Heartfelt tributes have been paid to a West Lothian martial arts world champion following his tragic death aged just 20 years-old.
Ian Ford was said to have been a "phenomenal" Scottish world champion who won multiple kickboxing titles representing his country and also became the first Scottish male to win the ITF TaeKwon-Do World Championships in 2017.
It is understood that Ian died suddenly last week with hundreds of friends and family, colleagues and mentors sending their condolences. A huge balloon release is being held in his home town of Armadale on Saturday with around 100 people expected to attend.
