Anna Smith has been selected to represent Team England at this year's Commonwealth Youth Games in the Bahamas.
Newark's Anna Smith has been named amongst 71 other young athletes, aged between 14-18, who have been selected to represent Team England at this year’s Commonwealth Youth Games in The Bahamas.
The 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games will provide young athletes with a fantastic opportunity to gain valuable experience of a multi-sport competition to support their development.
The stars of the future will be heading to the Caribbean from 19-23 July 2017, where they will compete in athletics, swimming, rugby 7s, beach volleyball, judo, boxing and tennis.
They will follow in the footsteps of Team England and Olympic heroes Jessica Ennis-Hill, Beth Tweddle, James de Gale and Danny Care in representing England at the Commonwealth Youth Games.
The 2017 Bahamas Games will feature up to 1300 athletes who will compete across nine sports for a total of 94 medals.