DANIELLE Lawson will chase high profile success at the upcoming Sainsbury’s 2015 School Games in Manchester, when she competes in this prestigious multi-sport event for school-age athletes.

One of the 1,600 athletes taking part in this year’s Games, the Kidderminster resident, who studies at Royal Grammar School Worcester, will represent England in fencing.

In total, 12 sports, seven of which include disability disciplines, will be contested at the four-day spectacular which is supported by National Lottery funding from Sport England and delivered by the Youth Sport Trust.

The 17-year-old will be following in the footsteps of some of Britain’s biggest sporting stars including Paralympic champions Hannah Cockroft, Ellie Simmonds and Jonnie Peacock, world-record breaking swimmer Adam Peaty, heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson, World Junior Champion heptathlete and high jumper Morgan Lake and sprinter Adam Gemili, who all competed at the School Games before going on to elite success with Team GB and ParalympicsGB.

At the event, Lawson will experience the excitement of competing at the highest level, such as living within the athletes’ village, attend show-stopping opening and closing ceremonies and perform in front of a crowd of thousands at world class sports facilities in Manchester.

She said: “To compete at the Sainsbury’s School Games has been a goal of mine for a few years, so I am absolutely delighted to be selected as part of the England team this year.

"The aspects of the Games that I am most looking forward to are the opening ceremony and the team competition.”

Alongside the competing athletes there will be 400 young volunteers bringing the Sainsbury’s 2015 School Games to life.

Young reporters will be among the journalists reporting the action and many of the officials and coaches will also be young people.

Minister for Sport Tracey Crouch said: “The Sainsbury’s School Games continue to go from strength to strength and I am pleased to see so many young athletes embracing this fantastic opportunity to showcase their talents.”