While the City of Albany’s Sporting Walk of Fame will honour the achievements of retired high-flyers, it received a ringing endorsement from a member of sport’s next generation this week.

Courtney White, a Great Southern Academy of Sport athlete, a State First Nations team member and a crack netballer who plays in the Albany association’s A1 competition, said the installation will acknowledge the difficulties faced by regional athletes when it comes to achieving success at a high level.

“It would be amazing, so cool, as there are so many Albany athletes who are striving at a high level,” she said.

“Regional athletes don’t have the same resources or training environments as those in metro areas so it would be really exciting to have recognition for those people who make it all the way.”

She said it was organisations like GSAS which were helping local athletes band together and support each other on their journeys.

The Sporting Walk of Fame is scheduled to be installed outside Retravision Stadium this summer with the City of Albany putting aside $30,000 to provide plaques and a QR code link to athlete biographies.

It’s likely four or five of those nominated will be the first to be inaugurated.

Nominations for candidates are open until July 24 with a form available for submissions on the Albany Leisure and Aquatic Centre website.

Nominees must be retired, have reached the highest level in their sport and attributed key stages of their sporting development to their time in Albany.