Who is Kyle Reynolds-Warmington?

Athlete Profile: Kyle Reynolds-Warmington

Under 15's

[ezcol_1third][/ezcol_1third][ezcol_2third_end]On Saturday 20th February 2016 at the Surrey County Championships in Carshalton, the 16 year old club record set by GB athlete James Ellington in the U15 boys 60m indoor event was crushed by 0.2 of a second by a young athlete called Kyle Reynolds-Warmington.

To many of his fellow juniors this feat would have come as no surprise, having witnessed his speed on a weekly basis, for them, a County and Club record was an inevitability. So as a rising star with a string of titles to his name we take a look at the athlete who is firmly establishing himself as a Belgravian to watch.

Having played football and a bit of rugby growing up Kyle's first foray into athletics was in 2014 when he was invited to join in the street athletics competition as an U13 at Battersea Park. With raw talent and youthful curiosity on his side Kyle went on to win his race in a slick time of 7.725 to qualify for the finals in Manchester. Despite the convincing win at Battersea he was initially nervous about going up against athletes much older and experienced than himself, still, he willingly seized the opportunity to test his raw talent against the best and managed to come away with the win by beating the field in a time of 8.035. A star was born...

Spurred on by this early success and with the continued guidance of coach Andrea Lynch and the support of the juniors team, Kyle has gone from strength to strength in both his training and his performances. A string of U15 titles has followed in the past year with victories in the London Schools 100m, EA Championship 60m, and a title defence in the Street Athletics in 2015 to name but a few. Now training at least four days a week at Battersea Park and honing his skills across multiple events Kyle is on the hunt for Ellington’s U15 100m record this summer. He has set himself a target range of 10.9 to 11.2 in which to achieve this feat and we have no doubt it will be only a matter of time before he does.[/ezcol_2third_end]

Quickfire Q&A...

[ezcol_1half]What’s your favourite event?

100m, 200m and I’d really like to pursue long jump.

Worst part of training?

Coming straight after school when you’re tired.

Best part of training?

Working with Andrea my coach and my training partners Michael and Kweku.

Which football team do you support?

Manchester United, my favourite player is Martial.

Who are your Sporting Idols?

Trayvon Bromell, his documentary (Driven: Trayvon Bromell - Building a Soldier) really inspired me, especially how he overcame his injury that nearly ended his career early on to go on and become the first junior to break the 10 second barrier.

What do you do in your spare time?

I like listening to music to chill, slow chill music and spending time with my friends.

Favourite subject at school?

Geography and P.E.

Favourite food?

My mum’s food!

Athletic Goals for 2016…

For 100m 10.9 or 11.2, for 200m 22.93 and I’d like to think I can get over 6m for long jump.[/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end]

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