Friday, February 27, 2009

Scotland's Commonweath Games teams enjoy £125K cash boost

SCOTLAND'S bid for Commonwealth Games glory has been given a major boost aftersportscotland announced increased funding of £125,000 in Commonwealth Games Scotland for the coming year.

The investment - which is up from last year's £110,000 - will support the core activities of CGS, the body responsible for the selection and preparation of Scottish teams for the Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth Youth Games.

Sportscotland chair Louise Martin said: "I am delighted to announce this investment in CGS, one of our key partners in delivering high performance sport in Scotland.

"We are just over two months out from the start of the selection period for the next Commonwealth Games in India, so this is a very exciting time for athletes with aspirations of representing Scotland in Delhi."

CGS chairman Michael Cavanagh added: "We have a strong working partnership with sportscotland.

"Their support for CGS, member sports and athletes, both directly and through the Institute network is critical to ensuring we are successful in Delhi and beyond." Glasgow Daily

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