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3 weeks ago | 
athleticsweekly.com | Steve Smythe
Only the host nation, United States, won more medals than the GB & NI team at the event in GainesvilleThe World Masters Indoor Championships (also featuring outdoor throws, cross country and a road 10km and walks) was a huge success. A good proportion of the world’s top masters athletes gathered in a mostly very sunny Florida and there was great competition in a very well organised and friendly atmosphere.
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3 weeks ago | 
athleticsweekly.com | Steve Smythe
Joe Appiah, Richard White and Steve McCauley among winners in Gainesville, Florida, as Britain finish second in the medals table behind the American hostsGreat Britain had a good final day with eight goals and 25 medals on Sunday (March 30) in the World Masters Indoor Championships in Gainesville in Florida to easily cement their position as the top overseas nation. Over the eight days of the championships, Britain won 42 golds and 93 medals in the official medal count.
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3 weeks ago | 
athleticsweekly.com | Steve Smythe
Gold rush for veteran metric milers on Saturday at the World Masters Indoor ChampsThe British masters team had an astonishingly successful penultimate day (March 29) at the World Masters Indoor Championships in Florida as they scored 15 gold medals including a superb seven at 1500m.
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3 weeks ago | 
athleticsweekly.com | Steve Smythe
World Masters Indoor Champs continues with Allison Wilder leading the way in the W35 triple jumpOn day six (March 28) of the World Masters Indoor Championships in Gainesville, Florida, Britain failed to match previous medal days with only a bronze in the track but the field event athletes again did well. Allison Wilder led the way as she won the W35 triple jump with a 12.24m championships record leap.
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3 weeks ago | 
athleticsweekly.com | Steve Smythe
United States enjoy great success on home soil but Brits are the best of the rest halfway through this global eventDespite its track runners drawing a blank, British athletes still gained five golds on day five (March 27) at the World Masters Indoor Championships in Gainesville, Florida, to go further clear on the medals table as top visiting nation.
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4 weeks ago | 
athleticsweekly.com | Steve Smythe
More medals for GB athletes on day four in Gainesville, Florida, with world records also fallingBritain had another excellent day on day four in Gainesville as Sarah Roberts, Clare Elms and Ellie Stevens added to their medal hauls with 3000m golds while Susanna Wise and Andrea Jenkins also won world titles as British throwers continue to also excel.
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4 weeks ago | 
athleticsweekly.com | Steve Smythe
M65 runner Dave Clarke doubles up as Britain go clear second in medal table on a day highlighted by a Kenyan world recordIn the World Masters Indoor Championships in Gainesville, Florida, Britain won two gold medals in the men’s 3000m races on Tuesday (March 25) and also won a shot title as they kept their position easily in second on the medal table with 12 golds, 9 silvers and 13 bronzes albeit way behind the American hosts who have now won 53 golds and 172 medals.
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1 month ago | 
athleticsweekly.com | Steve Smythe
Sarah Roberts, Mark Symes and Ellie Stevens among the winners at the World Masters Indoor Champs in Florida on MondayAfter a slow start at cross-country and the women’s 60m finals, British masters athletes dominated the 800m races at the World Masters Indoor Championships in Gainesville in Florida on Monday (March 24) winning seven gold medals. First to score gold on the track was W75 world record-holder Sarah Roberts.
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1 month ago | 
athleticsweekly.com | Steve Smythe
British W60 runner takes cross-country title after travel problems due to Heathrow fire disrupted her build-upClare Elms won Britain’s first gold medal of the World Masters Championships which began on Sunday in Gainesville in Florida. The AW masters athlete of the year had been in good form in 2024 setting world records at the 1500m and 3000m, events she will participate in later in the championships.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
athleticsweekly.com | Steve Smythe
Popular annual veteran event sees Irish athletes in fine form at the Billy Neill MBE Country Park on November 16With a narrow win in the men’s and clear victory in the women’s contest, Ireland easily took the overall title from England, who have traditionally dominated the five-way international since the event began in 1988, only losing control post-Covid in the 2022 event. Ireland won six of the eight women’s team events and four of the nine men’s events to England’s respective two and five.
