Laura Muir is one of six Scottish athletes heading to the European Indoor Championships in Prague next month with Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Four Scottish men and two women were selected for the event.
Kinross-shire runner Muir, who won a third successive British title in the recent trials in Sheffield, will take part in the 3000m in Prague after also attaining the 1500m standard.
She is joined by Kirsten McAslan (400m), high jumper Allan Smith, 800m runner Guy Learmonth, Chris O’Hare (1500m) and 4 x400m relay squad member Jamie Bowie.
It is one the strongest Scottish representations in a GB team for the European Indoors in the 45-year history of the competition and, four years ago, there was only one Scot selected Lee McConnell.
Two years ago, Eilidh Child picked up two medals as she was joined by Muir in Gothenburg, but Child this year elected not to undertake an indoor season.
scottishathletics director of coaching, Rodger Harkins, is thrilled that the ripple effect of the Commonwealth Games is already starting to be felt and praised the selected six for their dedication and application over a number of years to reach this level of competition.
“I am delighted for each and every one of these athletes and their coaches and families, clubs and support teams,” said Rodger.
“It is once again very pleasing for Scotland to have such a good representation in a GB and NI team for a major championship in this case the European indoors.
“They will be headed for Prague to represent GB of course but I still feel in many ways they are flying the flag for athletics in Scotland and in some ways scottishathletics as well. They are role models for younger athletes in Scotland and showing what can be achieved with hard work.
“What you have to remember is that when athletes reach this kind of level, then that selection is earned over a number of years and not a matter of weeks in one indoor season. These people have put in years and years of sessions to try and attain a level and now they are proving their quality. I’d say that all six have been aspiring to this since early in their teenage years.
“So I am delighted for them that their application has paid off. We wish them all the very best for their performances in Prague.
“It is exciting for us that we’re getting more people onto this kind of stage following on from seven at the World Champs in Moscow in 2013 and five for the World Indoors in Sopot last year.”
Olympic long jump champion Greg Rutherford will lead a 39-strong team.
Rutherford has reversed an earlier decision to skip the event after setting an indoor personal best of 8.17 metres in Birmingham last weekend.
He is joined in the team by new British women’s long jump record holder Katarina Johnson-Thompson, who will compete in the pentathlon alongside 17-year-old Morgan Lake.
But Dwain Chambers has missed out on selection with Richard Kilty preferred for the third men’s 60m slot.
British Athletics Performance Director Neil Black said: “There has been some fantastic and promising performances during this indoor season notably at the Sainsbury’s Indoor British Championships and the Sainsbury’s Indoor Grand Prix last weekend.
“I’m really encouraged by what I’ve seen so far and we head to the Czech Republic in great shape.
“The team has a good blend of established championship performers such as Greg Rutherford and Jenny Meadows, and in other areas it is very much developmental giving up and coming athletes the opportunity to perform on this stage.”