AN Urmston student has been chosen to represent the North West at the 2016 School Games.
Colin Daly, 16, who attends Wellacre Academy, will be competing in the 1500m race at Loughborough University September 1-4.
The 2016 School Games will see 1,600 athletes compete across 12 sports over four days.
Colin, who trains at Trafford Athletics Club, will be following in the footsteps of some of Britain’s biggest sporting stars.
Previous competitors include Olympic gold medallist and world-record breaking swimmer Adam Peaty, Paralympic champions Ellie Simmonds and Jonnie Peacock, and GB sprinter Adam Gemili.
Colin said: “I feel excited and proud to represent the North West team at the School Games. I’ve been running since the age of seven with Trafford Athletic Club.”
The 2016 School Games are supported by a range of partners including the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Sport England, the Youth Sport Trust, Department of Health, British Paralympic Association and Leicester-Shire and Rutland Sport.
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