{"id":952,"date":"2022-03-29T11:51:33","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T10:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/?p=952"},"modified":"2022-03-29T12:49:37","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T11:49:37","slug":"heptathlete-lauryn-davey-2026-commonwealth-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/2022\/03\/29\/heptathlete-lauryn-davey-2026-commonwealth-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Heptathlete Lauryn Davey is running flat out towards the 2026 Commonwealth Games"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Further <\/em>chats to the Welsh track and field heptathlete about her career, balancing a medical degree with athletics, and her future aspirations <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Lauryn Davey has her eyes set on the 2026 Commonwealth Games. Only 23 years of age, she is pursuing a four year undergraduate degree off the track at Swansea University. On track, she is participating in the heptathlon<\/a> which comprises seven track and field events contested over two days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having competed in athletics since she was 12, Davey has dozens of junior national titles and medals to her name. In the 2021 Combined Events Challenge, she was the Welsh Senior Champion<\/a>. In the same year, she also finished 4th at the European Combined Events Cup and the English Combined Events Championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to the third episode of On Track <\/em>here:<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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