Agility Team GB are celebrating a successful week at the 2024 Agility World Championships, bringing home four medals – three silver and one bronze - across team and individual competitions. The World Championships, which took place at Sentower Park, Belgium from 1 – 6 October, saw hundreds of handlers and dogs competing from 47 different countries across the globe.
Dalton Meredith, from Bristol, with his Border Collie, Clippy (Ag Ch Fandabidozi Eclipse Of Dust), won a silver medal in the Intermediate Individual competition, narrowly missing out on retaining his gold medal from last year, following a run-off with Polish competitor, Iwona Golab, with SeeYA, after the pair achieved the same overall result.
Further silver medals were achieved in the Small Individual competition by Martin Reid, from Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, and his Shetland Sheepdog, Selfie (Ag Ch Get It With Eager To Work), as well as by the Large Team, made up of: Chris Kerton, from Bridgend, with his Border Collie, Cop (Infinity Runners Shanapu); Dave Munnings, from Bicester, Oxfordshire, with his Border Collie, Legacy (Ag Ch Comebyanaway Wot A Legacy); Martin Reid, and Border Collie, Shape (Ag Ch Lilhaze Spring Into Shape); and Naarah Cuddy, from Leamington Spa, Warwickshire with her Border Collie, Lemon (Ag Ch Lilhaze Dark Pleasure).
A bronze medal was also awarded to Naarah Cuddy and Lemon in the Large Individual competition.
Agility Team GB Manager, Greg Derrett said: “The management team are thrilled with the performances from this year’s team. This group of handlers have had a phenomenal year, topping the medal tables at the European Open Championships, followed by these top achievements at the Agility World Championships.
“GB now has partnerships in contention for medals in all heights and it’s very pleasing that all heights have contributed to both competition’s medal haul.”
Agility Team GB consisted of 21 dogs, including reserves, who were selected following the try-out events which were held earlier in the year at Dog Sports Derby in March 2024.
Agility Team GB is supported by The Kennel Club, Natural Instinct, SWAG K9, Galican and Dog Sports Derby.
Peter Roy, Managing Director from The Nutriment Company, said: “On behalf of Natural Instinct, we’d like to congratulate Agility Team GB on bringing home four medals at the Agility World Championships this year. It has been an impressive year for Agility Team GB, and we are so proud to sponsor this fantastic team of dogs and handlers!”
Daniel Millwood, owner of SWAG K9 said: “Wow! What an amazing event! The agility at the World Championship's this year was such a high standard and with so many 'nearly' runs as well as the perfectly executed ones; Team GB looked really good out there.
“Well done to the Large Team coming home with Silver and to Naarah, Martin and Dalton, all getting overall medals at their respective heights.
“We look forward to continuing supporting the team alongside The Kennel Club in 2025.”
The 2025 FCI Agility World Championships will be held in Kalmar, Sweden from 17 – 21 September 2025.
Full results of the Championships can be found here.
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