{"id":205781,"date":"2025-10-01T06:53:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T06:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/01\/scottish-star-menzies-issues-frame-running-rallying-cry-after-new-delhi-bronze\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T06:53:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T06:53:21","slug":"scottish-star-menzies-issues-frame-running-rallying-cry-after-new-delhi-bronze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/01\/scottish-star-menzies-issues-frame-running-rallying-cry-after-new-delhi-bronze\/","title":{"rendered":"Scottish star Menzies issues frame running rallying cry after New Delhi bronze"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_6f1eec\" data-testid=\"leadtext\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">The Edinburgh athlete, 19, showed no signs of nerves on international debut as a personal best of 16.29s propelled him onto the T72 100m podium in New Delhi<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span data-testid=\"byline-content\" class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<div class=\"Byline_author-and-badge-wrapper__2dsv1\">\n<p><span><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35 __className_6f1eec\">Will Jennings in New Delhi<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\">07:53, 01 Oct 2025<\/span><span class=\"Byline_updated-date__8vEV8 Byline_updated-date-with-published__ApG_G\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated 07:53, 01 Oct 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button class=\"LightboxBtn_lightbox-btn__eoxYS\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"35993238\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageEmbed_fig-caption__qotOK\"><span class=\"ImageEmbed_camera-style__Qjeby\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\"><g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_209_94274)\"><path opacity=\"0.16\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M14 4H2V10.6667C2 11.403 2.59695 12 3.33333 12H12.6667C13.403 12 14 11.403 14 10.6667V4ZM8 10C9.10457 10 10 9.10457 10 8C10 6.89543 9.10457 6 8 6C6.89543 6 6 6.89543 6 8C6 9.10457 6.89543 10 8 10Z\" fill=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\"\/><path d=\"M2 3.33331H14V11.3333C14 12.0697 13.403 12.6666 12.6667 12.6666H3.33333C2.59695 12.6666 2 12.0697 2 11.3333V3.33331Z\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><circle cx=\"8\" cy=\"8\" r=\"2\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M11.3332 1.33331L12.6665 1.33331\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/g><defs><clippath id=\"clip0_209_94274\"><rect width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"white\"\/><\/clippath><\/defs><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"ImageEmbed_caption-title__FSINC\">Menzies beat Pole Wojciech Kukielka to bronze as defending champion Carlo Calcagni grabbed gold ahead of Brazilian Joao Matos Cunha<\/span><span class=\"ImageEmbed_caption-credit__uNiU6\">(Image: Marcus Hartmann &#8211; Photography)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">Frame runner Finlay Menzies hopes his brilliant World Championship bronze can help catapult the profile of his discipline to greater heights.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">The Edinburgh athlete, 19, showed no signs of nerves on international debut as a personal best of 16.29s propelled him onto the T72 100m podium in New Delhi.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">Frame running is an adaptive form of running where athletes with coordination impairments \u2013 such as cerebral palsy \u2013 use a three-wheel frame to propel them along.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">The event will make its debut at the LA 2028 Paralympics and Menzies, who was roared on by parents Gill and David at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, wants more people to know about it as he embarks on his burgeoning career.<\/p>\n<p><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_6f1eec\">READ MORE:<!-- --> <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/sport\/other-sports\/athletics\/melanie-woods-reveals-key-success-35986899\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"35986899\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Melanie Woods reveals key to success after long-awaited World Championship medal<\/a><\/span><\/span><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_6f1eec\">READ MORE:<!-- --> <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/sport\/other-sports\/athletics\/scottish-wheelchair-racer-melanie-woods-35970132\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"35970132\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scottish wheelchair racer Melanie Woods delivers upbeat prediction ahead of New Delhi World Championships<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">\u201cIt\u2019s absolutely amazing to get a medal,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m so passionate about frame running \u2013 it\u2019s so fun and the only way that I can run.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">\u201cI can\u2019t wait for LA \u2013 it\u2019s so exciting. It would be amazing if more people could watch and know about it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">\u201cI\u2019d love for more people to see what people can do with whatever disability they\u2019ve got, and that they\u2019re more than what their disability is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">Menzies beat Pole Wojciech Kukielka to bronze as defending champion Carlo Calcagni grabbed gold ahead of Brazilian Joao Matos Cunha.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">The Scot had already set an initial personal best earlier in the day, scorching through his heat in the morning session with a time of 16.38s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">But he went even faster just several hours later, stopping the clock 0.09s quicker to cap an international debut to savour in what were sweltering sub-continental conditions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">Menzies also competed in the 400m event on Saturday night but after winning his heat, was disqualified for lane infringement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">And he reckons that early experience on the track at the stunning 60,000-seater stadium served him well heading into his favoured shorter distance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">Menzies added: \u201cI was a little bit nervous \u2013 but they were manageable and helped me get the most out of the race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">\u201cComing down to the track to race the other night helped with that I think.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">\u201cI was pretty confident that I could make it happen \u2013 I just had to give it my best shot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">\u201cIt\u2019s absolutely amazing my parents are here and I can celebrate this with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">Earlier in the day, Nathan Maguire admitted his rivals were simply too hot to handle after narrowly missing out on a T54 medal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">Maguire, who is married to nine-time Paralympic champion Hannah Cockroft, finished fourth as Tunisian Yassine Gharbi grabbed gold in championship record time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">The 28-year-old, who now turns his attention to the 800m and 1500m, said: \u201cThat was the best I had today \u2013 it was really, really fast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">\u201cI\u2019m actually really happy with the race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">\u201cIt was such a quick race \u2013 he\u2019s the world record holder so you never know what he\u2019s going to pull out of the bag.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">\u201cHe\u2019s in my other two races as well so he\u2019s going to be wanting to use that speed he had in the final 100m \u2013 and I want to do exactly the same.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">Elsewhere, fellow Brits Dan Gladman and Arthur Milles learned valuable lessons from their senior international debuts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">Blade runner Gladman, 32, finished seventh in his T64 100m final while Milles came home 11 <sup>th<\/sup> in the T13 1500m for visually impaired runners.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">Gladman, who only took up the sport 18 months ago and has enjoyed a rapid rise to the international stage, said: \u201cI just felt a little bit flat to be honest \u2013 the whole warm-up and run just felt a little flat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">\u201cI just didn\u2019t really feel myself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">\u201cBut it was a good experience \u2013 so there\u2019s more to come in the future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">\u201cI think the heat was my final in a lot of ways \u2013 to be truthful, yesterday took a lot of mental tax out of me.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">\u201cToday I was trying to get myself up for it but sometimes the body just didn\u2019t respond.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">\u201cIt was still alright \u2013 it\u2019s not the end of the world, it was a great experience and we\u2019ll see what happens next.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">Milles, who is 19 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