Sophie Dowson was delighted to earn
the Senior Pole Vault bronze medal at the English Schools Championships at
Birmingham. Dowson, 18, cleared 3.70m, matching the height that won her the
silver medal in last year's event. It was a fourth successive English Schools
Championships appearance for the Blackheath & Bromley Harrier. Dowson said,
"It was a very long competition and I was really happy to earn my medal.
My technique was holding up well. But as I have gained in strength this year, I
now need to transition to a pole specified for a more powerful vaulter. The
prospect is quite exciting."
Adam Firsht, 14, placed seventh in
his heat of the Junior 800m in 2:06.03. "I was very happy with my
performance. The heat and humidity meant that none of the competitors set a
personal best", Firsht commented. "This was my first experience of a
major competition. It was amazing to compete in front of a big crowd in one of
the largest youth competitions in the world".
Eden Davis, 18, has been selected
as a member of the GB 4x100m relay squad for the European Under 20
Championships which take place next week in Grosseto, Italy. Davis, who won
bronze medals in the last two English Schools Championships, is currently
competing in the Maccabiah in Israel.
Gilad Nachshen, 13, took victory in
the U15 800m in the Eastern Young Athletes League at Peterborough, recording
2:08.4. The Shaftesbury Barnet Harrier also honed his sprint speed by
contesting the 200m in 25.6 and 300m in 39.5. Emma Taylor, 16, also tackled three
events at the meeting, earning multiple points for Shaftesbury Barnet in the
shot (8.29m), hammer (23.13m) and javelin (28.48m). Bini Bloom, 13, set a
personal best of 4:37.1 in the U15 1500m, while Matti Harris, also 13, recorded
4:47.6. Maayan Radus, 13, placed second in the girls’ U15 1500m in 5:05.8.
Hannah Viner, 20, set a 1500m
personal best of 4:24.57 in the British Milers Club Grand Prix at Loughborough,
to move to 16th in the national U23 rankings.
London Heathside
youngster Jack Davis-Black, 12, set a 1500m PB of 5:13.34 for victory in the
Middlesex Young Athletes League at Parliament Hill.
Anna Barnett, 18, set a personal
best of 8.67m with the full weight (4kg) shot in the Southern Athletics League
at Crawley.
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