Early this morning 18 athletes and their coaches left Edinburgh Airport for Sant Cugat, Spain to compete as Team Scotland in the CPISRA World Games. The athletes consist of three boccia players, four swimmers and 11 athletes.
The first couple of days the team will be training (and heat acclimatisation) with some also going through classification, with the competition starting on Thursday.
There is a mix of experience in the team with 10 members previously representing Scotland at the last World Games in Nottingham in 2015. This was a very successful team in 2015 where lots of medals were achieved and numerous personal achievements accomplished. There is great excitement surrounding the team and the fact that some have been previously is helping this vibe and is also keeping the new athletes’ nerves at bay.
Many of the athletes have family and friends travelling over to support which will be a great boost and comfort for them!
Good luck Team!