ATHLETICS: BROMSGROVE and Redditch AC sprinter Joshua Pearson will be hoping to maintain his excellent form at the English Schools Track and Field Championships this weekend.
The St Augustine’s pupil will be rubbing shoulders with the best young prospects in the country at the Gateshead International Athletics Stadium.
But he certainly heads into the event, which is being held over Friday and Saturday, in impressive form.
The up-and-coming young sprinter has propelled himself to the number one spot in the UK athletics rankings over the 300m, and is also in the top ten for the 100m and 200m.
Last year at the English Schools Track and Field Championships, Josh was competing a year under age in the U15 category and finished in an impressive eighth overall.
He has progressed well over the winter, competing at the Midland Indoor Championships, where he won gold over 300m and also a creditable silver over the 60m.
At the AAA National Indoor Championships he achieved a silver medal in a new personal best, being narrowly beaten by a young Welshman Ben Griffin.
At the County Championships, he smashed the 300m record with a time of 36.6 seconds.
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