PLYMOUTH College’s director of modern pentathlon and fencing Robert Flack has qualified for next year’s Ironman 70.3 World Championships after impressing in Ireland at the weekend. Flack won his age category at the tough 70.3 Dun Laoghaire event, which attracted a top class international field. He was first male in the 25-29 age group, finishing … Continue reading →

PLYMOUTH College’s Ben Andrews won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Cadet Fencing Championships in Newcastle on Tuesday. Andrews claimed his podium place in the men’s epee competition. He managed to come through a tough group with three victories to go into the knockout stage seeded 15th. In the round of 32 he beat Jamaica’s … Continue reading →

TALENTED judo stars Lewis Widdicombe and Max Gregory will head to Germany this weekend with the England squad. Ivybridge Community College pupil Widdicombe, 17, has been selected to compete at the Berlin European Judo Cup, which takes place on Friday and Saturday, before joining in a two-day national training camp. He is one of 15 … Continue reading →

PLYMOUTH pentathlete Annabel Denton produced an impressive performance to finish eighth at the Under-19 European Championships in Poland. The 14-year-old was making her debut at the competition and was one of the youngest athletes in the field. Her Plymouth College team-mates Emma Schonborn and  Georgina Mitchell also reached the individual final. Schonborn, competing for Germany, … Continue reading →

PLYMOUTH College pentathletes Georgina Mitchell and Annabel Denton have been selected to represent Great Britain at next week’s Under-19 European Championships in Poland. Their selection follows a trio of Youth Olympic Games ranking competitions which have taken place over the past five weeks. Denton, who is just 14, claimed gold at the Under-19 International Trophy … Continue reading →

PLYMSTOCK School’s Max Gregory has been selected to represent the Great Britain judo team at this summer’s European Cadet Championships in Sarajevo. The event in the Bosnia & Herzegovina capital will take place between June 28 and July 1. Gregory, a member of the successful South Brent Judo Club, will fight in the -90kg category. … Continue reading →

PLYMOUTH College’s Emily Pascoe has become the youngest ever English Open 25m (air) sport pistol champion. The 14-year-old won the title at the Lord Roberts Centre in Bisley at the weekend. The teenager, who has been rising quickly through the ranks of precision shooting, was presented with the trophy by three past champions – Margaret … Continue reading →

PLYMOUTH youngster Annabel Denton claimed her first major gold medal with victory at the Under-19 International Modern Pentathlon Trophy in Portugal at the weekend The 14-year-old produced a stunning performance in the laser-run discipline to seal the win in the Youth Olympic Games ranking event. It was the second international medal of a promising looking … Continue reading →

IVYBRIDGE Community College pupil Lewis Widdicombe will compete at April’s Junior European Judo Cup in Italy. The 17-year-old South Brent Judo Club member has been producing some encouraging performances against older competitors at under-21 level. Last weekend he finished as the highest-placed first-year junior in a competitive under-21 -90kg category at the International Masters Bremen … Continue reading →

PLYMSTOCK School judo star Max Gregory gained more international experience at the weekend when he competed in Germany at the International Masters Bremen. The South Brent Judo Club member had a hard day of fighting in the under-18 -90kg category, but finished the competition, which attracted athletes from all over the world, in an impressive … Continue reading →