CITY of Plymouth athlete David King will be looking to secure a place at the IAAF World Championship this weekend. King heads to the British trials at Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium knowing a top two finish in the 110m hurdles will guarantee him a spot at his first global championships. The 23-year-old has already run the … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander swimmer Lana Broekhoven has been selected to represent The Netherlands at this summer’s European Youth Olympic Festival. The Plymouth College pupil will join some of the best young athletes in Europe, including her Leander team-mate Sam Dailley, at the biennial multi-sport competition in Gyor, Hungary. The 14-year-old will swim the 200m breaststroke event at … Continue reading
RUNNERS in the region are not short of events to enter in July. The month is the busiest of the year for races in and around the Plymouth area. First up is the Muskies Madne5.5 race on Saturday, which begins at 6pm. That multi-terrain event, which starts and finishes at Kings Tamerton Community Centre, used … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Diving enjoyed a good day at the European Junior Championships in Bergen, Norway. The city club secured two medals within the space of an hour on Thursday evening courtesy of Matthew Dixon and Aidan Heslop – and also claimed a top five finish through Alfie Brown. Dixon and his Great Britain diving partner Noah … Continue reading
THERE were a host of personal and season bests from athletes from the region at the BMC event at Exeter Arena this week. Tamar Trotters’ Mike Wilsmore (pictured above) won the 800m A race in 1:54.05 – just days after setting a 1,500m season’s best at the Watford Grand Prix on Saturday night and running … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander’s Sam Dailley (pictured above) and Mount Kelly’s Oliver Taverner have been named in Team GB’s 16-strong swimming squad for the 2017 European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in Győr. The festival will see a total of 50 British youngsters compete alongside around 3,000 athletes from 50 European nations across 10 Olympic sports from July … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH College’s Georgina Mitchell warmed up for this weekend’s European Under-17 Championship by winning the under-19 girls’ title at the British Youth Modern Pentathlon Championships. Mitchell was consistent all the way through the competition in Solihull but sealed the title on the final combined run-shoot event. She overtook Wycliffe’s Zoe Davison on the last event … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s Emily Bee triumphed at the South West Schools’ Combined Events Championships in Yeovil – and in the process moved to the top of the UK under-17 heptathlon rankings. Bee broke the intermediate girls’ championship record with a stunning performance over the two days. She scored 4,763 points, which not only puts her … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Mariners claimed another South West Baseball League victory with a 26-11 success over Taunton Muskets at Central Park. The lead changed hands a number of times before the Mariners took the lead for good in the seventh innings. Kaz Rahman was crucial in their victory, collecting four hits in five. He singled in the … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander’s Ben Proud continued his build-up for next month’s World Aquatic Championships by winning two medals at the Sette Colli International in Rome. Proud took silver in the men’s 50m freestyle final and then added a bronze in the 50m butterfly. The 22-year-old was up against many of the swimmers who will be his … Continue reading