A HOST of Oldham finalists are set to take their seat at this year's Greater Manchester Sports Awards on Friday.

The winners of Oldham Sports Awards in September will attend the regional event at The Point Emirates Old Trafford, which, for the last 18 years, has celebrated the outstanding commitment and achievements made in physical activity and sport across Greater Manchester.

Oldham is among 10 boroughs to be represented with the victors from eight categories flying the flag for the town.

Oscar Schofield will be battling it out for Sports Achiever of the Year.

At the age of 10, Oscar is the Northern biathlon champion and ranked 6th nationally for his age group, as well as being Oldham cross-country champion.

England pentathlon has recently approved that he can begin to learn fencing and laser shooting in recognition of his great potential.

Oscar has dedicated many hours to his sport and his goal is to represent team GB and is on track to go to the World Championships later this year.

Mary Shaw is again vying for the Disabled Sports Achiever of the Year Award.

This year Mary has moved up a category from doing cricket ball and Frisbee to shot put, discus and javelin.

She has attended the 25th Dwarf National Games and came home with 3 bronze medals. She also competed in the National Dwarf Boccia and Badminton competition in October and is aiming to represent Team GB at the next Dwarf World Games in 2021.

Paul Jenkner is shortlisted for the Changing Lifestyle Award after turning his life around 12 months ago.

After enrolling in the Man V Fat football programme he now embraces fitness and physical activity and uses his job as a chef to promote healthy recipes on social media as well as supporting other people to change their lifestyles.

Andy Steel - who volunteers for Oldham AFC where he is currently second team manager, academy coach, executive committee member and social media officer - is up for Volunteer of the Year Award.

Andy is also a volunteer for Andy’s Man Club where he supports men to talk about mental health issues and he's proudly never missed a day’s training session or match in the last year and is always available to talk to, or listen to anyone at the club.

Lee Hadfield from Chadderton Park Sports Club - who coaches around 200 children on a regular basis - is in the running for the Coach of the Year Award.

He coaches five teams from Under 6s to 18-year-olds, including the Cerebral Palsy team.

Lee also takes a team to train at Manchester City every week and to the Greater Manchester Ability Counts League once a month. His recent success includes back to back titles with the Under 18’s.

Dave Donlan is looking to clinch the Unsung Hero of the Year Award.

Dave is the current chairman at Springhead Football Club, where he has been a volunteer for over 30 years and during his time there he's had numerous roles from coach to committee member.

He overseses the running of the club not just on match days, but also by co-ordinating fundraising, managing committee issues and meeting with players and parents.

Broadfield Primary School are looking to scoop School Commitment to PE and Sport award for its innovative way to encourage physical activity including teaching KS1 phonics through movement outside to Active Brain Breaks and they have filtered sport and fitness across the whole curriculum.

Fierce Dance will be fighting for the Club of the Year Award.

They are the title holders of the Northwest Nationwide, British and European Championships and recently returned to the UK with the World Championship title for 2018. The club delivers a range of dance, gymnastics and drama on a weekly basis, attracting over 300 children weekly, and have recently set up Oldham Street Dance Championship.

The club also raise money for local charities including Dr Kershaw’s Hospice.

This year also sees a new award, the Greater Manchester Mayor’ Award, which is selected and presented by Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and recognises an individual or organisation who shows outstanding commitment to Greater Manchester Moving.

Among the three shortlisted is the Cancer Research North West Events Team which delivered Race for Life events across the region, including in Oldham's Alexander Park, engaging over 13,100 women and children and raising almost £600,000 for life-saving cancer research.

BBC Radio Manchester presenter, Chelsea Norris is hosting the evening, joined by guest speaker, Claire Lomas who is a marathoner, motor biker, hand cyclist and campaigner.

Sara Tomkins, CEO at GreaterSport said: "I’m looking forward to a great night celebrating the finalists’ outstanding achievements over the past 12 months and I’d like to wish everyone the best of luck and I hope you have a successful and enjoyable evening."