No car park tears this time for Love as 3×3 teams claim silver & bronze
Scotland's wheelchair 3×3 basketball teams delivered a memorable day at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, with the women's side taking silver and the men's team winning bronze, marking a significant improvement on past disappointments for both squads. The result carries particular emotional weight for Robyn Love, who was the only survivor from the Scotland team that lost out on a medal to England in Birmingham four years ago, and for men's players Kyle Jimenez and Ross Malcolm, who had lost consecutive bronze-medal matches at the previous two Games.
The women's team, featuring Love alongside Lea Smith, Kayli English and Jodie Waite, beat Australia in the semi-final before losing 18-10 to England in the gold-medal match at the SEC on Wednesday. The men's team, made up of Jimenez, Malcolm, Skylar White and Owen McCormack, edged New Zealand 18-16 to secure bronze, avenging previous Games defeats. It was a more mixed day for the wheelchair men's team, who lost their bronze-medal match 19-9 to Canada.
- Scotland women win 3×3 wheelchair basketball silver, losing final 18-10 to England.
- Scotland men beat New Zealand 18-16 to claim 3×3 basketball bronze.
- Wheelchair men's team lost bronze-medal match 19-9 to Canada.
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Wheelchair 3×3 basketball is a fast-paced Paralympic sport featuring teams of four, with three players on court at a time. The sport features at the Commonwealth Games, the multi-sport competition held every four years bringing together nations from across the Commonwealth.
Scotland's wheelchair basketball programme has competed at recent Commonwealth Games without achieving medals. Both the men's and women's squads had fallen short at previous Games, with some individual players having carried the disappointment of near-misses through multiple tournament cycles.
The Glasgow Games held particular significance for players like Robyn Love, Kyle Jimenez and Ross Malcolm, who had all previously experienced disappointment at Commonwealth Games level. Competing on home soil offered the opportunity to overcome those previous setbacks and achieve success at elite competition.