Budding Edinburgh star Lee Jones has been back on home soil in the Borders to encourage the local community to wear their trainers on Monday 14 March in support of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Jones, who hails from Selkirk, posed with Scottish Borders Council sport and recreation manager Rick Kenney at Tweedbank Sports Centre in Galashiels to promote the national ‘Sport Your Trainers’ day.
‘Sport Your Trainers’ day will encourage everyone from business leaders, schoolchildren and doctors to politicians, office workers and housewives to ditch their normal footwear and wear their trainers for the day to support Glasgow 2014.
Jones, who was part of the Scotland 7s team at the Delhi Commonwealth Games last autumn, said: "The drama and excitement of the Games is hard to beat and competing in that atmosphere gives you a hunger to train and strive even harder to do well.
“The fact that Glasgow 2014 will be held in Scotland gives the event added significance and it will be an incredible feeling to complete in front of a home crowd.
"Everyone should feel part of the Games as it is a proud moment for Scotland to be hosting them. ‘Sport Your Trainers’ is a great way for everyone to get involved and send a message that the next Games will be among the best ever staged. I hope everyone will wear their trainers to work, to school and as they go about their daily business on Monday.”
‘Sport Your Trainers’ will be held annually on Commonwealth Day for the next three years, with information available via www.glasgow2014.com . All those planning to participate in the campaign are asked to visit the site and click the “I support Sport Your Trainers” button.
Every local authority in Scotland is being encouraged to take part and head teachers at all of Scotland’s schools are being asked to allow pupils to participate.
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