Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland

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The Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland (CGCS) is the national sporting organisation responsible for entering a Scotland team in the Commonwealth Games and the Commonwealth Youth Games. On 28 February 2006 the Scotland team will be flying to the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia.

The Commonwealth Games is the only major multi-sport event in which Scottish athletes and teams competes as Scotland.

Scotland has competed in every Commonwealth Games since the first Empire Games in 1930, winning a total of 301 medals.

The country has hosted the Commonwealth Games twice, both in Edinburgh, in 1970 and 1986. Glasgow is bidding for the 2014 Commonwealth Games. The inaugural Commonwealth Youth Games were held in Edinburgh in 2000.

Scotland sent a team of 207 athletes and 85 officials to the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England. In the Manchester Games Scotland won 6 Gold, 8 Silver and 16 Bronze medals. Scotland’s most successful Commonwealth medallists include Allan Wells (a total of 4 Gold, 1 Silver & 1 Bronze in two Games - 1978 & 1982) and Peter Heatly (diving Gold’s in three successive Games & 1 Silver & 1 Bronze - 1950, 1954 & 1958). The single most successful medallist to date is shooter Alister Allan (3 Gold, 3 Silver and 4 Bronze from 1974 to 1994).

The CGCS is based at the Gannochy Sports Centre, on the campus of the University of Stirling.

[edit] Member governing bodies

Membership of the CGCS consists of representatives of the governing bodies of the 26 sports in the Commonwealth Games programme from which the host city selects up to 17 sports for each Commonwealth Games: