After a year long selection process, Commonwealth Games Scotland in conjunction with the Scottish Wrestling Association announced Scotland's Commonwealth Games wrestling team, bringing the total number of Scottish athletes competing in this year's games to over 100 with still more to come.
Team Scotland Chef de Mission, Jon Doig said: "Huge congratulations to all of the athletes who have been selected for Team Scotland.
"The announcement brings us well past the 100 mark in terms of selected athletes for the Games, and we are on track to achieve our goal of having our largest ever team in Glasgow.
"Alongside that, it is clear that we have the quality within the team to help us achieve our main goal of having our most successful ever Games."
Among the 14 wrestlers chosen to be part of Team Scotland are the hotly tipped Robertson twins, Fiona and Donna. Competing in the 48kg weight category, the sisters are seeking to improve on their fourth place performances at the 2010 games in Delhi. This will be their second appearance as part of the Scottish wrestling team having previously won Commonwealth medals in judo.
Other notable members of the team with past games experience include: Jayne Clason, Kathryn Marsh, Sarah Jones, Viorel Etko and Joseph Luigi Bianco.
Half of the wrestlers selected will be making their debut at the Commonwealth Games, with Gareth Jones making the step up from the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games, where he represented Team Scotland in Pune.
Brian Harper, Ross McFarlane, Alex Gladkov, Lewis Waddell, Shannon Hawke and Chelsea Murphy complete the list of debutants.
With a home crowd behind them there is a lot of confidence that this group of Scottish wrestlers can win their first medal in the sport since the 1994 games in Victoria.
Victor Keelan, President of the Scottish Wrestling Association, said: "The Scottish Wrestling Association is extremely proud of our athletes selected to compete for Team Scotland in the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
"Through their hard work and the leadership of our national coach Volodymyr Gladkov, we feel we have a strong team to lead us to success in Glasgow and create a legacy for our future wrestlers."
Team Scotland, wrestling:
Brian Harper 57kg
Ross McFarlane 57kg
Viorel Etko 61kg
Gareth Jones 65kg
Alex Gladkov 65kg
Joseph Luigi Bianco 86kg
Lewis Waddell 86kg
Fiona Robertson 48kg
Donna Robertson 48kg
Shannon Hawke 53kg
Jayne Clason 53kg
Chelsea Murphy 55kg
Kathryn Marsh 55kg
Sarah Jones 69kg
Meanwhile, Team Scotland has announced a further 30 athletes across three sports who have been selected for Glasgow 2014.
Following an intensive year-long selection period, Commonwealth Games Scotland (CGS) in conjunction with Boxing Scotland, Scottish Disability Sport and the Scottish Wrestling Association named nine boxers, seven Para-Sport lawn bowlers and 14 wrestlers
Team Scotland Chef de Mission, Jon Doig said: "Huge congratulations to all of the athletes who have been selected for Team Scotland.
"There has been a competitive selection process across the three sports, which has demonstrated the wealth of talent we have in Scotland.
"Today's announcement brings us well past the 100 mark in terms of selected athletes for the Games, and we are on track to achieve our goal of having our largest ever team in Glasgow.
"Alongside that, it is clear that we have the quality within the team to help us achieve our main goal of having our most successful ever Games."
Half of the wrestlers selected will be making their debut at the Commonwealth Games, with Gareth Jones making the step up from the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games, where he represented Team Scotland in Pune.
Brian Harper, Ross McFarlane, Alex Gladkov, Lewis Waddell, Shannon Hawke and Chelsea Murphy complete the list of debutants.
The Robertson twins will be hoping that the roar of the home crowd will enable them to improve on the string of fourth places from Delhi.
This will be the second Games in a row that the 48kg sisters have wrestled for Team Scotland having made the switch from Judo before the 2010 Games in Delhi.
Both have tasted Commonwealth Games medal success with Donna taking bronze at the 1990 Auckland Games and Fiona replicating her achievement in 2002 in Manchester.
Jayne Clason, Kathryn Marsh, Sarah Jones, Viorel Etko and Joseph Luigi Bianco complete the group who have competed for Team Scotland before.
Wednesday's announcement brings the total Team Scotland numbers selected so far to 122 with an anticipated final team size in the region of 270 athletes.
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