sportscotland

Scotland is to play host to the prestigious World Blind Bowling Championships for the first time in its history, with the support of sportscotland Lottery Fund.

More schools around Scotland are set to benefit from an injection of National Lottery money which will help to create more sporting opportunities for school children, it was announced today by sportscotland Lottery Fund.

Christmas has come early for six Scottish football clubs following an announcement today by sportscotland and the Football Trust.

sportscotland investment in the development of young sporting talent hit the £1m mark today with the announcement of the latest round of awards to be made through its Lottery Fund’s Junior Groups Programme.

sportscotland continued to invest in the development of Scotland’s sporting potential with the announcement today of the latest round of Talented Athlete Programme awards.

As internationally renowned squash stars Peter Nicol and Martin Heath prepare to battle it out in the 1999 British Open Squash Championships, sportscotland Lottery Fund today announced its support of a new Squash Academy to help foster the next generation of outstanding young talent.

sportscotland Lottery Fund continued to support talented young sports people in Tayside this week, with the announcement of the latest award to be made through its Junior Groups Programme.

'When we look back in ten years time, 1998/99 will be seen as a milestone in the development of sportscotland and Scottish sport,’ stated Chief Executive, Allan Alstead, at today’s launch of the new sportscotland Annual Report.

World champion Peter Nicol was first in the queue as tickets went on sale for the 1999 British Open Squash Championships, which is coming to Aberdeen for the first time in December.

sportscotland continued its drive to get young people more active, with the announcement today of the latest 30 schools to receive funding support for a dedicated School Sport Co-ordinator.

The Scottish Institute of Sport continued setting the UK pace with the announcement today of the first athletes to benefit from the new Sports Institute network.

Making sport more accessible to more people is the focus of sportscotland’s new Lottery programme, Sports Facilities, which is launched today.

Five more local authorities and three individual schools have signed up to sportscotland’s bid to get more youngsters more active more often, it was announced today.