They say fourth place is the worst possible position in which to finish in sport and Kyle Jimenez has not once, but twice had to deal with the disappointment of finishing just one spot away from the medals.
At both the 2018 and the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Jimenez was part of the Scottish men’s basketball team which finished fourth, and to make the disappointment all the trickier to deal with, the Scots were pipped to the bronze medal by Canada by only a single point four years ago. Those feelings of devastation are something Jimenez wants to ensure are not repeated at Glasgow 2026, where he will make his third Commonwealth Games appearance for Team Scotland.
