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Motion · S6M-09581 · 16 Jun 2023

Niamh Mitchell Awarded Sporting Champion of the Year 2023

Lodged by Annabelle Ewing Standard Motion 18 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament congratulates Niamh Mitchell, of Rosyth, on being awarded Sporting Champion of the Year at the Dunfermline Press and Central Fife Times Community Champion Awards 2023; understands that the competition was hotly contested with other sporting stars from the area; recognises that the 16-year-old Dunfermline High School pupil, and Bowhill Miners Amateur Boxing Club member, became the first female to win gold for Scotland at a major international competition when she won the 52kg light bantamweight title at the European Boxing Confederation European Championships; understands that the success, which came just over three years since she took up the sport, also saw her become only the second Scot in history to win gold at that competition, and only the seventh, male or female, to do so at any level of European competition; recognises that she has also gone on to headline the first-ever all-female boxing show held in Scotland, and has collected a GB Youth 54kg title, and wishes her all the very best for the future.

Supporters (18)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.