ABINGDON’S Noel Blatchford is celebrating after securing a bronze medal at the World Masters Championships in Malaga.

Competing in the LV70 10k walk, Blatchford came third in 63mins 51 secs.

She will be going for a second medal in the 20k event on Friday.

Clubmate Marc Juffkins (V50) came 22nd in the decathlon.

Abingdon’s second-claim athlete Jeanette Ashton (LV60) finished fifth in the heptathlon, while Pete Stepney (V55) was fourth in his 400m heat.

Bicester’s Samuel Rayson won the under 15 high jump in the last round of the Oxfordshire Junior League at Horspath with a leap of 1.65m – 8cms more than his previous best.

Rayson then won the 80m hurdles in 13.3secs.

Amber Parker was third in the under 15 javelin (22.53m), second in the discus (26.51) and first in the shot (9.00).

Amelia Cox was an emphatic winner of the 1500m, clocking 5mins 23.8secs.

Tia Brown took the under 17 100m, while Rushani Armugham came first in the 300m with 46.4.

RESULTS

(senior men unless stated)

WORLD MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Abingdon – Decathlon M50: 22 M Juffkins 4,759pts pb (100m 13.92, LJ 4.82pb, shot 8.42, HJ 1.47, 400m 67.08, 100mH 21.05, discus 31.09, PV 2.55, javelin 32.47, 1500m 5.54.9). Heptathlon LV60: 5 J Ashton 3,383pts (80mH 19.69pb, HJ 1.11, shot 6.63, 200m 37.01, LJ 2.89, javelin 15.84pb, 800m 3.21.0pb). 400mH Heat: 4 P Stepney (V55) 28.06.14. 10k walk LV70: 3 N Blatchford 1.03.51.

NEW FOREST MARATHON

Kidlington: R Scaife (V40) 1.36.27, K Webster (LV35) 1.41.12, L Rahman (V40) 1.42.00, K Westgate (V40) 1.50.19, S Scaife (LV45) 1.52.34, J Ruddick (V40) 1.55.08, T Carr (LV45) 2.08.28, J Smith (LV45) 2.16.45, R Rahman (LV45) 2.16.46.

Abingdon: 16 J Clayton (3rd SM) 3.09.29.

Marathon du Médoc

Abingdon: 48= M Livingstone-Learmonth (V40) 3.14.09 & S Livingstone-Learmonth (3rd LV40) 3.14.09.

Swindon Half Marathon

Abingdon: 926 R Maher (LV35) 2.04.

CHIPPENHAM HALF MARATHON

Witney RR: 7 M Lock 1.21.02, 77 A Leary (V40) 1.35.16, 85 P Ainslie (V 50) 1.36.02, 197 R Stanley-Evans (LV 35) 1.45.22, 200 A Church (V50) 1.45.37, 216 L Harris (LV45) 1.46.37, 217 J Hewlett (SL) 1.46.37, 293 H Smith (LV45) 1.51.35, 653 S Christie (L55-64) 2.18.46.

DRAYCOTE WATER 10K

Kidlington: 26 A Finnigan (LV35) 45.42, 77 M Search (V70) 57.56.

Great North Run

Eynsham RR: 32,613 T German (V60) 2.44.04.

WITNEY PARKRUN

Witney RR: 1 T Jones 17.04, 2 S Upton 17.10, 5 M Lock 18.42, 20 T Grantham 21.29, 30 F Howard 22.31, 32 C Miles 22.47, 34 P Taylor 22.56, 39 J Field 23.38, 48 H Howard 24.06, 49 S Howard 24.11, 50 R Clark 24.12, 55 S Roberts 24.30, 64 O Schroelkamp 25.26, 65 A Fraser 25.34, 102 J McCormac 27.49, 126 T Ratcliff 28.50, 135 R Lally 29.21, 172 A Thomas 32.38, 205 S McKinnon 37.26, 269 N Smith 1.09.42.

KETTERING PARKRUN

Witney RR: 2 D Blake 17.06, 145 E Blake 27.54.

Yamba Parkrun

Witney RR: 1 G LeGood 21.23, 4 J LeGood 26.41

HARCOURT HILL PARKRUN

Witney RR: 110 L Bailey 32.48.