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Police Service UK Track and Field Championships heading to the Highlands for the first time.

Date - 8th February 2012
Courtesy of - Northern Constabulary

Northern Constabulary is proud to announce it will host the annual Police Sport UK Track & Field and Tug of War Championships.

The event will be held at Queens Park Stadium, Inverness on May 30 2012.

“With moves currently underway towards a Single Police Service this is likely to be the last chance to host the event as Northern Constabulary, making it all the more historic.”

In a year that will see London play host to the Olympic Games and the Olympic flame will visit the Highlands for the first time, the Highlands will welcome Police forces from all over Great Britain.

The event will feature track and field events in many disciplines for both male and female officers including long jump, hurdles and javelin as well as a tug of war competition.

The event is being organised by Insp David Ogilvie, who has competed in previous competitions all over the UK including Portsmouth, London, Birmingham and Doncaster.

Northern Constabulary has excelled in the competition previously, having finished second and third in the medals table in recent years. This year the Northern team hopes to end the dominance of the Metropolitan Police.

The Force's ladies 4x100m sprint team are the current UK relay champions and it's hoped that home advantage will see them add to that success. The results of each event will be tweeted live from the stadium on @NorthernPolice 's Twitter page with the #PSUKtrack hashtag.

Insp Ogilvie is delighted to be hosting the event in the Highlands for the first time.

He said: "We are delighted to be hosting this year's PSUK Track and Field Championships here at Northern Constabulary.

"With moves currently underway towards a Single Police Service this is likely to be the last chance to host the event as Northern Constabulary, making it all the more historic."

Provost Jimmy Gray, Chairman of The Highland Council's Inverness City Committee said: "We are thrilled to be welcoming the PSUK Track and Field championship to Inverness.

"The event will see up to 250 competitors visiting the city and many of them may bring their families which will provide a very welcome boost to the local economy."

The Force also has two current title holders in Cameron Ross and Victoria Duthie who are the 400m hurdles and triple jump champions respectively.