Josh Kerr's Olympic Success
- Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour.
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 August 2021
- Motion reference: S6M-00858
That the Parliament congratulates the Morningside resident, Josh Kerr, on his bronze medal in the 1500m athletics event at the Olympic Games in Tokyo; acknowledges that he came back from finishing seventh in his heat to shave 2.5 seconds off his personal best to come home in 3:29.05, and welcomes Josh to the pantheon of athletes who have honed their craft in Edinburgh, including Sir Chris Hoy, Dame Katherine Grainger and David Wilkie.
Supported by:
Karen Adam, Jackie Baillie, Colin Beattie, Sarah Boyack, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Donald Cameron, Foysol Choudhury, Alex Cole-Hamilton, Russell Findlay, Emma Harper, Bill Kidd, Ruth Maguire, Stuart McMillan, Edward Mountain, Collette Stevenson, Paul Sweeney, Sue Webber