Records galore at British Masters including a world mark for Virginia Mitchell plus results of the senior indoor championships in Birmingham
BRITISH MASTERS AF INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, Sheffield, February 18-19
Highlights included multiple European and world champion Virginia Mitchell easily breaking the world indoor record in her W60 debut while there were British records for W50 Paula Williams, W65 Carole Filer, W75 Angela Copson and two for W85 Dot Fraser and M80 Allan Long, who set marks at 200m and triple jump to add to his recent 60m.
Virginia Mitchelll (Tom Phillips)
There were some highly competitive events but a few disciplines were a little thin which some put down to Sheffield being used instead of the usual Lee Valley and some South of England athletes being less keen to travel afar.
M35 men:
Duayne Bovell, who set his 100m PB of 10.65 16 years ago, was the fastest 60m man over all the age groups with a 7.15 60m victory.
David Mould was the quickest 400m runner with 50.56 as Paul Wright was quickest at 800m.
The 2019 European masters double medallist Mike Cummings came close to lapping his opponents as he won the 1500m by 27 seconds.
Another dominant athlete was jumper Antony Daffurn, a former Scottish senior champion, with a double victory as he won the long jump by a metre (6.72m) and the triple by well over two.
60: 1 D Bovell (B&B) 7.15. 200: r1: 1 I Horlock (Woking) 23.81. r2: 1 M Dickens (Tel) 23.38; 2 D Awde (Woking) 23.78; 3 A Osei (Lon Hth) 23.86. 400: r2: 1 D Mould (B&R) 50.56; 2 L Robson (Gate) 51.37; 3 I Horlock (Woking) 51.84; 4 D Awde (Woking) 52.27. 800: r2: 1 P Wright (Mans) 1:58.68; 2 O Williams (Les C) 2:00.03; 3 J Hiorns (Notts) 2:01.25; 4 C Lamb (R&N) 2:04.48. 1500: 1 M Cummings (Herne H) 4:10.24. PV: 1 B Ahmet (K&P) 3.60; 2 S Gower (Bir) 3.40. LJ: 1 A Daffurn (Harrow) 6.72. TJ: 1 A Daffurn (Harrow) 14.34
M40:
Martin Lloyd, a 2.21m high jumper, 16 years ago, dominated his event, winning gold by 23 centimetres with a 1.98m leap.
Marvin Edwards was easily the best at 60m though runner-up Andrew Spour was the best at 200m.
Keith Hutchinson, a 2022 European Indoor Masters finalist, defended his 800m title in 2:02.06.
Portuguese-born Bruno Lima won a tactical 1500m with a fast last lap to repel 3:41.92 performer in his youth Gareth Price who is a former AAA finalist.
60: 1 M Edwards (NE Vets) 7.28; 2 A Spour (Linc W) 7.52; 3 O Pool (Truro) 7.59; 4 B Reeves (Glouc) 7.72; 5 A Reid (B&B) 7.77. Ht1: 1 A Spour (Linc W) 7.53; 2 B Reeves…
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