Bee Gees at bowls as Scotland Para-mixed pairs retain gold

Bee Gees at the bowls as Scotland para mixed pairs retain Commonwealth goldImage source, Team ScotlandImage caption, Scotland secured another para mixed pairs goldByAmy CanavanBBC Sport Scotland at SEC CentrePublished3 hours agoIn hall three at the SEC Centre, the Bee Gees were telling us we should be dancing before 9am.It wasn’t some early morning disco, but instead the venue for the para mixed pairs B2-B3 final.This Commonwealth Games has lamped a real focus on inclusiveness. Few sports are more inclusive than bowls.And with this new format – two five-end sets – plus the addition of a DJ and a big glitter ball, bowls is trying to captivate a new audience.Those boogieing along to the beat early on Tuesday were treated to a highly-competitive, nail-biting showdown between Scotland and England, with the Scots winning after a tie-breaker.Skip Robert Barr and his director Sarah Jane Ewing won this title at an “exceptional” Birmingham four years ago, but this time, in front of a home crowd with lead Mary Stevenson and her director Jim Aitken, back-to-back gold medallist Barr mentioned “this was just even better”.Glasgow roars for new Scottish heroes as Sandilands & Bryce claim glory