Lawn bowls hero, Alex Marshall, will be Scotland’s closing ceremony flag bearer, after Euan Burton carried the flag during the opening ceremony.
Tonight during the closing ceremony, before Kylie appears, Scotland’s attention will be centred on Team Scotland and their flag bearer Alex “Tattie” Marshall, part of the gold medal winning lawn bowls duo.
At 47 years old, Marshall has doubled his personal gold medal total, from two to four, after he won every game played at the Kelvingrove competitions. Now his record equals that of Allan Wells, a former Scottish athlete.
Alex started bowling at the tender age of eight, and had the support from both his father and grandfather.
He created a social media storm after saying “Get it up yae!” after beating England in the semi-finals of the lawn bowls, but Alex was quick to point out that nothing anti-English was meant by the celebration.
Marshall and his partner Paul Foster then went on to demolish Malaysia 20-3 in the finals to win their second gold medal of the Games.
When asked how he felt about carrying the Scotland flag during the closing ceremony he said: “It’s a dream come true for myself. It’ll be one of the biggest things in my career and I’m just so looking forward to it.”
Alex Marshall will lead out 310 Scottish athletes, just like Euan Burton did during the opening ceremony at the start of the Games.
Team Scotland chef de mission stated: “Alex is one of the most popular and respected sportsmen of his generation and his record in Lawn Bowels, is second to none. The athletes and management of Team Scotland will be proud to follow Alex into the closing ceremony to celebrate what has been our nation’s most successful ever Commonwealth Games.”
This has been one of the most successful Games to be seen, and it is right that Alex Marshall should carry the Scotland flag, as he represents one of most successful Scottish athletes this Commonwealth Games has ever seen. Team Scotland couldn’t have picked a more perfect flag bearer.
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