DORSET Pentathletes club members have been busy since the turn of the year taking part in modern triathlons and tetrathlons.
The first was the National Youth A Tetrathlon selection event which saw the top athletes in the under-18 category bid for a place in the British team for the World and European Championships.
In the boys’ event, Harrison Yarnold continued his success of last year to finish second with team-mate Bradley Sutton coming sixth.
The club had four members taking part in the girls’ event, with Rebecca Bowles coming seventh, Georgie Lane finishing 12th, Charlie Follett 14th and Katherine Townsend securing 19th.
Both Townsend and Lane were taking part in their first selection competition, with Lane finishing second in the combined event.
In the Youth B selection for under-16s, Zoe Gowers showed her true promise by winning the girls’ event with Jessica Sutton finishing 12th.
Nine other athletes also took part in the South West Tetrathlon Championships with great success.
In the under-11 boys’ triathlon, Jack Amor was first with the best swim and Josh Cobb came third overall with the best combined.
Elektra Covell had a great day in the under-13 girls’ category. She won individual gold with the best performance in the fencing and shooting, then she linked up with team-mates Lily Amor (fifth) and Georgie Gussey (eighth) to take the team title.
In the under-13 boys’ section, Sam Cobb finished fourth with the best fence, Kara Hughes clinched gold in the under-17 girls’ group, with team-mate Libby Tolley grabbing silver and Ellie Gussey securing fourth to help win the team event.
Dorset Pentathletes has now established itself as a top modern pentathlon club with many athletes making great strides in the sport at national level.
Bowles, Harrison Yarnold, Bradley Sutton and Gowers are all on world class programmes, George Case, Ioan Baxter, Alex Felton, Jessica Sutton, Tolley, Kara Hughes, Jamie and Kizzy Price, and Gussey are on the English Talent Programme, while seven other youngsters are under consideration.
Meanwhile, Bowles, Lane, Yarnold, Bradley Sutton, Gowers and Jessica Sutton have been selected to represent Great Britain in March with Follett on the reserve list.
Dorset Pentathletes cater for all ages and abilities at youth level.
Should you wish to find out more about the club’s training sessions for these events, contact team coach Mick Flaherty by emailing flaherty121@aol.com
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