Athletics: Island competitors take big medal haul in Lancashire

Young athletes impress during track & field round in Blackpool

Isle of Man athletes secured a total of 34 medals during the latest Lancashire Track & Field Championships in Blackpool.

At the two-day event in Stanley Park, Manx competitors from Manx Harriers, Northern AC and Western AC managed 16 gold, 10 silver and eight bronze whilst more went on to set personal bests in their disciplines.

Among the big winners was Eve Martin who claimed five golds across the Under-13 events with Leighton Curphey, Aimee Christian and Lucy Ormsby bagging two gold medals each in their competitions.

Curphey also went on to win individual silver and bronze elsewhere with Christian adding a silver medal to her achievements.

You can see the list of Isle of Man medal winners below:

Lancashire Track & Field Championships, Blackpool (10-11 May 2025)

Gold

Eve Martin (U13 Girls 800m)
Eve Martin (U13 Girls 1500m)
Eve Martin (U13 Girls 70m Hurdles)
Eve Martin (U13 Girls High Jump)
Eve Martin (U13 Girls Long Jump)
Leighton Curphey (U13 Boys 800m)
Leighton Curphey (U13 Boys 1500m)
Aimee Christian (Senior Women 400m Hurdles)
Aimee Christian (Senior Women 400m)
Lucy Ormsby (U20 Women 400m)
Lucy Ormsby (U20 Women 100m)
Elizabeth Clennell (U13 Girls Javelin)
Ffinlo Thomas (U15 Boys Hammer)
Corrin Leeming (Senior Men 5000m)
Sirona Thompson (U13 Girls Shot)
Zac Woodward (U17 Men Pole Vault)

Silver

Eve Martin (U13 Girls 200m)
Leighton Curphey (U13 Boys Long Jump)
Aimee Christian (Senior Women 200m)
Elizabeth Clenell (U13 Girls Shot Put)
Rowan Thompson (U13 Girls Javelin)
Ben Sinclair (Senior Men 200m)
Ben Sinclair (Senior Men 400m)
Ffinlo Thomas (U15 Boys Javelin)
Issy Kennaugh (U15 Girls 75m Hurdles)
Donovan Skillicorn (U17 Men Long Jump)

Bronze

Leighton Curphey (U13 Boys 200m)
Rowan Thompson (U13 Girls 70m Hurdles)
Rowan Thompson (U13 Girls High Jump)
Rowan Thompson (U13 Girls Shot Put)
Alice Bell (Senior Women Hammer)
Jess Bergquist (U17 Women 300m)
Seamus Hall (U15 Boys Javelin)
Illiam Thomas (U13 Boys Long Jump)