As the season comes to a close the County Board would like to acknowledge and congratulate Sharlene, Newport AC, her coach Gary Ryan and wider team on the breath-taking season she had.

As we are all aware, her performances on the Global stage saw her excel over 400m individually along with being key to the 4x400m mixed and women’s relay squad success, anchoring the team home. Her world class performances unfolded Globally in the summer of 24′ starting in the Bahamas (May) with the World Athletic Relay Championships, then it was onto Rome for the European Championships (June) and concluding with the pinnacle Olympic Games in Paris last August.

A lovely occasion took place in her hometown of Newport on Sunday 18^th of August where Sharlene was welcomed home by 100s of supporters who paid tribute to the athlete’s achievements this season. These achievements include;

• Bronze World Relay Medal (4×400 mixed team)
• Gold European Relay Medal (4×400 mixed team)
• Silver in European Relay Medal (4x400m women)
• 4^th in the 4x400m women’s relay final in the Olympic Games
• Individual PB over 400m – 50.71
• Qualifying Time for the World Championships in 2025 – Tokyo individually over 400m (50.71) secured in Paris.
• National Record Holder as part of the 4x400m women’s relay team
• Relay Split (anchor) 49.14

To Qualify and compete in 3 events at the Olympic Games is a huge achievement alone and her ability to deliver, achieve and maintain this high standard of performance is exceptional and should be recognised by sport enthusiasts. We look forward to continuing follow your career and wish you all the best as you progress next season. You are an incredible ambassador for our Sport and beyond.