'This one will be special!' West Midlands gymnast competing in Commonwealth Games final
A West Midlands gymnast is competing in Tuesday's horizontal bar final at the Commonwealth Games.
Sutton Coldfield-based Hamish Carter successfully competed on Friday, kicking off the gymnastics on the first day of the Games, and securing a place in the horizontal bar final.
The 23-year-old competes for Team Scotland, which he qualifies for through his grandfather from Hawick.
His long and challenging training sessions leading up to the Games have certainly paid off, after his high bar routine placed him in the top eight gymnasts going forward.
Looking forward to the final, he said: "I'm really happy to have qualified for my second Commonwealth high bar final. This one will be special as it will be in front of my home crowd."
It is not the first time Hamish has competed in the Games. In 2018, he went to Australia to compete on the Gold Coast, winning a bronze medal in the Team Event alongside Daniel Purvis, Frank Baines, Kelvin Cham and David Weir.
Since then he has completed a gymnastics scholarship at the University of Illinois and achieved the Big Ten high bar champion and NCAA high bar All-American titles.
