ATHLETES of all ages from across the county competed for regional honours at the Herefordshire Athletics Association Track and Field Championships recently.

The Championships saw 80 athletes compete in 70 events for age groups from under-11 through to Veterans.

Athletes gaining three gold medals were: under-11 girl Esme Benjamin (Scudamore PS), under-13 boy Luke Fox, under-13 girl Eva Tyler, under-15 boy Patrick Morgan, under-15 girl Darcie Jones, under-20 women Cara Bennett and senior women Hannah Barnes, all of Hereford and County AC.

The closest events of the day was in the under-11 race over 800 metres where Tessa Morgan (Canon Pyon PS) won by two hundredths of a second from Esther Williams (Peterchurch PS).

While in the under-13 boys long jump Charlie Jones and Oskar Lund, both of St Pauls Primary School, recorded 3.60 metres and 3.59 metres respectively.

Full results are on the results page.