First Minister, Alex Salmond, and Lord Smith of Kelvin, Chairman of Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, visited the sportscotland Institute of Sport (East), Centre for Sport and Exercise at Heriot-Watt University on 6 November and both were welcomed by Professor Steve Chapman, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Heriot-Watt.
The visit formed part of the First Minister's announcement that the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow 2014 was delivered £25m under budget, and reminded people of the Scottish Government's commitment to investing £6m into Scotland's first ever para-sports centre and £2m to supporting the successful Legacy programme.
Also present from Heriot-Watt were Catriona McAllister, Director of Sport and Exercise and Craig Faill, Institute Network Manager at sportscotland Centre for Sport (East).
Several Heriot-Watt athletes who competed in the Commonwealth Games 2014 were also part of the event, including Kathryn Johnstone who finished sixth in the 50m breaststroke and reached the semi-finals of the 100m breaststroke, and Sammi Kinghorn who competed in the Athletics Disability T54 and 1500m events (pictured right with the First Minister).