Athlete Alexander Thomson is hoping to draw help that may see him fulfil his dream of competing on the Commonwealth Video games.
The 20-year-old is a NQ Increased Sport and Health pupil at New Faculty Lanarkshire’s Motherwell Campus and combines his research with travelling internationally for para-athletics occasions.
The Larkhall athlete is at present making ready for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Video games with a collection of occasions and has arrange a GoFundMe web page to financially help his ambition.
Thomson made the semi-final of each the 60m and 200m on the Scottish Pupil Indoor Championships final month, attaining an indoor private greatest time of 24.69 seconds within the 200m.
He competes within the T38 incapacity sport classification for athletes with cerebral palsy. For the final two years, he has been chosen for British Athletics’ Paralympic Futures Academy.
And the Commonwealth Video games hopeful stated: “The faculty has been actually good if I must get away slightly earlier to attend coaching periods as I practice six days every week.
“I actually benefit from the anatomy a part of my course – I’m studying about plenty of new issues that assist me with my sport and future profession as a private coach.
“It’s an amazing expertise to journey across the UK and the world to compete in pupil, nationwide and worldwide competitions, plus assembly new mates.
“I'm at present not receiving funding from British Athletics and should cowl my very own bills for occasions and coaching, which is in extra of £10,000 for journey, lodging, entry for competitors, coaching tools and clothes. I'd drastically respect any donations to assist me in prices for 2022.”
Chris Wilson, tutorial chief in sport and bodily exercise at NCL, added: “Alexander is a conscientious, diligent pupil who's a pleasure to show in school. The workers are extraordinarily pleased with his athletic success.”
To contribute to Alex’s GoFundMe goal of £1000,go to: https://gofund.me/e38b78f4.
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