By James Smyth

Members of Lindfield Primary Academy’s Year 5/6 athletics team were celebrating last month when they were silver medalists at the Sportshall Athletics County Final at K2 in Crawley. After winning the Mid-Sussex event in January the children were hopeful of continuing their success at county level and they did not disappoint. Events included a variety of relays, vertical jump, long jump, javelin and speed bounce, with 24 disciplines in total.

It was an extremely close finish, with the winning school (Thomas A Becket) scoring just ten points more than Lindfield over the entire morning of athletics.

Lindfield has had a history of success at this event and has now finished either winners or runners up three times over the last four years. The academy is extremely proud of all the efforts of the children involved, who have given up dozens of lunchtimes to practise over the last six months. Sophie Russell, who took part in the obstacle relay, speed bounce and six lap parluf said: “We did so well because we worked really hard as a team and did not stop practising. It was so much fun and I haven’t taken my medal off yet!”