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LPS take top two spots at World
Biathlon Championships 4 September
Ormskirk`s Courtney Birch is a world champion. The Oxford University
student easily won the gold medal at the World Biathlon Championships in
Bavaria. The Biathlon is a sport rapidly growing in popularity. It
consists of a gruelling 1500m run followed by a 200m swim in a lake and
finishing with another 1500m run. She beat off challengers from over a
dozen countries to take the Junior Women's title for Great Britain.
Astonishingly the silver medallist is another
member of the Ormskirk-based Liverpool Pembroke Sefton Athletic Club.
Maria Barrett who finished second to Courtney in the British Championships
repeated her performance here and was comfortably clear of the third
placed girl. Club Development Officer Charles Gains says `We are extremely
proud of Courtney and Maria. They both work very hard at their sport and
deserve this honour. I understand it was a very emotional experience when
they stood on the podium listening to the National Anthem and watching the
Union Jack being raised'.
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