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24/03/2023 00:00, I Mewn Blog / Track & Field / Commonwealth Games /

On the 14^th of March three Welsh athletes travelled to Cape Town for the Commonwealth Youth Programme. Tomi Roberts-Jones, Will Bishop and Ashton Fish were selected for their first GAP Camp. The programme offers athletes from Africa, Asia and Europe a development opportunity in preparation for the Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago.

Following the weeks long training camp in Stellenbosch a competition took place. The event was both Tomi and Ashton season opener.

On Sunday the 19^th Tomi, Ashton and William compete in the 100m. Unfortunately, all 3 ran in to a stiff headwind. Tomi (14.08 s -2.2w) and Ashton (PB 15.33 s -2.1 w) finished 3^rd in their respective classifications. William (15.67 s) finished in a close 4^th place in the same race as Ashton.

                                                                                         Will Bishop © Reinhardt Hamman

On the Monday all three athletes competed in a mixed T37/38 U20 long jump, in calmer wind conditions where they all clocked new personal bests. Will finished in first place in the T38 class with a new PB mark of 4.43 m. An improvement of 31cm on his long jump mark set at the Welsh Indoor Championships earlier this year. Ashton finished 2^nd in the T38 with a PB of 4.31 m. Tomi finished 2^nd among the T37 athletes with a PB of 4.39 m.

                                                                            Tomi Roberts-Jones © Reinhardt Hamman

Away from the track the athletes engaged in a safeguarding workshop delivered by Claudia Villa-Hughes, Commonwealth Games Federation Safeguarding Lead, which included an activity on the difference between needs, wants and rights and an opportunity to reword the safeguarding policy.

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