A fun day was had by all the recent South East Wales Sportshall Athletics Championships, held at Newbridge School. The indoor event, which entails several athletics disciplines being held altogether in an exciting indoor environment, provided fierce competition for HMSG U13 and U15 teams. The Under 13 team had winners in the standing long jump (Sirina Y8) and Sophie Y8 in the vertical jump and 2 lap sprint. The team finished 5th overall, a sound achievement in their first ever competition. In the U15 section, the team all pulled together and achieved an outstanding 2nd place overall. They were narrowly beaten by Chepstow School but there were some exceptional performances from Gabby (Y10) in the two-lap race and Menna (Y10) in the four-lap race. A special mention must also go to Pippa who competed for the U15 team, despite only being in Year 8. Highlight of the day was meeting Olympic athlete Matt Elias, former European 400m champion.
