stEElErs
athletics
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shoWdoWn
bEvan dEvElopinG
cardiff devils ended the season
narrowly missing out on the
Elite Superleague final. rECord brEakErs
they lost 2-0 in the semi-
final to Sheffield Steelers in a nigel bevan would be more and his hammer record has lasted even longer. he threw
performance which did not hit than happy to see his 15-year 68.64m way back on april 7, 1984!
the heights of their quarter-final Welsh javelin record broken
victory over the nottingham soon. and it is not just among the men that throwing has taken a
panthers. backseat in Wales. the shot and discus leading marks are
in fact, bevan is actively encouraging still held by the brilliant venissa head, both set a quarter-
there was some good news as new talented youngsters to come of-a-century ago!
they start the preparations for through the field event ranks in his role
next season, their leading scorer of Welsh athletics throws coach. however, the talent is emerging, with cardiff ac’s lianne
Sylvain deschatelets is keen to clarke setting the pace in the women’s javelin, while 19-
return next season. he threw 81.70 metres in birmingham year-old brett morse from penarth is likely to break that
on June 28, 1993, while competing for discus record very soon.
the north american was belgrave harriers and his is not the
released half way through the only Welsh throwing record that is bevan, in his coaching role, took the bull by the horns
season, but asked to stay on getting cobwebs on the national books. recently and sent letters to schools ‘on spec’ to offer kids
and rewarded that decision with the chance of trying out an athletics throwing session -
26 goals and 62 assists from 65 Shaun pickering’s shot putt mark of eighty of them turned up!
matches. 20.45m has stood since august 17, 1997,
he said: “Someone like brett morse is a serious talent
and he’s ranked number one or two in the world at the
moment in his age group.
coach nigel bevan with
budding javelin throwers
at niac.
“he is on his way to 65 or 66 metres in the discus and he
has already thrown 63 metres with a wind behind him.
“We, in Wales, have the ability to coach these people and
the capacity to look after them in the future. i want Wales
to be a force to be reckoned with.
“once we have tried this with the throws, then we can
look to do the same with the sprints and endurance on
the track. We have some good kids out there but, in the
schools, you cannot do high jump, pole vault or hammer
because you haven’t got the facilities and the proper
equipment.
“but we can bring these kids to a Welsh development
squad session on Wednesday evenings and, hopefully, we
can get them on Saturday mornings in the summer.”
bevan wants to develop the sessions for school children
not just in cardiff but throughout Wales at the athletic
centres in Swansea and deeside.
throwing is not the most lucrative of events in athletics
as the sprinters and endurance runners get more of the
spotlight.
but if someone like brett morse makes his mark and
develops as he should, a whole new athletics world could
open up.
sportingwales
maytwothousand&eight
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