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Former judo twins turn to wrestling for the Games
July 01, 2014
Wrestling twins Donna and Fiona Robertson, 44, Commonwealth medallists in judo, talk about their ambitions to represent Scotland once more at the Commonwealth Games.
Commonwealth veterans at Judo – Donna winning the 1990 Games in Auckland, New Zealand and Fiona winning in Manchester in 2002, the twins switched sports in 2007.
They represented women’s wrestling at the sports debut in the Commonwealth Games of 2010 in Delhi and are now targeting success at the Glasgow Games, at different weights.
The twins used to compete against each other in the same weight and they say that they know what it feels like when the other loses.
“While it is good to have a podium finish it is better if you can share your result with your twin,” said Donna.
“You have to keep your body quite strong because if you don’t lose it you lose it and doing it in another sport is not going to be easy but it will be a challenge.”