Stirling stars at University Games

A quintet of Stirling University athletes will represent their countries amongst the cream of university athletes around the globe in Germany this month.

- STUART MCFARLANE

Wheelchair basketball player Shayne Humphries and gymnasts Cameron Lynn and Crystelle Lake will compete for Great Britain, while swimmers Paige van der Westhuizen and Arvin Shaun Singh Chahal will represent Zimbabwe and Malaysia, respectively, at the FISU Summer World University Games.

Cameron Lynn, who hails from Stirling, has joined the university in the last 12 months after three years working on his craft in the gym.

The 22-year-old has previously competed for Scotland at the Commonwealth Games, has medalled at World Cups, and has represented Great Britain at previous international meets.

He is set to be a strong performer at the Games — and has set his sights on making the all-around final for gymnasts across the six pieces of apparatus.

He said: “I’m feeling really privileged; it’s the first time I’ve been part of something like this from a university perspective and I’m really looking forward to it.