Kinross athlete Eilidh Doyle has added to Team Scotland’s bumper medal haul on the Gold Coast.
The track and field star, the country’s flag bearer Down Under, secured silver in the women’s 400m hurdles at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
SILVER! A true flag bearer's performance from @EilidhDoyle as she takes silver in the 400m Hurdles for the third Games in a row!
That's Scotland's 34th medal of #GC2018 which makes this the second highest medal tally at any Games – behind only Glasgow 2014! #TeamScot2018 pic.twitter.com/zKkZVymylK
— Team Scotland (@Team_Scotland) April 12, 2018
Our flag bearer has found another flag…this time for a lap of honour to celebrate that magnificent silver medal! #TeamScot2018 pic.twitter.com/NfRNPmNUGR
— Team Scotland (@Team_Scotland) April 12, 2018
Elsewhere Team Scotland also took silver in the women’s triples lawn bowls event thanks to the efforts of Kay Moran, Stacey McDougall and Caroline Brown. It is the country’s first ever medal in the event.
SILVER! Just as you're celebrating one silver medal…along comes another!
Kay Moran, Stacey McDougall and Caroline Brown win Scotland's first ever Women's Triples medal as reigning World Champions Australia take gold! #TeamScot2018 pic.twitter.com/NEC8kVzGLK
— Team Scotland (@Team_Scotland) April 12, 2018
There was also a bronze for Seonaid McIntosh, of Dollar, in the women’s 50m rifle prone shooting event.
BRONZE! Sharp shooting from Seonaid McIntosh to win her first Commonwealth Games medal in the 50m Rifle Prone!
Following in the family footsteps with mother Shirley and elder sister Jen both multiple medallists! #TeamScot2018 pic.twitter.com/Un8YpwpBwq
— Team Scotland (@Team_Scotland) April 12, 2018
And Scotland is also guaranteed another medal later on after the men’s lawn bowls team beat England 18-10.
Bowler Darren Burnett, of Arbroath, will be looking to add another gold medal to his 2018 haul as he plays in the singles final tomorrow.
Bowls: Women's Triples win semi-final 19-7 over ?? and are guaranteed a medal! They play for gold tonight against Australia!
Women's Pairs are into the semi-finals after a tight 16-15 win over ?? as is Darren Burnett in Singles with 21-13 win over Malaysia! #TeamScot2018 pic.twitter.com/e1UxxJqM4S
— Team Scotland (@Team_Scotland) April 12, 2018
Lawn Bowls: More guarenteed medals for #TeamScot2018 on the #GC2018LawnBowls greens.
Our Men's Fours beat England 18-10 to advance to tomorrow's final. pic.twitter.com/itAl68kVjx
— Team Scotland (@Team_Scotland) April 12, 2018
Badminton: Alex Dunn and Adam Hall are also through to the quarter-finals in the Men's Doubles event. #TeamScot2018 #OneTeam #GC2018Badminton pic.twitter.com/ZOSQuC7Bao
— Team Scotland (@Team_Scotland) April 12, 2018
Badminton: A strong night at the Carrara for #TeamScot2018. Kirsty Gilmour is safely through to the Women's Singles quarter-finals after a 2-0 win over England. #GC2018Badminton #OneTeam pic.twitter.com/YV62gv4icA
— Team Scotland (@Team_Scotland) April 12, 2018
