A SCHOOLBOY has represented his country in the finals of a national wheelchair basketball competition.

Reece Barker, who attends St Crispin's School, Wokingham, was part of the England South team at the School Games National Finals at Loughborough University between Thursday, August 31 and Sunday, September 3.

His England team were victorious with a 45-28 triumph over Northern Ireland, with Reece playing a vital role.

Reece said: "It's great to be able to represent my country on this stage, it's a great atmosphere.

"On the day we didn't play as well as we could've done but we did enough to get the all important victory."

The School Games are an integrated multi-sport event for the UK's most talented school age athletes, with around 1,600 athletes competing across 12 sports, seven of which include disability disciplines.

A number of athletes have used the games to springboard their professional careers in sport including Hannah Cockroft, Ellie Simmonds and Adam Peaty.