NOEL Blatchford led the way for Oxfordshire with two gold medals at the World Masters Championships in Budapest.

Abingdon’s Blatchford won the ladies’ vet 65 3,000m indoor walk and the 10km road walk.

She was ably supported in the latter event by clubmate Judy Howard, who helped Great Britain and Northern Ireland to vet 50 team gold.

Blatchford led from start to finish in the 3,000m race and won by 15 seconds in a time of 18mins 21.24secs.

And Blatchford took the 10km road title in 1hr 4mins 2.8secs, with Howard 11th in 1.06.45.6, supporting teammates Fiona Bishop (1.09.12) and Ann Wheeler (1.01.22).

“Judy and I owe a big thank you to our walks coach Graham Chapman,” said Blatchford.

“Without his guidance and eagle-eyes we would never have got this far.”

Oxford City’s Stewart Thorp added a vet 60 men’s team bronze medal in the half marathon to the team gold he had won in the opening day’s cross country.

Thorp finished 15th in his category in a time of 1.29.21, with John Shapland (1.19.14) and Andrew Murray (1.34.04) completing the line-up.

Radley’s Jan Ellacott completed the Oxfordshire medal tally after helping Britain to a bronze in the vet 50 ladies’ 4x200m relay in 2.01.33.

RESULTS ROUND-UP

(senior men unless stated)

WORLD MASTERS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

LADIES

60m – Vet 50 – ht 1: 3 J Ellacott (Rad) 9.20.

200m – Vet 50 – ht 2: 4 J Ellacott (Rad) 30.04. Vet 60: 13 L Ahmet (Rad) 35.89.

400m – Vet 50 – ht 2: 6 J Ellacott (Rad) 1.08.26.

Long jump – Vet 60: 10 L Ahmet (Rad) 3.44.

Triple jump – Vet 60: 6 L Ahmet (Rad) 7.42.

3,000m walk – Vet 65: 1 N Blatchford (Abn) 18.21.24. Vet 55: 9 J Howard (Abn) 18.31.23.

10km road walk – Vet 65: 1 N Blatchford (Abn) 1.04.02.8. Vet 55: 11 J Howard (Abn) 1.06.45.6.

MEN

60m – Vet 55 – ht 2: 4 A Duncan (Rad) 8.26.

200m – Vet 55 – ht 4: 2 A Duncan (Rad) 26.54.

400m – Vet 55 – sf 1: 3 A Duncan (Rad) 59.30.

1,500m – Vet 60: 15 S Thorp (Oxf) 5.03.08.

3,000m – Vet 60: 9 S Thorp (Oxf) 10.54.56.

Half marathon – Vet 60: 15 S Thorp (Oxf) 1.29.21.

RADLEY OPEN

MEN

100m – Under 17: 2 Z Smith (Whh) 11.72.

300m – Under 15: 2 T Butcher (Abn) 42.27.

800m – Under 13: 2 T Couzens (Bic) 2.37.25, 8 W Thompson (Abn) 2.47.23. Under 15: 2 T Butcher (Abn) 2.19.68.

1,500m – Under 13: 2 A Ede (Abn) 5.08.81, 3 K Francis (Abn) 5.15.85, 4 J Fernandez (Abn) 5.32.03. Vet 35: 1 G Wiggins (Whh) 5.19.59.

Long jump – Under 13: 1 T Couzens (Bic) 4.13.

High jump – Under 13: 2 T Couzens (Bic) 1.30.

Shot – Vet 65: 1 R Jegou (Whh) 9.31. Discus – Vet 65: 1 R Jegou (Whh) 28.99. Hammer – Vet 65: 1 R Jegou (Whh) 28.37.

Javelin – Under 15: 1 J Cherry (Bic) 32.97.

LADIES

100m – Under 13: 2 H Griffiths–Brown (Bic) 15.10.

200m – Under 13: 3 H Griffiths–Brown (Bic) 30.11.

800m – Under 13: 2 H Griffiths–Brown (Bic) 2.40.24. Under 17: 5 L Siddle (Abn) 2.35.51.

1,500m – Under 13: 3 A Gould (Bic) 5.36.81. Senior: 1 S Lackman (Abn) 5.06.57.

Long jump – Under 13: 2 L Garside (Bic) 3.88.

OXFORD CITY OPEN THROWS

MEN

Shot – Vet 65: 1 R Jegou (Whh) 9.43. Discus – Vet 65: 1 R Jegou (Whh) 32.10.

Hammer – Vet 65: 2 R Jegou (Whh) 26.16.

FOREST OF DEAN HALF MARATHON

Witney RR: F Howard 1.33.03, S Howard (LV35) 1.40.20, A Rouget (LV35) 2.08.27.

CLEEVEWOLD 14

White Horse Harriers: 8 P Jegou 1.48.19.

Witney RR: G Ferris (V50) 1.56.05, A Church (V40) 2.12.05, H Smith (2nd LV45) 2.25.59.

SIBLYBACK 10K

Witney RR: S Le Good (SM) 39.40.

TERRY O’GARA MEMORIAL 5K

Woodstock H: 99 D McManus (V40) 20.17 pb.

BUTTONS FOR BRATHAY MARATHON – DAY 2

Headington RR: 20 U Neale (V40) 4.50.20.

INCURRO URBAN 10K

Kidlington: 26 W Bunce (3rd V60) 45.36, 49 M Search (V65) 51.06.