Great performances by Athletes in National Championships

Six athletes qualified to compete in the National IAPS Athletics Championships held on Monday 5^th July at The Alexander Stadium in Birmingham. Georgy H was first to compete and she finished runner up in her heat of the 70m hurdles and in doing so qualified for the Final. She ran a tremendous race in the final against the best hurdlers in the country and finished a very creditable 7^th. Freddie H was next up in the high jump and he equalled his personal best of 1.35m which earned him 4^th = position, again a remarkable achievement against the best jumpers nationally. Georgy H was continuing her very busy day competing in the long jump where she jumped out of her skin but had the cruellest of results missing out on a bronze medal by only 3cm, this is still a great achievement to be ranked 4^th in the Country. Edward H competed in the shot putt and threw a little below his best but still finished a very creditable 10^th out of 23 competitors. The girls U11 relay squad comprising of Annabel G-P, Jess R-S, Arabella H and Georgy H were next and although running a little under par in their heat still managed to qualify for the final, where a much improved performance resulted in them gaining 7^th place. This meant all of our competitors gained top ten finishes against the best athletes nationally no mean achievement. Well done to everyone!