SPORT 23
Climbers on a high
Carlton flying the flag in Scottish T20
Gold medal
for table
tennis teen
Norm is Porty
bowls champ
Para athletes turn out in numbers to celebrate ‘Club of the Month’ award
TALENTED table tennis ace Nichole Lee,
who was impressive in last season’s
Edinburgh and Lothians League, has been
crowned under-14 champion at the British
senior schools international championships
in Galway.
The teenager, who trains at Murrayfield
Table Tennis Club, took top honours for
the very first time at this level and was
the only Scottish gold medallist beating
fellow Scot Maja Wojcicka (from Aberdeen)
in the quarter final, followed by victories
against English pair Sophie Ackred
and Brooke Morris in the semi-final and
final respectively.
Nichole also teamed up with Maja to take
bronze in the under-14 girls team event.NORMAN MACLEOD is this year’s men’s
champion at Portobello Bowling Club
after beating Brian Sinclair in a final
marked by Graeme Brodie with Tommy
Gray on scoreboard.
The presentation ceremony paid
tribute also to Green Ranger Billy Kilgour
for the excellent condition of the playing
surface at the Lee Crescent club.THE “EVERY BODY MOVES” initiative,
created to encourage more physical activity
among the disabled community, has named
Scottish Paraclimbing, as its latest club of the
month winner.
Para climbers turned out in force at their
base at the Edinburgh International Climbing
Arena, Ratho, for a presentation ceremony.
Secretary Ian Flockhart said: The club
currently has around 25 active members. At a
guess it started with just under 10 (after being
founded by Keith Lynch in 2018).
“Over the years since inception we have had
over 75 climbers pass through the club.“Many are still climbing, but are now
located in other parts of the country or in
some cases abroad.
“We lost many members during Covid, a big
disruptor in many ways. Some people moved
away, others are still reluctant to mix in groups,
etc. but it’s picking up back to and beyond its
pre-Covid level.
“We have members with a huge range of
disabilities, such as loss of limb, sight loss, MS,
learning disabilities and autism. Everyone is
able to climb within their own goals, and see
improvement over the weeks.
“The award is from a GB wide organisationdeveloped by ParalympicsGB and Toyota
so we're delighted to have been selected for
the award.”
Louise Gillespie, Regional Manager with
Scottish Disability Sport, praised the club on
their achievements. She said: “It’s fantastic that
the Scottish Paraclimbing Club have received
the ‘Every Body Moves’ Club of the Month.
It’s wonderful to recognise the hard work
and commitment of the participants,
coaches and volunteers at the EICA and
also to showcase the breadth of opportunities
available for people with a disability across
the East of Scotland.”CARLTON WILL fly the flag for
East cricket in the Scottish
twenty:20 championship at
Stirling on 6 August after
defeating RH Corstorphine in
the regional final at Linlithgow.
Others through so far are
holders Forfarshire and Falkland
with the Glasgow
representatives due to be
decided on Thursday.
One of the stars of the
Carlton team’s 41 run victory
was former Scotland under-19captain Shujaa Khan who took
six wickets for 12 runs including
a ‘hat-trick’.
David Potter’s photograph
shows Carlton skipper Umair
Mohammed receiving the
trophy from East President
Kashif Hussein. That capped a
memorable week for Shujaa
who a few days earlier had
qualified as a doctor.
It wasn’t all plain sailing for
Carlton who had three batsmen
back in the pavilion with just 19runs on the board.
But Ali Shah (60) and Hugo
Southwell (32) steadied the ship
with a partnership of 58.
Replying, RH Corstorphine
were all out in 15.2 overs for
102 runs. Only Ian Worth got to
grips with the opposition
bowling before he, too,
succumbed for 40.
A few days later the Carlton
women’s side captured their
Scottish premiership title for a
third successive year.Nichole (right) shows
off her medalsKashif Hussein with
Umair MohammedNorman
MacleodScaling the heights with a new
Every Body Moves award