Shaftesbury Barnet Harrier Gilad Nachshen, 12, rose to third
in the UK U13 800m rankings with a 2:14.0 victory in the Eastern Young Athletes
League at Hendon. He also won the 200m event in 27.9 at the same meeting.
Nachshen returned to 800m racing three days later in the Watford Open Graded
Meeting, again improving his time to 2:13.69. Now further inspired by the
Olympic victory of his hero David Rudisha, Nachshen is continuing his training on
holiday with dawn runs on Netanya beach.
Shaftesbury Barnet teammate Matti Harris, 13, cut his best
to 2:20.05 at the same Watford Open Graded Meeting.
2013 Maccabia silver medallist James Bongart, 20, improved
his javelin PB to 58.34m in the British Athletics League Premiership at Hendon,
moving to fourth on the UK U23 list.
Sale Harrier Lucy Wolfenden, 14, edged her pole vault best
up to 2.80m when placing fourth in the U15 Northern Athletics Championships at
Middlesbrough.
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