Scottish Secretary reflects on stellar Commonwealth Games for Team Scotland
As the Birmingham Commonwealth Games draws to a close, Scottish Secretary Alister Jack says cheering on Scotland鈥檚 fantastic athletes was a highlight of the summer.
Scottish Secretary Alister Jack visited the Birmingham Commonwealth Games last week [Thursday 4 August], where he enjoyed watching Team Scotland in action and seeing the event build on the legacy of Glasgow 2014.
His day at the games involved cheering on Team Scotland in the boxing and badminton tournaments, before meeting opening ceremony flag bearer and badminton star Kirsty Gilmour.
He then paid a visit to Scotland House, the home away from home for Team Scotland鈥檚 athletes during the games, where he enjoyed hearing more about legacy projects and community outreach initiatives the Commonwealth Games encourage.
As the games drew to a close on Monday [8 August], Team Scotland had tallied up 51 medals, including 13 golds, making it their most successful games ever outside Scotland.
Speaking before the closing ceremony, the聽Scottish Secretary said:
From Eilish McColgan following in her mother鈥檚 footsteps, to George Miller and聽Rosemary Lenton becoming our oldest ever gold聽medallists, the Birmingham Commonwealth Games have kept us thrilled and inspired in equal measure.
I聽was lucky聽enough to see some of the action live last week, where cheering on Team Scotland was聽a highlight of my summer. With a total of 51 medals, including 13 golds, the games have undoubtedly been a roaring success for the team.聽
My warmest congratulations go to all the athletes who took part, and to Birmingham for putting on such a fantastic show.