Congratulations to Forth Valley’s Lewis McDermid, who won the National Learning Disability Sport Achievement Award 2019.
Lewis received his award at Scotland’s National Learning Disability Awards on 17th May in Glasgow. He was overall winner in the Sport Achievement category and is pictured being presented with his award by Megan Glancy of the Scottish Young Person’s Sports Panel (YPSP) and STV presenter Rona Dougall.
Lewis received the award because of his achievements in athletics and martial arts. He has 60 medals so far (25 gold, 16 silver and 14 bronze and 5 in judo). He’s also won the Clacks Triumph Over Adversity Award for the past two years running and qualified for the Scottish Kickboxing Team after only 6 months in the sport. He’s heading to a couple of world championships and the Scottish Open with them later this year.
Most importantly though, he won the award because of how much his commitment to sport has changed his life and inspired him to support other children with autism and learning disabilities to achieve in school and in sport.
Lewis is hoping to look at opportunities to support others in sport now that he’s left school and will be starting college in Alloa.