Kinross 400m hurdler Eilidh Child is convinced she has what it takes to become the best that Scotland has ever seen – and will prove it at this month’s World Championships.

The 22-year-old is heading to Berlin with Sinead Dudgeon’s ten-year-old Scottish record of 55.24 seconds firmly in her sights.

Child set a new PB of 55.32 seconds on her way to silver at the European Under-23 Championships last month and is confident of going even lower in Berlin.

She said: “My immediate target now is the Scottish record. I’m really close to that and I know that I can break it sooner rather than later.

“I would love to break it at the World Championships and show everybody what I can do – what better stage to break your own national record than in front of the rest of the world?

“With all the other athletes pushing you along I think there’s a real possibility that I could do it – I’m so close.”