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Fell leads British challenge at London World Championships posted by Steve Ballinger on03-07-2009

Beijing 2008 Olympic silver medallist Heather Fell leads the British challenge at the Modern Pentathlon World Championships, which take place in London next month.

Fell is a member of the six-strong Great Britain team for the championships that was announced today (3 July) at Crystal Palace, which hosts the World Championships from 13-17 August. Two further men will be added to the team at a later date.

Last weekend Fell won the individual silver medal at the European Championships as well as the team gold with Katy Livingston and Mhairi Spence, who also feature in the team for Crystal Palace.

The women's team also includes 18-year-old Freyja Prentice, who finished 10th on her World Cup debut in Mexico City in March. She is currently with the British team preparing to compete at the World Junior Championships, which get underway in Chinese Taipei on Monday (6 July).

Beijing 2008 Olympians Sam Weale and Nick Woodbridge lead the men's challenge. Two further athletes will be added to the men's team nearer to the championships.

Jan Bartu, Pentathlon GB performance director, said: "The World Championships are the pinnacle of the year, particularly for us as we will be at home.

"We exceeded our expectations at the European Championships. There will definitely be teams that are stronger than us, but that will inspire us.

"Being at home means a medal is expected of us. We are definitely contenders in both genders and the ladies" team will go to Crystal Palace as European Champions."

The full British team for the 2009 World Championships is:

Heather Fell

Mhairi Spence

Freyja Prentice

Katy Livingston

Sam Weale

Nick Woodbridge

 

TALENTED ATHLETE SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME (TASS) 2009/2010 - NOMINATIONS posted by Skip Peacey on08-06-2009

Any athletes 16 or over who would like to be considered for the TASS programme should contact Drew Wilsher on the addresses listed below. 
 
The number of places for the next TASS year are not known at this point and the nomination form is yet to be released by TASS.  Any athlete applying must be in full time education and be 16 years of age during the 2009/2010 year. 
 
Once the numbers are confirmed by TASS the selection criteria will be published on the Pentathlon GB website. 
 
For further details contact Drew Wilsher at:
 
dww@millfieldschool.com or telephone on 01458 444285
 

 

Training Day at Millfield - Athletes Welcome! posted by Skip Peacey on28-05-2009

On June 21st at Millfield School in Street, Pentathlon GB South West Region will be running a training day, focusing in particular on swimming and combined event.

The day is open to athletes from all regions and all are welcome to attend. The facilities available at Millfield provide an fantastic opportunity to swim in a 50m pool, plus gain valuable combined event experience.

For more details and an entry form, see the calendar entry on 21st June or contact Stuart Dawson on 01305 853855 (evenings and weekends), s.c.dawson@westwey.gov.uk

 

Youth B European Championships - Team Selection posted by Peter Hart on12-05-2009

Congratulations to those who have been selected for the Youth B European Championships. Download the attached document for full details

Yth B Boys:

1.         Jacob Stapleton

2.         Luke Tasker

3.         David Shepperd

4.         Alex Fraser - wild card

5.         Hugo Fleming - wild card

 

Yth B Girls:

1.         Kate Fowlie

2.         Katie Batchelor

3.         Africa Mason

4.         Alice Fitton - wild card

5.         Jemma Westgate - wild card

 

 

World Cup 3 - Budapest  posted by on10-05-2009

Sam Weale has produced his second best ever World Cup result in finishing in fourth place demonstrating his successful transition to the new combined format.

Results:

1.   Cherkovskis   LAT  

2.   Marosi   HUN  

3.   Krungolcas   LTU

4.   Weale

After Riding Event

Ride:

1.   Zemaitis   LTU   1180

2.   Marosi   HUN   1160

3.   Cherkovskis   LAT   1152

14.   Weale   1112

After 3

1.   Marosi   HUN   3408

2.   El Geziry   EGY   3388

3.   Weale       GBR   3380

Sam had a steady ride with 3 poles down and 28 time penalties

Swimming Results:

Indoor 25m, 6 lanes

1.   Petroni   ITA   1.57.40

2.   Marosi   HUN  1.57.64

3.   Zadneprovskis   LTU   1.58.87

7.   Saam Weale GBR   1.59.91

 

After two events

1.   El Geziry   EGY   2300

2.   Weale   GBR   2268

3.   Tibolya   HUN   2264

 

16 nations represented in the finals

4 Koreans, 4 Italians, and surprisingly only 3 Hungarians.

 Fencing results

1.         Lee Choon-Huan  KOR  

2.         EL Geziry Omar   EGY     928

2.         Tibolya  Peter      HUN     928        

6.          Sam Weale     904 pts (21V-12D)

 Sam fenced well, he learnt from his mistakes in the semi final and had a good fence and is well positioned..

 

 

Lost Property - National Tetrathlon posted by on27-04-2009

Whilst normally all lost property remains with the venue that the event took place at, there were some sports-specific items of value left at Crystal Palace after the National Tetrathlon this last weekend.

Consequently we have stepped outside of the usual policy, for this event only, and lost property has been returned to Head Office.

Please contact us on 01225 386808 or by email at admin@pentathlongb.org if you are missing any important items. We would suggest that athletes check thier kit as they are items which they may not miss until their next training session.

 

British Tetrathlon Championships Timetable posted by John Woodbridge on19-04-2009

The timetable and other important information regarding the British Tetrathlon Championships to be held at Crystal Palace on the 25th and 26th April can be downloaded here.

 

Selection Policy Amendment - Youth A World and European Championships posted by Peter Hart on10-04-2009

The Selection Policy Amendment - Youth A World and European Championships can be downloaded here.

 

Youth B Trial Results posted by Stuart Mason on10-04-2009

The results of the European Youth B Trial held at the National Training Centre, Bath on 4th April 2009 can be downloaded here.
 
In accordance with the 2009 Selection Policy these results will be used along with results from the 2009 National Tetrathlon (CE and swim) to form the ranking list from which the Youth B 2009 European Team will be selected.

 

Team Selections posted by Peter Hart on06-04-2009

Please see the attached team selections for the forthcoming international events.

 

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