Kamlish rounds off campaign on a high note
30th July 2013
Sixteen-year-old Sophie Kamlish rounded off Britain’s track campaign at the IPC Athletics World Championships with a bronze medal and personal best in the T44 200m.
The London 2012 Paralympian, who is coached by Rob Ellchuk at the University of Bath, had just missed out on a medal in the 100m final in Lyon, finishing fourth on Thursday night.
But the following day she went one place better to win a medal at her first World Championships with a personal best of 28.71 seconds.
“The 200m is never my favourite event so it's amazing to be able to medal in it,” she said. “I haven't had a brilliant season in the 200m - I haven't even gone below 30 seconds.
“My plan was to start a lot more slowly than I usually do and conserve energy for the straight, which definitely worked this time. I don't think my 100m performance necessarily gave me confidence but it did definitely spur me on a lot. I thought I could have been in with a chance for a medal so my overriding emotion is relief.”
It means Ellchuk’s Bath-based athletes return to Bath with an impressive haul of three medals from the World Championships, following the T36 800m gold and 400m silver won by Paul Blake.