TENNIS ace Andy Murray is backing a challenge which aims to encourage young people to manage their health, fitness and wellbeing, using digital technology.

The Digi Inventors Challenge is calling for teams of Scottish secondary school pupils to enter ideas for the 2018 competition.

A team from Park Mains High School, Erskine won the first challenge which concluded at Andy Murray Live.

Shortlisted teams will then compete for an impressive prize package and the chance to see their invention become reality at the Digi Inventors Bootcamp. This is an intensive and engaging two-day event designed to equip teams with the relevant skills, knowledge and inspiration to transform their idea into a real life invention. This is also where finalists present their idea in a formal pitch-setting to Andy Murray and a panel of expert judges.

The initiative is a keystone of the five-year partnership between Digital Health & Care Institute and Andy Murray, who was named the firm’s ambassador in 2016.

The challenge represents Murray’s personal ambition to promote healthier lifestyles amongst younger generations as well as skills development and career opportunities for young people.

Murray said: “As a professional tennis player, I use digital health technology every day to monitor my performance and inform my training regime. But digital health technology is not just for athletes. It has the potential to help everyone understand their health needs and goals better, and to make better choices. “

Find out more and enter here www.digiinventors.com