A 'dynamic duo' West Lothian dad and his teenage daughter won big in kickboxing , becoming national champions.

John Sinclair, 35, and his daughter Hope, from Whitburn , competed at the 2025 World Kickboxing Organisation's British Open Championships in Barnsley, where Hope walked away with two gold medals and four silver in late September.

The proud dad called his 13-year-old daughter his "motivation", saying she was the real deal when it came to fighting.

John, who earned his very own gold medal in the low-kick event, told Edinburgh Live: "It’s amazing. She’s the one that's nonstop, not me. She’s my motivation."

Hope practices six days per week for up to 15 hours at Clan Combat in Livingston . John said his daughter practises at the gym relentlessly and that "she's there constant

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