Team Scotland Smashes Medal Record

Team Scotland is celebrating its best ever Games as it smashed its previous medals record with five days still to go. The host nation broke its previous record when the men's gymnastics team won silver at the Hydro this afternoon. Scotland's success took their medal haul to 34, surpassing the 33 won at the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh in 1986. Later Jen McIntosh took silver in the women's 50 metres rifle shooting at the Barry Buddon Shooting Centre in Carnoustie, Angus. McIntosh, 23, was thrilled with her performance which makes her Scotland's most successful female Commonwealth Games competitor with five medals, having also won three in Delhi four years ago. It also took her past mother Shirley, who won four shooting medals in 1994 and 1998. She said: ''That's an incredible accolade to have at 23. And it's about time Mum's record went! ''The whole Scotland team has been absolutely fantastic. It's our biggest team and the best prepared team we have ever had." ''We came here to break records and that's what we've done. And for me personally it's pretty special. It was one of the most exciting experiences of my life.'' This evening Daniel Wallace secured another silver for Scotland as he came second in the men's 200m individual medley at Tollcross, claiming his third medal of the Games. Wallace, who took gold in the 400m and silver in the 4x200 freestyle relay, followed his Braveheart-style celebration by entering the arena wearing a kilt before stripping to his trunks.