Following on from a very successful season which saw her top the Scottish Power of 10 and achieve the UK Power of 10, Inverness Harriers/Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Athlete Kirsty Law will maintain her position on the Scottish Athletics Commonwealth Games Programme.  One of 22 Scottish Athletes to benefit, this programme will continue to support Kirsty in her journey to be part of the Scottish Team for the Games in New Delhi in 2010 and Glasgow in 2014.  Benefits of selection to the programme include; sportscotland medical scheme insurance, Area Institute Network support, competition support and overseas training camp provision.  Athlete-Coach relationships will also be key to developing success.

In discussing Athlete selection Nigel Hetherington, Performance Development Manager at scottishathletics said:

"The commitment to improvement from both athletes and coaches in the first year of the Scotland CWG and WMRT programmes has been generally very good. Inevitably some haven't made it, however, these Scottish programmes are not safety nets and it is imperative that athletes of this calibre take responsibility for creating and maintaining the right environment for their continued development. Athletes are selected or deselected to the programme on individual merit against known and agreed criteria. The determination shown by new programme additions to make the grade means that we have taken on seven new exciting 2010 prospects from the end of season review."

Visit the Scottish Athletics Website for more information on the Commonwealth Games or other programmes. 

Photograph from UK Athletics