
Gymnast Ward goes from Glasgow dreamer to gold medallist
A strong showing in the parallel bars - and a judicious Team Scotland appeal to add an extra 0.100 - maintained his lead at 0.550, meaning he needed to keep…
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A slimmed-down 10-sport programme, as well as six Para sports, includes athletics, gymnastics, cycling, and swimming, spread across four Glaswegian venues. So when the 21-year-old took the acclaim of an ecstatic Emirates Arena crowd after being announced as the Glasgow 2026 all-around champion, it was all he had ever dreamed of and so much more. "I remember seeing him win and seeing how it was a big deal to people and I thought 'I want to do that'," Ward told BBC Sport Scotland, recalling Keating's success while in the afterglow of his own.
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A slimmed-down 10-sport programme, as well as six Para sports, includes athletics, gymnastics, cycling, and swimming, spread across four Glaswegian venues.
according to The IndependentSo when the 21-year-old took the acclaim of an ecstatic Emirates Arena crowd after being announced as the Glasgow 2026 all-around champion, it was all he had ever dreamed of and so much more.
according to BBC Sport"I remember seeing him win and seeing how it was a big deal to people and I thought 'I want to do that'," Ward told BBC Sport Scotland, recalling Keating's success while in the afterglow of his own.
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