Athletics

Wight Tri member Liz Dunlop made her 12th World championships appearance for the Great Britain Age Group Team at the 2022 World Sprint Triathlon Championships in Montreal, Canada. Veteran triathlete of 33 years, Liz finished 7th from 37 in the...

Millie Williams Newport resident Millie Williams was part of the 4-person Great Britain team that won a silver medal in the World Triathlon Championships in Montreal, Canada, on Sunday 26th June. The former Cowes Academy student competed in the Mixed...

Ryde Harriers put in some strong performances at the final event of the Hampshire Road Runners League Season at Alresford 10km on Sunday 19th June. Simon Pilcher and Adam Tuck broke into the top 10 with 6th (35:03) and 8th...

Priory School’s Year 9 and Year 10 athletics team performed well at the recent Island Athletics meeting in Sandown last week.  At the event on 16th June, Priory took 7 first places across track and field and 10 2nd/3rd places....

Isle of Wight triathlete Liz Dunlop has taken bronze medal in the 65-69 age category at the British Championships in Leeds. Liz started well with a solid 1,500m swim, exiting Roundhay Park Lake in 30:32 to finish 4th in the...

5 Wight Tri members were among almost 1,000 competitors in the Cotswold 113 - a half-Ironman distance event - consisting of a 1.2-mile lake swim, 58-mile bike ride, and a 13.1 mile run. 1st home for Wight Tri was Craig...

Nick Percy breaks Scottish record Bonchurch athlete Nick Percy broke his national discus record for a 3rd time this year in Cardiff on Saturday (11th June). Nick 1st broke his own Scottish record in April with a throw of 63.47m...

Wight Tri members Jan Fletcher and Liz Dunlop headed to Eton Dorney Lake in Buckinghamshire to take on the first of the GB Age Group qualifiers of 2022. The event, held at the Olympic Rowing Lake, started with 750m swim,...

Jack Hodgson and Laoise Bennis Topped their respective age groups in the Huntsman triathlon at Ringwood. This was Laoise’s 2nd triathlon and 1st with an open water swim. She competed in the sprint distance, finishing 5th woman overall and 1st...

Runners from clubs all over the Isle of Wight joined hosts West Wight Road Runners for the first ‘Let's All Run Together’ event since 2019 on Wednesday (4th May). Around 75 people participated in this free event where runners of...