ISOBEL Griffiths from Alcester will chase high profile success at the upcoming Sainsbury’s 2015 School Games in Manchester, when she competes in this prestigious multi-sport event for school-age athletes.

One of the 1,600 athletes taking part in this year’s Games, Griffiths, 15, from Tudor Grange Academy will represent England Central in the swimming competition.

In total, 12 sports, seven of which include disability disciplines, will be contested at the four-day spectacular between September 3 and 6, which is supported by National Lottery funding from Sport England and delivered by the Youth Sport Trust.

She will be following in the footsteps of some of Britain’s biggest sporting stars including Paralympic champions Hannah Cockroft, Ellie Simmonds and Jonnie Peacock, world-record breaking swimmer Adam Peaty, heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson, World Junior Champion heptathlete and high jumper Morgan Lake and sprinter Adam Gemili, who all competed at the School Games before going on to elite success with Team GB and ParalympicsGB.

At the event, she will experience the excitement of competing at the highest level. She will live within the Athletes’ Village, attend show-stopping opening and closing ceremonies and perform in front of a crowd of thousands at world class sports facilities in Manchester.

She said: “It feels great to have been chosen for the Sainsbury’s School Games this year, and to be given the opportunity to be part of such a fun event.”

The youngster has had a fine year and took gold at the British Championships in the 800 metres freestyle, silver in the 400m individual medley and bronze at the 400m freestyle.

She also claimed no fewer than five new West Midland Junior records and competed for an England Junior team in an international meet in Luxembourg.

Alongside the competing athletes there will be 400 young volunteers bringing the Sainsbury’s 2015 School Games to life. Young reporters will be among the journalists reporting the action and many of the officials and coaches will also be young people.

Sport England Director of Community Sport Mike Diaper said: “The Sainsbury’s School Games is a fantastic event, launching the careers of some of our brightest sporting stars. This event is an amazing opportunity for our next generation of aspiring athletes to compete against one another in a fun environment while also experiencing what it’s like to be part of a major multi-sport event. Congratulations to all those who have qualified for this year’s event in Manchester, I wish you the best of luck.”