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U17 Bobby Pitman took part in his first Indoor Combined Event Championships at Lee Valley at the weekend. Competing at the South of England Combined Events Championships, this was Bobby’s first competition as an U17.

Day 1 saw PBs in the 60m 7.87, LJ 5m10 (first time over 5m that wasn’t wind assisted), SP 8m63 with a 5kg shot, and HJ 1m51. Day 2 started with the 60m Hurdles, Hurdles now at 91cm in height and 100m spacing were daunting but completed in 9.36. This was followed by the pole vault – Coach Shannon Rapacchi has fitted in a couple of training sessions in the fortnight before and the reward was a new PB of 2m56. The final event the 1000m was completed in 3.02 min.

Bobby’s final point score of 3,386 saw him finish in 4th place – a great result as a first year U17.