In the exciting atmosphere of the National Athletics Stadium at Crystal Palace on Saturday, Havering’s young athletes put up a tremendous performance to win the London Youth Games Super 6 competition beating six other London Boroughs in the process.

The event for athletes in school year 7 involved each member of the team (eight boys and eight girls) competing in a run (sprint or 800m), a field event and a relay. The Havering squad consisted of a number of experienced Havering Mayesbrook AC members and other young athletes from Coopers Coborn School.

Individual winners included Modupe Shokunbi (girls 100m and High Jump)  Benjamin Ellis (a grade 1 performance in his first ever attempt at Long Jump), Daniel Cole (Javelin) and Connor Martin (Hurdles).

Runner-up spots went to Ellis (200m), Amy Baggs (800m), Emma Sharp (Javelin), Jake Brocklebank (High Jump) Tom Hill (Javelin) and Zak Levin (Shot Putt).

Third places were achieved by Tolu Akingbade (100m), Annie Maguire (200m), Finlay Hyde (Hurdles). and Brocklebank (800m).

Typical of the spirit within the squad was Hannah Binning’s javelin attempt soon after recovering from a dislocated shoulder.

Each individual performance in the Super 8 competition attracts a number of points depending on the quality of the attempt and, at the end of the event, Havering’s total was over 2000 points, well clear of the second placed Borough.

For the girls, Modupe Shokunbi was 3^rd overall, Sophia Sharpe 5^th, Emma Sharp 6^th, Tolu Akingbade 15^th, Freya Gutteridge 17^th, Amy Baggs 18^th, Annie Maguire 28^th and Hannah Binning 50^th.

Benjamin Ellis was 2^nd in the boys’ rankings with Connor Martin 5^th, Tom Hill 7^th, Finlay Hyde 9^th, Daniel Cole 10^th, Zak Levin 16^th, Jake Brocklebank 27^th and Morgan Seaman 31^st.

Being a team competition, each Havering athlete was presented with a London Youth Games gold medal at the completion of the activities. Havering’s school year 8 and 9 students will be at Crystal Palace on Sunday, July 3^rd for the London Youth Games Athletics Finals. 

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