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Athletics: Vaulters scale the heights

Aug 18 2007 by Bob Cypher, South Wales Echo

THE future of Welsh pole vaulting seems to be in good hands if the results from last weekend’s National under-15 and under-17 championships are anything to go by.

Although athletes from South Wales were fairly scarce, three young pole vaulters enjoyed a fair slice of success in Sheffield.

Top of the tree – almost literally – was Cardiff AAC’s Lewis Newton who soared to the gold medal in the under-15 pole vault, clearing 3.60m to clinch the title by 10cms from his nearest rival.

And Bridgend AC’s Rhianydd Llewellyn, 13, followed that with a silver medal in the girls’ event, jumping 3m – higher than she has done before for an achievement that ranks her top of the first year under-15s and British No 2 in her age-group.

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