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WING ATHLETICS COMPETITION
The Wing Athletics competition took place at the Costello Stadium in Hull on Sunday 14 May and Squadrons from all over the Wing participated in a closely run event. The cadets took part in track and field events including running from 100 metres to 1500 metres and 4 x 100 metre relays which were extremely exciting and nail biting at some finishes.
The field events included long and high jump, discus, shot and javelin with varying degrees of success, some of which could be put down to a lack of practice over the last three years.
All the cadets who attended thoroughly enjoyed the day which was organized by Flying Officer Helle McCollin, the Wing Sports Officer, ably assisted by many members of the Wing HQ and Squadron staff, manning the jumps, officiating, photographing and commentating, all creating highlights of the day!
The triumphant Squadron on the day was 2337 (Northallerton) Squadron, and the teams were led by Corporal Josh Proud and Flight Sergeant Amy Parker, who both played a large part in the success story. The Squadron took a team of 21 Cadets and returned with a total of 28 medals including gold medals for the women's relay and silver for the men’s events. The entire team contributed to the efforts of the day, and although other squadrons took home the category trophies they were overall winners by over 100 points and Wing Champions again, repeating their success of last year.
Every cadet who took part on the day played their part in this fantastic day of activities and all of the participants were a credit to their Squadrons, whether they returned home with a medal or not.
Overall Champions 2337 (Northallerton) Squadron
Cdt Daniel Fallis -886 Sqn
2434 (Church Fenton) Sqn Cdt Rikki Liew
Cdt Jacob Greenacre, 195 (Grimsby) Sqn
Cdt Luke Johnson, 195 (Grimsby) Sqn
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