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Team Scotland has unveiled its official tartan for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.
The design has a deep navy blue base mixed with purples, pinks, greens and metallic gold thread which symbolises Scotland's ambitions for the games.
Created by award-winning designer Siobhan Mackenzie, it also draws on the Team Scotland thistle.
Glasgow 2026 will run from 23 July to 2 August, with more than 3,000 athletes from 74 nations and territories competing across 10 sports and six Para sports.
Mackenzie began her career as a tailoring technician at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games..............

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Students at a Scottish university have been asked to design a tartan to mark the 250th anniversary of the American Declaration of Independence.
Heriot-Watt University was invited by the Scottish government to create the tartan to symbolise historical and cultural ties between the countries.
Students from Heriot-Watt's school of textiles and design in Galashiels have submitted ideas, with the winning design to be revealed in the summer.
The design will be registered with the Scottish Tartan Authority as the official tartan of America250 - the group organising anniversary events in the US.
The first run will be produced at Lovat Mill in Hawick, with the winning student travelling to Washington DC to present the tartan.

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