At the weekend, long time Blackburn Harrier, Mike Hazelwood who now lives in Sweden visited our shores to compete in the British Masters Athletics Federation Championships at Lee Valley. Mike is a Vet 65 and competed in 5 competitions Shot Putt; Weight; Discus, Hammer and Javelin and these were Mike’s Results:

Shot Putt            Silver Medal          10:56m

Weight               Silver Medal           13.81m

Discus                Silver Medal          34.27m

Hammer             Bronze Medal        35.79m

Javelin                Bronze Medal       30:27m

Congratulations to Mike who is 67yrs of age and still showing that athletics and competitive athletics is something that can be taken right through life – it doesn’t just belong to the young!!