A NORTH WALES Shot Put star heading into the Paralympics as the holder of the world title is set to take centre stage on Sunday.

Sabrina Fortune, from Mold, is representing Team GB for a second time at Tokyo 2020 and will be looking to bring home the gold in the F20 Women's Shot Put Final on Sunday.

The Flintshire thrower heads into the final in Japan as holder of the world title, as well as a European title and a personal best of 14.05 that is just short of the F20 world record of 14.10 set by Poland's Ewa Durska in 2016.

That, alongside being world ranked no.1 in the event, undoubtedly places Forutne as the favourite heading into the final scheduled for 7pm on Sunday evening.

As a child, Sabrina was diagnosed with speech dyspraxia, a condition that affects a person’s fine motor skills. It makes verbal communication difficult and, in Sabrina’s case, it also made her prone to tripping over.

But through her life, she has overcome every obstacle which stood in her way to become the number one ranked shot put paralympian in the world in category F20 throwing events.

At the 2016 Paralympics in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Sabrina came home with a bronze medal and a then-personal best throw of 12.94 metres to her name.

The 23-year-old star continued to rise as in August 2018 she won her first major title at the World Para Athletics European Championships in Berlin. Her winning throw of 13.30 metres smashed the championship record.

Sabrina also won her first world championship title in Dubai back in November 2019.

Sabrina, who first became inspired to take up athletics after watching her brother James compete, is among over 1,500 National Lottery funded athletes on UK Sport’s World Class Programme, allowing them to train full time and have access to world class coaching and medical support.

Leading up to Tokyo 2020, she had been training and practicing her throwing at the quarry situated in Hope, Flintshire.

Sabrina's mother Paula previously told us that the family are 'very excited' to see her compete in Tokyo 2020 - although they will do so from home in North Wales due to fans not being allowed in the stadiums in Japan.

She also added that they would be 'eating sushi' in order to give the celebrations an authentic Japanese feel.