Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland

The Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland (CGCS) is the national sporting organisation responsible for entering a Scottish team in the Commonwealth Games and the Commonwealth Youth Games. It is also responsible for organising bids for hosting the Commonwealth Games. The CGCS headquarters is at the Gannochy Sports Centre, on the campus of the University of Stirling.

The Commonwealth Games is the only major multi-sport event in which and teams compete as Scotland; generally Scotland participates as part of the United Kingdom, with England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Scotland is one of only six countries to have competed in every Commonwealth Games since the first Empire Games in 1930. The others are Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand and Wales.

Scotland has hosted the Commonwealth Games twice, both in Edinburgh, in 1970 and 1986. Glasgow has been awarded 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).

After the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, Scotland was seventh in the All-time tally of medals, with an overall total of 329 medals (82 Gold, 94 Silver and 153 Bronze).

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:
*Aquatics: Scottish Swimming
*Archery: Scottish Archery Association
*Athletics: Scottish Athletics
*Badminton: Badminton Scotland
*Basketball: Basketball Scotland
*Boxing: Amateur Boxing Scotland
*Canoeing: Scottish Canoe Association
*Cricket: Cricket Scotland
*Cycling: Scottish Cycling
*Fencing: Scottish Fencing
*Field hockey: Scottish Hockey Union
*Gymnastics: Scottish Gymnastics
*Judo: Judo Scotland
*Lawn bowling (men's): Scottish Bowling Association
*Lawn bowling (women's): Scottish Women's Bowling Association
*Netball: Netball Scotland
*Rowing: Scottish Amateur Rowing Association
*Rugby union: Scottish Rugby Union
*Shooting: Scottish Target Shooting Federation
*Squash: Scottish Squash
*Tennis: Tennis Scotland
*Table Tennis: Table Tennis Scotland
*Tenpin bowling: Scottish Tenpin Bowling Association
*Triathlon: Scottish Triathlon Association
*Weightlifting: Scottish Amateur Weightlifters Association
*Wrestling: Scottish Wrestling Association
*Disabled sport: Scottish disability sport

ee also

*2014 Commonwealth Games
*Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games bid
*Scotland at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
*Scotland at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
*Scotland at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
*All-time medal tally of Commonwealth Games
*Sport in Scotland

External links

* [http://www.cgcs.org.uk/ Official website]
* [http://www.glasgow2014.com/ Glasgow 2014 Official website]
* [http://www.scottishmasters.co.uk/ Scottish Masters Swimming]
* [http://www.scottishboxing.co.uk/ Scottish Amateur Boxing]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/swimming/4242354.stm BBC Sport, Swimming Contacts:Scotland]