Ryan Oswald (19), in his final year as a junior sprinter, will compete at the UK Championships at Bedford where a top three finish will put him on the first step towards London 2012.

Although still four years off, Ryan, like most other young athletes, has a possible appearance at the next Olympic Games at the back of his mind, and he is all out to impress this weekend.

The goal is simple — finish in the top three and qualify to race for Britain at the World Championships in Poland in July — and he has every reason to be confident.

Ryan became a double Scottish Champion on Sunday in the Under 20 Championships in impressive times of 10.89 secs and 21.57 secs respectively.

His 200m time was season's best and just outside his personnel best of 21.5 secs, showing promise of faster times to come as he was running with a slight injury.

"I managed to race quite well at the weekend there, and that was with a gammy leg," Ryan told SportsPress.

"I've been to the physio this week and I'm all patched up again so I should hopefully be able to improve further. Everyone wants to qualify so it's going to be tough."

Former Balwearie High School pupil Ryan is now in just completing his first year at Heriott Watt University where he has managed to combine both his studies and his athletics.

"It's been a hectic year," he said. "I've combined exams with training five to six times a week — and that's not even a full-time athlete. They train twice a day."

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