At the close of competition at the Commonwealth Shooting Championships in Delhi (17 - 27 February), the Scots competitors claimed a total of 7 medals.

On the final day, Neil Stirton’s route to the final in the Men’s Prone Individual was tough – 592 in the qualification round put him into a three way shoot-off for the last two places in the final, but he qualified comfortably.  In the final ten shots, while the lead changed hands between Gagan Narang of India, Thomas Versace and Warren Potent of Australia, Neil Stirton made a charge from the eighth slot, producing a world class final of 104.6 to move to fourth place, a frustrating 0.6 off the bronze.

Overall, the team put in some exceptional performances and have won 2 golds, 2 silvers and 3 bronze medals. Notably, Jen McIntosh, Kay Copland and Sian Bruce are in their teens and produced outstanding results at a senior level competition:

  • Gold - Jen McIntosh/Sheena Sharp, Women's Prone Pairs
  • Gold - Jen McIntosh/Kay Copland, Women's 3P Pairs
  • Silver - Kay Copland, Women's Prone Individual
  • Silver - Sian Bruce, Women's Skeet Individual
  • Bronze - Graham Rudd/Neil Stirton, Men's 3P Pairs
  • Bronze - Shona Marshall/Linda Pearson, Women's Trap Pairs
  • Bronze - Shona Marshall, Women's Trap Individual

The team also a managed to set new Championship records in two team events, and four new Scottish records in the pairs as well.