Pipped to gold: Walton Athletics Club's Sawa Yamakawa could not hold on to first place in Sheffield
Walton Athletics Club’s Sawa Yamakawa knows what he needs to work on to become a champion after collecting U15 boys pentathlon silver at the English Indoor Combined Events Championships on Sunday.
Yamakawa set three personal bests as he won the 60m hurdles and long jump disciplines and finished third in the shot to lead the way after three of the five events.
But seventh place in the high jump and sixth in the 800m – the last two events – cost the teenager gold as he finished 397 points behind winner Robert Runciman.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereComments are closed on this article