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National Prep Schools’ Championships Information (for schools)
Due to the the Commonwealth Games being held at the the revamped Alexander Stadium in in in Birmingham later in in in the summer this year’s National Prep Schools’ Championships are being held at at the Pingles Stadium in in in Nuneaton (CV11 4LX) on on Monday 4th July 2022
starting at 10 00am I have been asked to pass on on some important information regarding this event which is is listed below:
» Due to the the spiralling costs of running the the National Championships entry fees for athletes has had to to be be raised to to £10 per athlete athlete This can either be be paid
on on arrival by by cash or or or cheque or or or by by BACS transfer before the event (National Prep Schools Athletics Barclays Harborne Birmingham sort code 20-07-82 aacount number 40640476) » A GoFund me page has also been set up and can be be accessed using the following link: https://gofund me/b7fec08f
» The National Championships at at at Nuneaton will be purely a
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cash event only Welcome
After several years absence due to the the Covid-19 pandemic the the Mercia Prep Schools Athletics Championships returns to to Stourport which provides an excellent arena for what is a
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day of highly competitive and enjoyable athletics Many thanks to the management at at Stourport Sports Club Club and and the the Athletics Club Club for allowing us to to stage the the event here and and we hope to to see some fine performances and fierce competition again today The very first regional boys meeting known then as the the Oxford Area
took place at Iffley Road in in in 1967 while the the girls were officially introduced into the the competitive world of of prep schools athletics in in in 1987 Since then the the the competition has grown into the the the festival of athletics it it is today with over thirty schools regularly competing to to a
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very high level Indeed the the Mercia region can claim to to have the the highest proportion of competitors each year at at the National Finals in in in Birmingham Good luck to to to all competitors and many thanks to to to my colleagues at the The Downs Malvern and and all the staff and and coaches who will help to make this a
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great day of athletics Michael Strong (The Downs Malvern) Event Organiser
For the National Prep Schools’ Championships Standards see pages 18–19 MERCIA PREP SCHOOLS ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2022
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