Young athlete represents province

Brescia House School learner Isla Thomas recently represented Gauteng at the recent South African Biathle and Triathle Championships in the Western Cape.

The 14-year-old placed overall ninth in the U15 biathle, which consists of two 800m runs and one 100m swim. She also placed an overall seventh in the U15 triathle, which consists of three 600m runs, three rounds of five laser pistol shoots and two 50m swims.

According to Isla, while she was happy about her performance in the biathle, the triathle provided to be more of a challenge.

“I struggled with my shooting in the triathle and felt I could have finished in a higher placing.”

Following these phenomenal results, the young athlete qualified for the South African Modern Pentathlon Association team for the World Championship at the end of October in Madeira, Portugal.

“It felt so good [to qualify] as Covid-19 had prevented me from going in 2020 when I last qualified. And I felt all my hard work and training had paid off,” said Isla.

She will be part of the U15 triathle team and a first reserve for the U15 biathle team.

Isla began her journey in biathle at the age of six and triathle at the age of nine.

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