ross gets taste of olympics with park visit

Ross, centre, with Russell North, left, and Charlie Follett

Morpeth Harrier Ross Charlton has talked about the experience of taking part in this year's British Olympic Association's Ambition Programme, which included a trip to the Queen Elizabeth Park in London.
The Ambition Programme is one of the British Olympic Association’s unique approaches to achieving performance gains and enhancing British medal success, by providing aspiring Olympians and their coaches with an opportunity to experience an Olympic Games prior to competing in one.
Modern Pentathlete Ross, a member of Morpeth Harriers since his early teens, is currently about to start his second year at the prestigious Modern Pentathlon course at the University of Bath from which so many of Team GB’s pentathletes have come.
He said: "Many sporting bodies send representatives from their sports to get a feel for what to expect at the next Games. For Modern Pentathlon I was nominated alongside Charlie Follett and our coach Russell North.
"Obviously because of Covid, we weren’t able to travel to Tokyo this time. However, the BOA did a fantastic job of replicating the atmosphere and experience at the Queen Elizabeth Park, the site of the London 2012 Olympics. This included talks and insights from previous Olympians and a virtual tour of the Tokyo Athletes Village. 
"It was a privilege to rub shoulders with so many talented athletes from the past, present and future. And of course the week ended perfectly with Pentathletes Kate French and Joe Choong both winning gold medals in Tokyo.
​"So now the focus shifts to Paris 2024. And we’ll all be working as hard as we can to get there.”