Kirsty Gilmour admits 2015 will be a big year as she sets her sights on qualification for the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Scotland’s highest-ranked badminton singles player has her sights firmly set on the start of the year-long Olympic qualifying race in May, and Bothwell ace Gilmour is keen to get started following her Christmas break.
The 21-year-old starts with the Swedish Masters in Uppsala from January 15-18, when she defends her women’s singles title.
Gilmour, who is second seed in Sweden behind Spain’s Beatriz Corrales, starts with a tricky first-round test against Swiss rival Sabrina Jaquet.
They are 2-2 in head-to-heads with Gilmour, who is ranked 21 places higher at No.27 in the world, winning the most recent clash in November.
Kirsty said: “My sights are set on Olympic qualifying beginning in May, but I have a few events in the meantime.
“I’m especially focused on the Yonex Scottish Nationals in Perth at the end of this month and then the European Mixed Team finals in Belgium from February 11-15.”
