There were good performances by the three Sussex athletes who were selected to compete for the England under 18 team in their annual Youth Nations Cup match in Dublin. It was mixed fortunes in the opening track event, the 400m hurdles, when English Schools U17 champion Pyers Lockwood, after making a fast start and looking […]
5th For Both Girls and Boys at U13 Inter Counties
Top athletes from across 13 counties gathered at the Kingsmeadow Stadium in Kingston on July 27 for the annual Under 13 Inter-Counties fixture. The very warm weather of the days preceding had cleared leaving good conditions for the 43 youngsters selected for the Sussex team. Both the girls and boys teams placed 5th, a very […]
Great Sprint Double for Baptiste
Brilliant sprinting by County sprint record holder, Kimbely Baptiste, from Crawley earnt her an impressive double at the CAU and England championships at Manchester over the weekend. Baptiste, whose season had been delayed until earlier in the month, looked to be in fine form as she repeated her “Sprint Double” of last year easing […]
Victory for Tom in first international
Big congratulations to under 20 athlete Tom Eames who topped off his first international selection with a win for England South in the 1500m at the Welsh International. Tom ran 3:51.35 to take the win from Ben Reynolds. Watch the end of the race below. #WIA2019 Men's 1500m A courageous run by Ben Reynolds, […]
Brilliant result for Under 17s at Chelmsford
Buoyed up by their excellent performances at the English Schools championships at Birmingham the week before, the Sussex under 17 teams recorded probably their best results in the South East Inter Counties match at Chelmsford Facing all the major Counties they battled with at Birmingham like Surrey, Hampshire, Kent and Essex they did spectacularly well […]
Nine Wins For Sussex At Senior Inter Counties
There were 9 wins and a few PBs for Sussex at the Senior Inter Counties match in Ashford last weekend. Worthing’s Jimmy Seacombe clocked a PB of 21.64s in the men’s A string 200m while Bryn Smith took the top placing in the B string. Dominance was displayed in the 400m races with Matt Overall […]