An incredible burst of speed in the final 100 metres moved Brighton Phoenix’s Spencer Thomas from fifth on the bend to second on the home straight for an 800m silver medal at the European under-23 Championship in Gavle, Sweden. Thomas ran 1:49.06 but this was a race about position not time. Yesterday his club mate […]
A CBP and three more golds for Sussex on Day Two of the English Schools
Sussex athletes exceeded all expectations and brought home three more gold medals, another silver and a brilliant seven additional bronzes on the final day of the English Schools championships. This brought Sussex’s total podium places to 14, with four golds, two silvers and eight bronze medals altogether. Junior Girl Emilie Oakden had already won the […]
Grice betters former World Record run of Steve Ovett!
In a phenomenal 1500m run at the Diamond League in Monaco, Brighton Phoenix’s Charlie Grice ran 3:30.62 to move to fourth on the UK All-Time list and beat Steve Ovett’s county, club and former world record time. This was a three second personal best from an athlete who was in a boot for two months […]
Bronze at Euros for Fillery in another Sussex record
Sussex athlete Cameron Fillery claimed 110m hurdles bronze at the European Under-23 Championships in Gavle on Friday evening. Fillery showed strength throughout the rounds and had his crowning moment in the final as he clocked 13.64 – after a 13.60 personal best in the semi-final – to grab bronze at the line and break his […]
A Gold, a silver and a bronze on day one at Birmingham
Sussex made a steady start to the English Schools championships at Birmingham winning a complete set of medals. Pride of place must go to reigning champion Lizzie Korczak in the intermediate (under-17) javelin, who won her third successive title with a fine throw of 47.70m. However, it was not an easy victory as Harriet Mortlock […]
English Schools preview
Seventy of Sussex’s leading young athletes have arrived in Birmingham for the 89th English Schools’ Track & Field Championships on Friday 12th and Saturday 13th of July. With next week’s European under-20 Championships taking out some of the leading medal contenders at senior and inter level, including Worthing College’s Ben Hawkes (Hammer) and BHASVIC’s Amber […]