TRIPLE world champion Beth Tweddle reckons Scotland is primed for a memorable two years of gymnastics - on and off the medal podium.

Tweddle, who competed for England and Britain before retiring last year, was in Glasgow today to mark the 500 day countdown to the 2015 World Championships which will be held at the SSE Hydro.

The event, a qualifier for the 2016 Olympics, comes hard on the heels of this summer’s Commonwealth Games in the city.

And Tweddle, who won a Commonwealth gold in 2002 as well as three World Championship and six European Championship golds, said Scotland not only has some of the best facilities to showcase the world’s top talent - we have some of the best gymnasts too.

She said: “Scottish gymnastics is definitely on the up and looking at the Commonwealth Games team it’s very encouraging.

“The boys in particular have superb medal potential with the likes of Daniel Keatings, Daniel Purvis and Adam Cox in there - they have obtained medals on the world stage before and I think it’s going to be a very interesting competition this year.”

Of the £125m Hydro, Tweddle, was equally impressed. She said: “It's unbelievable.

"I was there when it was just a building site but the feeling of it when the equipment and the audience are in there - and they are going to be so close and feel part of it - it’s going to be a great venue."