Edinburgh diver Danny Mabbott picked by Team GB for European Junior Championships

Phil Johnson
By Phil Johnson

Sports Editor

Published 20th May 2022, 13:36 BST
Updated 20th May 2022, 13:52 BST
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Edinburgh teenage springboard diver Danny Mabbott has been selected for the Team GB squad to compete at the European Junior Championships in Bucharest this summer.

The 17-year-old Liberton High School pupil, the only Scot in the 17-strong squad, has been in good form this year and has a busy schedule of competitions going into the summer.

He was in Plymouth with the Scottish team competing at last weekend's inaugural Futures Cup against counterparts from each of the home nations, the USA, Canada and Ukraine.

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On Monday he heads to Sheffield to compete in the British Championships 2022 before gearing up for the impending European Junior Diving Championships

Danny Mabbott has been selected as part of the 17-strong British team to travel to Bucharest in July.Danny Mabbott has been selected as part of the 17-strong British team to travel to Bucharest in July.
Danny Mabbott has been selected as part of the 17-strong British team to travel to Bucharest in July.

The European Junior Championships in Romanie take place from July 18 to 24.

Team manager Julian Bellan said: “European Juniors always provide priceless experience for the next generation against international divers.

“Many of the team are also competing at the British Championships and it is fantastic that so many chances to compete are available for our young athletes."

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