COMMONWEALTH GAMES NEWSLETTER ISSUE 24 – WINTER 2015

staff there was invaluable and gave the visit a real multi-sport feel. A big thank Next stop Gold Coast 2018 you to all the sports’ governing bodies and sportscotland for their commitment Preparations for the next in Gold Coast, in to ensuring that Team Scotland will 2018 picked up pace at the end of 2015 with a site visit to the city. compete in Gold Coast 2018 after the best Scottish performance staff from 15 sports on the Gold Coast 2018 programme preparation possible.” joined Commonwealth Games Scotland (CGS) staff and representatives of the sportscotland Institue of Sport and Eventscotland. They explored the area and CGS Chief Executive, Jon Doig added: engaged in collaborative discussions with the Local Organising Committee “For each Games we have raised the bar (GOLDOC). in terms of our preparations and this has certainly contributed to our great There were informative updates from the base there, which will assist athlete and performances in recent years. Heads of the Divisions responsible for staff acclimatisation immediately before transport, sport, venues and the Games the Games. Possible training venues “We are looking to have our best ever Village. The group were invited to give and support services were also viewed. overseas Games in Gold Coast 2018, feedback, before heading off on a tour Armed with first-hand experience of the bettering those last held in Australia in of sports venues and the Village site. options, performance staff are now leading 2006. Ensuring we are fully aware of the Everyone was impressed by the scale of discussions within their individual sports, situation on the ground and have a base investment being made into the facilities before a final decision is made on the that can support our athletes as soon as and the information gathered will help to venue and operational requirements. they arrive, as well as in the Gold Coast, is a inform Team Scotland’s general and sport critical part of our planning as we approach specific preparations in the lead up to the “The welcome we received on both the the last two years until the Games.” Games. Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast was absolutely fantastic,” said CGS Games Queensland’s Gold Coast will host the 21st Sites for Scotland House, a regular and Team Operations Manager, Elinor Commonwealth Games important feature of the Team Scotland Middlemiss. “The facilities being built for from 4 to 15 April Games support programme, were also the Games are progressing well and the 2018, the fifth explored. opportunity to hear updates and share time Australia information with the Organising Committee has staged the There was an opportunity to visit potential was very useful for everyone. Games and the team camp facilities on the Sunshine first time it will be Coast, about an hour away, to assess the “The group were fantastic to work with held in a regional feasibility of creating a Team Scotland and having so many of the performance Australian city. UPDATE

The Gold Coast’s famous beachfront skyline on the horizon behind

Basketball (preliminary rounds) Gold Coast facilities take shape , Cairns (Men) Townsville Entertainment and Convention Since our last visit to Gold Coast there has been significant progress not only Centre, Townsville (Women) with Games planning but with the building and refurbishment of the Games , Squash & Village and sports facilities. Most facilities are in close proximity to the Village in Oxenford Studios (the Village Roadshow Gold Coast, with the exception of Track Cycling and Shooting which will be held television production studios) will play host 66km away in , whilst Basketball preliminaries will be held in Cairns and to the sports of Boxing, Squash and Table Townsville, a two-hour flight away. Tennis with a number of temporary facility enhancements. The 2018 Games will be held from metre pool will become the warm up pool 4 to 15 April and the 17 sports on the in Games mode. programme will use the following venues: Athletics (Track & Field) & Opening & Commonwealth Games Village & Closing Ceremonies Parklands Carrara Stadium, Carrara will be enhanced The new Village at Southport will include with temporary seating to provide for a 6,500 bed Residential Zone comprising 40,000 spectators in Games mode. The a mix of four to eight floor residential venue will host the Opening and Closing buildings and two-floor townhouses. The Ceremonies for the Games, as well as the International Zone will contain commercial, Athletics competition. leisure and ceremonial services and The velodrome takes shape facilities for athletes, guests and media. Athletics (Marathon, Race Walks) & Triathlon Cycling (Track) Aquatics (Swimming & ) Southport Broadwater Parklands will be The new Queensland State Velodrome The Gold Coast Aquatic Centre at the site for the start and finish of the which is being built at the Sleeman Sports Broadwater Parklands has undergone a Marathon, Race Walks and Triathlon. Complex, Chandler, Brisbane will host the major redevelopment to provide for both Track Cycling. the Swimming and Diving events. The & redevelopment includes the construction A new Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre Cycling (Road) of a new 50 metre, 10 lane swimming pool will be constructed to host the Badminton The Elanora / Currumbin Valley area will for competition, while the original 50 and Wrestling competitions. provide a picturesque location for the Road Racing, starting and finishing at the Merv Games Village complex making progress Craig Sporting Complex.

Cycling (Mountain Bike) Nerang Mountain Bike Trails will be the location for the Mountain Bike competition.

2 Coomera Indoor Sports Centre underway Gymnastics & Netball (finals) International Broadcast Centre and the Team staff Coomera Indoor Sports Centre, Coomera, a Main Press Centre. new indoor multi-sport facility is currently recruitment to get being built and will host Gymnastics and Rugby Sevens the Netball finals. The Rugby Sevens tournament will take underway in 2016 place in the purpose-built , As part of Gold Coast 2018 planning, Hockey Robina which is home to the Gold Coast CGS has undertaken a review of the The existing at Titans Rugby League team. Team Scotland staffing structure. This Keith Hunt Park, Labrador will be upgraded is due to be completed in early 2016 to host the Hockey competition. Shooting and will be followed by the recruitment All shooting disciplines will be of the General Team Management Lawn Bowls accommodated at the Belmont Shooting positions. The Lawn Bowls competition will be held at Centre, Belmont, Brisbane. The premier an upgraded , the Queensland shooting venue, which The aim is to have these positions city’s premier Lawn Bowls facility. hosted the . filled by Spring 2016. This is likely to be Starting in January 2016 the facility will be followed by an initial visit to the Gold Netball (preliminary round) & Basketball upgraded and refurbished. Coast in May, to start working together (finals) as a team and to progress operational The Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Weightlifting planning for the Games. Centre at Broadbeach will host the Part of the Carrara Precinct, Weightlifting preliminary Netball competition and the will be held at the upgraded Carrara Indoor Basketball finals. It will also be home to the Stadium. General Selection Policy confirmed

At the half yearly CGS Council meeting Gold Coast 2018 venues overview in November 2014, a discussion paper was presented which outlined the principles proposed for the Gold Coast 2018 General Selection Policy and Standards. A year-long consultation period has followed, including workshops held in March and August 2015 with member sports and key stakeholders.

The final General Selection Policy and Standards document has now been published following the 2015 half yearly Council meeting, with the aim of selecting a team that performs with distinction in 2018: • Having a higher percentage of athletes meeting the selection standards when in competition at the Games than in 2014 • Achieving our highest ever number of medals at a Games outwith Scotland.

The General Selection Standards include the following: • The selection standard is based on a minimum performance level of the ability to show a top six or top half of the field performance (whichever is the tighter) in the Commonwealth. • All individual sports will be represented in the by up to four athletes and all team sports will be represented by a minimum of one team.

CGS will now work with the sports on the Gold Coast sport programme to develop the Sport Specific Selection Policy and Standards throughout 2016 so that they are available well in advance of the selection period which will open on 1st April 2017. 3 Fantastic Youth Games in

The fifth in Samoa last September were a huge success, with Scotland’s 28 athletes returning with an impressive 21 medals (three gold, ten silver and eight bronze). This was Scotland’s best medal to athlete ratio since the 2004 Games in Bendigo, Australia. Boxing quartet all win medals Aside from the medals, each and every course of the competition. In individual BOXING one of Scotland’s athletes performed qualification Evelina finished 4th and exceptionally well and were great Struan 5th, before both were eliminated in Scotland’s boxers are renowned for their ambassadors for their country. The Youth the quarter-finals. In the non-medal mixed success at both Youth and senior Games Games are a development opportunity team event Evelina and her partner from and Samoa was no exception as the four for athletes and staff and the whole took an excellent second place. athletes returned with four medals. The team undoubtedly benefited from the atmosphere inside the arena for the finals experience. They will take away valuable was spectacular and Kieran McMaster took lessons from these Games, as well as bronze in the 64kg event, while Billy Stuart memories to last a lifetime. went one better winning silver at 56kg. A superb bout from John Docherty (75kg) OPENING CEREMONY saw him win a well-deserved gold, before Sean Lazzerini finished the night in style, The fifth Commonwealth Youth Games taking less than one round to overcome his was officially declared open, at a colourful Tongan opponent and secure Scotland’s ceremony celebrating Samoan traditions second boxing gold. and culture, held in the Apia Park Stadium. Youth Team Scotland were led into a LAWN BOWLS packed arena by flagbearer Craig McLean and received an enthusiastic welcome from Alisha Rees dips for silver in the 200m Scotland’s lawn bowlers put in long days on the travelling Scottish support. the greens in relentlessly hot conditions. ATHLETICS In the singles, semi-finals places came down to the wire and both players came It was an exceptional performance on agonisingly close to progressing, each with With archery included in the Youth Games both , as all six of Scotland’s three wins from five. In the final group for the first time, Struan Caughey and young athletes returned with medals. Evelina D’Arcy made history, becoming George Evans had the honour of claiming MEDAL TABLE the first Scottish archers ever to compete Scotland’s first medal of Samoa 2015, with at this level and performed well over the Discus silver on the opening day, swiftly followed by sprinters Alisha Rees and Struan Caughey Cameron Tindle taking bronze in their respective 100m finals.

Rachel Alexander took bronze in the Long Jump, Carys McAulay a silver in the 800m and Alisha claimed her second medal of 3 10 8 the Games with silver in the 200m. Last to perform was 800m runner Ben Greenwood and he responded in style, staying strong in OVERALL TH the home straight to claim bronze in a new POSITION Scottish record. 11 4 athletes on the team, spending long days on the court. Their stamina was well rewarded with Ewen Lumsden making all three finals, despite facing opposition up to three years older than himself. Teammate Louie McLelland made two of her three finals. Ewen took silver in the men’s singles and won the men’s doubles with his Cypriot partner, while Louie won the women’s doubles with her partner from Barbados. The pair then teamed up to take a well-earned silver in the mixed doubles to Golden girl Erin Robertson complete a fantastic tournament. Lifesaving game Darren Weir recorded a convincing win over his Northern Irish opponent, but legacy left in lost out on a semi-final place on shots. Carla Banks also up against Northern Samoa Ireland just missed out to in a close 21-20 match. In the mixed pairs, Carla and Darren As the 2015 Youth Games drew got off to a fantastic start with a win over to a close CGS was delighted to , but losses to , leave behind a lasting legacy and ended their hopes of progressing. for the people of Samoa, with Biatrice Gabell lifts her way to the podium the donation of two Cardiac Life Sciences Automated External SQUASH WEIGHTLIFTING Defibrillator (AED) units, worth Scotland’s young squash players put in a over £3,000. strong performance against high quality It was a fantastic opening day for Biatrice opposition as they faced tough draws in Gabell who won silver in the women’s 53kg In partnership with Lucky2BHere the singles. Carrie Hallam met the eventual with six perfect lifts. She set new Scottish and World Rugby, Youth Team bronze medallist in the opening round, Youth and Junior records in the process Scotland gifted the lifesaving while Richard Hollins, after a dominant and took one of Scotland’s first medals of equipment to the Samoan Red display in his first game, came up against the Games. Daniel Richardson was another Cross and the Samoan Rugby Union. the top seed and eventual gold medallist. lifter in Scottish record breaking form as Both players learned a great deal from the he took sixth in the men’s 69kg, while in Lucky2Bhere is a Skye based experience and turned their focus to the the men’s 77kg Jason Epton put in a strong charity which places defibrillators mixed doubles where they just missed out performance to finish fourth, his total just in rural areas where ambulance on the medals, to finish fourth. shy of his own British record. response times are greater due to distance. They were first alerted to General Team Manager, Elinor Middlemiss, Samoa’s lack of defibrillators when SWIMMING was immensely proud of the team’s Dr Jonathan Hanson, in his capacity achievements in Samoa and said : “I would as Global Technical Director, was Youth Team Scotland’s swimmers like to congratulate each and every one of in the country delivering World excelled with seven medals, including our athletes on a fantastic Games. Every Rugby’s First Aid in Rugby course. Scotland’s first gold of the Games from single one of them performed to their best Erin Roberston in the 50m Breaststroke. and, along with the 21 medals we had a The chances of resuscitation She also picked up a bronze in the 100m host of personal bests and new Scottish being successful decreases by Breaststroke, whilst Meg Finnon opened records. roughly 10% per minute without and closed the swimming medal rush with a defibrillator. If a defibrillator is silver in both the 200m Butterfly on the “Learning to perform when it counts at a used, it increases survival of out of opening day of competition and 800m multi-sport event is a big part of what the hospital cardiac arrest from 8% to Freestyle on the final day. Craig McLean Youth Games are all about and our athletes 35%. took 100m Freestyle silver and there were now have great experiences to draw on bronze medals for Tain Bruce in the 100m as they embark on the next stage of their The devices were handed over to Butterfly and Kieran Preston in the 50m sporting careers.” their new homes by Youth Team Breaststroke as he touched out teammate Scotland General Team Manager Benedict Tortolano. With over a quarter of previous Youth Elinor Middlemiss, Team Doctor Games athletes going on to represent Jonathan Hanson and Flagbearer TENNIS Scotland at the senior Games we look Craig McLean. forward to seeing some of these young Scotland’s two athletes at Gold Coast 2018 and beyond. Chairman of Commonwealth Games tennis players Scotland, Paul Bush said: “We are were some of proud to be able to contribute in our busiest a small way to the vital life-saving work undertaken by this leading edge Scottish charity. We are immensely grateful to Lucky2Bhere for the donation of the two AEDs which were carried by our medical team in Samoa for the duration of the Games and will now save lives Ewen on the other side of the world.” Lumsden A great welcome at the opening ceremony 5 Heather Stanning and Para-sport athletes Neil Fachie (Cycling) and Gordon Reid (Wheelchair Tennis).

Announcing the award, Chairman Paul Bush OBE said: “Robbie has been a fantastic ambassador for both his sport and Commonwealth Games Scotland for more than a decade and to see him finally become a World Champion, posting his best ever split time, is a fair reflection of his talent and just reward for his continued endeavour.

“Many thanks to Emirates, who are supporting the Lonsdale Trophy again this year and whose support enables us to properly recognise the athlete’s Swimming’s Robbie Renwick achievements.” Also presented was the Sir Trophy for the outstanding Young scoops top award Sportsperson of the Year. Established in 2013, this year’s nominees were: Grant Following an outstanding season, which saw him become World Champion Ferguson (Cycling); Samantha Kinghorn for the first time in his career, swimmer, Robbie Renwick was named Scottish (Para-athletics); Laura Muir (Athletics) and Duncan Scott (Swimming). Sportsperson of the Year 2015 and awarded the Emirates Lonsdale Trophy at the CGS Awards Dinner in in October. Fellow swimmer, Duncan Scott This was another tough decision for the collected the Sir Peter Heatly Trophy for the Young Sportsperson of the Year, to judging panel, but it was swimmer Duncan make it a clean sweep of the main awards for swimming. Scott who was deemed the winner. 18-year- old Duncan won an incredible six medals, The dinner is one of the highlights of the 2014, where he anchored Team Scotland including three gold, at the inaugural Scottish sporting calendar and recognises to three successive silvers in the 4x200m in Baku, to become the the achievements of Scotland’s athletes in Freestyle Relay and won individual gold most successful British athlete at the Commonwealth Games Federation member in the 200m Freestyle in 2010. Training in Games. He then collected gold at the World sports over the past 12 months. This year Scotland throughout his career, initially in Championships for his swim in the heats as was a celebration of the achievements of Aberdeen and then in Glasgow, Robbie is a member of the British 4x200m Freestyle Youth Team Scotland, recently returned now based with the successful University Relay team along with fellow Scots, Dan from the Commonwealth Youth Games in of Stirling squad, leading by example to the Wallace and Robbie Renwick. Samoa and of the senior Scottish athletes next generation of Scottish swimmers. vying for selection for next year’s Olympic The final award of the evening was made to and Paralympic Games in Rio. He received two Business Class flights the Commonwealth Youth Games ‘Athlete to Dubai, courtesy of Lonsdale Trophy of the Games’. This was won by Lenzie Renwick scooped the top award for playing sponsor, Emirates and becomes the third 15-year-old, Ewen Lumsden, who reached a key part of Great Britain’s 4x200m swimmer to win the title following in all three Tennis finals, despite facing Freestyle Relay team at the 2015 Swimming the footsteps of Gregor Tait (2006) and opposition up to three years his senior. World Championships in Kazan. At age 27, Hannah Miley (2010). his split of 1:45.98 to win gold in Kazan was Nearly 300 people from Scottish sport the fastest of his long career. A delighted Robbie Renwick said: “It’s and business joined in the celebrations absolutely amazing to win, just seeing the at Glasgow’s Radisson BLU Hotel, where Robbie’s debut for Scotland was at the people who have won this award in the past the evening was hosted by BBC Sport Commonwealth Youth Games in 2004. few years, it’s stunning to be up there with presenter, Hazel Irvine. Medal success followed in the next three the best in Scotland. It really means a lot Commonwealth Games in 2006, 2010 and to me. Previous Lonsdale Trophy winners: 2003 Chris Hoy, Cycling Duncan Scott cheers Team Scotland to Silver “This year has been the highlight of my swimming career. From being at the point 2004 Chris Hoy, Cycling after the Commonwealth Games last year, 2005 Chris Hoy MBE, Cycling not sure if I wanted to keep swimming 2006 Gregor Tait, Swimming to turning that around and being World 2007 Chris Hoy MBE, Cycling Champion a year later is hugely exciting. 2008 Chris Hoy MBE, Cycling Changing my training base from Glasgow 2009 Katherine Grainger MBE, Rowing to Stirling has had a huge benefit and everything has all come together really 2010 Hannah Miley, Swimming nicely. I’ve got another year to Rio 2016 2011 Imogen Bankier, Badminton and it is exciting knowing that we could be 2012 Sir Chris Hoy MBE, Cycling & even faster next year and it’s now about Andy Murray, Tennis turning that World Championship gold into 2013 Andy Murray OBE, Tennis an Olympic gold medal.” 2014 Alex Marshall MBE, Lawn Bowls Previous Sir Peter Heatly Trophy Winners: Robbie saw off stiff competition from the 2014 Katie Archibald, Cycling 6 three other incredible finalists; Rower, New Board members CHAIRMAN’S

CGS is delighted to welcome two VIEW new faces to its Board. PAUL BUSH OBE

Susie Crawford

Susie Crawford takes over the position of Marketing Director from Jane Gotts, As 2015 draws to a close I am delighted to report some significant progress for who completed her term in November. CGS over the last six months.

Susie, a former Scottish and British At the CGF General Assembly in over the coming year, with the first team senior international judoka, has worked in September, we were delighted to see staff appointments and further site visits in marketing for over 15 years with CGS Past Chair, Louise Martin CBE elected planned to ensure we are as well prepared Leisure, Balhousie Care as CGF President and we look forward to as possible. Group and most recently as Head working with her as the organisation sets of Marketing and Development with out to implements its new strategy. Domestically, the new Board had a Dundee Rep Theatre. She brings a successful away day in advance of the wealth of skills and experience to the After the significant growth in numbers CGS Awards Dinner in October, with our Board in this area. at the Glasgow 2014 Games, there was new 2016-2022 strategy taking shape. strong debate around the introduction of We have also made excellent progress Well known to CGS, having represented athlete entry quotas by sport for the 2022 with our commercial review conducted by Team Scotland in Rugby 7s at two Games. In advance of this will be potential Bruce Cook. Thanks to all the governing Commonwealth Games, including as limits on total country entry numbers for bodies for their positive engagement, as captain at Glasgow 2014, Colin Gregor 2018. These changes will be factored into we explore how we can collectively work has been appointed as the new Athlete our planning, but we are confident we together to strengthen the Team Scotland Representative. will be represented by a team capable of brand and make it an ongoing asset valued delivering our best ever overseas Games by the public and the commercial sector As Scotland 7s’ highest capped player performance. alike, as opposed to a once every four year and the third highest points scorer of all phenomenon. It was encouraging to have time, Colin has first-hand experience of Withdrawal by St Lucia as the next Youth such great response to these proposals at what it takes to prepare and compete in Games host means the venue is now our recent half yearly meeting. high performance sport. undecided, although the CGF is working to ensure it still takes place in 2017 as That only leaves me to wish everyone an For the last two and a half years scheduled and is expected to make an enjoyable festive season and send our best Colin has been a member of the announcement early next year. Bahamas wishes to all the Scottish athletes aiming International Rugby Players’ have expressed their interest for 2017 and for selection for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Association (IRPA) ‘Player Advisory for 2022. Paralympic Games only eight months away. Board’ and was recently selected as the sole representative for rugby at The General Assembly was swiftly followed Indeed there have been some incredible the International Olympic Committee by the Commonwealth Youth Games in sporting achievements by Scots over Athlete Forum. Recently retired from the Samoa, where our 28 athletes acquitted recent weeks including canoe slalom sport due to injury, Colin is setting up his themselves brilliantly, winning 21 medals athlete David Florence becoming World own business incorporating leadership and gaining invaluable experience for Champion and being selected for Team consultancy, sports media, public the future. Well done to all our athletes GB, along with kayaker Fiona Pennie, with speaking and specialist coaching. and team staff on their achievements shooter Jen McIntosh also securing her and to Samoa on hosting a great Games. Olympic place. Whilst Dan Purvis was I look forward to seeing many of them part of the silver medal winning men’s representing Team Scotland in years to team at the incredible World Gymnastics come. Championships in Glasgow that secured their Olympic berth and Katie Archibald It is now full steam ahead with planning became a triple European Track Cycling for the Gold Coast in 2018 and as you will Champion. And finally, Andy and Jamie have read earlier in this newsletter, a recent Murray making a massive contribution to visit by governing body performance staff Great Britain’s historic Davis Cup win. clearly shows how the venues and plans by the Organising Committee are impressively We look forward to celebrating the taking shape. The CGS professional staff success of all Scots on Team GB and Colin Gregor will be progressing the detailed planning Paralympics GB next summer. 7 Sir Peter with grandson Chair of sportscotland Louise Martin CBE along with Sir Chris Hoy, Shirley Robertson, Kenny Cairns, Shirley McIntosh and Sir Ian McGeechan Sir Peter Heatly CBE DL

In September, Commonwealth Games Sporting icons honoured in Scotland Patron, Sir Peter Heatly, sadly passed away at the age of Scottish Sports Hall of Fame 91. For over 65 years Sir Peter was central to the Commonwealth Games Three Team Scotland athletes were amongst the latest inductees into the movement in Scotland and indeed Scottish Sports Hall of Fame. Sir Chris Hoy MBE (Cycling), Shirley McIntosh MBE worldwide. (Shooting) and Kenny Cairns MBE (Swimming) were recognised at an event at As an athlete he represented Great Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow, in November, along with Sailing’s golden girl, Britain at the 1948 Olympics Shirley Robertson OBE and Rugby’s Sir Ian McGeechan OBE. and won five Commonwealth Games medals in Diving, including three gold Sir Chris Hoy is Britain’s most successful medals in her first Commonwealth Games between 1950 and 1958. In 1958 he Olympic athlete of all time, with six gold in 1994 – the first ever Scottish woman to was the Scotland Team Captain, and medals and one silver. Sir Chris, who also win a gold medal for shooting. She added as an administrator, he then filled won two Commonwealth Games gold and two bronze four years later to become every role for the Scottish Team two bronze medals said: “This is a huge Team Scotland’s most medalled female from Team Manager through to privilege for me. To see my name on a list athlete, a feat only surpassed by her Chef de Mission. He attended every of some of Scotland’s most inspirational daughter Jen at Glasgow 2014. Games from 1950 to 2014 when they sporting stars, many of them my childhood returned to Scotland. heroes, I am overwhelmed. Selected for the Paralympic Games in 1984, Kenny Cairns MBE won an astonishing Sir Peter was a central figure on “I hope that by celebrating Scotland’s four golds and one silver, at the start of an the Organising Committee of the sporting history, we can demonstrate incredible 20-year career in swimming. He 1970 Commonwealth Games in that with hard work and determination, represented Team Scotland in Edinburgh, serving as Chairman of the possibilities are endless. I know that 2002. both CGS the Commonwealth Games sport gave me an incredible life and I hope Federation, later becoming a CGF that my story, and the stories of all of the Launched in 2002, 98 of Scotland’s Life Vice President. Sir Peter was inductees, will inspire more people to make sporting best representing 32 sports also Chairman of the Scottish Sports sport a part of their lives.” from athletics to wrestling have now been Council and an inaugural inductee of inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame. Shirley McIntosh took gold and silver Fame.

Sir Peter’s memory will live on Key dates 2016 through the annual presentation of a trophy donated by his family in 2013, 5 January 2018 Sport Specific Selection Policy development commences which since 2014 has been awarded to 31 January 2017 Youth Games host country confirmation the outstanding Young Sportsperson 15 –17 April European CGA meeting – of the year from a Commonwealth Games sport. May 2018 Site visit with lead GTM 24 May CGS Board & AGM Recently, the International Swimming 5–21 August Rio 2016 Olympics Hall of Fame (ISHOF) has announced 7–18 September Rio 2016 Paralympics that Sir Peter Heatly will be one of a group of 16 people from 11 different 1–9 October CGF General Assembly - , nations inducted during the ISHOF’s 1 December 2018 Sport Specific Selection Policies and Standards agreed annual honours weekend in June next 8 December CGS Board & Half Yearly Meeting – TBC year in California. 20 December 2017 Youth Games Sport Specific Selection Policies finalised

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