PARALYMPIC champion Ben Sandilands, a coaching duo and a West Fife athletics club have been shortlisted for prestigious national accolades.
The sport's governing body, scottishathletics, will host their annual 4J Studios Annual Awards later this month, which will honour athletes, coaches, clubs and volunteers for their success and commitment.
The organisation have revealed those who have received nominations and Ben, his coach, Steve Doig, and Pitreavie AAC, and one of their club coaches, Francis Smith, are all in the running to pick up silverware.
Fife AC star Ben, 21, is one of three who are in contention for the Para Athlete of the Year prize, following his exploits in Paris last month.
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On his Paralympic Games debut, the talented T20 1500 metres runner, who trains with a group of athletes led by Steve at Pitreavie Athletics Centre, stormed to a stunning gold medal at the Stade de France in Paris.
Ben, who last year won 2023 Para Athletics World Championships gold, also in the French capital, crossed the line first in a time of three minutes and 45.50 seconds, setting a new world record in the process.
His Paralympic victory came three years after club-mate Owen Miller, who is from Dunfermline and is also coached by Steve, won gold on his Games debut at the delayed 2021 event in Tokyo.
That success led to Owen winning the scottishathletics Para Athlete of the Year title in the same year, and Ben will go up against Samanatha Kinghorn and Melanie Woods for the 2024 accolade.
Wheelchair racer Kinghorn claimed one gold and four silver medals in Paris, whilst fellow wheelchair racer Woods placed sixth and eighth in the T54 classification 800m and 1500m respectively.
There is also recognition for Ben's coach, Steve, in the Para Performance Coach of the Year category.
A nominee for Performance Coach of the Year in 2021, and winner of Sports Coach of the Year at the 2023 Scottish Sports Awards, he has been shortlisted alongside Rodger Harkins.
In addition, Pitreavie AAC have been nominated for two accolades which will be handed out on the night.
They are one of three clubs, alongside Aberdeen AAC and North Ayrshire AAC, to have been put forward for Impact Club of the Year, which they shortlisted for two years ago.
In addition, they are vying with Aberdeen AAC and Kilmarnock Harriers for the title of Track and Field Club of the Year, which Pitreavie won in 2021, and were shortlisted for again last year.
As well as those, Pitreavie AAC coach, Francis Smith, has also been nominated, in the Performance Development Coach of the Year category.
A former competitor with the club, the athletes he coaches include Rebecca Grieve who, in August, won a bronze medal with Great Britain at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships in Peru.
Taking place at Glasgow's Hilton Hotel on Saturday October 26, Scottish athletics legend, Liz McColgan, will be guest of honour at the ceremony, which will see prizes in five Athlete of the Year categories handed out.
Four club awards, four coaching accolades, and prizes for Technical Official of the Year and Volunteer of the Year, will be presented.
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