In terms of Standing Order 13.3, submit the undernoted motion, duly
proposed and seconded, which seeks to congratulate, commend or
recognise an individual or group in relation to their achievement or activities
within North Ayrshire:-
“February 2020 proved to be a remarkable month for Beith's Jemma Reekie, 21, who is an established middle distance athlete in the British team. Her athletics career began at Beith Primary School and later developed at Garnock Academy.
Her recent achievements include:-
- breaking Laura Muir's British record for the indoor mile in New York in February 2020, a week after taking half a second off her fellow Scot's 800m mark in Glasgow the first 1500m in 4:00.56 in New York;
- running 4:17.88 seconds at the Millrose Games in USA - the third-fastest indoor mile behind Ethiopian great Genzebe Dibaba (4:13.31) and Romanian Doina Melinte (4:17.14) and nearly a second off Laura Muir's Birmingham time of 4:18.75 in February 2019;
- beating her training partner, Laura Muir, as she posted an 800m time of one minute 57.91; and
- winning double European under-23 gold in Sweden last year
Reekie is now potentially an Olympic medal contender with these outstanding performances. Jemma is regularly seen running through the streets of Beith and district on her daily training runs and has shown exception commitment and determination in her chosen sport.
North Ayrshire Council is very proud of Beith's Jemma Reekie, a fantastic athlete from North Ayrshire. The Council congratulates her on her recent record-breaking performances in middle-distance running at international level and wishes her well as she continues with her athletics career.”