Report by Peter Impett
The top competition, the UK Age Groups Championships, was held at Bedford on the weekend of 25th and 26th July. Mila Desborough was again in fine form breaking the javelin record for her age group with a winning throw of 47m40. Elliott Trickey was sixth in the under 16 triple jump with 12m86 .
Mila also retained her title in the South West Inter Counties Championships at Exeter the previous weekend with 41m17. Elliott won the triple jump with 12m43. Maisie Robbins has had an exceptional competitive year sometimes winning all three of her league events. At Exeter she won the high jump with 1m40 and the shot with a personal best 9m36. Tilly Pretty won the under 14 girls discus with a personal best 25m56 and Lila Richards did what she does best winning the under 14 girls long jump with 4m97.
There were also bronze medals for Zac Johnson in the under 14 boys hammer 29m96 and for Olivia Eves with 4.56.88 in the under 16 1500 metres.
The above photograph is of Mila Desborough accompanied by Lumen Myers of Poole Athletic Club who came second to Mila at the English Schools Championships and was third in the Uk Age Groups event. Included here because it is unusual to have two athletes from a small county like Dorset competing and succeeding at such a high level.
