Scotland at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
[10][11] As of 1 June 2022, Scotland qualified for the mixed team event via the BWF World Rankings.[17][18] Great Britain was the top Commonwealth European nation in the respective FIBA 3x3 Federation Rankings for men and women (on 1 November 2021), necessitating qualifiers to determine which Home Nations would receive the associated quota places.[23] On 6 April 2022, Scotland won both (which were held in Largs) and therefore qualified for both Commonwealth Games tournaments.[45] By virtue of their position in the FIH World Rankings for men and women respectively (as of 1 February 2022), Scotland qualified for both tournaments.[56] Among those chosen was George Miller, potentially the oldest Team Scotland competitor in history (he was 75 years and 8 months of age during the Games).[56] By virtue of its position in the World Netball Rankings (as of 31 January 2022), Scotland qualified for the tournament.[60] The men achieved qualification through their positions in the 2018–19 / 2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series, whereas the women achieved qualification via the Moscow round of the 2021 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Championship Series.[17][18] Courtesy of their positions on the IWF Commonwealth Ranking List (which was finalised on 9 March 2022),[72] a squad of five weightlifters (two men, three women) was officially selected on 21 April 2022.[2] Eilish McColgan (10,000 m silver) won the 500th Commonwealth Games medal for Scotland since it began in 1930.