Scotland mix golden oldie with teen spirit for Delhi 2010

WHEN it comes to the Commonwealth Games, it's fair to say that for Scotland, age does not matter.

YOUNG GUN: Grace Reid, 14, will be 58 years younger than the most senior member of the Scottish team at the Commonwealth Games (Reuters)

Commonwealth Games Scotland named their 191-strong team for October's Games in Delhi today and while there were few surprises, age has proved no barrier for one or two competitors.

Grace Reid finished fourth in the women's 3m springboard at the European Championships last week, despite her tender age of just 14.

But while Reid will fly to Delhi to earn her Commonwealth Games stripes long before she even thinks about sitting her GCSEs, she will not even be the youngest diver in attendance.

New Zealand's Gabrielle Armstrong-Scott will be just 14 years and 34 days old when the Commonwealth Games get underway in October, ensuring she is her country's youngest ever participant.

But at the other end of the spectrum, the legendary Willie Wood is set to his place in the pantheon of sporting greats in Delhi.

At 72 years young, Wood is set to don the Saltire and take to the lawn bowls battlefield at the Commonwealth Games for a record eighth time.

Wood has four Commonwealth Games medals to his name including two golds, having made his first appearance at the 1974 Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.

There he won singles bronze and four years later upgraded to silver in Edmonton before his Magnum Opus came in Brisbane in 1982 with singles gold.

Political problems thwarted his chance to compete in front of a home crowd in 1986 but he did fly the flag in 1990, 1994, 1998 and 2002 - only to be dropped for the squad last time out following a change in format.

But those who wrote Wood off should have known better and he's back, bidding to become the oldest ever athlete to clinch Commonwealth Games gold.

And if he can pull off such an accomplishment, he would eclipse previous holder the honour, currently held by Australian bowler Dorothy Roche, who was a spring chicken in comparison at 61 when she won at the 1990 Games in Auckland.