Athletics

24-year-old Jessica Martin (nee Andrews) has announced that she is to retire from international athletics. The Islander from Shanklin, who now lives in Spain, pulled up during Saturday's 10,000m race at the IAAF World Championships in London. Shortly after the...

It was a weekend to remember for Portsmouth and Southsea as the South Coast played host to 25,000 runners for the Great South Run, with that total including a number of Islanders who made the journey across the Solent. Staged...

The fastest winning time for the Isle of Wight Marathon in a decade was achieved by Peter Thompson on Sunday when the annual event returned for it's 60th year. Organised by Ryde Harriers the inaugural IW Marathon was first contested in...

1957 saw the inaugural Isle of Wight Marathon and having been run ever since this year sees the 60th event. It will start from IW Community Club in Park Road, Cowes at 11:30 on Sunday (9th October). Competitors will head for Gurnard...

The Isle of Wight Island Games Association say they are delighted that in the first 10 days of their crowdfunding appeal that they have received £790 from a variety of donors. The appeal will run until December and it is...

A Crowdfunding appeal has been launched by the Isle of Wight Island Games Team heading to the NatWest Island Games in Gotland (Sweden) next summer. A team of 150 sports people from across the Island will compete in 13 different sports...

Island-born athlete Jessica Andrews is to compete at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games after taking victory at the England Athletics & British Athletics 10,000m Championships at Hampstead Heath yesterday (Saturday). Andrews will compete for her country in August after winning the senior women’s race over...

An Islander injured whilst serving his country in Iraq back in 2007 has represented Great Britain in the Invictus Games in Florida. Jonathon Giemza-Pipe sustained a spinal injury and suffers from Chromic osteoarthritis, but that he not held him back...