Glasgow 2014: Leon Rattigan leads England wrestling team

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Leon Rattigan won bronze at the 2010 Commonwealth GamesImage source, Getty Images

Leon Rattigan has been included in Team England's wrestling squad for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Rattigan, 26, is the British number one in the 96kg class and won bronze at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, external in Delhi.

His wife Yana will compete in the 48kg category, while brother and sister Michael and Sarah Grundy are also in the 13-strong squad.

"The team will have a distinct mixture of youth and experience," said team leader Shaun Morley.

"It contains five members of the team that competed in Delhi four years ago, two returning medallists and eight athletes who will be competing in a multi-sport games for the first time."

Team England wrestling squad:

Omar Tafail - men's 57kg

Oleksandr Madyarchyk - men's 61kg

George Ramm - men's 61kg

Philip Roberts - men's 65kg

Michael Grundy - men's 74kg

Leon Rattigan - men's 97kg

Chinu Chinu - men's 125kg

Yana Rattigan - women's 48kg

Louisa Porogovksa - women's 55kg

Olga Butkevych - women's 58kg

Sarah Grundy - women's 58kg

Chloe Spiteri - women's 63kg

Sophie Edwards -women's 75kg

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