An athlete from Brighton narrowly missed out on a place in the final of the mile at the Commonwealth Games. Archie Davis, 27, a former Varndean School and BHASVIC pupil, finished eighth in his heat today (Wednesday 29 July), with the first six qualifying for the final on Saturday (1 August). The Phoenix Athletcs Club runner finished in 3.57.98 as the mile was restored to the Games for the first time since 1966. Earlier this month, on Saturday 18 July, when Josh Kerr ran a record-breaking 3:42:66 at the London Stadium, Davis finished 10th, clocking a personal best of 3:51:09. I’ve been a member of the club since I was 12 or 13 years old – so a long time – probably 15 years or so.