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Sport Bromley
honours John Blackie

Sport Bromley presented 19 has become the fastest ever she is well known. A Bromley
their annual awards for British lady sprinter. John is a team was required for indoor
Coach and Volunteer of well renowned and extremely rowing for the London Youth
the Year on Monday 5th successful sprint, hurdles and Games and Manola, starting
October at the Pavilion in jumps coach and has won this from scratch, very successfully
Bromley. The Mayor plus award previously. His squad put together and trained a
Council leader and also the includes English Schools team of 10 pupils from years
Chief Executive attended the Champions, National and 7 to 11 that placed a very
Bromley celebration of their International medalists at all creditable 13th out of the 30
2015 London Youth Games ages, even over 60 years of odd London Boroughs. But
participation and Sport age! It was acknowledged that this in no way was allowed
Bromley used the occasion to if Dina is as successful in Rio to impact on her fencing
make their awards. in 2016 as we all hope then commitments. Indeed,
The Coach of the year award Sport Bromley will have not Manola has previously won
was presented to John Blackie much option but to present the Coach of the year award
by Sport Bromley President, John with the same trophy for her work in that Sport.
Bernard Holley. John is the again next year!
Coach to local lass Dina Volunteer of the year was
Asher-Smith who this year at Manola Toschi-Restivo but
not for her work in her chosen
sport of Fencing for which