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Twin golds for BISP athletes in local meet

Twin golds for BISP athletes in local meet

ATHLETICS: The annual Phuket youth athletics games organised by the Phuket Provincial Administrative Organisation and the Ministry of Tourism and Sports took place on the 16th and 17th of December.


By Simon Ostheimer

Saturday 19 December 2015 12:28 PM


Sota Maehara and Callum Pedroni too home golds in the 3,000 metres and 800 metres respectively.

Sota Maehara and Callum Pedroni too home golds in the 3,000 metres and 800 metres respectively.

The two day meet was held at Surakul Stadium, the home of Phuket FC and was attended by close to 5,000 student athletes and supporters.

Sota Maehara and Callum Pedroni represented British International School, Phuket and had some great results including a first place finish for Sota in the 3,000 metres in a time of 10:52 and a win for Callum in the 800 metres in a time of 2:06.

The boys also medalled in the 1,500 and 5,000 metres, respectively.