Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Meet the Lanarkshire stars going for glory with Team Scotland

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The wait is over.For many, it's been four years in the making. For others, it's a life-long dream come true.The 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham get underway today and sports fans have 12 action-packed days of competition to look forward to.From beach volleyball to weightlifting, netball to badminton and gymnastics to swimming, it is set to be a great showcase of sporting excellence.Lanarkshire will be well-represented at the Games and, here, we profile 15 of the local stars going for Games glory down south.BADMINTONKirsty Gilmour, BothwellGames veteran Kirsty has targeted a ‘career-defining’ gold medal in Birmingham.The 28-year-old, who has a silver from Glasgow 2014 and a bronze from Gold Coast 2018, said: “A gold medal would be huge, career-defining.“I have to go in thinking about performance, first of all, and if I get that right, then it will be gold medal-worthy.“I want to complete that set. “Alex Dunn, MotherwellAlex Dunn hopes everything he has sacrificed for the sport is aimed at a gold medal.The 23-year-old has risen to prominence in recent years, alongside doubles partner Adam Hall from Mauchline, and the pair won silver at the European Championships in Madrid two months ago.Dunn said: “I think this is our time.

Compared to the last Games, myself, Adam and the team definitely have different expectations on this one.“We’re looking to do as best we can, to trouble these pairs as we know we can do on the day.“We’ve got to do everything we can to put ourselves in that position that we want to cause an upset, we want to get that medal, and I’m looking forward to the challenge."BOWLSStewart Anderson, HamiltonEddlewood star Stewart is gunning for double medal glory in lawn bowls and wants a gold.He is competing