In a year where England achieved its greatest ever Commonwealth Games medal haul, the Lionesses brought football home at the Women’s Euros, and GB curlers stole the show at the Winter Olympics, Lincolnshire had more than its fair share of sporting success stories.
Here are some of Lincolnshire’s shining lights in the world of sport, and the remarkable achievements they managed in 2022:Tom Jarvis saw all his dreams come true when he won the English Championship earlier this year. He is now also a Commonwealth Games bronze medalist. | Photo: Alan Man The next focus will be attempting to defend his crown as English champion next year, as well as potentially trying his luck at the ITTF World Championships in South Africa in May 2023.If people on the world swimming stage didn’t know about Grantham’s Freya Colbert before the Commonwealth Games, they certainly did afterwards.
2022 saw a Sleaford-born rugby star who developed his love for the game right here in Lincolnshire make it to the pinnacle of the sport by earning caps for his national team. Lincoln’s queen of 10,000 metre running once again showcased her talents this year, as Abbie Donnelly continued to make a name for herself on the local, national and international stage.
The Louth-based rider was one of the stars of the Isle of Man TT this year. It is widely regarded as one of the most dangerous events in all of sport, but Peter Hickman, 35, kept his throttle down and raced home to four victories at the legendary event between May and June. Despite only finishing 6th in the league, the Mariners were given a chance to win promotion back to the English Football League via the National League play-offs – and boy did they do it the hard way.
Robyn Steward a Lincoln-born middle linebacker who plays for Manchester Titans, was named in the squad for the global competition, which saw Great Britain reach the final before falling short to the outright favourites – the United States of America.