Two Scottish teens grabbed a unique double this weekend, each collecting awards for recent performances on their respective circuits, and added to the anticipation surrounding the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014.

Bothwell’s Kirsty Gilmour is badminton's talk of the town after winning one of the top honours at the Scottish Variety Awards.

The 16-year-old, Scotland's newest badminton international, was crowned Best Up and Coming Sportsperson at the event run in association with the Scottish Sun and Radio Clyde.

It has been an outstanding season for Kirsty, a 5th year pupil at the Glasgow School of Sport.

She has also lifted the Langenfeld Cup and the UK School Games title as well as making her senior Scottish senior international debut following her achievement in reaching the semi-finals of the Yonex Scottish Nationals in Perth.

BADMINTONscotland Chief Executive Anne Smillie said: "Kirsty has had an outstanding season - exceeding all our expectations. This award is richly deserved after all the hard work she has put in.

"I am now looking forward to her drawing on this season's experiences as she prepares for the bigger challenges that lie ahead for her in badminton."

Meanwhile 18-year-old rifle shooter Jennifer McIntosh has been named as the Clydesdale Bank Athlete of the Month for March.

Jennifer shas hown she is on target for selection for this year’s Commonwealth Games in October, following an impressive performance at the Commonwealth Shooting Federation Championships in India last month, the official test event for the Games.

She won gold in the Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions Pairs competition and backed this up with a second win in the Women’s Prone Pairs event. If that was not enough, she helped set new championship scores in both events despite still being classed as a junior.

She will receive £500 towards her training and competition costs courtesy of the scheme, being run by Commonwealth Games Scotland in conjunction with Clydesdale Bank as part of its programme of support to Team Scotland.

The award is open to athletes in any of the 17 participating sports who are eligible to represent Scotland at this year’s Games in Delhi.  

“Winning the gold medals was almost certainly the best I’ve done compared to anything I’ve won before,” said Jen. 

Looking forward to Delhi Jen added, “My 3P is my stronger and my favourite event and my aim is to make the final and I am really looking to Glasgow 2014 for medal success.

"However I really want to win the women’s prone. That is the one my mum won and they are taking it out of the programme after these Games. She was the first person to win it and I would love to be the last.”