The countdown to the 2018 Commonwealth Games is under way with Team Scotland naming the athletes who will represent them in Australia.

The Gold Coast will host the 11-day competition next April, four years after Glasgow held the event.

It will be the biggest sporting spectacular the region has seen, with more than 6000 athletes expected to take part.

A total of 70 nations will be represented across 18 different sports.

In 2014, Team Scotland were the fourth most successful country, winning 53 medals - 19 gold, 15 silver and 19 bronze.

Their most successful overseas participation was in 2006 when Melbourne hosted the tournament. They secured 29 medals last time out in Australia.

To help keep you up to date with the squads who will be travelling down under next spring we will compile a full list of every athlete selected as and when they are announced, right here in one place.