Immanuel College pupil Gilad Nachshen, 13, maintained his
dramatic progress over 800m to move to second in the UK rankings for his year
group. On a wet and windy evening, Nachshen trimmed his personal best by almost
two seconds to record 2:04.49 at the latest Watford Open Graded Meeting. It was
his last competition before taking a well-earned break in Israel.
Nachshen has cut his time for the distance by nine seconds
this season, under the guidance of Shaftesbury Barnet coaches Colin Godfrey and
Jeremy Sothcott. Sothcott explained, "Nachshen has only recently moved to
my group, where he trains with a faster group of athletes. He intends to compete
in the 800m at the Eastern Young Athletes League Final in Bedford in early September,
and then a few selected Road Relays. Looking further ahead, we intend to enter
a few indoor races in December and January. Throughout this time we will
be working to develop Gilad's speed, strength and power, to enable him to rise still
further up the UK rankings."
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