Millfield pentathletes selected to represent Great Britain at the World Championships in Bali

Ten Millfield and Millfield Prep pentathletes are travelling to Bali to represent Great Britain in the UIPM World Triathle/Biathle Championships.

The Championships are due to take place in Nusa Dua, Bali from 2-5 November 2023.

Millfield Year 9 athletes Hunter Krynauw, Ruby Bodman, Iona Murray and Mateo Elliot, and Millfield Prep pupils Year 8 Lois M, Eva D, Bea S, Year 7 Kruze F, Polly W and Year 6 Raffie B all gained their places for the championships following exceptional performances at qualifying events earlier this year.

Year 8 Lois M sealed her GB selection after becoming U13 National Triathle Champion at the National Triathle Championships at Leweston School this June. At the same event, Year 9 Ruby Bodman finished second in the U15 girls category, Mateo Elliot finished sixth in the U15 boys, while Hunter Krynauw was eighth, Year 8 Eva D was third in the U13 girls and Year 6 Raffie B second in the U11 boys. Year 9 Iona Murray has also qualified and will compete in the U15 Triathle event in Bali.

Millfield athletes also gained their World Championships selection at the GB Biathle Series World Championships Qualifier at Salford Quays, Manchester in July. Year 9 students Ruby Bodman and Iona Murray placed in fourth and sixth position respectively in the U15 girls category, both qualifying for the World Biathle Championships. In the U13 girls event, Year 8 Lois M was first, Year 7 Polly W was second, Eva D was third and Bea S was sixth, while Year 7 Kruze F finished in second place in the U13 boys’ event, all qualifying for GB representation in Bali.

Millfield’s Head of Modern Pentathlon, Antonia Cord, said “I am so proud of all the athletes that have qualified for the World Championships; they have all worked so hard and deserve this incredible opportunity. I wish them all the best of luck and every success in Bali.”

Millfield Modern Pentathlon regularly enters athletes for regional and national competitions in biathle, biathlon, triathlon, tetrathlon and pentathlon. The club has close links with Regional Talent and Athlete Development Programmes, into which Millfield students are regularly selected. Old Millfieldians include former Olympian and Pentathlon GB Team Leader Dominic Mahoney and Irish Olympian and European Champion Arthur Lanigan O’Keeffe.