Athletics

3 Isle of Wight athletes - Dan Eckersley, Garry Newton and Emily Fry - have achieved podium places the British Masters in Derby. Dan Eckersley - from Ryde Harriers - won the Age 35+ 3000m steeplechase in a time of ...

Wight Tri member Liz Dunlop had a fantastic weekend of racing at the 2023 European Aquathlon and Middle Distance Triathlon Championships in Menen, Belgium, representing Team GB in the 65-69 age group. Liz took on both events - as she...

Jan Fletcher took 1st female spot and 1st place in the PSUK National Standard Triathlon Championships at the Blithfield Triathlon in the West Midlands in her final race of the season on Sunday 20th August. The 1500m swim was in...

Wight Tri have held the 4th of their Summer Splash and Dash series events - the Yaverland Aquabike. The sea was relatively calm for the 1 or 2 laps of a 250m Australian exit swim. Onto the bike to take...

Laura Curwood Wight Tri member Laura Curwood returned to competitive triathlon at the London Triathlon at Docklands - the world's largest city centre triathlon. This was the para-triathlete's first-ever event competing against able-bodied athletes. After a 03:00 start, Laura’s race...

Wight Tri has held the 3rd of their summer series Splash and Dash Events: the Gurnard Aquathlon.  This was a choice of either a 250 or a 600m swim, followed by 1 or 2 laps of a 2.5km run from...

Isle of Wight Talented Athlete Jan Fletcher took 10th spot in her age group (45-49) at the World Age Group Sprint Triathlon Championships in Hamburg. Jan competed in a strong field of 71 athletes and was the 2nd fastest British...

The Isle of Wight women's half marathon team of Charlie Metcalfe, Holly Newton and Carly Scoble have taken gold in the 2023 NatWest Island Games. The Isle of Man took silver with the Western Isles claiming bronze in the team...

International athlete Nick Percy has taken gold for the Isle of Wight in the discus at the 2023 NatWest Island Games. Scottish record holder Nick - who was born north of the border but was raised on the Island -...

Andy Frost The Isle of Wight's Andy Frost has won our 1st gold medal at the 2023 Nat West Island Games in the hammer throw. Andy threw a distance of 55.12 metres to win the event, 1 metre and 19...