14 April 2026 On Thursday 15 January, nine Abingdon students travelled to Winchester College to compete against three teams from two other schools in a climbing fixture. The students had an hour and a half to complete as many routes as they could, gaining extra points for topping a route on the first try. Abingdon School placed first overall, with three of our students taking the podium spots: Dan (Lower Sixth) in 1st, Jonah (Fourth Year) in 2nd and Charlie (Third Year) in 3rd place. Well done to all those involved for an excellent set of performances. Congratulations to the senior cross country team (Monty, Edward, Ralph, Harry, Hugh and Quinlan) who took part in the 54th King Henry VIII Relays on 28 January. Run on mixed terrain around War Memorial Park in Coventry, the relay draws its field from all over England. All six athletes ran strong legs, with Monty returning from injury to record our fastest leg of the day (11.38). Fourth Year debutant Edward continued his superb season form to power round in 12.19 to set up an exciting finish. After 73 minutes of racing, only 28 seconds separated the four schools who trailed the eventual winners with Ralph bringing Abingdon home in 4th place. The team received their cup and medals from 400m Diamond League final winner, Charlie Dobson. Radley relays Cross country success A winning combination On 10 February, the cross country club delivered a dominant performance at the Radley Relays. The Senior As beat their closest rivals by over a minute securing a convincing win. The Senior Bs finished 5th overall. In the inters, the team secured a podium finish, with Edward clocking the fastest time of the day (11:30) propelling the team into 3rd place. Both junior badminton teams enjoyed great success, facing competition from Magdalen College School and Wood Green School. The U16 team showed great composure to win both their matches 4-1. The U14s performed exceptionally well to achieve 5-0 victories in both fixtures. Both teams advance to the regional finals to face challengers from Sussex, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, and Hampshire. It was a fantastic team effort. Shuttlecock superstars Sport Abingdon And they’re off Lower School pupils braved wintry conditions in their first PE lesson of the term in the annual inter-tutor group cross country competition. Congratulations to 1G and 2P who won.
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