Bravehearts Bound for Pune
COMMONWEALTH YOUTH GAMES SPECIAL EDITION OCTOBER 2008 Congratulating the team, Michael Cavanagh, Chairman Bravehearts bound for Pune of CGS said: “l am confident that we have In August, in the shadow of the Wallace Monument in Stirling, Commonwealth selected an outstanding Games Scotland (CGS) announced the 44 athletes selected to represent Scotland Youth Games Team to compete in Pune, at the third Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, India 12-18 October 2008. with the standards Michael Cavanagh continuing to rise with Pune 2008 is the first As a result of the global expansion of the every Games cycle. Youth Games to which Games, each country has been allocated all 71 Commonwealth a fixed number of places and qualification “Whilst winning medals is important, the countries have been standards were set accordingly. In a major benefit of the Commonwealth Youth invited to take part number of sports more Scottish athletes Games is exposing young athletes to with 351 medals to met the standards than there were places this level of competition in a multi-sport be won. Scotland available. This is an encouraging sign of environment. It is the ideal preparation will compete in athletes rising to the challenge of meeting event for the Commonwealth Games in eight sports with increasingly tough standards. Delhi in 2010 and Glasgow in 2014. the following number of athletes in each: Based on previous Youth Games results, “I wish them every success and look forward to cheering them on in Pune.” Athletics 10 it is anticipated that many of the Scottish Badminton 4 athletes, all of whom are 18 years of age Boxing 6 or under, who win medals in Pune will Shooting 5 go on to compete for Scotland at the Swimming 10 Commonwealth Games in Delhi in 2010 Table tennis 2 and Glasgow 2014, when they should be at Weightlifting 3 their competitive peak.
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