Athletics

Talented West Norfolk athletes Alfie Williams and Kate Willis have been selected to attend the British Athletics Youth Talent Programme.

The third race in the 2019/20 Ryston Runners Cross Country Grand Prix Series on Sunday was always going to be special in Shouldham Warren.

Eighteen Ryston juniors competed in the last match of the Sportshall League.

West Norfolk’s under-11 boys’ team brought home bronze in the last of this year’s Sportshall competition in an exciting and tense final meeting.

The second event in the Ryston Runners cross-country grand prix 2019/20 series took place at Shouldham Warren on Sunday.

West Norfolk Athletic Club hosted their annual cross country at Houghton Hall on Sunday.

Junior athletes from West Norfolk had plenty to celebrate at the weekend at the first Sportshall meeting of the season.

Despite appallingly wet and muddy conditions, Ryston Runners’ 2019-20 Cross Country Grand Prix Series at Shouldham Warren got off to a fine start.

Ryston Runners members battled for honours in the EMAC Track and Field League final.

The big focus for the weekend for Ryston Runners AC, as for many clubs across the area, and beyond, was the Round Norfolk Relay.

The main mission for 14 Lynn Triathlon Club members was the popular North Norfolk Triathlon held in Wells.

Ryston’s road runners ran in the anniversary of King’s Lynn Parkrun, while in Italy, two tackled the European Masters Athletics Championships.

More than 1,000 athletes are bracing themselves for the gruelling Round Norfolk Relay which sweep across the county on Saturday and Sunday (14/15).

Renegade Runners spent the weekend in The Walks raising money by taking part in the 24-hour marathon to celebrate eight years of parkruns in Lynn.

On Sunday at Bury St Edmunds West Norfolk AC managed to make the East Anglian Finals in two age categories, the U17 Womens team and the Senior Men.

The Wissey Half Marathon was “under new management” this year with Jeremy Navrady taking over as race director from Martin Ive.

Rising West Norfolk Athletic Club member Alfie Williams marked his international debut for England with a silver medal at the weekend.

Five gold medals and one silver were won by a former serviceman from Downham at national trials last month

Rising athletics star Alfie Williams has been selected to represent England at his first-ever International event.

Alfie Williams saved the best until last at the 89th English Schools’ athletics track and field championships at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham.