A local schoolboy has left his mark on the national stage after winning a silver medal in the British Biathlon Championships.
Hosted at the University of Bath Sports Village, Ben Lucas, aged 11, enjoyed an excellent event that saw him finish on the podium to take second place.
The British Modern Biathlon Championships are run by Pentathlon GB who are the UK Olympic Governing Body for the Sport.
These events are a stepping stone in progressing to representing the country at an International and Olympic Level in either Pentathlon or Triathlon.
Arborfield-born Ben won qualification to the national championships after he saw off competition to win the South East Regional qualifier.
The event at Under 12’s consists of an 800m run and 50m swim, the faster the swim and run the more points are accumulated. T
The top-ranked points scorers in the country are then invited to compete for the National Biathlon Championship.
This year’s event was held at the impressive Bath University Sports Village, home of Pentathlon UK and is the training facility for many GB athletes.
Ben qualified for the event by winning gold in the South East Biathlon Championship at Aldershot Garrison in December 2021 and then went onto win a silver medal where he represented Bohunt School.
Ben has been a competitive swimmer for four years and regularly competes in the Arena League and to County standard and is a member of Tilehurst Swimming Club.
He is also a keen athlete who recently finished fourth in the Berkshire Schools Cross Country Championships representing Bohunt School and has represented Bracknell Athletics Club for the past four years where he is highly ranked nationally for the 600m on the track.
