On a lovely Summer’s day Sharples Year 7 and 8 athletes travelled to Leverhulme Park to compete in the Bolton Athletics Championships. Athletes have been working hard practising after school and all their hard work paid off with many superb performances.
The Year 8 boys relay team made the final but just missed out on a medal position. Sharples did manage to bring home some medals with some outstanding individual performances. Stand out medal performances were as follows:
Ayaan Y had a tough heat in the 100m and made the final but wasn’t able to finish top 3, competing against some incredible athletes. However, no one could better his discus throw and he won the gold yet again for the second year in a row. Ayaan threw 27.5m and broke a school record that has stood since 1995!
Abdur R hasn’t been at the school long but is making a real impression in a short space of time. Abdur dominated his 300m heat and then the final winning the gold and breaking a school record with a time of 39.74s with an incredible performance.
Sienna E made her debut in the Championships after an impressive season with the netball team. Sienna won Bronze and was unlucky not to get more after the top 3 all finished together and were separated by milliseconds.
Overall, it was a superb team performance with all students showing real determination and resilience and it was lovely to see students supporting their peers and representing their school with pride. Good luck to the Year 9 and 10 team who will be in action next Thursday at Leverhulme Park.
