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  • Sunday Mail and <b />sport</b>scotland Scottish Sports Awards winners announced

    Sunday Mail and sportscotland Scottish Sports Awards winners announced

    Last night (2nd December) greats from the sporting world gathered at an awards ceremony to an excellent year for Scottish sport at the Sunday Mail and sportscotland Scottish Sports Awards. For the fourth year, sportscotland was pleased to support the awards, which will be broadcast on STV this Sunday.

  • Talent urged to tri out for Glasgow 2014

    Talent urged to tri out for Glasgow 2014

    Triathlonscotland and the sportscotland institute of sport today (Wednesday 8 September) issued a rallying call to potential triathletes who believe they have what it takes to represent Scotland at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

  • Ross Edgar To Fly The Flag For Scotland

    Ross Edgar To Fly The Flag For Scotland

    Four times Commonwealth Games medallist Ross Edgar will carry the Scottish Flag and lead Team Scotland into the Opening Ceremony of the XIX Commonwealth Games, which takes place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Sunday 3 October.

  • Bowls Community Votes For Unification

    Bowls Community Votes For Unification

    The Scottish Bowling community made an historic decision today when they voted in favour of unification to become a single organisation which will now be known as Bowls Scotland.

  • Cyclists Encouraged To Saddle Up For Glasgow 2014

    Cyclists Encouraged To Saddle Up For Glasgow 2014

    Scottish Cycling, the governing body for cycle sport in Scotland, and the sportscotland institute of sport today (Wednesday 29 September) launched its latest search for potential Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014 medallists.

  • sportscotland announces key changes to Sport Facilities Fund

    sportscotland announces key changes to Sport Facilities Fund

    sportscotland has announced a key change to its Sport Facilities Fund. From 1 April, a new Small Project Fund will be introduced for capital projects with a value up to £100,000. The fund is open to applicants from across the sporting landscape – from clubs, community sport hubs, governing bodies, local authorities and trusts.

  • Team Scotland 191 Strong - Delhi Commonwealth Games

    Team Scotland 191 Strong - Delhi Commonwealth Games

    Commonwealth Games Scotland (CGS) today named the 191 athletes (108 men and 83 women) selected for Team Scotland to compete at the XIX Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India 3-14 October 2010. The team size is comparable with that selected for Manchester at 193 and is significantly bigger than the 166 selected for Melbourne despite rigorous selection standards being upheld.

  • Good luck to Scotland’s Winter Olympians

    Good luck to Scotland’s Winter Olympians

    sportscotland, the national agency for sport would like to extend its best wishes to its winter sports athletes, selected to represent Team GB at the forthcoming Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver in February 12-28 February 2010.

  • Good luck to Scotland’s Winter Olympians

    Good luck to Scotland’s Winter Olympians

    At The Peak ice rink in Stirling yesterday, Louise Martin CBE, Chair of sportscotland and Sports Minister, Shona Robison teamed up to extend Scotland’s best wishes to its winter sports athletes, selected to represent Team GB at the forthcoming Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver next month.

  • sportscotland launch one of the first community sport hubs

    sportscotland launch one of the first community sport hubs

    Louise Martin CBE, Chair of sportscotland and Shona Robison, Minister for Sport & Public Health visited Calderglen High School in East Kilbride today (23 August) , to officially launch one of the first ‘community sport hubs’ to be developed in Scotland.

  • Move over Strictly…Active Schools pupils wow audiences at dance festival

    Move over Strictly…Active Schools pupils wow audiences at dance festival

    Dance has been taking place through the Active Schools programme for some years now, and has proved to be a popular activity with children of all ages. At the end of 2009 and into the start of 2010, the Active Schools team in East Glasgow hosted three large dance festivals where children could showcase the routines they were learning in their individual school clubs.

  • Scottish Golf: The complete package

    Scottish Golf: The complete package

    First Minister Alex Salmond, Louise Martin CBE, Chair, sportscotland and Scotland’s top female golfer Catriona Matthew MBE were today joined by talented young golfers at North Berwick Golf Club to make an historic announcement on the future of Scottish golf.

  • Six sporting legends honoured in Scottish Sports Hall of Fame

    Six sporting legends honoured in Scottish Sports Hall of Fame

    Today, the outstanding achievements of six of Scotland’s sporting heroes were celebrated as sportscotland Chair Louise Martin CBE announced their induction into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame at the City Chambers in Glasgow. Graeme Obree (Cycling), Ian Stark OBE (Equestrianism), Graeme Randall MBE (Judo), Richard Corsie MBE (Lawn Bowls), Steve Hislop (Motorcycle Racing), and K G MacLeod (Cricket & Rugby) are the latest Scots to be recognised for their sporting endeavours.

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