Saturday 24th August saw the 14th running of the World Mountain Running Association Under/18 World Cup in Susa, Italy. Wales competed against teams from the Home Countries, along with Italy, France, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Turkey, Hungary & the USA.
This year’s Welsh team sees a mix of experienced junior mountain runners who have already achieved some success alongside three athletes who will be making their Welsh debut.
U18 Boys
Louis Guest (Eryri Harriers)
Aled Jones (Menai T&F)
Joseph Reardon (Aberdare Valley AAC)
Mike Spill (Menai T&F)
U18 Girls
Jody Cain (Eryri Harriers)
Samia Jones (Menai T&F)
Eden O’Dea (Wrexham AAC)
Gwyneth Parry (Deeside AAC)
Team Managers: Sharon Jones (Maldwyn Harriers), Stephen Livett (Menai T&F)
A fantastic result for the Welsh team at Susa Italy. Boys Team 2nd, Girs Team 4th,congratulations and well done everybody.
If any of our younger athletes have been inspired by this then why not enter the North Wales Junior Mountain Running Championships, please follow the link bellow for details.
https://www.welshathletics.org/en/competition/current/view/north-wales-junior-mountain-running-championships
