Coming into this season, Kirsty Law was convinced it would be her last. The discus thrower was sure retirement was beckoning but her recent selection for the European Championships has made her seriously reconsider her plans.

In fact, the Inverness woman was within a hair’s breadth of retiring last year. Having been one of Britain’s top throwers for a decade, Law felt her time as an elite athlete was up - until her coach told her what the qualification distance for the European Championships, which begin in Berlin tomorrow, was. And Law knew she could achieve it.

So, having missed a huge chunk of winter training, Law got back into the swing of things and before she knew it, had finished second in the British Championships as well as throwing the European qualifying mark of 56 metres, guaranteeing her selection for GB for the coming week’s Championships.

Law had previously considered the Commonwealth Games in 2014 her career highlight but she admits this selection could well have surpassed Glasgow 2014. And while this time last year she may not have expected to be in Berlin, she is not content with merely picking up a GB vest but wants to give a good showing of herself.

“It’s hard to say what my best achievement is – the Commonwealth Games in 2014 is right up there because it was a home Games but really, I think I would say this is my best achievement,” she reflected.

“I’ve represented GB at the European Team Championships before but you didn’t need to qualify for that so to have made all the criteria this time around makes it really special. It’s amazing to get another GB vest and especially at this event because I’ve never competed at a European Championships before.

“I’m so excited about it and I’m feeling good. I want to make the final in Berlin, that’s the goal.”

Law admits that last year, she had lost her love for the sport, which is what prompted her to hang up her vest. But she always had a nagging feeling that she has not yet fulfilled her potential and it was this that went some considerable way to persuading her to return.

Law, who works in a high-security mental health unit, is getting married in November and admits that while she thought this would mark a new chapter in her life, she is now reconsidering everything.

“It’s a really hard question now whether or not this is going to be my last year,” she said.

“I didn’t have a winter of training so now, looking at how things have gone, it’s easy to wonder what I could do with a winter’s training behind me. But if I do continue, I have to be sure that I can fully commit and give it 100 percent or else there's no point.

“In training, in previous years, I’ve been throwing 60m so I know I can do it. I know it’s there and I’d love to do it in competition so that’s another thing that’s making me keep going.

“But I’m not going to make any decisions at the moment - I’m just going to go to Berlin, enjoy the whole experience and see how I feel once I’m home.”

Law is in good company in Berlin. A record 17 Scots have been selected in the GB team, with a number of serious medal prospects included in that number.

Spearheading the Scottish contingent is Laura Muir, who is heavy favourite for 1500m gold, while the men’s 1500m could be one of the highlights of the championships from a Scottish perspective. Scottish men have dominated the distance in Britain in recent years and both Scottish representatives, British champion Chris O’Hare as well as Commonwealth medallist Jake Wightman, are likely to be in the hunt for medals.

The most decorated Scottish track and field athlete ever, Eilidh Doyle, is a former European champion having won 400m hurdles gold in 2014 and the 31-year-old is well in contention to regain her title. Doyle has had an injury-interrupted season but she is currently ranked second in Europe and if she can find something close to her best form, could well add another piece of silverware to her collection.

Eilish McColgan and Steph Twell are ones to watch in the 5000m while former European 800m champion, Lynsey Sharp is another to keep an eye on.

Making their GB senior debut next week are Beth Dobbin, who has burst onto the scene in spectacular fashion this summer, breaking the 34-year-old Scottish 200m record and becoming British champion, and Jemma Reekie, who is a training partner of Laura Muir and who has transitioned impressively from the junior to the senior ranks.