CWG's oldest athlete once foiled an airplane hijack attempt
Canada's 79-year-old shooter Robert Pitcairn, who is the oldest athlete to take part in the Commonwealth Games, once foiled a hijack attempt aboard an airplane carrying 120 passengers in 1974. Pitcairn, who was a commercial pilot, was introduced to the sport of shooting as a cadet in the Air Force. Notably, Pitcairn narrowly failed to qualify for Manchester 2002.