Team South Lanarkshire is preparing for the International Children’s Games which kicks off this week.
The team of 16 will head to Coventry for the games on Thursday to compete in girls’ football, athletics and swimming.
The girls’ football team will have a squad of eight for the six-a-side games, the swimming squad has four competitors and there are also four people competing in athletics.
A meeting was held last Thursday, where athletes, parents, coaches and support staff went over the final details for the upcoming games.
General manager of South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture (SLLC), Kay Morrison, said: “Last night was really to get the families together and let them know the logistics and finer details of the trip in an informal way.
“The parents heard what was happening over a burger and soft drinks and there was a great presentation from Hugh Waters about the history of the Games and South Lanarkshire’s involvement through the years.
“I have been delighted to see how much of a team effort this has been across SLLC to organise this trip, everyone from the coaches and support staff who will be going to Coventry, to the admin staff who have been putting everything in place behind the scenes, all of them deserve immense credit.
“Special thanks go to Karen McInally who has been the driving force behind getting everything organised for the ICG.
“Best wishes to Team South Lanarkshire – I am sure they will be fantastic ambassadors for the area.”
The games will take place over six days from August 11 to August 16, over 1,600 young athletes from across the world will take part across seven sports,
The South Lanarkshire team was confirmed in June.
This year’s representatives are for girls’ football: Lily Boyce, May Cruft, Ellie Dunachie, Ellie Dyson, Kate Fraser, Sienna McGoldrick, Olivia McStay and Emma Thomson.
For athletics: Emma Clark, Owen Murphy, Tehillah Chioma Ikechukwu Okonkwo and Angus Wilkinson.
For swimming: Dean Barghati, Rebecca Cole, Emma McGavin and Thomas Traynor.
And the coaches are: Girls’ Football – Cara McBrearty, Athletics – Lesley McNicol and Tom McTaggart and Swimming – Gordon McGavin.
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