Six of the best heading to Torun

Six Loughborough College staff and students have been called up to represent Team GB at the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Torun.

The group will join up with the 41-person strong British and Northern Ireland team to compete in the championships between 4th-7th March 2021.

• Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, a student on our Diploma in Sporting Excellence (DiSE) programme, will compete in the men’s 60m
• Joe Brier, a student on our Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence (AASE) programme, will compete in the men’s 400m
• Piers Copeland, an AASE student, will compete in the men’s 1,500m
• Ama Pipi, a DiSE student, will compete in the women’s 400m and is also part of the 4 x 400m relay team
• Thom Somers, an assessor at Loughborough College, is part of the men’s 4 x 400m relay team
• Keely Hodgkinson, a DiSE student, will compete in the women’s 800m

Keely, 18, is among the leading names who will compete and is tipped for a medal, after winning the British Championships in 2020 with a time of 2 min 03.24 seconds.

She is the current Under 20 World and European Indoor 800m record holder, with a time of 1:59.03. Her outdoor 800m pb is 2:01.73. She has previously won gold in the European Youth Championship in 2018 and the European Junior Championships in 2019.

, Principal & CEO at Loughborough College, said: “We are so proud that so many of our students and a staff member are representing Team GB at the European Indoor Championships and we wish them every success in Torun.

“Loughborough is synonymous with sport, supported by the best environments in which athletes can train and prepare together for careers in elite sport and competition on the global stage.”

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"Danny Talbot, Richard Kilty, Wallace Spearmon, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey mens 150 metres - Great North Citygames 2016 Newcastle" by Glen Bowman is licensed under CC BY 2.0