Evans enjoys World Youth Games Success

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Everyone at the club wishes congratulations to George Evans who had a fantastic trip to Columbia securing a Bronze Medal in the World Youth Games discus.  Report from Athletics Weekly below

Britain’s George Evans only had one valid throw in the discus final but his 60.22m in the second round was enough to secure him a bronze medal behind South Africa’s Werner Visser (64.24m) and China’s Yuhan Wang (60.33m).

 

George Evans

 

“It’s not what I expected – I only got one throw out in the second round and I thought that would settle me down a bit but I got more nervous as people started increasing their distances,” said Evans. “I’ve come out in the end with a bronze medal so I am very happy.

 

“It’s a new experience for me,” he added. “I knew what I had to do – try to relax, forget about the last throw and focus on the next. I have thrown further before so I maybe thought there was a possibility of getting a medal because anything can happen on the day. One of the best competitors in the field (Sweden’s Wictor Petersson) fouled on his first three throws so you never know. It got to the final round and I went into the cage knowing I had guaranteed a medal which was an amazing feeling.”
Read more at http://www.athleticsweekly.com/featured/mclaughlin-and-grimes-win-hurdles-gold-at-world-youth-champs-28352/#0WoDR5Xt74vtybJe.99

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