A 12-YEAR-OLD boy from Oakley has become a World Silver medal winner at the Laser Run World Championships 2022 in Lisbon, Portugal.

Travis Moore also won a team gold and Mixed Relay silver for Great Britain in the tournament that saw more than 700 athletes from 26 countries around the world gathered for the three-day event.

Travis is a member of local club, Wessex Wyvern Modern Pentathlon Club and also trains with Basingstoke Mid Hants Athletics Club and Bluefins Swimming Club to supplement his training schedule. 

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First introduced as a standalone sport by the UIPM (World Modern Pentathlon Governing Body) in 2015, Laser Run has been a runaway success story as its dynamic and ultra-accessible appeal has seen the sport adopted by athletes and fans across the world.
Laser Run, which is also the final discipline of the full Modern Pentathlon sport, combines running and laser shooting in fast-paced and dynamic races including four rounds of laser pistol shooting and four laps of a course measuring 200m-800m.

Travis is looking forward to competing in Marathon Bay, Greece in October at the European Laser Run/Biathle/Triathle Championships 2022.

Athletes were selected for the Great Britain team after qualifying in events earlier in the year.

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Biathle and Triathle include the swimming discipline and are included in the Modern Pentathlon multi-sports umbrella.

Travis said: “It is an honour to represent my country at a high level. I hope to continue to do so for many years. I’ve trained really hard to be part of the GB team.”