SCOTLAND CELEBRATE FIRST GOLD MEDAL
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The 連邦／共和国 Games host nation has celebrated its first gold メダル after a 勝利，勝つ from judo 星／主役にする Kimberley Renicks.
She took gold for Scotland in the women's under-48kgs final with victory over India's Sushila Likmabam in the event at the SECC.
Her 勝利，勝つ （機の）カム soon after Scotland celebrated its first メダル when Aileen McGlynn and Louise Haston won silver in para-cycling.
The pair （機の）カム second in the women's sprint B2 tandem at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome.
The race was won by Sophie Thornhill and 操縦する Helen Scott, who 選ぶd up England's first 連邦／共和国 Games 跡をつける gold after （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域ing the Scottish pair 2-0 in a best-of-three final.
One of 広大な／多数の／重要な Britain's most successful Paralympians, McGlynn has brought home メダルs from the past three Paralympic Games.
The cyclist, who has a visual impairment, won a gold メダル at Athens in 2004, and two golds at Beijing in 2008.
At London 2012, she competed with new tandem 操縦する Helen Scott. They won silver in the B 1km Time 裁判，公判 and bronze in the B 追跡.
In 2009 she was awarded an OBE for services to disability sport.
マイク Whittingham, director of high 業績／成果 at the sportscotland 学校／設ける of sport, said: "I am delighted that Aileen McGlynn and Louise Haston have 安全な・保証するd Team Scotland's first メダルs at these Games. It is an excellent start to what 約束s to be the best ever Games for Team Scotland.
"I am also very proud that Louise （機の）カム through sportscotland's Gold4Glasgow programme, 目的（とする）d at identifying ind ividuals with the talent and かかわり合い to 代表する Scotland in Glasgow.
"Our 約束 has been 正当化するd and Aileen and Louise have done Scotland proud by winning silver."
Scottish 保守的な leader Ruth Davidson MSP said: "Congratulations to Aileen McGlynn and her guide, Louise Haston, on winning silver in the para-sport Sprint B tandem on the first day of the Games in Glasgow.
"It's fitting that one of our most successful Paralympians ever has won Scotland's first メダル of the Games.
"Of course the whole country was やじ for her to take the gold, but she can be immensely proud to be our first home success.
"I'm proud Scotland is 供給するing the first fully 統合するd Para-Sport in the history of the games and I hope Aileen's メダル opens the floodgates to many more for Team Scotland."
