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Different pressures now for star Kelly

Different pressures now for star Kelly ISLE of Wight-born Olympic bronze medal winning heptathlete Kelly Sotherton is now back from Athens and, after time to take stock, she speaks to the Southern Daily Echo about her experience. KELLY SOTHERTON is finding it hard to come back down after the emotional high of winning an Olympic medal. The Isle of Wight-born athlete, 27, claimed bronze in the women s heptathlon in Greece last month. Had she gone two seconds faster in the final event, the 800m, she would have won silver. Sotherton, who lives in Birmingham, has confessed she now has to handle greater pressure and public expectation - starting with next year s World Championships in Helsinki.

Founder of The Wave appointed chair of Surfing England

The founder of The Wave artificial surfing lake has been named the new chair of Surfing England. Nick Hounsfield, who opened The Wave in Easter Compton in 2019, has been appointed chair of the board of directors at the national governing body for surfing. He takes the reigns at an exciting time for the sport, with surfing set to make its Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020. UK Sport have also invested £1.35m to support the development of a world class performance pathway for British Surfing. “Having been a surfer for 42 years, I really understand the unique culture around surfing, said Nick. It’s critically important to retain all that is great about the sport as we grow it from grass roots up to elite level.

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