Sussex's 2016 UK All Rounder Sportshall Champion - Amber Anning - has been appointed a Sportshall Ambassador alongside Radix Mulawarman - the winner of the boys competition. Amber and Radix will act as role models at forthcoming Sportshall Schools and UK Championship events, presenting awards and inspiring young athletes to follow in their footsteps.
15 year old Amber who has been competing in Sportshall since she joined Brighton & Hove AC at nine years old ended her Sportshall county career this year with an unprecedented number of age group records. At the final league match of the season she spoke to the county’s youngest club athletes and urged them to, “continue doing Sportshall until you are as old as me, because it is fun, skilful and great winter competition and some of the best athletes in the UK started out in Sportshall.”
Outside of Sportshall Amber won the English Schools Junior 200m final in July last year and in August, competing up an age group, became the National Under 17 Champion over 300m and European U15 record holder, breaking Dina Asher-Smith’s record.