The annual North Lanarkshire County sports championships were scheduled to take place over three days. Braidhurst got off to a great stat on the first day which was relay qualifiers and 1500m. Both S1 and S2 boys qualified for the finals and Christopher Duncan won a bronze medal in a very exciting 1500m race for S1 boys.

After having success at the relay day, the pupils looked to start where they left off on day one of the championships which began all the short course individual events and field events. David Thomson won a bronze medal in the S3 Triple Jump. As well as David winning his medal there were numerous other pupils who put in great performances to qualify for their finals on day 2.

As day 2 began, pupils who had qualified for the finals were very keen to put in the best possible performance to clinch more medals. The senior pupils also began their quest to win medals. The day was a great success with pupils performing excellently individually and as a team to win medals. Tom Leighton stood out in the S1 boys 200m and won gold by a comfortable margin. Joseph Farmer participated in what is one of the most gruelling events in athletics – the 400m. After a steady start, Joseph pushed through the field and began to catch those in front. As he approached the final 200m Joseph increased his speed and began to pass those and chase down first position. He was very close to taking gold but did achieve a very hard earned silver medal. Helena Montague secured the first senior girls medal when she won silver in javelin competition. Stephen Johnstone collected the first senior boys medal when he won silver medal in the senior boys triple jump. Every pupil who participated was a credit to themselves land the school. They worked very hard to qualify for the finals and win medals. Thank you to senior pupils Natasha Dalziel, Kayleigh Carr and Karis McQuoid for their help throughout the championships, they were a great help and support to staff and competitors throughout the championship.

Medal Winners

Christopher Duncan – Bronze medal in S1 triple jump and 1500m

David Thomson – Bronze medal in triple jump.

Helena Montague – Silver medal in senior girls javelin

Courtney North – Bronze medal in S3 shot putt

Christopher Hemmings – Bronze medal in senior boys shot putt

Joseph Farmer – Silver medal in S1 400m

Tom Leighton – Gold medal in S1 200m

Jake Hastie – Bronze medal in S2 200m

S1 Relay team Gold medal – Stephen Coupland, Joseph Farmer, Tom Leighton and Jack Simpson.