ST SWITHUN’S Junior School, Winchester, had a visit from Olympic hopeful Zoe Davison who, at 16 years old, is part of UK Sport’s World Class Programme for Modern Pentathlon.
Zoe told years three to five about her journey to becoming a GB athlete.
She explained to the children that talent is not enough and that hard work and determination play a huge part in achieving your goals as well as a strong support team.
Zoe showed the children equipment required to participate in her multi-event sport including laser pointers, fencing equipment and riding gear.
She stayed to encourage the girls at the school’s sports afternoon.
Director of sport at St Swithun’s Roger Marshall said “It was lovely to see Zoe after coaching her as a prep school pupil at my previous school.
“The girls were suitably inspired and went on to smash numerous school records in the afternoon.”
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereComments are closed on this article