Scottish Olympians have paid a visit to a children's hospital where they brought big smiles to the young patients' faces.
Gold medal canoeist Tim Baillie and silver sailing winner Luke Patience posed for pictures, signed autographs and handed over their medals to excited fans as they toured the wards of Yorkhill Hospital in Glasgow.
They were accompanied by gold medal rowing Paralympian David Smith and modern pentathlon competitor Mhairi Spence.
The Yorkhill Children's Foundation arranged the visit after the London 2012 Games proved such a hit amongst the children, many of whom are being cared for long term.
Mathew Moir, 14, from Edinburgh said: "It's really inspiring and its quite emotional as well, hearing their life stories and how they got to the Olympics and Paralympics and what they did to get there. It was great - I spoke to them and asked them a few questions."
Catherine Leask, 42, who lives in Dumfries, said the visit had given her nine-year-old son Sam a real boost. Sam has a renal illness that means he has to have regular kidney dialysis. Mrs Leask said: "He did a project on the Olympics at school so it was great to get to see getting to meet some of the athletes and hold their medals."
The visit was organised by the foundation to mark the start of its fundraiser Yorkhill Week on Saturday. The charity helps secure medical equipment, research, patient and family support and entertainment activities.
Director of fundraising David Welch said: "The idea to get some of the Olympians here came when the Games were on and the kids were absolutely captivated. PlayStations were put down and they were just engrossed. We hoped that the visit would put a smile on their faces and that's just what we've achieved. It was the most successful visit we've ever had - it's just brilliant. The kids haven't stopped talking about it. They have undoubtedly inspired many more children today and it's a brilliant start to Yorkhill Week."
Baillie said: "Most of them were pretty excited, it's nice to feel like coming in has made a difference to them and hopefully keep their morale up for whatever they are going through. We enjoyed such support during the Olympics and also I've enjoyed Lottery funding for 15 years or so, so with the amount of support I've received from the British public it's nice now that I've done something significant to try and share that."
Yorkhill Week also has the support of broadcaster Kirsty Young. The radio and television presenter said: "Yorkhill Children's Foundation helps the outstanding people at Yorkhill hospital do extraordinary work."
