Thursday, 7 March 2013

Young athletes set for Indoor International

Wales’ up and coming athletes are ready to dual with their English counterparts at the Welsh Athletics Indoor International in Cardiff this weekend (March 10).

They will face England in an under-20 international on the same day as the main indoor event at the National Indoor Athletics Centre at Cardiff Metropolitan University.

Two athletes from each country compete in various disciplines – 60m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 60m hurdles, long jump, triple jump, high jump, shot put, pole vault and the 4x200m relay.

Supporters’ eyes will be on potential Olympic stars of the future from both sides of the River Severn, but for now, national pride and bragging rights are at stake.

Wales U-20 teams in full:
Men:
60m: Sam Gordon, Anax Dasilva
200m: Anax Dasilva, Tom Williams
400m: Owen Smith, Ryan Lee
800m: Kyran Robetrs, Rhys Granville
1500m: Elliot Slade, Mike Ward
60m hurdles: David Omoregie, Daniel Blain
High jump: Stephen Guest, Miles Keller-Jenkins
Pole vault: David Callan, Lewis Preece
Long jump: Aled Price, David Omoregie
Triple jump: Adrian Lawrence, Samuel Hughes
Shot put: Matthew Field, Connor Laverty
4x200m: Anax Dasilva, Shaun Pearce (60m guest)
4x200m: Sam Gordon, Jamaul Whyte (60m, 200m guest)
4x200m: Tom Williams, Ryan Lee
4x200m: Owen Smith, Sion Roberts (200m guest)

Women:
60m: Hannah Brier, Shannon Malone
200m: Emily Wright, Bethan Wakefield
400m: Rhian Williams, Lara Durrani
800m: Rachel Scott, Abigail Backshall
1500m: Ffion Price, Ellie Atkinson
60m hurdles: Keeleigh Chapman, Georgia Bates
High jump: Ffion Bodilly, Catrin Jones
Pole vault: Caitlin Atkins, Enfys Jones
Long jump: Melissa Arthur, Erin Walters
Triple jump: Megan O'Sullivan, Bethan Hill Howells
Shot put: Adele Nicholl, Awen Rosser
4x200m: Hannah Brier, Zoe Nash (200m guest)
4x200m: Shannon Malone, Melissa Roberts (400m guest)
4x200m: Emily Wright, Victoria Mitchell (60m guest)
4x200m: Bethan Wakefield, Beth Sargent (400m guest)

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