Ben East

In March 2025, Ben kicked off the season with win at the UK Winter Long Throws competition in Loughborough, with a solid throw of 73.50m. Two weeks later, he competed for Team GB at the U23 European Throwing Cup in Nicosia, Cyprus, unfortunately carrying a shoulder injury which he picked up in training. He still managed a creditable fourth place, with a throw of 73.41m, narrowly missing out on a medal. Ben was then invited by his coach, John Trower, to accompany his training partner – Dan Pembroke (the current Paralympic and Word Record holder) to join them at a training camp in Turkey: this was a great experience, and Ben produced some great throws. Ben returned to compete in the BUCS championships in Manchester, where he retained his title for the third year, with a throw of 72.10m. In July, Ben than has his first competition of the year at the Alexander Stadium, Birmingham, where he retained his English Championship title with a throw of 74.46m, winning by more than 7m. Two weeks later, he returned to the Birmingham stadium to compete in the UK Senior Champs, which proved to be the best competition for 20 years. The top three athletes all threw beyond 76m. Ben won a silver medal with a personal best throw of 77.40m, just over 1m behind the new champion, who threw 78.48m. Ben concluded his season at the Alexander Stadium again, as a guest at the National Athletic League Premiership, which he won with a throw of 75.50m. This has been an amazing season for Ben, seeing him throw consistently at the highest level, in both local, national and international competitions. His focus for the upcoming 2026 season is to hit the Commonwealth Games qualifying distance of 78.50m for the opportunity to compete on the world stage at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. He will continue to train in Loughborough whilst also studying a mechanical Engineering Degree. You can follow Ben’s journey at his website: www.beneastjavelin.co.uk and on Instagram: beneast_ and on Facebook at: ben east javelin.