Alex hurdles the competition
It's certainly been a memorable summer of sport for Inveralmond Community High School pupil Alex Thomson as he became a Scottish champion and then successfully represented Scotland at the prestigious UK School Games.
In June the S5 pupil became Scottish Schools 100m Hurdles champion at the "The Scottish Schools Championships" in Grangemouth.
This success saw Alex ranked number one in the country and meant he was then selected to represent Scotland at the UK School Games.
This was a huge honour for Alex as only the top ranked athletes from each of the four home nations plus the next top four athletes from across the UK are invited to participate.
The event is described as a mini Olympic games with multiple sports taking part over the weekend and many of Team GB's Olympic athletes participated in the games at the start of their careers.
This year the event was held at Loughborough University from Thursday 2 9th to Saturday 31st August this year with educational sessions also being put on for all the athletes in addition to the competition.
Alex took 6th place in the 100m Hurdles final in a very competitive field.
You can find out more at https://www.schoolgamesfinals.org/
This follows on from Alex representing Scotland Schools in the Schools International Athletic Board (SIAB) event in Carmarthen Wales during the summer holidays where he ran the 100 and 400m hurdles and was part of the sprint relay squad.
Inveralmond Community High School Acting Head Teacher, Hamish Shankland said: "It's certainly been a very busy summer for Alex and an outstanding one at that. I hope he realises how great his achievements are and knows that everyone at Inveralmond Community High School is incredibly proud of his success. He works extremely hard and I'm sure that many more athletic milestones lie ahead for Alex."
