AN OLYMPIC athlete paid a visit to a local school to put the kids through their paces and say thanks for money they had raised for her.

Kimberley Renicks, who is a Commonwealth Gold Medallist in Judo and British number one, visited James Reid School in Saltcoats recently as families and children in the school had raised money to go towards her training.

All classes in the school took part in circuit training in the gym, with kids aged 5-18 taking part.