You get to pick your strength and conditioning slots – you can have a one-to-one or do it in a group of people. I looked on the Kent Sport website which was useful because you could see stories about past scholars, current scholars and the scholar of the year. The biggest thing for me was a good sports scholarship programme.
It’s a hard mental game, it’s taken me a long time to understand that side of it.ĭid the Kent Sport scholarship scheme influence your decision to come here? You’ve got six throws and you’ve got to appreciate each one. You’ve also got to have a good mindset because it’s easy to have a bad throw.
It’s a truly skill-based event and I love the challenge. It has to be perfect each time because if you’re one centimetre too high or low, that can change the whole outcome of the throw. I’m very fortunate to have been coached by one of the greats in athletics. He taught me everything I know about competing and really moulded me into the athlete I am today. I was lucky enough to be taken into a very high level group of national hammer throwers under Steve Pearson, an 88-metre javelin thrower. My highest place finish has been fourth, and I’ve done that twice. I was selected by my county to go to the English Schools Athletics Championships and have been selected every year since.
During my first year, I had achieved the national standard and was ranked in the UK top 10 for my age group. I started competing seriously at the age of 14. I got into the sport at the age of nine, after I did a six-week athletics programme at my local stadium. The Kent Sport scholar talks to us about discovering the sport, what her scholarship includes and how it helps her reach her goals. Hammer thrower Molly Walsh competed for England for the first time in 2019.
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