SNS GroupTeam Scotland has confirmed the athletes selected to represent the country in the athletics competitions at the the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
The 33-strong athletics team includes Olympic medallists Laura Muir and Josh Kerr.
All 11 Scottish athletes picked earlier this week by British Athletics for the World Championships are also included in the line-up.
Eilish McColgan and Jemma Reekie are in the squad and Orkney sprinter Taylah Spence, who is getting married two days after the opening ceremony, has also made the cut.
And Muir admits she has “unfinished business” with the Commonwealth Games.
The 29-year-old, who won silver in the 1,500m at last year’s Olympics, is aiming to land her first medal at the event.
She said: “I’ve seen my own situation around Birmingham described as ‘unfinished business’ and I have to agree with that.
“I was very young at Glasgow 2014, but it still didn’t go the way I had hoped in that 1,500m final at Hampden.
“Four years later, as Gold Coast 2018 came around, I was in the very last stages of completing my degree at university and the final exams clashed with the Commonwealths.
“So that has been in my mind for some time, and I’d dearly love to win a medal for Team Scotland at Birmingham 2022. Getting on that podium wearing the Scotland vest is very much a goal.
“My family will be here and there’s a large contingent making travel plans. When you get that family support in the stadium it can mean so much.
“It’s not Glasgow and it’s not Scotland but it is as close as you can get, really, so I am really looking forward to having that backing in the Alexander Stadium.”
The Team Scotland athletics staff for Birmingham is led by team manager Julie Mollison and head coach Mark Pollard, who both have prominent roles with Scottish athletics.
Pollard said: “We’re delighted with the Team Scotland selection announcement and the athletes confirmed for Birmingham 2022.
“Being picked for Scotland for a Commonwealth Games is always an exciting moment and we congratulate athletes, their coaches and their families on selection.
“We acknowledge, too, the huge role played by numerous Scottish clubs played in the development of these athletes over a number of years.”
The 33 athletes selected with event, coach and club:
Chris Bennett: Event: Hammer; Coach: Andy Frost; Club: Shettleston Harriers
Andy Butchart: Event: 5000m and 10,000m; Club: Central AC
Zoey Clark: Event: 400m and 4x400m; Coach: Ryan Oswald; Club: Aberdeen AAC
Beth Dobbin: Event: 200m and 4x400m; Coach: Leon Baptiste; Club: Edinburgh AC
Mark Dry: Event: Hammer; Club: Woodford Green and Essex Ladies
Sean Frame: Event: T54 Marathon; Coach: Joyce Rammell; Club: Red Star AC
Neil Gourley: Event: 1500m and 5000m; Coach: Stephen Haas; Club: Giffnock North AC
Will Grimsey: Event: High Jump; Coach: Graham Ravenscroft; Club: Woodford Green and Essex Ladies
Sarah Inglis: Event: 5000m and 10,000m; Coach: Alistair Cragg; Club: Lothian RC
Josh Kerr: Event: 1500m; Coach: Danny Mackey; Club: Edinburgh AC
Samantha Kinghorn: Event: T54 1500m; Coach: Rodger Harkins; Club: Red Star AC
Kirsty Law: Event: Discus; Coach: Zane Duquemin; Club: Inverness Harriers
Guy Learmonth: Event: 800m; Coach: Justin Rinaldi; Club: Lasswade AC
Eilish McColgan: Event: 5000m and 10,000m; Coach: Liz Nuttall; Club: Dundee Hawkhill Harriers
Laura Muir: Event: 800m and 1500m; Coach: Andy Young; Club: Dundee Hawkhill Harriers
Ross Paterson: Event: T38 100m; Coach: John Kinder; Club: Red Star AC
Heather Paton: Event: 100m Hurdles and 4x100m; Coach: Benke Blomkvist; Club: Birchfield Harriers
Nick Percy: Event: Discus; Coach: Zane Duquemin; Club: Shaftesbury Barnett
Jemma Reekie: Event: 800m and 1500m; Coach: Andy Young; Club: Kilbarchan AAC
Alisha Rees: Event: 100m and 4x100m; Coach: Leon Baptise; Club: Edinburgh AC
Jenny Selman: Event: 800m; Coach: Lewis Walker; Club: Lothian RC
David Smith: Event: High Jump; Coach: Ken Allan; Club: Giffnock North
Adam Thomas: Event: 100m; Club: Bracknell AC
Alexander Thomson: Event: T38 100m; Coach: Chris Baillie; Club: VP-Glasgow
Eloise Walker: Event: 5000m; Coach: Andy Young; Club: Edinburgh AC/Glasgow Uni
Jake Wightman: Event: 800m and 1500m; Coach: Geoff Wightman; Club: Edinburgh AC
Melanie Woods: Event: T54 1500m; Coach: Rodger Harkins; Club: Red Star AC
Nicole Yeargin: Event: 400m and 4x400m; Coach: Boogie Johnson; Pitreavie AAC
Women’s 4x100m Additional Athletes
Rebecca Matheson: Event: 4x100m; Coach: Ryan Oswald; Club: Aberdeen AAC
Sarah Malone: Event: 4x100m; Coach: Donald Moss; Club: Edinburgh AC
Taylah Spence: Event: 4x100m; Coach: Eoghan MacNamara; Club: Orkney AC
Women’s 4x400m Additional Athletes
Jill Cherry: Event: 4x400m; Coach: Allan Scott; Club: VP-Glasgow
Carys McAulay: Event: 4x400m; Coach: Nick Dakin; Club: Trafford A
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