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ISLE OF WIGHT ROWER ANNIE CADDICK QUALIFIES FOR PARIS 2024 PARALYMPICS
Isle of Wight rower Annie Caddick will represent Great Britain in the PR3 Mixed double sculls in the 2024 Paris Paralympics which start at the end of August. Annie will be competing in this new boat class together with Sam...
Read moreDetailsPODIUM PLACES IN DORSET FOR SHANKLIN SANDOWN ROWING CLUB
Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club travelled to Dorset at the weekend for the 8th round of the Hants & Dorset championship season. The club’s best results of the regatta came from Esme Walters who won her heat in only her 2nd...
Read moreDetailsLADIES’ AND MIXED OPEN COMPETITIONS AT SHANKLIN & SANDOWN GOLF CLUB
Shanklin & Sandown hosted their annual Ladies’ Open on Friday 28th June - and the Mixed Open 2 days later on Sunday 30th June. In the Ladies' Open, playing a Bowmaker competition, it was the team of Di Clark, Penny...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT DISCUS THROWER NICK PERCY QUALIFIES FOR 2024 PARIS OLYMPICS
Isle of Wight discus thrower Nick Percy has qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics by taking silver at the British Athletics Championships at Manchester Arena. Nick threw a best of 61.26m, losing out by 42 cm to Lawrence Okoye. The...
Read moreDetailsRYDE WINS ALL 3 MAJOR SCHOOL SAILING TITLES IN 2024
Ryde School’s sailing team have finished the season on a high, securing 3 titles in 2024. Ryde hosted the BSDRA Team Racing Finals last week which was not only the biggest turnout in the history of the event, but also...
Read moreDetailsMORLEY TAKES US HANDICAP CROWN ON NIGHT OF THRILLS AT SMALLBROOK
Ben Morley once again showed his liking for the open spaces of the 385 metres Smallbrook Speedway circuit as he took the top spot in the 'Mark Cooper @ Truly Independent' US Style Handicap meeting on Thursday. But on a...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT BEAT MARYLEBONE BY 3 WICKETS AT WESTHILL
The Isle of Wight beat the prestigious Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) by 3 wickets with over 9 overs to spare on Monday (1st July). After losing the toss and being put in to bat, MCC reached a more than respectable...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT CHARITY TABLE TENNIS TOURNAMENT RAISES OVER £1,300 FOR MOUNTBATTEN
Winner David McBeath with IWCTTA Chairman Alex Rorke 44 players - including 30 who travelled over from the mainland - entered the IWCTTA Mountbatten Charity Tournament at the IW Table Tennis Centre at Smallbrook. The level of table tennis ability...
Read moreDetailsTOP SPOT OUT OF REACH BUT PLENTY OF PODIUMS FOR RYDE AT SWANAGE
Ryde Rowing Club took a large group of competitors and supporters to Swanage Regatta on Saturday (29th June) with 4x Fours crews, 2x Coxless Pairs and 4 Scullers competing. Once again Swanage proved to be one of the most popular...
Read moreDetailsUS STYLE HANDICAP RACING RETURNS TO SMALLBROOK TOMORROW
The ‘Mark Cooper Truly Independent’ US Style Handicap racing returns to Smallbrook Stadium tomorrow (4th July). The annual event is a real crowd-pleaser because it is designed to encourage overtaking by using the rider grading system. On track, higher-graded riders...
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