TEN promising young athletes from the region are making the long journey to Gateshead as part of the Devon team for the English Schools’ Track and Field Championships. The event, the highlight in the junior domestic calendar, is taking place on Friday and Saturday at the famous North East athletics venue. Plymouth and West Devon … Continue reading
WILL BATTERSHILL, Poppy Tank and Victoria Weir all played crucial roles as the region’s junior athletics team continued to dominate their division in the UK Youth Development League. Team DC, made up of athletes from Devon and Cornwall, sit top of the Midland’s Premier South West Division in the under-20 and under-17 age group after … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth athlete Victoria Weir consolidated her position in the UK’s top five for the under-20 women’s 1,500m steeplechase event by clocking a new personal best at the South West Schools’ Championships at Exeter. Weir, running for Devon, powered to victory in the senior girls’ race with a time of five minutes and 3.82 … Continue reading