Day six on Gold Coast and Scotland’s Para Bowlers faced an important semi-final fixture while Scotland’s top wheelchair athlete took to the track for the first time and our top powerlifter looked to improve on his 2014 finish.

Lawn Bowls

The B2/B3 Mixed Pair of Irene Edgar and Robert Barr, with Directors David Thomas and Sarah Jane Ewing, had beaten Australia 15-11 only 24 hours earlier. They now had to face the host nation again to secure the ultimate goal of a place in the final and a shot at the gold medal.

Unfortunately, the Scots couldn’t replicate their performance in the round robin stage and despite matching the Australians in the early exchanges, the hosts pulled away in the latter stages to run out 14-8 winners.

However, the Scottish B2/B3 Mixed Pair are not done yet and they will now face their Welsh counterparts in a shoot-out for the bronze medal.

Athletics

Sammi Kinghorn arrived in Gold Coast as the T53 World Champion at 100m, 200m and 400m but she now faced the prospect of a T54 1500m challenge in the Carrara Stadium.

Sammi was agonisingly close to the medals as she finished the final in fourth place with a time of 3.37.91. Sammi now starts her preparation for her next Gold Coast race as she swops the track for the road for the marathon.

Powerlifting

Mussleburgh’s Micky Yule travelled to Gold Coast to compete in the Men’s Heavyweight Powerlifting competition and looking to improve on his fourth place finish at Glasgow 2014.

Micky successfully lifted 174kg on his final attempt to give him a score of 169.9 points. However, this score was not enough to put him in the medals and he once again finished his Commonwealth Games campaign with a fourth place finish.

Afterwards Yule commented: “That number four is cursing me at the moment. I’m getting closer and closer but just not nailing it down. I’m gutted but I’ll go again for Birmingham, which will be like a home Games for me as I’ll bring the whole of clan Yule down from Scotland!”

Day seven of the Games will see the B2/B3 Mixed Pair compete for the bronze medal on the Broadbeach greens and a Commonwealth Games debut for Maria Lyle in the T35 100m on the track.

For a comprehensive overview of the Gold Coast Games go to;

https://scottishdisabilitysport.com/2018-gold-coast-commonwealth-games/

 

Day five of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games witnessed more action in the pool and an important win on the Broadbeach greens.

Lawn Bowls

Scotland’s Para Lawn Bowlers entered the final fixtures of round robin matches knowing that victories were required to secure progression to the semi-final stages of both the B6/B7/B8 Open Triple and B2/B3 Mixed Pair competitions.

First up were the B2/B3 Mixed Pair who had a record of two wins and two losses to date. Irene Edgar and Robert Barr, with Directors David Thomas and Sarah Jane Ewing were facing the host Nation, Australia knowing that their fate as still in their own hands.

There was little to choose between the two teams in the early stages of the match and after 10 ends the scores were tied at 11-11. However, the Scots upped their game in the closing stages to edge out the Australians to win 15-11. Scotland had secured their place in the B2/B3 semi-finals where they will once again face the Australians. The second semi-final will see South Africa play Wales.

The B6/B7/B8 Open Triple were also in desperate need of a victory in their final round robin match and needed to overcome South Africa if they were to progress to the semi-final.

The Scottish triple of Michael Simpson, Garry Brown and Mike Nicoll fought until the end but lost out 15-7 meaning they failed to qualify for the semi-final stages.

Swimming

Toni Shaw was competing at the Optus Aquatic Centre for the final race in her 2018 Gold Coast programme with the SB9 100m Breaststroke. The Aberdeen youngster posted a time of 1:29.94 in her heat, well inside her personal best of 1:34.98.

Toni brought the curtain down on her Gold Coast Games with a time of 1:27.99 in the final, knocking almost two seconds of her new personal best to secure a seventh place finish.

Day six of the Gold Coast Games will see the B2/B3 Mixed Pair in semi-final action and Sammi Kinghorn take to the track for the first time in the T54 1500m.

For a comprehensive overview of the Gold Coast Games go to;

https://scottishdisabilitysport.com/2018-gold-coast-commonwealth-games/

 

Day four of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games saw action for Scottish Para Athletes in the pool, on the track and on the greens.

Swimming

Aberdeen’s Toni Shaw was back in action at the Optus Aquatic Centre for the S9 100m Freestyle and her time of 1:08.00 in the heats qualified her comfortably for the final later in the day. In the final, Toni set a new personal best time of 1:04.19 to finish in a very creditable fifth place against a quality field.

Athletics

The Gold Coast athletics programme got underway with Scotland’s Amy Carr making her Games debut in the T38 Long Jump. The 18 year old Sports Science student from Stockton-on-Tees travelled to Gold Coast with a personal best of 3.97 and her confidence high after her gold medal in the F35-38 Long Jump at the 2017 IPC World Junior Championships. Amy couldn’t match her top performance in the final recording a jump of 3.65 to finish the event in seventh place.

Lawn Bowls

Scotland’s Para Lawn Bowlers have had mixed fortunes at the Games to date and they were now under pressure to get a win on day four of the round robin. The B6/B7/B8 Open Triple were facing England while B2/B3 Mixed Pair were paired with New Zealand.

The Mixed Pair of Irene Edgar and Robert Barr, with Directors David Thomas and Sarah Jane Ewing were back on top form and recorded a vital and emphatic 23-5 win over New Zealand to leave them on two wins and two defeats going into the last set of round robin fixtures.

It wasn’t such a good day for the Triple of Michael Simpson, Garry Brown and Mike Nicoll who suffered an 18-10 defeat to England leaving them with only one win to date in the round robin fixtures.

However, progression to the semi-finals at Gold Coast is still possible for both the Scottish B2/B3 Mixed Pair and the B6/B7/B8 Open Triple with both in need of victories in the final round of fixtures to ensure progression.

Day five of the Gold Coast Games will see the final round of the Para Lawn Bowls Round Robin with the Scottish B6/B7/B8 Open Triple taking on South Africa and the B2/B3 Mixed Pair facing Australia and Toni Shaw swims in the Optus Aquatic Centre in the SB9 100m Breaststroke.

For a comprehensive overview of the Gold Coast Games go to;

https://scottishdisabilitysport.com/2018-gold-coast-commonwealth-games/

 

There were no fewer than 14 of the 18 Para Athletes on Team Scotland in action on day three of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games and there was plenty to shout about as one Scot claimed a historic fourth Commonwealth Games gold medal.

Cycling

Neil Fachie MBE was back on the track following his gold medal success with pilot Matthew Rotherham in the 1,000m Time Trial on day one of the Games. This time the pair were competing in the Sprint, an event Neil had won gold in at the 2014 Glasgow Games.

The pair have been in scintillating form down under and they threw down the gauntlet to their opponent by setting new World Record time of 9.568 in their heat. The Scots then defeated the Australian tandem in the semi-final to set up a gold medal tussle against James Ball and Pete Mitchell from Wales in the Sprint final.

It was a straight victory for the Scots, who won the gold medal with emphatic back to back race wins. This result means that Neil is now one of only three Scottish athletes to have won four gold medals at Commonwealth Games, joining Alan Wells MBE and Alex Marshall MBE in the history books.

Glasgow’s Aileen McGlynn OBE was also back in action in the velodrome along with pilot Louise Haston for the 1,000m Time Trial, the event the same pair had taken the silver medal in at Glasgow 2014. The pair put in a fine performance recording a time of 1:08.993 to finish the event in third place.

Para Triathlon

Highlander, Karen Darke MBE faced the daunting prospect of a 750m open water swim, 20km hand cycle and 5km racing wheelchair completed in immediate succession in her bid to add the Commonwealth Games Para-Triathlon PTWC title to her list of achievements. Karen finished the event agonisingly just outside the medals in fourth place, having posted a time of 1:16:37.

Swimming

Following her successful debut swim at the Commonwealth Games yesterday, Aberdeen’s Toni Shaw was joined in the pool by Beth Johnston from Galashiels at the Optus Aquatic Centre for the SM10 200m Individual Medley.

It was mixed fortunes for the Scots after the heats. Toni recorded a time of 2:38.60 to qualify for the final but unfortunately, Beth’s time of 2:51.60 meant she narrowly missed out. In the final, Toni set a new personal best time of 2:38.38 to finish the event in sixth place.

Lawn Bowls

Scotland’s Para Lawn Bowlers took to the greens knowing that the pressure was on for victories with both the B6/B7/B8 Open Triple and the B2/B3 Mixed Pair having recorder one win and one loss to date.

The B6/B7/B8 Open Triple of Michael Simpson, Garry Brown and Mike Nicoll faced a New Zealand side who had made a confident start to the Games and they proved too strong for the Scots running out 17-9 winners.

It was to be a similar outcome for the B2/B3 Mixed Pair of Irene Edgar and Robert Barr, with Directors David Thomas and Sarah Jane Ewing. They faced South Africa on day three of the Games and will have to regroup after an 18-3 defeat.

Day four in Gold Coast sees the start of the athletics programme and a debut for 18 year old Amy Carr who competes in the T38 Long Jump. Toni Shaw will compete in her third event in as many days when she goes in the S9 100m Freestyle. Scotland’s Para Lawn Bowlers are also back in action and must win games with the B6/B7/B8 Open Triple coming up against England and the B2/B3 Mixed Pair taking on New Zealand.

For a comprehensive overview of the Gold Coast Games go to;

https://scottishdisabilitysport.com/2018-gold-coast-commonwealth-games/

2018 SDS National Archery Championships in partnership with Scottish Archery

March 10, Armadale Academy

The competition was ran over 4 sections on a round robin basis with every arrow scoring and the results dictated by the individual’s cumulative score.

The sections were arranged following a qualification shoot and archers were grouped by ability.

Many thanks to the volunteers from the Falkirk Company of Archers for their significant support of this competition.

*The Class 1 Gold positions were shared by two archers as they finished on the same score.

Class 1	Gold	Martin Strang (Falkirk Company of Archers)	James Hamilton (Help for Heroes)
18m	Silver
	Bronze	Terry Morgan (Help for Heroes)
Class 2	Gold	Richard Chamberlin (Meadowmill)
18m	Silver	John Elliot (Meadowmill)
	Bronze	Dave Rhoney (Help for Heroes)
Class 3	Gold	Charles Bryson (No Limits)
15m	Silver	Daniel Strang (No Limits)
	Bronze	Gary Gillan (Meadowmill)
Class 4	Gold	Stuart Gurney (No Limits)
10m	Silver	Kai Goldie (Glasgow)
	Bronze	Alan Hendrie (No Limits)