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SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS
during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics – with
Finals and
notable matches
94% of those polled saying they were
‘interested’ in watching the coverage of
events such as shot put, discus and javelin.
Despite this, the demise of 昀椀eld events has
NOVEMBER 2023
been prevalent with the recent increase
Our golf team had a brilliant time at the
of local authorities selling o昀昀 school 昀椀elds
Area Semi Finals hosted by ISGA Schools
and parks to business premises or to meet
Golf at Ely City Golf Club, just missing out
housing demands.
on a spot in the 昀椀nals.
“Athletics in the UK in general is a
Our girls U16 netball squad quali昀椀ed for
struggling sport – we are slowly running
the Netball National Schools Regional
out of facilities, we are losing football
Finals.
pitches, and it is getting harder to get
youngsters into 昀椀eld events,” says Sophie.
Our Prep School U13 hockey team
“Athletics is such an accessible sport; all
headed to Haileybury School in Hertford
you need is a pair of trainers, and you can
to compete in the IAPS Girls’ Hockey
go an athletics track.
National Final. The team’s enthusiasm
and speed on the pitch was spectacular,
“I’m just a girl from Great Yarmouth, I
昀椀nishing as Runners Up in the Plate
didn’t have fantastic facilities, I’m not
Tournament for 2023.
special, I’m not genetically gifted, but I
just worked hard. Looking ahead, I want
Congratulations to Marc D who reached
to contribute more to the sport and be
the 昀椀nals and 昀椀nished 6th place in the East
a spokesperson for the importance of
of England Schools Pistol Championships.
athletics.”
DECEMBER 2023
The 29-year-old left our pupils with an
A huge well done to our girls who played
inspiring 昀椀nal message: “You learn more
spectacularly at the 2023 England Hockey
from your losses than you do from your
U18 National Indoor Final. It was a thrilling
wins. It’s easy to think that you don’t need
and challenging 昀椀nal match against
to work as hard when you are successful
worthy winners Sevenoaks School, but
and you win things, you can become
the College couldn’t be prouder of our
complacent, but when you 昀椀nd yourself
fantastic team, taking home 10 wins and
– like in my experience for instance –
48 goals across the 12-game tournament.
one place away from an Olympic 昀椀nal,
experiences like that are the biggest
JANUARY 2024
drivers. It’s always nice to win, but it
It was a fantastic win for our Senior boys
doesn’t teach you a lot. Don’t be afraid
tennis team against Finborough School.
about pushing your talents, whether that
The boys then headed onto the regional
be in sport, art or music, it’s all about hard
knock outs in which they just missed out on
work and perseverance.”
a title.
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