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Congratulations to Poppy Guest who recently competed for Great Britain at the European Athletics U18 Championships in Rieti, Italy. Poppy competed in the 3000m and finished fifth in a time of 9:33.84.
AFD athletes had some good performances from the England Athletics U16 & U18 Championships which were held at Bedford on 25 – 26 July 2026, with 2 athletes picking up medals. Sabrina Coppola Johansen (U18W) secured a a silver medal, finishing 2nd in the 3000m Final in 10:09.61. Harry Klein (U18M) also picked up a … Read more
Several athletics were selected to compete at the English Schools Championships at Birmingham on 10 – 11 July 2026 with some impressive performances across the middle‑distance and steeplechase events. In the Senior Boys 2000m Steeplechase, Harry Klein progressed through the rounds, running 6:12.73 in his heat before securing the bronze medal in the final with … Read more
Four athletes competed at the England Athletics Championships at Bedford on 3-5 July 2026 with some strong performances. Katie Pye secured a gold medal in the U20 Women’s 3000m, crossing the line first in a time of 9:29.77. Senior athlete Abigail Jennings also claimed victory in the 3000m Race Walk final, producing a fast winning … Read more
AFD athletes delivered some strong performances and personal bests at the recent South of England U14/U16/U18 Championships held at Chelmsford on 27-28 June 2026, with 2 athletes picking up silver medals Spencer Gibson delivered a brilliant performance in the U14 Boys 3000m Race Walk, to claim silver in 16:33.04 which was a PB. Niamh Lumpkin, … Read more
Hampshire County Championships at Basingstoke Well done to all those that took part at the recent Hampshire County Championships! AFD athletes delivered an impressive medal haul at the Championships, collecting a total of 10 medals including three golds, two silvers and five bronze medals in a strong performance. In the U14 Girls events, Maria Oreoluwa … Read more
A massive Congratulations to Martha Hieke who won gold in her first U11 girls Hampshire Athletics Quadrathlon competition in Winchester over bank holiday weekend on 4 May 2026. Competing in the Vortex, 75m sprint, Long Jump and 600m. Martha topped the tables with 309 points beating stiff competition from 14 other girls from across Hampshire. … Read more
It was a successful weekend for AFD’s Masters athletes at the 2025 British Masters Track and Field Championships in Derby which was held on 13-14th September with medals achieved across several events. On the track, Mark Symes dominated the M55 1500m to secure gold with an outstanding season’s best performance. Dan Acheson and Brian Stopher also … Read more
Mark became World 800m V55 Chanpion on the 17th August at Ullevi, Sweden in a time of 2024 in 2min 5.38.