One of Scotland’s fastest girls says the dreams of future sports stars are hanging in the balance amid the threatened closure of the country’s only specialist school . ‌

Fourteen-year-old Olivia Fisher - who idolises sprinters like Usain Bolt - is the fastest in her age group and on course to compete in the Commonwealth Youth Games next year. ‌

But the youngster, from Ardrossan, Ayrshire, said her future is in doubt over proposals to shut down Glasgow School of Sport - which has produced medal-winning alumni, including badminton ace Kirsty Gilmour and swimmer Michael Jamieson. ‌

Opposition MPs said Glasgow City Council, which runs the Bellahouston Academy-based school alongside Glasgow Life, must “pull out all the stops” to keep it open and “nurture the next generation of ta

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