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www.abingdon.org.uk 17 Abingdon Sport Pupils ranging from the First Year to the U6th recorded some excellent performances in the Abingdon Vale Biathlon Time Trials. Jonathan Panet-Smith finished in 2nd place and qualified for the British Schools’ Championships. Robert Smith and Jonathan Hurrell finished 1st and 2nd in their respective age groups. Magnus Gregory, was selected for the Great Britain kayaking team over the summer and won the Junior Sprint Canoe U18 European Champion title and a Junior Sprint World silver medal at the World Championships. Magnus also flew to Rio as part of the British Olympic Association Ambition Programme to experience the Olympics first hand. Ethan Moody competed for Great Britain windsurfing at the Junior European and Techno293 Championships finishing an excellent 15th place overall and 2nd in the U15 GB team. Max Carter Keall has been selected to trial for the first stage of the England U18 hockey team. He represented England over the summer at U16 level and has been called up a year early for the chance to play against Holland in April. Boys from the Second, Third and Fourth Years played in football’s Gothia Cup, gaining tremendous competition experience. Following a​n impressive​competition to make the final of the Welsh Open Men’s Senior Epee competition, Rob ​ MacLennan ​has been selected to fence for the GBR Junior Epee team in Basel ​in ​December and in Espoo in February​. Charlie Quarterman continues his cycling success with third place in the highly competitive Giro di Basilicata in Italy. Charlie joins the Luxembourg based cycling team Leopard Pro next year.