Young athletes relish indoor SprintFastest after funding boost

Monday 5th October 2026

Some of Scotland’s fastest young sprinters lit up the track at the Glasgow International Arena over the weekend at the SprintFastest All-Star Indoor Championships.

Funded through a £20million Scottish Government investment and supported by sportscotland as part of the national Summer of Sport 2026 initiative, the event followed the inaugural SprintFastest, which was held at Grangemouth Stadium in March.

Thanks to summer of sport funding, the indoor championships were bigger and better attracting more than 180 young athletes from across the country.

SprintFastest is recognised for its commitment to accessibility, inclusivity, and strengthening pathways into athletics for young people across the country and to provide a platform for Scotland’s rising sprint stars.

Founder of SprintFastest, Dr Enoch Adeyemi, set out to create an accessible youth athletics event to bring families and young people together.

He said: ‘At SprintFastest, we believe every young person deserves the chance to shine. This event is about much more than racing. It’s about creating opportunities, building confidence and showing young people what they can achieve when they are given the right platform.

‘Thanks to sportscotland’s Summer of Sport funding, we’ve been able to bring together some of Scotland’s most talented young athletes while making the experience accessible, welcoming and inspiring for families from across the country.’

The talented field included boys and girls across five age categories, drawn from 24 local authority areas of Scotland.

Colin Hutchison, chief executive on scottishathletics; Minister for Community Care Alison Thewliss MSP and sportscotland Chair Maureen Campbell attended the event to see first-hand how the young people were benefiting from Summer of Sport investment.

Tags: sportscotland, SprintFastest