Tuesday 25th June saw our return to the Millennium Arena, Battersea Park for our sports day.
After hosting the previous year onsite and running on our grass track the pupils were ready to hit their peak performance on the athletics track. A successful term of athletics had already seen 6 school records broken and the Foundation Athletics trophy lifted, so anticipation was great, and the pupils did not disappoint. It was the hottest day of the year, cold drinks, hats and sun lotion were the order of the day, but this did not slow them down, in all, 25 sports day and school records were broken. Most notably, Sasha (Year 7) and Olivia (Year 10), broke the record in all three of their events, Pablo (Year 7) and Thomas Verwey (Year 8) also broke multiple records. The day was not just about the record breakers, it was also amazing to see so many pupils taking part in an event, or two (or three or four). There were mass starts for the 1500m in the morning, and were expected similar for the 800m, though by the early afternoon the heat of the day dissuaded all but the most hardy middle-distance runner. The day was concluded by a fine set of relay races, the majority of which being won by the eventual Sports Day Champions Drake. With nearly 700 pupils, 100 staff and 400 parents visiting through out the day, our sports day keeps getting bigger and bigger, but on this evidence, our athletes are getting stronger, fitter and faster than ever before, congratulations go to Drake for their victory but our thanks go to everyone who took part and helped make this a successful day.
Mr King, Physics Teacher and Head of Cross-Country and Athletics
