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| Human Interest | |
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General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Reading psychology books. (bwfbadminton.com, 05 Apr 2019) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | Her father was a national junior coach and her uncle a retired badminton player. |
General Interest | |
| Most influential person in career | Her father Brian, and former coach David Gilmour. (badmintonscotland.org.uk, 02 Aug 2010) |
| Ambitions | She aspires to work in the media industry and make use of her degree in filmmaking and screenwriting. (sportstar.thehindu.com, 16 Jan 2020) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She took up the sport at age five. |
General Interest | |
| Famous relatives | Her uncle David Gilmour has represented Great Britain in badminton, and competed at the world championships in 1993 and 1997. (Team Scotland Media Guide, 2010; bbc.com, 10 Dec 2015; SportsDeskOnline, 30 Sep 2020) |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Athlete |
| Residence | Bothwell, SCO |
General Interest | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning a silver in singles at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. (bwfbadminton.com, 15 Mar 2020) |
| Hero / Idol | British swimmer Rebecca Adlington, German badminton player Juliane Schenk, British tennis player Andy Murray. (badmintonengland.co.uk, 18 Jan 2015; badmintonscotland.org.uk, 14 May 2014; sportstar.thehindu.com, 16 Jan 2020) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Handedness | Right |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2010 |
| Competing for | Scotland |
Further Personal Information | |
| Languages | English |
General Interest | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "My sister is a midwife, she brings new life into the world. I just hit a shuttlecock around for a living." (bbc.co.uk, 10 Dec 2015) |
| Other information | SOCIAL MEDIA She says athletes need more help to deal with the pressure and exposure of social media. "There's a level of attention that athletes wouldn't have had 20 years ago. It's like a vacuum and we don't have an infrastructure to help athletes with yet as it's still a new thing. Things need to evolve in line with it to help people cope with the pressure and expectation that comes externally, rather than just from within athletes themselves." (bbc.co.uk, 18 May 2020) OTHER ACTIVITIES She has served as a member of the Badminton World Federation [BWF] Athletes' Commission, and as a member of the West of Scotland Institute of Sport Athlete Representative Group. She has also been featured as a guest sports writer for The Herald newspaper in Scotland. (dailyrecord.co.uk, 02 Apr 2020; bwfbadminton.com, 17 Jun 2019, 2020; LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2019) |
Further Personal Information | |
| Higher education | Film Studies - University of the West of Scotland: Ayr, SCO |
General Interest | |
| Injuries | She was affected by a severe case of arthritis in her back ahead of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, but was still able to compete at the tournament. (outsports.com, 29 Aug 2022) In December 2020 she sustained a stress reaction injury to her foot during a qualifying match for the 2021 European Mixed Team Championships. (bbc.co.uk, 03 Jan 2021) She sustained a shoulder injury in late 2020. (bbc.co.uk, 03 Jan 2021) Her training was disrupted ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro due to a torn meniscus in her right knee, which she suffered in April that year. (dailyrecord.co.uk, 06 Mar 2020) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Ingo Kindervater [national], GER |
General Interest | |
| Awards and honours | Alongside Para powerlifter Michael Yule, she was flag bearer for Scotland at the opening ceremony of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. (outsports.com, 29 Aug 2022) |