Scottish eligibility

STANDARD INTERNATIONAL MATCHES

To be considered for selection to compete for Scotland, it must be either by birth in Scotland, have one or more parents born in Scotland or have confirmed residency of three years in Scotland.

To have Scottish eligibility confirmed, please write to Mary Anderson at the address below and where appropriate - include original documentation, eg. birth certificate:

Mary Anderson
Senior Administrator
scottishathletics
Caledonia House
South Gyle
Edinburgh
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COMMONWEALTH GAMES

Eligibility is as determined by the Commonwealth Games Federation and is detailed in the Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland General Selection Policy.  In summary this is:

To be eligible to compete for Scotland in the Commonwealth Games, an athlete must be a citizen of a Commonwealth country.  The following criteria must also be met:

Be Born in Scotland
and/or
Have one or more parents born in Scotland
and/or
Have previously competed for Scotland in the Commonwealth Games or Commonwealth Youth Games.

If none of these categories are met, then the athlete may not be eligible to compete for Scotland at the Commonwealth Games. The full version of the eligibility criteria can be found on the Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland website.