ONE of Scotland's brightest medal hopes at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games has come out for a Yes vote in the independence referendum.
Judo star Connie Ramsay (pictured below), the Scottish and British number one in the under-57kg class, said she wanted Scotland to emulate the success of her Scandinavian neighbours.
She told the Sunday Herald: "I'd like to see Scotland as an independent country, we can definitely run our own affairs.
"We see other smaller countries like Denmark, Sweden, Norway and they all manage much better than the UK does, so why can't we give it a go?
"We can concentrate on making Scotland the best it can be. It would be a brilliant feeling waking up in Scotland the day after a Yes vote."
Ramsay, 26, who is originally from Tain but now lives in Fauldhouse, is hoping to be selected for the Scottish Judo team in May and then compete in the Glasgow Games in July.
"As an athlete, I would just love to compete for Scotland and hear the Flower of Scotland. Hopefully I will get to hear it at the games if I'm selected, and I would love to hear it all the time if we vote Yes."
Scots cyclist Sir Chris Hoy, Britain's greatest Olympian, warned last year that independence could make it harder for Scottish athletes to win due to a lack of specialised training facilities north of the Border.
The six-times gold medal winner was attacked online as a "traitor" and "bigoted anti-Scot".
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