A RECORD number of Scottish athletes will be competing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games this year.
Some 53 Scottish athletes (32 female and 21 male) will be competing at this year's games, a record for an overseas Olympic event.
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Their participation at the delayed Games follows years of training and is testament to the hard work, dedication, skill and commitment of a range of people including coaches, family and friends and support staff.
A range of organisations have supported the continued success of Scottish athletes on the global stage including sportscotland, UK Sport and a variety of Scottish Governing Bodies of Sport (SGBs).
Chief executive of sportscotland, Stewart Harris, said: “It’s fantastic to see so many Scottish athletes taking part in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after what has been an incredibly difficult period for everyone involved due to the pandemic.
“For many years we have been working with our partners to build a world-class sporting system in Scotland from grassroots right up to the highest levels such as the Olympic and Paralympic Games. By strengthening the connections between school, club and community, and performance sport, pathways are developing to help athletes progress.
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“That hard work will continue beyond the Games but for now the focus is rightly on all the competing athletes in Tokyo. I want to wish all the athletes and their support teams the very best of luck for what I’m sure will be another unforgettable event."
Who are the Scottish athletes competing at Tokyo 2020?
Athletics:
- Nicole Yeargin - 4x400m (Dunfermline)
- Steph Davis - Marathon (Glasgow)
- Jemma Reekie - 800m (Beith)
- Beth Dobbin - 200m, 4x100m (Edinburgh)
- Zoey Clark - 4x400m (Aberdeen)
- Laura Muir - 800m, 1500m (Inverness)
- Steph Twell - Marathon (Paisley)
- Eilish McColgan - 5000m, 10,000m (Dundee)
- Josh Kerr - 1500m (Edinburgh)
- Jake Wightman - 1500m (Edinburgh)
- Andy Butchart - 5000m (Dunblane)
- Callum Hawkins - Marathon (Paisley)
Badminton:
- Kirsty Gilmour - Women's Singles (Glasgow)
Canoeing:
- Deborah Kerr - K1 Women canoe 500m (Motherwell)
- Bradley Forbes - Cryans K1 (Edinburgh)
- Katie Reid - C1 200m Sprint (Kirkcaldy)
Cycling:
- Anna Shackley - Women’s Road Race (Milngavie)
- Katie Archibald - Women’s Endurance (Glasgow)
- Jack Carlin - Men's Sprint (Paisley)
- Neah Evans - Women's Endurance (Langsbank)
- Tao Geoghegan Hart - Men's Road Race; Men's Time Trial (Holloway)
Diving:
- James Heatly - Men's 3m Springboard (Edinburgh)
- Grace Reid - Women's 3m Springboard, Women's 3m Synchro (Edinburgh)
Equestrian:
- Scott Brash - Show jumping (Peebles)
Football:
- Caroline Weir - Women's Football (Dunfermline)
- Kim Little - Women's Football (Mintlaw)
Hockey:
- Sarah Robertson - Women's Hockey (Melrose)
- Alan Forsyth - P accredited reserve Men's Hockey (Paisley)
- Amy Costello - P accredited reserve Women's Hockey (Edinburgh)
Judo:
- Sarah Adlington - +78kg (Edinburgh)
Modern Pentathlon:
- Jo Muir - Women's modern pentathlon (Haugh of Urr)
Rowing:
- Polly Swann - Women’s 2- (Edinburgh)
- Rowan McKellar - Women’s 4- (Glasgow)
- Karen Bennett - Women’s 4- (Edinburgh)
- Harry Leask - M4x (Edinburgh)
- Angus Groom - M4x (Glasgow)
- Katherine Douglas - W8+ (Edinburgh)
- Maddie Arlett - LW2x Spare (Selkirk)
Rugby Sevens:
- Hannah Smith - Women's Rugby Sevens (Falkirk)
- Lisa Thomson - Reserve Women's Rugby Sevens (Edinburgh)
- Alex Coombes - Men's Rugby Sevens (Edinburgh)
- Robbie Fergusson - Men's Rugby Sevens (Ayr)
- Ross McCann - Men's Rugby Sevens (Edinburgh)
- Max McFarland - Men's Rugby Sevens (Clontarf)
Sailing:
- Luke Patience - Men's 470 (Aberdeen)
- Charlotte Dobson - 49erFX (Glasgow)
- Anna Burnet - Nacra 17 class (Argyll)
Shooting:
- Seonaid McIntosh - 50m Rifle 3 Positions, 10m Air Rifle (Edinburgh)
Swimming:
- Ross Murdoch - 200m breaststroke (Balloch)
- Duncan Scott - 100m freestyle, 200m freestyle, 200m individual medley (Glasgow)
- Kathleen Dawson - 100m backstroke, 200m backstroke (Kirkcaldy)
- Cassie Wild - 200m backstroke (Edinburgh)
- Lucy Hope - 200m freestyle (Jedburgh)
Tennis:
- Andy Murray - Men's Singles, Men's Doubles (Dunblane)
- Jamie Murray - Mixed Doubles (Dunblane)
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