An Ayrshire girl is getting set to be a part of the Commonwealth video games.
Sarah King, of Kilmarnock, will probably be a part of the baton relay for the Birmingham video games which kick-off later this month.
The Kilmarnock Rugby Membership committee member bagged one among 10 spots from her employers, PwC UK, who're a sponsor of the video games.
What makes it much more particular for Sarah is that she might get to carry the baton in her hometown of Preston.
She informed the Kilmarnock Customary: “I’ve by no means skilled something like this earlier than, and I’m truly the one particular person in my crew picked based mostly up in Scotland.
“I'm not doing it in Scotland which I’d have preferred, it’ll be within the North West of England.
“I haven’t bought my confirmed location but, it’ll be Blackpool, Preston or the Lake District.
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“I used to be truly born in Preston so to return there and do it might be very nice, it might make it much more particular.
“It’s actually thrilling, I didn’t suppose in 1,000,000 years I’d be chosen as there’s simply so many individuals who utilized, I'm very proud.
“I used to be delighted once I heard the information, it’s an actual honour.
“I work with PwC who're sponsoring the occasion, we got 10 baton areas - however there’s over 28,000 folks within the firm, I used to be fortunate sufficient to get a type of areas.
“I do know it’s a rigorous ordeal making an attempt to get an area, so I'm actually grateful.
“Clearly the very fact I'm closely concerned on the rugby membership too, it’s good to get publicity for the membership too."
Sarah added: “I’m a committee member, I’m additionally answerable for taking care of the children from round P1-P7.
“I assist out with a little bit of every little thing, it’s an enormous focus for me.
“My son performs on the membership too, so I’m simply making an attempt to get as a lot as I can for the membership.
“It’s all in regards to the soccer in Kilmarnock, so getting a little bit of publicity for the rugby membership is basically good.
“That is the place we wished to push, I’ve executed a few marathons for charity pushing the membership’s identify, I do loads to try to get the identify on the market."
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