Sammy to Compete at Commonwealth games

We can now confirm that Sammy will compete for England in the Decathlon at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on 30 & 31 July. Sammy’s selection was announced today by Commonwealth Games England. After a testing winter and early season with various niggles, Sammy has recently competed in the Southern Athletics League, performing well in the 200m, discus throw and 4×100m relay. In preparation for the games, Sammy will compete this weekend in the British Championships decathlon in Bedford before fine tuning his techincal abilities, speed and endurance in the run up to Glasgow which will include attending a preparation camp.

This year’s decathlon at the Commonwealth Games is set to be a fantastic event with no fewer than five 8,000 point plus decathletes including Tokyo 2020 Olympic Champion and 9,000 point plus decathlete, Damian Warner from Canada. The Commonwealth Games occurs every four-years and has been dubbed by many as ‘the Friendly Games’.

Sammy has said: “I’m really looking forward to the Commonwealth Games. Although I’ve been to World and European junior championships, this is my first major championships as a senior athlete and we have particulalry been targeting this event. It’s always fantastic competing with such great athletes as Damian Warner and I know the Glasgow crowd will be provided with a supercharged event.”

Within the England squad Sammy will be joined at the games by his good colleague Lewis Church who is also making his Commonwealth Games debut.

Live television coverage in the UK is being provided on subscription by HBO Max with free-to-air highlights from Channel 4.