Name: James Dedman

Sport: Shooting

Age: 15

Bio: my sport is Double trap shooting,

I am 15 years old and attend Silcoates school in Wakefield West Yorkshire, a member of the Great Britain shooting team and competeted in the 2013 world championship in Peru where I came 4th.

Coach: Peter Wilson Olympic Gold medalist.

“Will you help me be an Olympic Champion?”

That was the question 15-year-old aspiring Olympic shooter James Dedman asked London 2012 Gold medallist Peter Wilson.

Months later, the duo are heading off to Peru today so James – currently British Junior double-trap number one – can compete in the World Championships.

James, of Mirfield, took up shooting four years ago with his dad Peter and now competes in the double-trap category – which involves firing lead pellets from a shotgun at two moving clay trgets.

He is hoping to follow in the footsteps of Peter, who himself asked the same coaching question of top marksman Hasher Al Maktoum, from the Royal family of Dubai, who became his coach and led to him going on to secure gold at London 2012.

James, who attends Silcoates School, Wakefield, said: “Things have sky-rocketed since I met Peter four months ago and I asked him to coach me.

“ In shooting terms I have gone from being unclassified to representing Great Britain at the ISSF World Championship Shotgun in four months.

“It’s a bit daunting to enter the competition at this level, knowing I will be the youngest and there will be people there who have done it for a lot longer, but I have a great coach and I am excited to see what happens.”