THERE were some eye-catching personal bests from athletes at the BMC meeting at Exeter in mid-week. City of Plymouth’s Joshua Blake smashed his 1,500m as he claimed victory in the A race. He clocked 3:49.65, which was more than five seconds quicker than he had previously run for the distance. Club colleague Elsie Goodspeed also … Continue reading
TAMAR Saracens have welcomed back some old faces and brought in some new ones as they look to get back to challenging at the top of Counties Three Devon South & West. Dan Leeson, Marc Cioffi, Pete Lethbridge and Chris McDonald have all returned to the club, while Hayden Coles and Will Wills have arrived … Continue reading
WILL BATTERSHILL and Poppy Tank are both set to represent Great Britain at next month’s European Championships in Birmingham. The pair have been named in a 98-strong GB team for the home championships at Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium. Both their places in the men’s steeplechase and women’s 10,000m, respectively, are subject to European ranking places, which … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s Annabelle Fasuba and Tavistock AC’s Tegan Brown and Hazel Stead all claimed national gold medals at the weekend at the England Age Group Championships in Bedford. Three-times English Schools’ champion Fasuba stormed to victory in a high-class under-16 girls’ 100m final on Saturday. The race was one of the highlights of the … Continue reading
ERME Valley Harriers’ Ronnie Haynes retained the Cornwood 10k title in convincing style on Saturday evening. Haynes once again dominated the popular race, leading from start to finish. He came home in a time of 36 minutes and six seconds, which was two-and-a-half minutes ahead of his rivals. There was a great battle for second … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’S Doaa Shayea described her Commonwealth Games experience as ‘incredible’. The 28-year-old finished sixth overall in a strong women’s heavyweight para-powerlifting competition at the SEC Armadillo in Glasgow on Friday night. She produced a best lift of 110kg in front a passionate crowd and was pleased with her performance in a competition that saw two … Continue reading
ATHLETES from the region impressed at the South West Track & Field Championships at Exeter on Sunday. The event incorporated the South West Inter-Counties Championships and competitors from Armada clubs particularly impressed in the middle distance events. In the 800m, Tavistock’s Freddie Whybrow went under the two minute barrier for the first time to win … Continue reading
HAZEL STEAD and Annabelle Fasuba both won individual silver medals on their England Schools’ debuts at the SIAB International in Belfast on Saturday. Tavistock College pupil Stead took second in the girls’ hammer competition at the Mary Peters Track in Northern Ireland after nearly missing the competition. The Tavistock AC teenager got stuck in traffic … Continue reading
JACK DEE produced a storming final leg to guide his team, ‘That’s My Man’, to victory in Thursday night’s annual Tavistock Relays. It looked like Tavistock AC’s under-16 boys’ quartet of Eldon Young, Arthur Norton, Thomas Hennessey and Luke Scott-Tucker, were going to pull out an eye-catching victory having opted to compete in the senior … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’S Aidan Heslop continued his impressive form since returning from a career-threatening back injury by winning the second round of the High Diving World Cup in Porto Flavia, Italy, on Sunday. The 24-year-old claimed victory in the World Aquatics event by 24.30 points, edging out reigning world champion James Lichenstein of the USA. Lichenstein really put … Continue reading