Field champ dreams of Burgh Games

David Christie 1563 - 1563 • Published 12 Mar 2009 10:30

A CHAMPION shot putter is set to throw his weight into launching the Burgh"s first ever Junior Highland Games.

Muscleman Neil Elliott, a former Hermitage Academy pupil, has delighted his hometown crowd over the years with his show of strength.

And now the 37-year-old wants to tour the local schools and find a future caber tossing champ.

Elliott, who trains at the Marinecraft Gym in nearby Dumbarton, said: 'The plan is to visit as many schools across the area as I can on Friday afternoons and teach them about Highland Games.

'Then we would invite them to a coaching weekend and from there pick the best two boys and two girls from each school."

Highland Games disciplines include: stone throwing, shot putt, the hammer, sleuth, weights for height and distance and the ever-popular caber tossing.

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