Northeast teen to compete in CrossFit World Finals in America

A North East teenager is set to compete in the Teenage CrossFit Games World Finals in the United States next month.

Local charity The PFC Trust recently awarded Lewin Tubuna, from Hartlepool, a £1,000 grant to help cover travel costs to the United States.

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Lewin said: “I am very grateful to the PFC Trust and everyone else for their help as the cost of accommodation, flights, training equipment and extras to compete in the final is high.”

He is one of only two boys from the UK to have qualified for the event in his 14-15 age category after moving up from 140th in the world to sixth.

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He is the highest ranked in the UK and the third in Europe to take part in the competition.

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He said: “I had to go through three stages.

“An open stage, where everyone can participate, quarter-finals and semi-finals – spread over five days each of video training at Evolve.

“The world’s top 30 go to Michigan.”

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Calvin George, Hartlepool Sport's new chief operating officer, said: “Lewin is a great example of what young athletes can achieve in the small town of Hartlepool, which has a population of 90,000.

“It’s fantastic to be able to put the region on the CrossFit map thanks to Lewin’s talent.”

Tubuna has also just completed his GCSEs at High Tunstall College of Science and will start a Level 3 course in Sport and Exercise Science at Hartlepool Sixth Form College in September.

He wants to continue his CrossFit journey and qualify for the elite individual world finals for over 17s.