Whalley snatch an unlikely victory
Page 61 S A u n
S P O R T avSTtgays a week... loo on to clitheroeadyerf^ ■ ■’5S
Sprinting toward that 2012 medal
his growing potential alongside K2 partner Liam Heath last year, win ning 200m gold at the European Championships in Spain, as well as world bronze. And Schofield and Heath are
down-river racing for a while - which is a non-Olympic event he
self last year with a gold medal at the Europeans, and he and Liam have what it takes to build on that towards London 2012,” said Bra bants, who has joined Rebecca Adlington and Shanaze Reade as part of a team of Cadbury Athlete Ambassadors. “Jonny has been involved in
succeed at the highest level, having become the first Brit ever to win Olympic canoeing gold in 2008, and he insists Schofield has what it takes to follow suit. “Jonny really announced him
showing no signs of slowing down with their first outing of 2011 in Po land, the first of three Canoe Sprint World Cup legs, resulting in a sec ond-place finish. Brabants knows what it takes to
SAWLEY can o e is t Jon Schofield announced himself among the best in Europe last year - and Olympic champion Tim Brabants believes his first taste of success won’t be his last. The 26-year-old demonstrated
triumphs have benefited from a change in the Olympic programme that saw the 500m, their previous event, dropped for the shorter 200m to enhance spectator ex citement. And it is the cohesion
watch out for in London 2012, and if people don’t really know their names at the moment then they will do after London.” Schofield and Heath’s recent
ally well and are only going to get better as the year gets going; I am predicting them to have a big 2011 and rubber stamp their Olympic spots. “They are definitely ones to
Jon Schofield is one to watch came across - and went into sprint ing a while back now, and has been doing really well. “They have started the year re
World Cup second shows
between the pair in this switch of distances that gives Brabants, who won Olympic K1 1000m gold in Beijing, hope that Schofield will join him in climbing the
plement each other really well and a two -man crew is all about working in unison; they picked it
podium at London 2012. “I think they com
up really quickly and it just grew from there,” he added. “They are exciting to watch and
they work great together as a team, and we saw that at the World Cup in Poland as they finished second in the first race of the season. “They took the change of dis
tances from 500m to 200m really in their stride, that was impressive, and they can certainly carry this on all the way to London 2012.”
an Athlete Ambassador for Cadbury’s London 2012 pro gramme, Brabants will be en couraging and inspiring employees taking part in a wide range of volun teering opportunities.
• AS part of his role as
HOPES: Samantha
I Murray is competing at Worid Cup 4.
Looking good for end of season
Page 63
All eyes in China on Olympic
CLITHEROE’S Samantha Murray is in action as the competition for places on the Great Britain modern pentathlon teams for the first Olympic qualification events intensifies this weekend at World Cup 4 in China.
Britain’s pentathletes to improve their national rankings to try to make the team for the European Championships, taking place in Medway in Kent from July 2Sth to August 1st. The top eight finishers in both the men’s
London achieves a quota place for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Chengdu is also an opportunity for
C H AM I^N ’S BACKING: Jon Schofield in ' singl^^canoe action gets the backing of . • ? Olympic champion Tim Brabants."’*p, v ' .
Great plawr and sportsman
UNDER 16 PLAYER OF YEAR: Louis Cross receives his award from Simon Corns, (s)
9771355365465
just won the Independent Schools’ FA Under-16 Player of the Year Award. The 16-year-old Queen Elizabeth’s
CLITHEROE footballer Louis Cross has
Grammar School pupil, who is on the hooks of Blackpool, plays as a central defender, and was presented with a splen did glass trophy by QEGS Headmaster Simon Corns at the West Park Road school.
7 71355 36 546 5 >
The Clithcroe Advertiser and Times is published by East Lancashire Newspapers Limited at Bull Street, Burnley, BB11 IDP (Tel: 01282426161, classified 01282 422331), and printed- by Broughton Printers Ltd. Registered as a newspaper at the Post Office. Reproduction of the contents of this newspaper in any manner is not permitted without prior consent of the Publisher. East Lancashire Newspapers Ltd.
at Queen Elizabeth’s are thrilled at his success.”
but also a very personable young man who has an exceUent future ahead of him. “My colleagues in the PE Depai-tment
has won this prestigious award. “He is not only a very good footballer,
ances on the field, but also for attitude and approach on and off the field. Corns said: “I am delighted that Louis
standing footballer nationally for his age group who attend independent schools. It is not only based on Louis’ perform
The award is given to the most out
and women’s competitions at the champi onships also achieve London 2012 quota places.
The GB women’s team for Chengdu
includes Beijing 2008 Olympic Games silver medallist Heather Fell and current world junior number one Freyja Prentice. Prentice already has a World Cup medal
Burke, currently 14th in the World Cup ’ standings, and by Murray, who is 37th. Mhairi Spence, who has already won bvo
standings. The pair are joined in Chengdu by Katy
World Cup medals this year and is second in the 2011 World Cup standings, sits out Chengdu.
tion spots for the London 2012 Olympic Games were decided at the Asian/Oceanic Championships, also in Chengdu, earlier this month, but the World Cup Final and the European Championships will be the first opportunities for British pentathletes to achieve quota places. A maximum of two men and two women per country can compete in the modem
The first six men’s and women’s qualifica
under her belt this season after winnina bronze in Italy last month, and is 11th m the current World Cup standings. Fell is 17th in the 2011 World Cup
and three men competing in Chengdu - the last opportunity to score valuable qualifica tion points to try to make the team for the World Cup Final in London in July. The winner of the World Cup Final in
Samantha is one of four British women
9 #
competition is today, with the individual final on Saturday.
For Offers & Advice: Follow
P3.Computers on facebook.c6m/b3com +
selected by the British Olympic Association. In Chengdu, the women’s qualification
pentathlon at the London 2012 Olympic Games. The British team for London 2012 will be
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33
