Success for Kent athletes at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi
Tom Bosworth, the Tonbridge AC athlete and representing England, took part in the 20km Walk event and came a very creditable 11th.
Martin Brockman, a decathlete from Medway & Maidstone AC and representing England, achieved a Bronze medal after registering an amazing seven personal bests.
Nick Leavey from Ashford ran in the England 4 x 400m squad and came home with a Bronze medal after a very close finish with Kenya in second and Australia in first place.
Grace Clements, a Dartford Harriers heptathlete and ranked third in the country, also returned with a Bronze medal after a personal best of 5,819 points.
Montell Douglas, a member of Blackheath & Bromley AC, competed in the women's 100m and the 4 x 100m relay and after her disappointment in not reaching the 100m final, Montell found team success in the relay final when they brought home the Gold medal.
Sandy Hazel from Maidstone and Sian Gordon from Whitstable were in the 12 strong England Lawn Bowls team. The two played together in the England women’s triples team and lost their semi-final on a tie-break to South Africa but defeated India to bring home the Bronze medal.
Natalie Seymour plays for Canterbury and competed in the England Women's Hockey squad which brought back a Bronze medal.
Ashley Jackson, from Chatham, has played for Tunbridge Wells and is based in West Malling. Ashley played in the England Men's Hockey squad and after some controversial results England came 4th.
Scott Rider, from Dartford, has shot put before in the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in 2006 and bettered his result this time with an 8th place.
Dan Caprice, from Chatham, competed for England in the Rugby Sevens where England missed out on a medal and came 4th after losing 33-12 to New Zealand in the semi-finals with Dan scoring some tries along the way.
Kent County Council is supporting young athletes through to milestone competitions up to and including 2012.
