Athletics: Capital trio at the double with victories

By The Newsroom
Published 26th Apr 2011, 11:42 BST
Updated 27th Apr 2011, 12:43 BST
Three of Edinburgh's young sprinters have started the season well with double wins at the Scottish Young Athletes League division one at Grangemouth.

Ben Robbins (Edinburgh AC) had an under-15 double, taking the 100 metres in 11.87 seconds and the 200m in an excellent 23.56sec, which ranks him fifth in the UK so far for his age group.

A slight following wind of +1.8 metres per second for the 200m was obligingly just inside the 2.0m/s maximum for record purposes.

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Robbins also helped EAC win the 4 x 100m relay in 48.26sec. His sister Natalie had an under-13 double at the same meeting, taking the 75m sprint in 10.40sec and the 150m in 20.66sec.

Kingsley Cunningham (EAC) completed an under-13 boys sprint double, winning the 100m in 12.64sec and the 200m in 27.24sec.

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