Maybole native Kayleigh Haggo says she wants to relish her Paralympics experience when it gets underway this week.

A world and European champion frame-runner, Kayleigh was devastated to find out her sport would not be included in the Paris 2024 Paralympics.

A dream she’d had since she first started frame-running at 12, to compete at a Paralympics, seemed to be over.

But Kayleigh wasn’t willing to give it up, and she started playing boccia with the aim of making the ParalympicsGB team.

The sport sees athletes throw, kick or use a ramp to propel a ball onto the court with the aim of getting closest to a 'jack' ball

From having played boccia only a handful of times, in two years Kayleigh reached 13th in the world rankings and was named in the team for Paris 2024.

In Paris, she finds herself up against Jeong Soyeong of South Korea, a tough opponent currently ranked world number three, and Portugal’s Ana Correia who won silver at the European Para Championships last year.

Kayleigh, who has cerebral palsy, is determined to enjoy the experience of representing her country on the biggest stage in the French capital.

She said: “Ever since I attended London 2012 with my mum, I knew that I wanted to become a Paralympian.

"It’s been 13 years of hard work in the making but it’s been totally worth it and I’m looking forward to going to Paris and seeing what I can do.

“I’m just looking forward to going there and experiencing the whole Paralympic Games and taking it all in and just the opportunity that it’ll give me.

"Then maybe in four years, I’ll hopefully have more chances of getting a medal. But you never know, I’m going to see what I can do when I get out there and just enjoy it.”

The 25-year-old held world records in frame running over six different distances - 100, 200, 400, 800, 1500 and 5000 metres.

Had frame-running featured in Paris, a significant medal haul for the South Ayrshire native looked to be achievable.

The Paralympics in Paris run from August 28 to September 8.