Turmel is one of five athletes awarded team england scholarships, three years out from the 2022 commonwelath games in birmingham.

Team England has selected Lucy as one of the five young athletes to receive the Sir John Hanson Young Talent Scholarship. It is designed to help them on their progression towards the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Each athlete selected and who is striving to compete at the Games will receive £10,000, to support them in achieving their sporting goals.

Lucy is mentored by Commonwealth silver medallist Laura Massaro. She has already seen national success with winning a number of British titles as well as taking the European junior crown in 2018. When interviewed about receiving the scholarship, she said:

“I’m very grateful to have been awarded this grant and opportunity. People believing in my aspirations is so important and I’ll do my upmost to reach my potential and goals”.

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