A Paisley schoolgirl is jumping for joy after winning an award for her gymnastics skills.

Amber Nayyar, 10, has been named as Gymnastics Champ at this year's Inspire Awards, which was hosted at the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday, June 6.

The Todholm Primary pupil is a talented competitive gymnast who won a silver medal on the vault apparatus at the gymnastics competition at Hamilton Gymnastics Club last year, where gymnasts from 30 clubs from across Scotland were competing.

Amber is described as a committed athlete and trains at least four nights a week. Her ambition is to represent Scotland and the UK at international level.

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A total of 37 prizes were recently given out at the awards ceremony, which took place at the Scottish Parliament.

The winners, their families, judges and all other attendees were then treated to dinner at nearby German Donner Kebab, one of the sponsors of the event.

The Inspire Awards 2023 is a new initiative from the British Youth International College (BYITC), which was founded in 2015 by Glasgow-based academic and educator Dr Rashmi Mantri to help young people learn and improve their abilities in maths.

Dr Mantri said: "I am so proud of all these marvellous young people and the range of abilities in the room is truly humbling. We had so many high-quality entrants that the judges had a very tricky job picking the winners.

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"We wanted to create a special night to celebrate diversity and inclusion and recognise young people from all backgrounds who are making all of our futures' brighter by learning and excelling in whatever they choose to do.

"We've had everything from solar-powered fans to content creators on YouTube and outstanding singers and dancers, not to mention the STEM stars. Well done to everyone who won as you have set the bar very high for next year's awards."

The awards were overseen by a high-profile judging panel including Professor Eleanor Shaw OBE, Associate Principal of the University of Strathclyde, and entrepreneur Dr Poonam Gupta OBE, Chief Executive of PG Paper, an international paper company based in Inverclyde, Scotland.

Anas Sarwar, leader of the Scottish Labour Party, said: "It is a great privilege to welcome all of these high-achieving young people to the Scottish Parliament on this special occasion.

"The Inspire Awards are in themselves an inspirational concept that highlight the outstanding achievements of young people in their chosen specialities across the United Kingdom and I congratulate each and every one of them on their awards."