Lia pushing for top slot

ATHLETICS LIA Radus achieved an impressive fourth place at the England Athletics under-15 1,500m Championships in Bedford.

City of London Girls’ pupil Radus recorded 4:43.56, having set a personal best of 4:42.18 the previous day in the heats.

Radus, 14, commented: “The preliminary race was comfortable and I spent most of it in a good position just behind the leaders. I was surprised and happy to set a personal best.

“But in the final I spent most of the race forced out into the second and third lanes. Then I was shoved just as I started to make a move to sprint. I do feel that I was in medal contention up to that point so I am quite disappointed.

“But overall I am pleased with setting a PB and gaining a lot of experience from the races.”

In the same championships, Sale Harrier Lucie Wolfenden placed eighth in the pole vault with a clearance of 2.71m.

For the second successive week, Maayan Radus, 12, improved her parkrun personal best, recording 20:14 at Bushey Park. Roger Bruck, 77, took four age group titles at the Southern Counties and Veterans AC Championships in Kingston.

His gold medal performances were 17.57 for 100m, 37.09 for 200m, 1.15m in the high jump and 3.06m for the long jump.

“I had hoped for better performances,” Bruck commented, “but both jumping events were interrupted by wind and rain and the sprints were run into the wind”.

Rosalind Zeffert moved into the V50 national shot put rankings with a throw of 6.37m, competing for Shaftesbury Barnet in the London Inter-Club Challenge in Hendon. Lia Radus