Team Announced for the 2018 CPISRA World Games

Scottish Disability Sport is delighted to confirm that we have selected a team to represent Scotland at the CPISRA Word Games in Sant Cugat, Spain from the 6 – 12 August.

As a member of the Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association (CPISRA) Scottish Disability Sport has a longstanding tradition of competing in the event having been most recently represented in Nottingham in 2015.

The event is seen as an ideal opportunity for aspiring world class athletes, with Cerebral Palsy, to compete in a high performance multi-sport event.  This type of experience and exposure is essential on the athlete journey, prior to selection for more high profile competitions, such as the Paralympic or Commonwealth Games.

Scotland will be represented in the sports of athletics, boccia, swimming and table tennis.

Gary Fraser, SDS Performance Manager, said: “We have been working closely with our partner SGB’s to select a team of athletes that are on an upward trajectory within their sport and can use this event as a spring board for future success.  The team size is smaller than previous years, which makes selections even more challenging, but we are more than confident of Scottish success at the Games.”

Selected Athletes and Coaches

Athletes
Shelby Watson – Athletics
Ross Paterson – Athletics
Graham Condie – Athletics
Kirsty Soutar – Athletics
Abbie McNally – Athletics
Ewan Waite – Athletics
Nathan Blackie – Athletics
Lewis Clow – Athletics
Connaire McLindon – Athletics
Gavin Drysdale – Athletics
Sean McCann – Boccia
Reegan Stevenson – Boccia
Callum Glasgow – Boccia
Paul McCann – Boccia Ramp Assistant
Kyle Hughes – Swimming
Isaac Dunning – Swimming
Rhys Gill – Swimming
Erin Swann – Swimming
Conor McAdam – Table Tennis
Ryan Henry – Table Tennis

Coaches and Assistants
Charlie Forbes – Head Coach, Athletics
Pamela Robson – Head Coach, Athletics
John Kinder – Coach, Athletics
Andrinne Craig – Head Coach, Boccia
Jacqueline Stevenson – Personal Assistant, Boccia
Jane Gordon – Personal Assistant, Boccia
Jen Quinton – Head Coach, Swimming
Andrew Hemphill – Coach, Swimming
Samantha Davies – Personal Assistant, Athletics
Margaret Drysdale – Personal Assistant, Athletics
Euan McLaughlin – Head Coach, Table Tennis