 Ed on the podium at Liverpool Throwing a best of 39.54m with a confident final throw, Morpeth Harriers specialist thrower Edward Gardiner won the Northern Athletics Under 17 Men’s Discus title at Wavertree in Liverpool on Sunday.
He won with a two-metre gap to spare over Isaac Henson of City of York. Ed entered the event as the highest ranked entrant, but rankings are one thing, delivering on the day, quite another, especially in very hot conditions amidst start delays and alterations, and while still recovering from a niggling back injury, and so tentative and throwing within himself to protect his back. Fellow North East athlete Ryan Cook of Gateshead Harriers finished with a best of 31.73m. Certainly a much better day than in 2021, when an injured Ed had only been able to place fifth at Costello Stadium in Hull. Congratulations to Ed for all his continued hard work, now reaping its rewards. He travels to Bedford at the end of August for the English National Championships where he hopes to be physically back to his best to take on the best in England. He will be reacquainting himself with his competitors from English Schools Championships earlier in the year, where he finished 6th. Our best wishes travel with him. Comments are closed.
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