Para Powerlifter Finlay Davidson ‘Proud’ of Para sport’s Global Progress with 21-year-old Scot to Compete for First Medal of Glasgow 2026
Scottish Para Powerlifter Finlay Davidson says competing for the first medal at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games will be one of the proudest moments of his life after officially being selected for Team Scotland.
The 21-year-old from Inverkeithing, Fife – who has already competed at two World Championships and is currently ranked seventh in the Commonwealth – will line up in the Men’s Lightweight Under 72kg category at Glasgow 2026. This year’s Games will feature the largest Para sport programme in Commonwealth Games history. It will also be the first time a Para sport event will receive the opening medal of a Games.
Davidson, who only took up Para Powerlifting in 2022 after he was inspired by the Birmingham Games, says Glasgow 2026 will also mark his first time competing on home s...