ATHLETICS: Kuester wins silver
Bicester's David Kuester shrugged off a back injury to take silver in the World Throwers’ Club Hammer Decathlon Championships at Moorways Stadium, Derby.
Kuester was second in the vet 70 category with a personal best tally of 5,266 points.
RESULTS
(all second places)
Hammer – 2kg: 43.05m. 2.5kg: 38.73. 3kg: 31.35. 3.5kg: 32.80. 4kg: 28.42.
Heavy hammer – 5kg: 14.14. 7.5kg: 12.65. 9.08kg: 9.34. 10kg: 9.16. 12.5kg: 8.67.
Meanwhile, Alchester won the ladies’ team prize at the Woodstock 12 in the grounds of Blenheim Palace, thanks to the efforts of Sarah Rendell (1.23.43), Samantha Usher (1.24.44) and Emilie Fidler (1.30.41).
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