Golden day for Much Wenlock's Matthew Griffiths in biathlon competition
A teenager from Much Wenlock has scooped gold in the British Schools Modern Biathlon Championships.
Matthew Griffiths, from William Brookes School, set personal bests in both the swim and the run to win the boys' under-16s title in the event at London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
Griffiths' triumph marked a huge improvement on his showing at last year's event, in which he finished a creditable 15th.
"I've never been fitter than I am at the moment," he said. "I'm very happy, I couldn't have done any better."
A total of 1600 young athletes took part in the event ,with the girls and boys competing on separate days.
Athletes aged nine to 18 tackled a 50m swim and an 800m run, while the older age groups swam 200m and ran 1600m.
The event was organised by Pentathlon GB, the national governing body for the Olympic sport of modern pentathlon.
Some of Britain's current modern pentathlon team have competed at the championships in the past before progressing to tackle all five disciplines of the modern pentathlon.
They include Whitchurch's Joe Evans, who won a bronze medal on his World Cup debut in the USA a year ago.
