Committed to future success

With the primary role of CGS being to select and prepare Scottish teams for the Commonwealth Games and Youth Games, it is wholly appropriate that for the last two Games planning cycles, CGS has lived by the mantra of having ‘the best prepared team ever’. Outstanding team results in 2002 and 2006 certainly suggest we achieved that. However we recognise we cannot be complacent. Just as we strive for better results so do the other 70 competing countries in the Commonwealth.

To this end, we are always looking for new ideas and ways in which we can support Commonwealth Games sports to enhance performance, as we make our preparations for both Delhi 2010 and for a home Games in 2014, when the pressure for success will be greater than ever before.

We have been working closely with sportscotland and the Scottish Government to ensure that there is sufficient funding in place, so nothing is left to chance when it comes to elite athlete preparation. At the end of 2008 it was announced that an additional £7.5 million will be spent over the next three years to ensure that the 17 sports participating in the Games have the structure, people and programmes in place to deliver in 2014 and beyond.

CGS has also committed to providing funding to 2010 Games sports to organise pre-Games training and competition opportunities in India, as part of their acclimatisation and familiarisation process for Delhi.

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Emirates will provide the team of approximately 250 athletes and staff with the best possible travel option to reach the Games in great shape, be they 4ft gymnasts or 6ft rugby players. Rugby legend and Commonwealth Games Ambassador, Gavin Hastings, joined the celebrations in Glasgow to meet some of Scotland’s up and coming young athletes who won medals at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, India, last autumn (Douglas Scott, Lynsey Sharp, Robyn Matthews, Martin Campbell, Craig McKenna, Jonathan Slowey). Gavin was there to share the benefits of his experience as a world class athlete and to provide encouragement to the youngsters as they set their sights on teaming up with Emirates on the route to Delhi. 1 May also marked the start of the selection period for athletes across all 17 sports in the Games and the chance to book their seat on the plane. Jon Doig, Chief Executive of Commonwealth Games Scotland welcomed the Emirates sponsorship. “We are delighted that Emirates has agreed to

Scottish team take the Emirates route to Delhi

Michael Cavanagh

be our Official Airline and Travel Partner for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. This will be the second successive Games we have joined forces with Emirates and there is no doubt that the quality of service our team experienced when we went to Melbourne in 2006 played a significant factor in our team’s superb performance and we are confident that the same will apply to Delhi. “We look forward to working closely with Emirates over the coming months to put our detailed travel arrangements in place.” Laurie Berryman, Emirates’ Area Manager UK North, said: “The Commonwealth Games remains a remarkably unifying sporting tradition that we have enjoyed for 79 years. The Scottish Commonwealth Games Team brought back its highest medal tally in 2006 and Emirates are proud to be a part of their journey as they strive for renewed Commonwealth success next year in Delhi.”

Chairman’s view

ISSUE 11 SUMMER 2009

There were double celebrations in May, when Commonwealth Games Scotland and Emirates Airline announced that Emirates will be the ‘Official Airline and Travel Partner” of the Scottish Team for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi next year. This coincided with the fifth anniversary of the award-winning airline’s daily non-stop services from Glasgow to Dubai.

Delhi 2010 fact finding mission - latest news inside

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Eight of the 17 participating sports have completed their recruitment process in conjunction with CGS, with the remainder to be finalised by the end of October. Commenting on the appointments Jon Doig CGS Chief Executive and Chef de Mission for 2010 said: “These individuals have a wealth of experience in some cases as competitors or performance directors and all as team managers. I know they are looking forward to the challenges ahead as we start our preparation programme for Delhi.” A comprehensive training programme for STLs is already underway, including access to Leadership Trust courses, to ensure

Sports team leaders in place

The Scottish team will be supported by one of the most experienced groups of sports medicine doctors and sports physiotherapists in the UK, providing valuable pre-Games support and advice as well as immediate medical care in Delhi. The team of doctors has extensive experience including supporting teams at three previous Commonwealth Games, Olympic Games holding camps, Winter Olympic Games as well as Youth Commonwealth Games and Youth Olympic Festivals. The whole medical team regularly works with sports governing bodies across the UK including the SFA and the SRU, delivering medical care at the highest level of international sport. The majority of those appointed are also closely associated with the sportscotland Institute of Sport in Stirling and the Area Institute Network across Scotland. Over the coming months the medical team, led by Dr Niall Elliott, will be linking closely with the athletes and coaching

The medical team for Delhi 2010 has been selected and will comprise six doctors and 10 physiotherapists. Without question, keeping the team healthy will be a critical success factor in Delhi as it is for every Games.

staff of the sports competing at Delhi 2010 to develop their plans. Announcing the team staff, Jon Doig CGS Chief Executive and Chef de Mission for 2010 said: “We were extremely impressed with the number and quality of applicants for these posts. We had a difficult job, but we are confident we have selected the best all round medical and physiotherapy staff which will be able to meet the needs of the team, in what will be a new and challenging environment for many of our athletes and staff.”

Head Doctor/ Head of Medical Services:

Dr Niall Elliott

Team Doctors: Dr Catriona Boyle; Dr Jane Dunbar; Dr John Maclean; Dr Alastair Nicol; Dr David Pugh

Head Physiotherapist/ Deputy Head of Medical Services: Lindsay Thomson

Physiotherapists: Maggie Bush: Fiona Cameron: Lesley Dawson; Maggie Hendry; Sandi Lyall; Neil Maclean-Martin; Stephen Mutch; Luke Smith; Karen Young

Interestingly, a number of studies into athlete success at multi-sport Games have highlighted that the environment experienced is quite different to that at single sport major championships and athletes and staff are better able to cope the more they can experience it.

We have made inroads in to addressing this issue over recent years by introducing the Commonwealth Youth Games, which are now well established in the international calendar. However we also believe that there is a place for ‘observer’ programmes similar to that developed by the BOA. Their Olympic Ambitions programme in Beijing benefited 50 athletes and coaches, including a number of Scots, identified as potential team members for London 2012.

A number of options are being explored to see if there is sufficient support to operate a similar programme for future Scottish Commonwealth Games athletes at Delhi 2010, London 2012 and Glasgow 2014. Such a programme would provide not only an opportunity to develop future athletes and staff members but would re-engage past athletes as mentors.

We must also remember that there are a number of CGS member sports who have not been included in the Games programmes for 2010 or 2014 and yet have the opportunity to compete for Scotland in Commonwealth Championships. This helps to maintain the profile of their sport at Commonwealth level and build support for their inclusion in future Games. It also helps the athletes assess where they rank against their peers across the Commonwealth. In a new initiative, CGS has recently agreed to assist these sports to attend or host a Commonwealth Championships up to £5,000 per sport. We are confident this will give them a much needed boost.

The recent Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships in Glasgow clearly demonstrated how hosting and competing in such an event can attract much needed publicity for minority sports and give Scottish competitors exposure to a higher level of competition. In this case the championships also served as the ideal test event for Glasgow 2014. Many congratulations to the Scottish team who acquitted themselves so well, with the men finishing in the top eight of the team event and Gavin Rumgay reaching the last 16 in the singles.

I look forward to updating you over the coming months as we make progress with these exciting schemes and I urge

all sports to take advantage of the opportunities that lie ahead.

Chairman’s view (continued)

Keeping team healthy is top priority

they are fully equipped to provide the best possible support to their sports. They will go to Delhi on a familiarisation visit next May.

Aquatics Derna CampbellArchery Bob ProvanBadminton Julie HoggCycling Alasdair MaclennanCycling (Deputy) Gary WillisMen’s Lawn Bowls George SneddonWomen’s Lawn Bowls Betty ForsythShooting Joan WattSquash Paul FrankTennis Peter Nicolson

SPORTS TEAM LEADERS

In April CGS announced the first tranche of Sport Team Leaders (STLs) for 2010.

FIELDAt the start of the month, James Campbell (Cheletenham), 2004 Commonwealth Youth Games gold medallist, became the first Scottish athlete to achieve a Delhi qualification standard. He threw a new Scottish record in the javelin of 76.71m at the British University Championships in Bedford, to clear the Delhi standard by 1.71m and the previous Scottish record by over 3.0m.

Two weeks later, hammer thrower, Mark Dry (Elgin), finished fourth in the Loughborough International with a new lifetime best and Commonwealth standard of 66.33m, exceeding the 66m target.

Jamie Stevenson (Newham & Essex Beagles), the Scottish and English age-group shot putt champion (2008), became the third thrower to secure a qualifying standard. Stevenson, who was unfortunate to miss out on the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games by being three days too old, was competing in a midweek match for Loughborough University versus the British Police and East Midlands and recorded a new PB of 17.68m for victory.

TRACKEilidh Child (Pitreavie AAC) became the first Scottish athlete to achieve a Games qualifying mark twice in the Delhi 2010 campaign, when she won the 400m hurdles at the Inter-County Championships in Bedford in a new personal best of 55.52s. It was her second PB in a fortnight following up her brilliant victory (56.27s) in the Loughborough International the weekend before, and was only marginally outside the World Championships ‘A‘ standard. She is now ranked eighth in the world this year to date and number one in Europe.

Lee McConnell (Shaftesbury Barnet) also raced to her second Games qualifying standard in a fortnight at the Pfingst meeting in Rehlingen on 1st June, winning the 400m in 51.52s, her quickest ever season opener. McConnell, who secured her first qualifying mark at the Inter-County Championships in Bedford over 200m (23.29s), is now top ranked Brit in the one-lap event for 2009. She beat World Championships silver medallist Nicola Sanders into second (51.89s) and missed out on the World Championships qualifying standard by only 0.02s, but was well inside the Scottish Commonwealth Games mark set at 52.25s.

ROADIn the searing heat of the Edinburgh Marathon at the end of May, Martin Williams (Tipton/Cambuslang), who finished 24th in April’s Flora London Marathon, not only won the race and took the Scottish Marathon Champion title for 2009, but clocked 2:18:24, inside the single Commonwealth Games qualifying time. In an impressive performance, he finished ahead of the top GB finisher in London, Andi Jones by 24 seconds. He must now continue to demonstrate form and fitness over the next year.

With a busy summer ahead for Scotland’s track and field athletes there will undoubtedly be more good performances to come.

Ones to watchSince the qualification period opened for the marathon on 25 April 2009 and on 1 May for all other events, there has been an impressive six Scots who are making the grade at this stage. All athletes must meet the standard at least twice, except the marathon.

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Athletics2010 SPORTS

Scotland has a rich tradition in athletics, which dates back to Dunky Wright’s marathon title at the inaugural Empire Games in 1930. This led to further marathon success by Joe McGhee over world record holder Jim Peters in 1954 and the gold rush reached its peak at the Edinburgh Games in 1970 with a total of four gold medals including Lachie Stewart in the 10,000m and Ian Stewart in the 5,000m. Success continued through a sprint double by Allan Wells in 1982 in Brisbane with a discus gold also, by Meg Ritchie, a 10,000m double by Liz McColgan in 1986/1990 and a third win at that distance by Yvonne Murray in 1994.

Since then Scotland has been off the gold standard having to settle for a single silver in 1998 and a silver and bronze for each of the last two Games in Manchester and Melbourne. With a home Games looming large in 2014, Scottish Athletics is focussing on making a clear improvement on recent times and early season form has been encouraging.

Athletics format

A total of 46 events will be held at Delhi 2010 over seven days from 6 – 12 October at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. All athletics events will be held in accordance with IAAF rules.

TRACK: Sprints – 100m, 200m, 400m; Middle distance – 800m, 1500m; Endurance – 3000m Steeplechase, 5000m, 10000m.HURDLES: 110m (M); 100m; (W); 400mRELAYS: 4x100m; 4x400mTHROWS: Shot Putt; Discus, Hammer, JavelinJUMPS: Long Jump; High Jump; Triple Jump; Pole VaultCOMBINED: Decathlon (M); Heptathlon (W)ROAD: Marathon, 20 km Walk

Athletics will also feature six events for elite athletes with a disability (EAD).

100m: T46 (M), 100m - T37 (W)1500m: T54 (M&W)Shot Putt: F32/34/52 (M)Shot Putt: F32-34/52/53 (W)

Athletics is one of the few sports to have featured in every Games. It is considered to be the centrepiece of the Games with more nations competing than in any other sport.

Eilidh Child

Martin Williams

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Fact finding mission to Delhi puts Scotland on trackThe General Team Management (GTM) for the 2010 Commonwealth Games visited the host city Delhi in April to see for themselves how plans for the Games are taking shape.

The GTM met with key members of the Organising Committee (OC) and listened to presentations on all key function areas of the Games including: sport and venues, transport, security, accreditation and ticketing, IT, medical, media and catering. There was also an extensive tour of the village and sports venues as well as the opportunity to get to know the city itself and experience the local culture.

SPORTS AND VENUES

a major stepping stone for those Scots with London 2012 aspirations, and damaged the continuum for Glasgow 2014. However, sight of the velodrome rising from the ground was backed up further with confirmation that UCI approved track designers have now been appointed and Britain’s triple gold medallist from Beijing was overjoyed to hear the news. “It’s a relief to hear that track appears to be in the Games after so many mixed reports,” said Hoy. “It’s good for the Games and for Scotland. Track cycling is an important sport and the level of competition is so high in the Commonwealth. And it is my only chance, once in four years, to compete for Scotland, and that means a great deal to me.”

There was particularly good news for the delegation and Scotland’s cyclists, when a visit to the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex and site for the new velodrome showed that work is now underway. This follows months of speculation as to whether it would be built in time, or if track cycling would be dropped from the sports programme. This would have excluded Britain’s greatest Olympian, the talismanic and charismatic Chris Hoy, a major blow to the whole team. Not only would this have denied Scotland half a dozen strong cycling medal shots next year, but would have removed

Vicky Strange, General Team Manager

“Virtually all the sports facilities are still under construction, either new build or undergoing major refurbishment with much work still to be done. However the OC are confident that they will all be completed by March next year. “This will result in a number of test events scheduled to take place at the new venues being delayed. We believe that when the programme of test events is developed it is likely to be either major international events requiring qualification or closed domestic events. This will create challenges for our sports in getting the Indian competition experience they require, but we are encouraging all of them to arrange friendly competitions in Delhi, elsewhere in India as part of their preparations.”

The Velodrome is now moving

from mock-up to reality...

Athletes’ Village well on the way to completion

Gina Logan, Assistant GTM

“The plans for the Village, which stands in a 59.28 hectare site close to the river, look excellent and building is well underway. The accommodation blocks are a maximum of nine stories high and will be finished to a high specification with plans to sell them on after the Games as a luxury development. “Apartments will be air conditioned with bedrooms designed for two athletes per room each with an en-suite bathroom. We have already identified our preferred location in the Village and will continue to press for an early decision. There are plans for extensive recreation facilities and a 50m training pool on site. It is being billed by the OC as the ‘best Commonwealth Games Village ever’.”

VILLAGE

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Fact finding mission to Delhi puts Scotland on trackThe General Team Management (GTM) for the 2010 Commonwealth Games visited the host city Delhi in April to see for themselves how plans for the Games are taking shape.

The recce team were able to see work underway on the Hockey venue

Delhi brings with it a unique set of team transport challenges to solve

Leslie Roy, Assistant GTM

“A new airport is currently under construction and on arrival the team will be transported to the Village in air conditioned coaches. A lot of the venues are within easy travel distance from the Village although shooting is a bit further afield.

“Public transport networks are being upgraded, with a very modern and comfortable metro system being extended to include links to the Village and various venues. It is also planned to provide free spectator buses from 26 points throughout the city to the venues. “As is the norm at a major Games, the OC plans to have a dedicated Games lane to transport athletes from the airport to the village and from the village to the various venues, however as no-one drives in lanes in India (it is a bit like the dodgems), this could be bit of a challenge!”

Dr Niall Elliott, Head of Medical Services and Lindsay Thomson, Head Physiotherapist “We met with Dr Singh, Head Doctor of the Delhi 2010 Games and were reassured with the progress of the medical plans and were able to discuss the needs of the Scottish Team. The main challenges will be maintaining match-fitness for the athletes in an environment very different to that which most of our athletes have previously encountered, providing illness prevention strategies as well as the routine sports medicine advice needed during competition.”

This statue of Dyan Chand Singh, India’s greatest hockey player, stands at the entrance to the National Stadium. Dyan Chand was part of India’s Gold winning team at the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Olympics.

TRANSPORT

MEDICAL The medical team visited the Games venues hoping to view the medical and first aid facilities. However as the venues are still under construction, there was little to see, although site drawings suggest that each venue will be well appointed for medical and physiotherapy services. The provision of a medical centre for the Scottish Team in the Village was also discussed and the main hospitals earmarked for use during Delhi 2010 were visited.

On return from Delhi, the full medical team held its first planning meeting. Pre-Games priorities have been identified and delegated to members of the team. The hope is to link closely with each of the 17 sports and determine the needs of each sport and athlete. Early planning and prevention strategies are essential in preparing the Scottish Team. We are also exploring options for all members of the medical team to travel with squads to India in the build up to the Games to get local experience.

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SECURITY

Safety and security of the team is always a prime concern at any Games and with recent events in India, this is an area to which we are paying great attention. There was a clear commitment from the OC to putting stringent security plans in place and these are being reviewed on an ongoing basis by international security advisors contracted to the Commonwealth Games Federation. The Scottish party was accompanied by representatives of the Metropolitan Police who are responsible for planning and co-ordinating protection operations and major events in the UK and overseas. The Metropolitan Police will continue to work closely with us in developing our policies and procedures in this area in the lead up to the Games. On a general note the team’s experience of travelling around Delhi was a pleasant one with people friendly and willing to assist. Like visiting any large city, sensible personal security practices when carrying bags, cameras etc. will apply. There is an obvious security presence around hotels and public buildings with bag scanning on entry. At the airport numerous passport and ticket checks are a normal part of the process to gain entry

and proceed through to departures.

Delhi fact finding report (continued)

Paul Bush, Scottish Centre Director

“The facility will provide a calm oasis from the hustle and bustle of the Games for athletes to interact with family and friends, as well as providing a base for the team’s partners and supporters. It will also enable Scotland to showcase the great offering that Glasgow will provide for the Commonwealth family in 2014. “It will also be the venue for the announcement of the flag bearer for Scotland at the Opening Ceremony and the now legendary final night Scottish party which takes on even greater significance in Delhi 2010 with the handover of the CGF flag to Glasgow as the next Games hosts.”

Jon Doig, Chef de Mission

“We have seen some progress since our last visit and the OC has been very receptive to our ideas and suggestions. However there is considerable work to be done across all areas and there is no margin for error in the short timescale left before the Games. “We do have major concerns particularly on the operations side that we have expressed to the OC. In particular, delays in the sports programme, in appointing competition managers. They are all scheduled to be appointed by June 1, and we believe these appointments are critical to the Games success. “To be successful our preparations and those of our sports need to be better than ever before. If we do this, there are real opportunities in terms of medal prospects. For this reason, visits by sports prior to the Games are critical for preparations and CGS is providing support to make this happen. “There is no doubt that the Games will be a spectacular extravaganza with magnificent Opening and Closing Ceremonies. The Indian people are very proud and enthusiastic about the Games being held in Delhi and will certainly make all the competing nations and their supporters very welcome.”

SCOTTISH CENTRE

A number of venues and hotels were visited and considered as potential locations for the Scottish Centre as previously developed in Manchester and Melbourne.

PARTNERS

Also joining the Delhi visit were representatives from the Scottish Government, Glasgow City Council, Glasgow City Marketing Bureau, Culture & Sport Glasgow and Glasgow 2014. They were there with a range of interests relating to support of the 2010 Team and to assist planning for 2014. In particular, discussions were held to consider how Glasgow takes forward its plans for a 10 minute cultural slot in the Closing Ceremony that will see the responsibility for the 20th Commonwealth Games handed over to Glasgow for 2014.

OVERALL IMPRESSION

The visit was extremely useful for both the GTM and CGS partners to understand the environment in which we will be working and where the Delhi OC is at in the planning process.

India Gate is a famous Delhi Landmark many Scottish Centre guests will visit

As the recce team left Delhi, work continued to bring the 2010 Games closer to reality...

A series of scheduled visits mean the Delhi OC must now tick boxes to a tight schedule. The CGF Co-ordination Commission and the Commonwealth Games Federation Executive Board visited in May. Scotland will attend both the CGF General Assembly - with all Commonwealth countries attending –in October, followed by a Chef de Missions visit in March 2010 where progress on the ground will be monitored.

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Many people may wonder why this process is necessary, when an apparently perfectly good and very widely recognised brand and logo already exists from the highly successful bid campaign. The simple answer to this is that the Commonwealth Games Federation requires the OC to develop a specific Games emblem within the terms of the Host City Contract. Although, somewhat perversely, the scale of success of the communications programme that supported the bid has resulted in the bid branding and logo becoming widely distributed and its use in some cases unauthorised, thereby diluting the exclusivity of the brand. This has reinforced the commercial necessity for the Games to have their own identity – something new and distinct - which in time will have even greater recognition than the bid branding that went before. The Games’ branding will form the mainstay of the commercial programme that the OC will run to raise the £75 million required in the Games’ budget. Around a third of this commercial revenue needs to be brought in by attracting commercial sponsors for the Games. The exclusivity of usage of the Games’ branding is the most valuable asset that the OC has to offer potential sponsors. The marketplace is broken down into distinct industry sectors to

Head of Sport appointedThe OC has announced the appointment of Greg Warnecke as its Head of Sport and he will take up the post in August.

Greg will be responsible for developing the strategies within the sport function taking into consideration the requirements of sport competition, sport policy and operations, including sport services. His role will also involve developing the sports department’s structure and operational planning and instigating processes that will resolve issues that arise during the delivery of the sports programme. Central to this role is the fostering of relationships with national and international sports governing bodies and the Games delivery partners.

Greg is currently General Manager of the 2009 Australian Paralympic Youth Games, where his responsibilities are to implement all event planning to ensure the successful staging of the Games. Prior to this he worked at the 2007 World Swimming Championships and 2006 Commonwealth Games, both in Melbourne.

Announcing the appointment, John Scott, Chief Executive of Glasgow 2014 said: “I am delighted that Greg will be joining the team in this important position. Our ambition is to host an outstanding Games. This role has been one of my priority appointments as we want Glasgow 2014 to provide an unrivalled experience for the athletes and management teams. “A world-class sports programme is a crucial part of this ambition and Greg’s early appointment will ensure the Organising Committee is on top of all the athletes’ and officials’ requirements in the planning of the venues and the sports programme.”

Looking forward to the challenge of delivering a quality sports programme, Greg Warnecke said: The sporting culture, passion and energy of the people of Scotland will play a major role in ensuring the success of the Games and I look forward to playing my part.”

New Games’ brand underwayDuring 2009, the Organising Committee (OC) for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games will develop the branding that will underpin all the communications and marketing activity in the lead up to the Games.

enable UK-wide category-specific exclusivity to be offered in return for either value-in-kind, or simple cash sponsorship. Each corporate sponsor will therefore have the exclusive promotional benefits of being the only Games sponsor in their own industry sector.

The process has begun with the appointment of specialist consultants to assist in the development of the new brand – its values, properties and positioning. The views of the Games partners – Commonwealth Games Scotland, the Scottish Government, Glasgow City Council, – and a range of other stakeholders including the general public will be sought to ensure the brand resonates as widely as possible. Once the brand attributes have been fully defined, a design consultancy will be appointed in the summer to bring these to life in the form of a Games identity, or logo, which will be launched in 2010. This process will ensure that the OC has a high quality, impactful and widely recognised identity that it can offer to potential sponsors of the Games as the cornerstone of its commercial offering. The carefully controlled usage of this identity by the OC, supported by detailed brand guidelines, will help to ensure the financial success of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.

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Key Dates 2009-2010

2009

8 Sep GTM & Sport Team Leaders meeting

27 Sep GTM, Sports Team Leaders & Medical away day

3 Oct Team sport nominations submitted

7-13 Oct CGF General Assembly & Delhi site visit

21 Oct GTM & Sport Team Leaders meeting

2 Nov Start of Queens Baton Relay - London

14 Nov CGS Annual Awards Dinner

29-30 Nov Queens Baton Relay in Scotland

8 Dec GTM & Sport Team Leaders meeting

2010

9 Jan Team Camp

8-11 Mar CGAs Chef de Mission Delhi site visit

May GTM & Sport Team Leaders Delhi site visit

30 Jul Selection nominations close

20 Aug Team selections announced

4 Sep Team Camp

23-26 Sep Team departures

1 Oct Scottish Centre Opens

3 Oc 2010 Opening Ceremony, Delhi

14 Oct 2010 Closing Ceremony, Delhi

Nov CGS Annual Awards Dinner

5 Dec 2010 Games Debrief

The Queen’s Baton Relay is one of the great traditions of the Commonwealth Games. Queen’s Baton Relays have been the curtain raiser to every Commonwealth Games since Cardiff, in 1958. The journey of the Queen’s Baton symbolises the harmony and shared ideals of the Commonwealth of Nations, and will provide an opportunity for the entire Commonwealth to share in the excitement of the Games. The Baton will also play another important role, in that it will carry Her Majesty’s ‘message to the athletes’ from Buckingham Palace to the Opening Ceremony of the XIX Commonwealth Games in Delhi in 2010. The Queen’s Baton 2010 Delhi will depart Buckingham Palace in the first week of November 2009, and arrive at the Opening Ceremony after travelling 236 days and 170,000 kilometres through the other 70 nations of the Commonwealth, before embarking on its 100 day and 20,000 kilometre national tour throughout India. The Queen’s Baton will be in Scotland on the 29 & 30 November. The route is currently being finalised and will include a visit to Stirling Castle where the Scottish Sports Minister will host a gathering of the Thistle Club for all past Scottish team members.

Passing the Queen’s Baton

A dinner date

Leadership development provider

Todd joins the team Following his retirement as an athlete, Todd Cooper has joined CGS on a part-time basis as Office Assistant. He will provide admin support to fill the gap created by the secondment of Adrienne Sunderland to co-ordinate pre-games training camps for 2012/2014. Todd joins CGS with a wealth of multi-sport games’ experience following a ten-year international swimming career which saw him compete at two Olympic Games, two Commonwealth Games, two World University Games as well as two World Swimming Championship. Todd is a Commonwealth and European Bronze medallist, and currently holds nine Scottish senior records. Todd will ensure that CGS keeps an athlete centred approach to all its activitities. In addition to his undergraduate degree in Film and Media Studies, Todd recently completed an MSc. in Media Management. He lives in Stirling, his adopted home town.

New Board Director At the Commonwealth Games Scotland AGM in May, Maureen Campbell was elected to the vacant Board Director position. Maureen is Chair of Scottish Swimming and the Scottish representative on the British Swimming Board. As a former international athlete, she understands the commitment that is required to achieve success at the highest level and endeavours to support the high performance aspect of the sport at every opportunity. In her professional role as a Director in local government, Maureen contributes to a diverse range of meetings and sits on several company boards. She manages a large budget and is experienced in strategy, risk management, governance and monitoring and evaluation. Maureen is looking forward to using her extensive knowledge and experience to add value to the CGS Board, at what is widely regarded as one of the most exciting periods for sport in Scotland.

The 2009 Annual Commonwealth Games Awards Dinner will be held at the SAS Radisson Hotel in Glasgow on Saturday 14 November, sponsored by Clydesdale Bank. Join us for a great evening celebrating Scottish sporting achievement with the awarding of the Lonsdale Trophy for the Scottish Sportsperson of the Year and the Scottish Sports Aid Merit Awards for athletes 18 and under. Meet up with colleagues and friends from across Scottish sport and get involved in the great debate as we reconsider what Scotland’s national anthem should be at future Commonwealth Games.

Delhi 2010 baton unveiled