VICTORIA falls of the dry kind will occupy the minds of 12 Scottish
wrestlers today as they battle for places in the Scotland squad for the
Commonwealth Games, to be staged in Victoria, British Columbia, in
August.
The Scots take to the mat for the British championships at Lancing, in
Sussex, and a medal placing is almost essential to ensure they make the
team, though there will be a final chance at the Scottish championships
on May 28 at the Kelvin Hall.
The sport has been allocated six Games places, but squad manager Sandy
McNeil reckons that the squad could finish with a record eight gold or
silver medals this weekend.
McNeil's two sons, British Olympian Calum -- moving up to the 74 kilos
class -- and Gregor -- dropping down to 68k -- are competing. Team:
52 kilos: D Connelly. 57k: P Nedley, D Marshall. 62k: J Breen, K
Devoy. 68k: G McNeil, S McKeown. 74l: C McNeil. 82k: T Watson, G
Neilson. 90k: G English. 10k: D Thomson.
* THERE is a backhold (traditional style) competition at Drumchapel
Sports Centre today. The Drumchapel Team Challenge features squads from
Glasgow, Greenock, Cumbria A and B, Lancashire, and Northumberland from
1.0pm.
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