Josh Burgess a Lewes AC member, travelled to Chengdu China to take on the world’s best from all the police and prison services across the globe. Running against competitors from over 65 countries Josh won the cross county event by over 12 seconds to claim the gold medal
The race took place on the Sunday 11th August and with a temperature of over 35 degrees, this was even hotter than the UK’s hottest day this year and even hotter than forecast for the UK August Bank Holiday. Phew.
The games take place every two years with over 10,000 athletes taking part in all sports. It was two years ago that Josh went to LA to compete in the same world championships. At that time Josh again had a fantastic cross country race and came away with the bronze medal. This year there was no beating him. Congratulations.