Ewell Castle School capture medals for England at the International Schools Federation U15 Gymnasiade in Serbia
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Students from Ewell Castle School in Surrey took home a silver and a bronze medal after representing England at the International Schools Federation U15 Gymnasiade event in Serbia.
The competition – an international multi-sport event for countries all over the world – featured 25 sports including tennis.
Ewell Castle were selected to represent England in the event after winning the LTA Youth Schools Year 7&8 competition last year.
The LTA Youth Schools Year 7&8 and Year 9&10 competition see schools from across Great Britain compete in local leagues before going on to knock-out stages, regional finals and then national finals.
Nicholas Kizys and Daniel Pratt took home the silver medal in the boys’ doubles event with a stellar run to the final before losing out to Chinese duo Yaoyu Yang and Junze Wu.
Meanwhile, Neo Armus reached the semi-finals of the boys’ singles before closing out a successful week with victory against Talha Bulut to clinch the bronze medal.
Congratulations to the whole team on a brilliant week competing against top opposition from around the world.
Coach: Tom Burn
Teacher: Liz McManus
Players
- Neo Armus
- Keiju Yuto
- Samuel Mhizha
- Yushin Ishii
- George Lobb
- Darnay Hunnygen
- Nicholas Kizys
- Daniel Pratt
