A young Pembrokeshire sports man was invited to County Hall last week.
Jacob Thomas of Bethesda is one of the top young boccia players in the country.
The 16-year-old from Bethesda is a member of the GB Elite Boccia squad and one of four players representing Britain at international boccia competitions.
To mark his achievement the County Council’s Chairman, Councillor John George, invited him to a special reception in Haverfordwest on Friday.
“Jacob is an outstanding sportsman and has worked very hard to get where he is today,” said Councillor George.
“He is a credit to our County and Wales and proof that hard work and effort pays off.
“We in Pembrokeshire are very proud of him and wish him well in all his future competitions.”
Jacob, who attends Ysgol y Preseli, has only been playing boccia for five years and in addition to his GB call up has already played for Wales on several occasions.
He won the Welsh championships earlier this year, while in October he won the BC3 category in the British Boccia Championships at Stirling.
In June he became one of two Welsh players to progress to the GB Boccia Federation’s World Class Transition Squad with whom he has since been training.
Having now moved up yet again to the Elite Squad he will represent Britain in international competitions with matches in Holland, next year’s World Cup in Ireland, and possibility Canada, already lined up.
