Evan Jones also picking up a silver for his Butterfly leg in qualifying the team to the final.

Angus Allison (Warrender Baths Club) reached the finals of both Men’s 200m and 400m Individual Medley while City of Glasgow’s Mark Ford was part of the sixth placed Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay team and Rachel Saunders was a semi-finalist in the 200m Backstroke, just missing the final by one place.

Tennis

Gordon Reid and regular partner Alfie Hewett won a fourth Wimbledon Men’s Wheelchair Doubles title, beating the Netherlands’ Tom Egberink and Belgium’s Joachim Gerard 7-5 6-2. Reid and Hewett lead the way early in both sets, edging a tight first set before a more comfortable win in the second to take their seventh consecutive Grand Slam title as a pairing and a 12th overall.

Following Doubles victory on Saturday, Sunday saw Reid back on court looking for his first Wimbledon Singles title since 2016. Up against Belgium’s Joachim Gerard in the final, Reid lost the first set, and was down 4-1, in the second when he mounted an impressive come-back to force a tie-break. It wasn’t to be however, and the title went to the Belgian.

Plenty of Scots in sporting action this weekend, with a focus on the stars of the future as they compete in European Age Group Championships. Here are just three events to look out for:

Athletics

The next generation of stars are in action at the European U23 Championships in Tallin, Estonia where five young Scots are looking to make their mark. On the opening day Alisha Rees made the semi-finals of the 100m and now gets ready for the 4x100m Relay, while David Melville contested the 10,000m final and Sarah Tait made it safely through to Saturday’s Steeplechase final.   Day 2 (Friday 9 July)  has begun with Erin Wallace through to the 1500m final with Georgina Adam set for the 200m heats later today.

Meanwhile, with the Tokyo Olympics just around the corner, Laura Muir and Jemma Reekie are on the 800m start list for the Monaco Diamond League on Friday 9 July. Initially selected for both 800m and 1500m for Tokyo, Muir has decided to concentrate on the longer distance there.

How to watch: The European U23 Championships continues until Sunday 11 July with action from 09:45 to 21:00 each day. A livestream of all events can be found here: European Athletics (european-athletics.com)

You can watch live action from the Monaco Diamond League from 19:00 on Friday 9 July on BBC Four and online.

Swimming

A record 48 nations are participating at the LEN European Junior Swimming Championships in Rome, Italy and the opening two days have been full of success for the Scots on the British team. Katie Shanahan took gold in the 400m IM on the opening day, followed by silver in the 100m Backstroke, while there was bronze for Evie Davis in the 100m Freestyle.

A total of seven Scots are in action, with Angus Allison, Evan Jones, Mark Ford, Rachel Saunders and Lucy Grieve the other names to look out for.

How to watch: The Championships continue until Sunday 11 July with a live stream available here: Home (eurovisionsports.tv)

Tennis

Singles champion in 2016 and three-time Doubles winner, Gordon Reid takes to the court for the Wimbledon semi-finals in both Wheelchair Singles and Doubles on Friday 9 July. The Singles quarter-finals saw him defeat the top seed Shingo Kunieda of Japan to set up a semi-final clash with Argentina’s Gustavo Fernandez, champion in 2019.

Later in the day he will pair up with long-standing Doubles partner Alfie Hewett to face Fernandez and Kunieda in the Doubles semi-final.

How to watch: BBC has full coverage across TV, radio and online. You can also follow live scores for all matches here: Live Scores – The Championships, Wimbledon 2021 – Official Site by IBM

Commonwealth Games Scotland are delighted to announce the addition of two key staff members for Team Scotland and its support programmes as we build up to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Oli Davies will fulfil the role of Head of Physiotherapy. Currently operating as a multi-sport physiotherapist with the sportscotland Institute of Sport, he will bring experience across several large sporting events including the Commonwealth Games, Commonwealth Youth Games, Olympics and Paralympics.

Oli said: “It is a great honour to be part of Team Scotland. I’ve been involved at both Glasgow 2014 and Gold Coast 2018 and saw first hand the effort that went into supporting our athletes. I’m looking forward to contributing to the team’s success again at Birmingham.”

Achieve 2022, a mentor-led programme designed to inspire and educate young athletes and coaches, will run alongside the Games and will be led by Kevin Moran. Kevin, a former professional squash player who competed at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games is now the Coaching and Competitions Manager with Scottish Squash. He also sits as a member on Commonwealth Games Scotland’s Athlete Advisory Panel. Achieve 2022 will operate as a partnership between the Team Scotland Youth Trust and Commonwealth Games Scotland.

Kevin took part in the first Achieve programme at the Commonwealth Games in Dehli 2010, where he was mentored by 2022 Chef de Mission Elinor Middlemiss.

Kevin said: “The Achieve Programme has the potential to be a really significant step in the development of some of Scotland’s up and coming athletes and coaches, showing what it takes to be part of Team Scotland, and I am looking forward to using my own experience in the role of Achieve 2022 Director.”

Elinor Middlemiss said: “We are delighted to welcome our latest appointments.

“Both have a fantastic wealth of experience across sport and in multi-games environments, and are very enthusiastic about contributing to the success of Team Scotland at Birmingham 2022 and beyond.”

Following a review of the 2022 Commonwealth Archery and Shooting Championships scheduled to take place in India, the difficult decision has been made to cancel the event. This comes after careful consideration of several factors, including the continued uncertainty created by the ongoing global pandemic.

The decision was taken by Commonwealth Games India (CGI) Executive Board with the support of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF).

CGF President Dame Louise Martin DBE said: “We are disappointed that the 2022 Commonwealth Archery and Shooting Championships will no longer take place however, this is the right decision to take in the current climate.

“Despite this news, there are numerous key learnings that will benefit our ongoing work as we look to innovate and create new Commonwealth Sport Properties. The Chandigarh 2022 concept has identified exciting opportunities regarding future co-hosting possibilities that we must further explore.

“We very much are looking forward to welcoming Team India to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.”

In a joint statement Jon Doig OBE, Chief Executive at Commonwealth Games Scotland, Oliver Barsby, Chief Operating Officer at Scottish Target Shooting and Vincent Bryson, Chief Executive at Scottish Archery said:

“Whilst we are disappointed for the athletes and the organising committee, who have worked hard towards this event, we recognise that this is the right decision to protect the health and the wellbeing of all involved. We look forward to seeing similar events held in future, once we are able to do so.”

Olympic and Commonwealth Games places were on the line this weekend and Scotland’s athletes rose to the occasion in style…

Athletics

Six Scots guaranteed their Olympic places over an action-packed weekend at the British Athletics Championships in Manchester. With athletes who had already recorded a qualifying standard needing to place in the top two to book their seat on the plane to Tokyo, Josh Kerr, Jake Wightman, Nicole Yeargin, Andy Butchart, Jemma Reekie and Beth Dobbin did just that.

Edinburgh AC club mates Josh Kerr and Jake Wightman battling stride for stride down the home straight for gold and silver respectively in the 1500m was the Scottish highlight on Saturday, both booking their place at Tokyo 2020. Silver in the 400m in a time of 51.26 saw Nicole Yeargin do likewise and Andy Butchart secured his second Olympic Games selection with silver in the 5,000m.

Beth Dobbin ran an impressive 23.09 into a strong headwind to take silver in the 200m to assure Tokyo selection and almost snatched gold on the line in a great race with Jodie Williams. Jemma Reekie booked her Olympic place in the 800m with silver in an exciting race which saw Keeley Hodgkinson take gold and Laura Muir bronze.

With Muir all but guaranteed an Olympic place in the 1500m, a minimum of 11 Scots are now due to be named to the Team GB athletics team later today.

Scottish athletes won a total of 14 medals across the weekend including 1500m silver and a first ever British senior medal for 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games gold medallist Erin Wallace, having placed 4th last year.

Read in depth reports from scottishathletics:

Saturday – Muller British Champs (Saturday): Four top Scots land Olympic places – Scottish Athletics

Sunday – Muller British Champs (Sunday): Jemma and Beth book their tickets to Tokyo amid four more medals – Scottish Athletics

Rugby 7s

Scotland women put on a stellar performance to finish third at the Rugby Europe Championship Series in Moscow. With the event doubling as a European Regional qualifying event for Birmingham 2022, it’s result that should see them qualify for their first Commonwealth Games appearance, subject to an invitation from the Commonwealth Games Federation.

Day one was flawless with wins over Wales (24-5) and Spain (29-14) to top their pool, followed by a win over Romania (33-5) to end the day in a strong position in the second round of pool matches. Day two began with a walkover, Portugal unfortunately having to forfeit the match due to an inconclusive COVID test, and the Scots topped their group once again and advanced to the top tier.

Scotland produced some great play in the final stages of the tournament but ultimately Poland (14-29) and Russia (5-22) proved too strong and the Scots had to settle for bronze.

Weightlifting

A strong Scottish contingent headed to London for the British Weightlifting Championships, returning with six medals.

The women’s events saw Gold Coast 2018 competitor Lisa Tobias get the Scots off to a great start with silver in the 49kg event with a total of 142kg, three kilos more than she lifted in Gold Coast and just 1kg shy of her Scottish Record total. Bronze medals followed for Lesley Brown in the 64kg event, finishing on 164kg, and Alice Aitchison in the 71kg event, lifting a total of 188kg.

Six years on from finishing 4th for Team Scotland at the Samoa 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games, Jason Epton broke his own Scottish Clean & Jerk record with 161kg en route to winning silver in the 81kg event with a total of 283kg. There was also silver for David Steel in the 96kg event with a total of 295kg and Ashley Wiles rounded out the day with gold in the 102kg category with a 267kg total.

It’s a huge weekend across a number of sports as Scottish athletes make their bid for Olympic and Commonwealth Games places. Here are just three events to look out for:

Athletics

Stars of track and field will be aiming for British Championship medals and places on the plane to Tokyo at the British Athletics Championships & Olympic Trials this weekend. Athletes who have a qualifying standard and finish in the top two this weekend will be rewarded with automatic selection for the Games.

The Scots who will compete this weekend who have an Olympic standard so far are: Laura Muir (1500m and 800m); Jemma Reekie (800m); Jake Wightman (1500m); Josh Kerr (1500m); Andy Butchart (5000m); Eilish McColgan (5000m); Nicole Yeargin (400m); Beth Dobbin (200m).

They will be looking to join the four Scottish athletes already selected – marathon runners Callum Hawkins, Steph Twell and Steph Davis as well as Eilish McColgan in the 10,000m.

How to watch: The action begins Friday 25th June from 14:00, Saturday 26th from 09:30 and Sunday 27th from 10:00 with all events streamed live on the British Athletics YouTube channel: BritishAthleticsTV – YouTube

Rugby 7s

Scotland Women’s Rugby 7s are seeking Commonwealth Games qualification this weekend as they head to Moscow, Russia for the second leg of the European Championship Series. Drawn in Pool B alongside Wales and Spain, Scotland are in the hunt for a place at Birmingham 2022, with results this weekend determining which teams will receive an invitation.

The squad have got off to a brilliant start beating Wales 24-5 in their first pool match this morning, putting them on track for a qualification place.

How to watch: All fixtures will be live streamed on Rugby Europe TV  with Scotland’s next match on Friday 25 June against Spain (12.22pm BST). Livestream link here: Rugby Europe Live

Weightlifting

Lisa Tobias and Jodey Hughes, who both made their Commonwealth Games debut for Team Scotland in Gold Coast, head the list of Scottish athletes competing at the British Weightlifting Championships at St Mary’s University, Twickenham on Saturday 26 June. With British Championship medals and a chance to score a Birmingham 2022 qualifying standard, all 15 Scots on the start list will be looking to hit their peak.

How to follow: Keep up to date with results on British Weightlifting’s Twitter account: BritishWeightLifting (@GBWeightLifting) / Twitter

 

Thirty eight young athletes from 17 different sports are to receive awards from the Team Scotland Youth Trust Return to Sport Fund, a one off programme in recognition of the impact of COVID-19 to assist athletes in their return to training and competition.

Due to the disruption COVID-19 has caused within the sporting world, many promising, young athletes have lost opportunities to train, compete, and progress their careers in 2020 and 2021. Continuing its support of the nation’s young sporting talent, the Team Scotland Youth Trust (TSYT) aims to help young athletes in their return to training and competition by contributing towards additional costs an athlete may incur due to COVID-19, not already supported by other grants or awards.

The Return to Sport Fund provides a financial award up to the value of £1,000, as well as representing a statement of confidence and belief in the athlete as an individual as they prepare for the Commonwealth Youth Games, Commonwealth Games and other major international events.

Three recipients have previously competed for Team Scotland: wrestler Ross Connelly and gymnast Shannon Archer at Gold Coast 2018 and long jumper Calum Henderson at the Bahamas 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games.

Delighted to receive an award Ross said: “Due to the financial impact the pandemic had on businesses, I lost the support of two sponsors.  This award will assist greatly in allowing me to return to international training camps and competitions and working towards Birmingham 2022. Thank you for the support.”

The need for such support was demonstrated by the overwhelming number of applications received and the TSYT look forward to extending support to more young athletes when applications open for the PHM Athlete Awards in November.

Recipients

Laura Pilkington Aquatics
Ben Rowlings Athletics
Bera Ajala Athletics
Calum Henderson Athletics
Howard Bell Athletics
Rachel Sugden Badminton
Joshua Apiliga Badminton
Katie Barbour Beach Volleyball
Rachel Morrison Beach Volleyball
Lucy Grant Cycling
Sean Flynn Cycling
Mhairi McLaughlin Fencing
Shannon Archer Gymnastics
Cameron Lister Gymnastics
David Nairn Hockey
Josie Steele Judo
Euann Mightens Judo
Kirsty Marsh Judo
Cerys Cairns Netball
Kelly Boyle Netball
Emma Orr Rugby 7s
Evie Wills Rugby 7s
Meryl Smith Rugby 7s
Shona Campbell Rugby 7s
Andrew Glen Squash
Martin Ross Squash
Martin Johnson Table Tennis
Amelia Norbury Table Tennis
Dylan Curry Table Tennis
Rhona Love Target Shooting
Iona Miller Triathlon
Abbie Fountain Wrestling
Brandon English Wrestling
Finlay Wright Wrestling
Ross Connelly Wrestling
Molly Scrimger Weightlifting
Ross Sinclair Weightlifting
David Walker Weightlifting

 

Birmingham 2022 has released the full event schedule for the Commonwealth Games, the biggest multi-sport event to be staged in the UK for a decade, following on from the success of London 2012 and Glasgow 2014.

This full schedule details exactly which events will be held in each of the 286 sessions that will feature at next summer’s Games, providing key information to help with planning and preparation. The schedule is available to view on the Birmingham 2022 website at: https://www.birmingham2022.com/the-games/schedule 

The sporting action starts on Friday 29 July, with all five events which saw Scottish medal success on day one of Gold Coast 2018 confirmed for the opening day in Birmingham. Day one will also see first ever appearances for Basketball 3×3, Wheelchair Basketball 3×3 and T20 Cricket at a Commonwealth Games. Monday 1 August will see the return of Judo to the Games for the first time since Team Scotland’s incredible 13 medal haul at Glasgow 2014, a day that will also see the first Lawn Bowls finals and a chance for a Scottish defence of the Men’s Triples title.

A packed schedule across all 19 sports on the programme continues right up until the final day, with finals in Badminton, Diving, Hockey, Squash and Table Tennis concluding just hours before the Closing Ceremony on Monday 8 August.

Friends, family and supporters can also start to plan their visit to the Games with registration now open for the ticket ballot. With limited opportunities to attend live sports events in recent months, a huge amount of interest in tickets for the Games is expected, especially as the sports programme is the biggest in Commonwealth history. From today Birmingham 2022 ticket accounts can now be set up.

All the information you need to register for a ticket account can be found here: Tickets | Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

Tickets will start from £8 for under-16s and from £15 for adults. There will also be £22 tickets available for every session of the Games, including medal sessions, and for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies. The local ballot will open in July for residents of the host region, while the main ticket ballot starts in September.

Across a busy weekend, Scottish athletes put in some stellar performances both at home and abroad. Here’s a quick round up of the best of the action:

Hockey

Scotland Women finished 7th at the EuroHockey Championship in Amsterdam following a 3-1 win over Italy and a hard-fought 3-1 loss to England in their final two games. Promoted back into the top division in 2019, the team put in a fine performance against Italy, with goals from Bronwyn Shields; Sarah Robertson and McKenzie Bell. Bell was back on the scoresheet against England with a lovely deflection after Amy Costello fired the ball into the D for Scotland’s sole goal of the match. Head Coach Jen Wilson expressed her pride in her players’ performance throughout the tournament, finishing above their ranking.

Netball

Strathclyde Sirens are still in the hunt for a top four finish in the Vitality Netball Superleague and a place in the play-offs after a brilliant 53-34 win over Celtic Dragons at the Copperbox Arena in London. Coming into the match in sixth place, they now move into 4th, one point ahead of both Wasps and Saracens Mavericks and two ahead of Leeds Rhinos. All will come down to their final game against Manchester Thunder this Sunday.

Triathlon

Alison Peasgood (nee Patrick) made it two podium finishes in as many weeks as she took gold in the Women’s PTVI race at the World Triathlon Para Cup in Besancon, France. Her success follows on the back of bronze in last weekend’s World Cup race in Leeds, her first race in 20 months due to illness and Covid restrictions. Guided by Hazel McLeod, Alison was first out of the water and held that lead for a comfortable victory.

There was also Scottish gold at the Europe Triathlon Cup in Coimbra, Portugal as Sophia Green topped the podium in the women’s race. In the leading group after the swim and bike sections, she produced the fastest run of the day to secure top spot and build on her bronze medal from the previous round in Dnipro, Ukraine. Cameron Main was the top Scottish finisher in the men’s race, placing 10th.

Shooting

Lesley Stewart was on top form at the Lima World Cup, taking bronze and securing a Paralympics quota place in the Women’s 50m Rifle 3P SH1. With a score of 427, Lesley took her place on the podium with gold medallist Iryna Shchetnik of Ukraine and Wannipa Leungvilai of Thailand.

Canoe Slalom

There was silver for David Florence in the C1 event at the Canoe Slalom World Cup in Prague having only just made it through to the final as the last qualifier. His time was just 0.24 seconds behind Czech winner Lukas Rohan. There was also silver for Fiona Pennie in the Extreme Slalom – an event which will be introduced to the Olympics at Paris 2024 – narrowly missing out on gold in the final to Austrian Corinna Kuhnle.

Across a busy weekend, Scottish athletes put in some stellar performances both at home and abroad. Here’s a quick round up of the best of the action:

Athletics

Josh Kerr kicked off the weekend success early with a stunning win in Portland, USA. He clocked 3.31.55 over 1500m to record the fastest time ever set on American soil and second fastest in the World this year. Watch his run here: Fastest 1500m ever run in the United States

Saturday night saw Eilish McColgan secure her place at the Tokyo Olympics as she sprinted away from Israel’s Selamawit Teferi and British team mate Jess Judd in the closing stages to win at the European 10,000m Cup in Birmingham. Having represented Team GB in the steeplechase at London 2012 and then in the 5000m at Rio 2016, Tokyo will be a third Olympics in a third event for Eilish.  She spoke to Scottish Athletics after her race:  Eilish McColgan on her European Cup 10,000m victory

Jake Wightman, Jemma Reekie and Laura Muir picked up where Eilish had left off at the FBK Games in the Netherlands on Sunday. Coming off the back of a sub-2 minute win in Slovakia mid-week, Jemma continued her winning streak by taking 800m victory with a front run to come home in 2.00.77. Laura left her charge for the line late, finishing fast for second place in 2.00.95.

Winner over 800m at the Euro Team Champs last weekend, Jake stepped up to 1500m in Hengelo for an impressive win over a strong field.. The Scottish 1500m Record holder timed his finish perfectly to win in 3:34.67. Watch all the action here: World Athletics Continental Tour Gold – FBK Games Hengelo

Four gold medals, two bronze, a World Record and two Championship Records from Scottish athletes at the European Para-Athletics Championships in Poland

Maria Lyle won a 200m and 100m T35 sprint double with Championship Record performances in both events while Kayleigh Haggo claimed the 100m Race Running (RR3) crown to add to her World title from 2019, ,owering her own world record to 18.11 in the process. Glasgow 2014 gold medallist Libby Clegg, with guide runner Chris Clarke, proved she was back to her best with a victory in the T12 200m.

In the field, Stef Reid added an impressive ninth major international medal to her haul with bronze in a superb women’s T64 Long Jump final, while Alexander Thomson was also a bronze medallist with a new PB of 54.66 in the T38 400m, as fellow Scot Ross Paterson was fourth.

Hockey

Scotland Women were in action in their opening two games at the EuroHockey Championship in Amsterdam. Back in the top division courtesy of their memorable win in Glasgow in 2019, Scotland put Spain under early pressure in their opening match on Saturday but eventually lost out 4-1.

Up against 2018 World Cup silver medallists Ireland on Monday, Scotland were unlucky not to get some points on the board after a fantastic performance. Having held the score at 0-0 until the final quarter when a rebound from a penalty corner saw the Irish take a 1-0 lead that they held onto for the win.

Their next match is against hosts Netherlands on Wednesday 9th June.

Rugby 7s

Scotland Women 7s took 5th place at the opening round of the Rugby Europe Championships Series in Lisbon. Day one began with an agonisingly close defeat to Portugal 14-15 and a loss 12-24 to Spain before the Scots found their stride, racking up back to back wins over Belgium (17-12) and Romania (31-5). 

Day two began with a second match with Portugal and a chance to reverse day one’s defeat. After a close first half the Scots had a two point lead and put in a stunning show in the second half to take a decisive 33-12 victory. Their final match with Poland for 4th place was a nail biting affair with the Poles just coming out on top 14-10.

Replays of all the matches can be found here (registration required) Rugby Europe TV

The team are back in Rugby Europe Championship Series action on 25-26 June in Moscow

Swimming

At the British Swimming Glasgow Meet at Tollcross International Swim Centre, the standout performance was a SB14 World Record time for Scott Quin in the 200m Breaststroke. With  2:25.81, he took over a second off the existing record held by Russian Artem Pavlenko.

There were also wins for Duncan Scott, Kathleen Dawson and Lucy Hope and a host of personal bests from rising stars seeking places at the European Junior Championships in Rome next month.

You can catch up with all he action here: British Swimming Glasgow Meet 2021

Triathlon

The World Triathlon Championship Series in Leeds saw Beth Potter claim 7th place in a strong field as Maya Kingma of the Netherlands won the women’s race ahead of Jess Learmonth, already selected for Team GB for the Tokyo Olympic Games. Gold Coast 2018 gold medallist Flora Duffy of Bermuda was 4th.

The weekend also saw the World Triathlon Para Series come to Leeds for the first time and there was a bronze medal for World and Olympic silver medallist Alison Peasgood (nee Patrick) in the Women’s PTVI race, guided by Nikki Bartlett.

Coverage from Leeds can be found here: Triathlon World Series 2021

Cameron Main and Sophia Green were in action at the Europe Triathalon Cup in Dnipro, Ukraine on Saturday, with both taking bronze medals. Cameron finished just 6 second behind winner Rostislav Pevtsov of Azerbaijan, while it was a first European Cup podium for Sophia, 11 seconds behind winner Yuliya Yelistratova of Ukraine and over a minute clear of 4th place. With Birmingham 2022 in their sights, the duo are striving to make their first Commonwealth Games selection.

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