Athletics
![Ryde Harriers athletes Matt Sharp, left, and Chris Newnham, after competing in the London 10k.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18319208.jpg)
![Ryde Harriers athletes Matt Sharp, left, and Chris Newnham, after competing in the London 10k.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18319208.jpg)
![Amelia Riggs jumping in the air.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18302241.jpg)
![Amelia Riggs jumping in the air.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18302241.jpg)
![Sporting Opportunities Isle of Wight athletes, from left: Sarah Beane, Becky Jude, Ross Backshaw and Finlay Abel.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18059344.jpg)
![Sporting Opportunities Isle of Wight athletes, from left: Sarah Beane, Becky Jude, Ross Backshaw and Finlay Abel.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18059344.jpg)
![Chris Newnham, Carly Scoble and Dave Hunt.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17749420.jpg)
![Chris Newnham, Carly Scoble and Dave Hunt.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17749420.jpg)
![Henry McLuckie in action and Dan Eckersley, in red, on the podium](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17692129.jpg)
![Henry McLuckie in action and Dan Eckersley, in red, on the podium](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17692129.jpg)
![The Ryde Harriers runners who took part in the Gosport Half Marathon.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17467289.jpg)
![The Ryde Harriers runners who took part in the Gosport Half Marathon.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17467289.jpg)
RUNNING
![Pete Young.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17449085.jpg)
![Pete Young.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17449085.jpg)
INTERNATIONAL SUCCESS
![From left: Ryde Harriers who excelled in mainland events recently — Matt Sharp, Dan Eckerley and Will Newnham.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17396806.jpg)
![From left: Ryde Harriers who excelled in mainland events recently — Matt Sharp, Dan Eckerley and Will Newnham.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17396806.jpg)
ATHLETICS
![Dan Eckersley in past Island Games competition and in Pescara where he won Euro Championships gold in the 35-39 steeplechase.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17271444.jpg)
![Dan Eckersley in past Island Games competition and in Pescara where he won Euro Championships gold in the 35-39 steeplechase.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17271444.jpg)
GOOD AS GOLD
![Thousands have been spent on getting the athletics track in Sandown up to competition standard, from its previous condition (right), but much more is needed.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17224838.jpg)
![Thousands have been spent on getting the athletics track in Sandown up to competition standard, from its previous condition (right), but much more is needed.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17224838.jpg)
![Isle of Wight athletes Garry Newton (centre, left) and Emily Right (left, photo on right).](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17189003.jpg)
![Isle of Wight athletes Garry Newton (centre, left) and Emily Right (left, photo on right).](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17189003.jpg)
![Dan Eckersley, centre, at the British Masters Champions.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17188886.jpg)
![Dan Eckersley, centre, at the British Masters Champions.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17188886.jpg)
![The Isle of Wight athletics team which competed at last weekend's Welsh International Championships in Cardiff.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17172065.jpg)
![The Isle of Wight athletics team which competed at last weekend's Welsh International Championships in Cardiff.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17172065.jpg)
ATHLETICS
![Laura Curwood ready to race.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17113260.jpg)
![Laura Curwood ready to race.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17113260.jpg)
![Henry McLuckie represented GB and Northern Ireland in the Euroepan U23 Championships in Finland.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17045201.jpg)
![Henry McLuckie represented GB and Northern Ireland in the Euroepan U23 Championships in Finland.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17045201.jpg)
![TeamIOW will be aiming to put the Isle of Wight on the sporting map this coming week.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16969356.jpg)
![TeamIOW will be aiming to put the Isle of Wight on the sporting map this coming week.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16969356.jpg)
![Naomi Holdsworth.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16967849.jpg)
![Naomi Holdsworth.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16967849.jpg)
DISCUS
![Henry McLuckie during a previous race.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16930877.jpg)
![Henry McLuckie during a previous race.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16930877.jpg)
![The Isle of Wight Island Games 2023 athletics team.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16924106.jpg)
![The Isle of Wight Island Games 2023 athletics team.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16924106.jpg)
![The athletes who took part in the Hampshire County Championships represented the Isle of Wight with pride.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16881446.jpg)
![The athletes who took part in the Hampshire County Championships represented the Isle of Wight with pride.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16881446.jpg)
MEDAL MAGIC
![The Brading 10k evening run organised by Ryde Harriers was won by one of its club members.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16883233.jpg)
![The Brading 10k evening run organised by Ryde Harriers was won by one of its club members.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16883233.jpg)
![Steve Davis with his two bronze medals from The British Masters Winter Throws Championship](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16861066.jpg)
![Steve Davis with his two bronze medals from The British Masters Winter Throws Championship](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16861066.jpg)
![Henry McLuckie continues his rise to the top as an endurance runner.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16839540.jpg)
![Henry McLuckie continues his rise to the top as an endurance runner.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16839540.jpg)
ATHLETICS
![Rich Breeze, Greg Ryan, Jess Hodges, Misty Botha, Olivia Hickey and Nick Gibbons.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16740676.jpg)
![Rich Breeze, Greg Ryan, Jess Hodges, Misty Botha, Olivia Hickey and Nick Gibbons.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16740676.jpg)
![Daniel Eckersley, left, and veteran, Pete Young, from the Isle of Wight.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16612703.jpg)
![Daniel Eckersley, left, and veteran, Pete Young, from the Isle of Wight.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16612703.jpg)
ATHLETICS
![Henry McLuckie winning the Podium One Mile Race, while Holly Newton, left, and Charlie Metcalfe, were part of a winning ladies' team, representing Hampshire, at the Inter-Counties 20 Mile Championships.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16536074.jpg)
![Henry McLuckie winning the Podium One Mile Race, while Holly Newton, left, and Charlie Metcalfe, were part of a winning ladies' team, representing Hampshire, at the Inter-Counties 20 Mile Championships.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16536074.jpg)
ATHLETICS
![Noah Patey needs your help if he is to be able to compete in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Island Games.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16533756.jpg)
![Noah Patey needs your help if he is to be able to compete in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Island Games.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16533756.jpg)
FUNDRAISER
![Henry McLuckie, left, and Matt Sharp.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16504046.jpg)
![Henry McLuckie, left, and Matt Sharp.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16504046.jpg)
RUNNING
![The start of the Isle of Wight Cross Country Championships.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16497441.jpg)
![The start of the Isle of Wight Cross Country Championships.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16497441.jpg)
GALLERY & VIDEO
![Dickie Davies outside the house in Shanklin he grew up in during the Second World War.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16481573.jpg)
![Dickie Davies outside the house in Shanklin he grew up in during the Second World War.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16481573.jpg)
TV LEGEND REMEMBERED
![Henry McLuckie in action in the Armagh 5k race.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16457714.jpg)
![Henry McLuckie in action in the Armagh 5k race.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16457714.jpg)
ATHLETICS
![Runners from across the Isle of Wight came out in force to do the Ryde 10-Mile race on Sunday.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16435056.jpg)
![Runners from across the Isle of Wight came out in force to do the Ryde 10-Mile race on Sunday.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16435056.jpg)
PHOTOS
![Lord Michael Grade of Yarmouth addressing the audience at the 2019 awards at a packed Medina Theatre.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/9672432.jpg)
![Lord Michael Grade of Yarmouth addressing the audience at the 2019 awards at a packed Medina Theatre.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/9672432.jpg)
SPORTS AWARDS
![Some of the Isle of Wight runners who took part in the 2022 Great South Run for charity. From left, Charlotte Hornblow, Caley Teasdale and Sue Cullum.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16053527.jpg)
![Some of the Isle of Wight runners who took part in the 2022 Great South Run for charity. From left, Charlotte Hornblow, Caley Teasdale and Sue Cullum.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16053527.jpg)
Great South Run
![The Peekaboo team, from left, Darren Brook, Tom Fallick and Brett White, who will be running the Great South Run in aid of Mountbatten.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16033385.jpg)
![The Peekaboo team, from left, Darren Brook, Tom Fallick and Brett White, who will be running the Great South Run in aid of Mountbatten.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16033385.jpg)
Great South Run
![Are you an Isle of Wight runner doing next weekend's Great South Run for charity? Tell us more!](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16019683.jpg)
![Are you an Isle of Wight runner doing next weekend's Great South Run for charity? Tell us more!](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16019683.jpg)
Great South Run
![Some of the many Isle of Wight runners who completed the London Marathon 2022 and raised thousands of pounds for charity.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16011746.jpg)
![Some of the many Isle of Wight runners who completed the London Marathon 2022 and raised thousands of pounds for charity.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16011746.jpg)
London Marathon
![Left, Rachael Palmer, with daughter Delilah, who sadly died of cancer, and right, Rachael after finishing the London Marathon on Sunday. Photos: Rachael Palmer.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16006312.jpg)
![Left, Rachael Palmer, with daughter Delilah, who sadly died of cancer, and right, Rachael after finishing the London Marathon on Sunday. Photos: Rachael Palmer.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16006312.jpg)
London Marathon
![Some of the runners from the Isle of Wight taking part in today's London Marathon.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/15998837.jpg)
![Some of the runners from the Isle of Wight taking part in today's London Marathon.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/15998837.jpg)
London Marathon
![The 66th edition of the Isle of Wight Marathon will start and finish in Cowes. FILE](/resources/images/128x89/1x/15998468.jpg)
![The 66th edition of the Isle of Wight Marathon will start and finish in Cowes. FILE](/resources/images/180x180/1x/15998468.jpg)
![The Love Running Tuesday Nighters team who will be taking on the Isle of Wight Marathon on Sunday (October 2) in aid of Ability Dogs For Young People.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/15908582.jpg)
![The Love Running Tuesday Nighters team who will be taking on the Isle of Wight Marathon on Sunday (October 2) in aid of Ability Dogs For Young People.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/15908582.jpg)
IW Marathon
![Stroke victim Beth Smout will be running in aid of the Stroke Association at the London Marathon on October 2.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/15815481.jpg)
![Stroke victim Beth Smout will be running in aid of the Stroke Association at the London Marathon on October 2.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/15815481.jpg)
CHARITY CHAMPION
![County Press community content editor, Kate Young, will be running this year's London Marathon in aid of the Wessex Cancer Trust.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/15732240.jpg)
![County Press community content editor, Kate Young, will be running this year's London Marathon in aid of the Wessex Cancer Trust.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/15732240.jpg)
London Marathon
![The top three finishers in the Sandown to Shanklin 10k — from left: Simon Pilcher (third), Matt Sharp (winner) and Chris Newnham (second).](/resources/images/128x89/1x/15792764.jpg)
![The top three finishers in the Sandown to Shanklin 10k — from left: Simon Pilcher (third), Matt Sharp (winner) and Chris Newnham (second).](/resources/images/180x180/1x/15792764.jpg)
![Vastly experienced Ryde Harriers athlete Trish Train will represent England again after achieving international qualification in Wales.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/15593623.jpg)
![Vastly experienced Ryde Harriers athlete Trish Train will represent England again after achieving international qualification in Wales.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/15593623.jpg)
![Nick Percy at the Commonwealth Games.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/14382873.jpg)
![Nick Percy at the Commonwealth Games.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/14382873.jpg)
![Elite Isle of Wight athlete Henry McLuckie's continues on his upward trajectory in athletics.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/14310756.jpg)
![Elite Isle of Wight athlete Henry McLuckie's continues on his upward trajectory in athletics.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/14310756.jpg)
ELITE ATHLETICS
![Island-based discus star Nick Percy will be representing Scotland — and the Isle of Wight — at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham next week.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/14122003.jpg)
![Island-based discus star Nick Percy will be representing Scotland — and the Isle of Wight — at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham next week.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/14122003.jpg)
MEDAL HOPEFUL
![Claire Apsey, the daughter of the late Ray and Rosemary Scovell (insets), cuts the ribbon, with her son, Simon, to marks renaming of the Fairway Athletics Track in Sandown.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/14086372.jpg)
![Claire Apsey, the daughter of the late Ray and Rosemary Scovell (insets), cuts the ribbon, with her son, Simon, to marks renaming of the Fairway Athletics Track in Sandown.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/14086372.jpg)
SPECIAL CEREMONY
![Bonchurch's Nick Percy beat his own Scottish discus record for a fourth time this summer at the UK Athletics Championships in Manchester.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/14084180.jpg)
![Bonchurch's Nick Percy beat his own Scottish discus record for a fourth time this summer at the UK Athletics Championships in Manchester.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/14084180.jpg)
RECORD BREAKER
![Dash splash and raise cash for Apsire Ryde on Sunday afternoon](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13954922.jpg)
![Dash splash and raise cash for Apsire Ryde on Sunday afternoon](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13954922.jpg)
![Island triathlete Millie Williams smashed it at the World Sprint Triathlon Championships in Montreal by winning a silver medal for GB — a dream come true for the Island born 20-year-old who had to raise at least £2,000 to get there.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13962343.jpg)
![Island triathlete Millie Williams smashed it at the World Sprint Triathlon Championships in Montreal by winning a silver medal for GB — a dream come true for the Island born 20-year-old who had to raise at least £2,000 to get there.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13962343.jpg)
TRIATHLON SENSATION
![Island discus thrower and Commonwealth Games medal hopeful Nick Percy has beaten the Scottish throwing record — which he set himself several years before Covid — for an unprecedented third time this summer.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13890152.jpg)
![Island discus thrower and Commonwealth Games medal hopeful Nick Percy has beaten the Scottish throwing record — which he set himself several years before Covid — for an unprecedented third time this summer.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13890152.jpg)
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