A secondary school pupil from East Ayrshire is to jet off to Canada in August to compete in the annual Dwarf Games.

Jack Purvis O'Gorman, who attends St Joseph's Academy in Kilmarnock, suffers from a form of dwarfism called achondroplasia.

The condition is estimated to affect around one in every 25,000 people, but hasn't stopped Jack from achieveing his dreams.

The S5 pupil has qualified to compete in the World Dwarf Games, the largest sporting event in history held exclusively for athletes with dwarfism.

Sports included in the games include basketball, football, track and field, volleyball, swimming, table tennis and powerlifting.

This year's event will be held in Canada from August 4 to August 12, and will see hundreds of athletes from across the world attend.

Jack said: "I've been doing sports since I was really young, and have always competed in sports day.

"As I got older, people started to grow, and I wasn't growing as fast.

"It slowly became a thing that I wasn't able to compete - I was told I couldn't play football because I would get trampled on."

Teacher Rachel Whiteford said: "He is quite a humble person - he's been quite shy about what he's doing.

"He's very confident in himself, and just doesn't want to be overbearing with his talent."