Sport final word

New Year Targets

I'm taking a short career intermission in 2025, so to make the most of this I'm hoping to take part in the Transcontinental Race, a 4,500km ultra-distance bike race running from western Spain to Romania. I'll do some time-trialling in the margins, but obsessing over bike luggage, lightweight camping kit and how to deter stray dogs will be my new goals for this year.

- Lt Col Christina  Murray, Int Corps

My goal is to continue to help grow the sport of Brazilian jiu-jitsu in the Army and there are a few competitions I have my eye on. The Front Line Championships and London International Open would set me up perfectly for the World Masters in Las Vegas in August. 

- Sgt Josh Gibbs, RAPTC

I'm looking forward to returning to full fitness following a stress fracture. My main goal is a personal best in the Berlin Marathon in September. Alongside that I want to help expand athletics within my corps and promote the benefits of sport to the wider Army.

- Lt Kate Olding, Int Corps

Having finished second last year, my entire focus for 2025 is winning the Ironman World Championships, Kona in October. 

- Capt Kat Matthews, RAMS

I hope to, once again, compete in the Inter-Services at Wimbledon and defend my title at the Army Tennis Championships. I'm also looking forward to an overseas visit to La Manga to prepare for the new season.

- Pte Marco Wright, Para

This year my focus will be on swapping my sports kits for scrubs as I concentrate on my medical career as a resident doctor in Bath. I also want to prioritise giving back to the Army, who hugely supported my journey to the Paris Olympics. Training won't stop, though, as I am not quite finished with my dream of winning an Olympic medal in modern pentathlon.

- 2Lt Kerenza Bryson, RLC

Victory at the UK Armed Forces Boxing Championships is my aim this year. It would mean I progress through to the national championships and hopefully win something there.

- Spr Marley Devitt, RE