Latest Radley AC news
Radley Athletic Club at the Tilsley Park Community Day
24 August 2026
On Sunday 23 August 2026, our home track at Tilsley Park came alive for a brilliant Community Day, and we were delighted to be part of it!
With beautiful sunshine, great music, delicious food and an amazing atmosphere, it was the perfect setting to showcase our club and introduce athletics to the local community.
Bronze Medal for Radley Athlete, Ana Ramos-Villaverde at World Athletics Masters Championships in Daegu, South Korea
22 August 2026
Huge congratulations to Ana Ramos-Villaverde on her bronze medal in 2000m steeplechase (76.2cm) in the W50-55 category at the World Masters Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea.
With a time of 8:44.23, Ana reached third place – just under 11 seconds separating her from second place.
You can see the full results on the following Roster Athletics’ webpage:
Roster Athletics · WMAC2026: 2026대구세계마스터즈육상경기대회 (Track&Field; 트랙 및 필드)
We are very proud of Ana’s bronze medal and look forward to congratulating her on this achievement in person on the track!
Well done, Ana!
Photo information: Ana pictured above on the right. Photo provided by athlete
Two Silver Medals for Divine Iheme at the World U20s Championships in Oregon
16 August 2026
What a summer for Divine!
He has followed his gold medal in the European U18 Athletics Championships in Italy with some further amazing achievements – this time representing Great Britain at the world stage in the World Athletics U20 Championships (5-9 August 2026) in Eugene, Oregon, USA.
Divine was part of two winning 4x100m relay teams – mixed relay and men’s, both of which came in second place, following shortly behind the gold medal winners, Italy in the case of the mixed relay and the US – in the men’s race. The silver-medal time for the Great Britain mixed relay team, pictured in the accompanying photo, was 41.38 and for the men’s relay team – 38.90.
These results saw Divine win two silver medals at this U20 World Championship!
For more on the Men’s U20s 4x100m silver medal here: Men’s 4x100m team break British record to claim silver on final day of World U20s Champs – British Athletics
See the results for the winning teams, which Divine was part of here:
Record Time and Gold Medal for Divine Iheme in the England’s U18s at the European Championships in Rieti, Italy
18 July 2026
Wow! He has done it again! Well done, Divine – another record and this time, a gold medal representing England at the European Athletic championships in Rieti.
Divine qualified in his 100m heat earlier this week and finished first in the finals yesterday with an incredible time of 10.29!
We are so proud of your hard work and incredible achievement, Divine!
Read more here:
Good Luck to Radley Athlete, Divine Representing England in the European U18 Championships in Rieti, Italy
16 July 2026
Incredible Radley athlete, Divine has been selected to represent England Athletics in the U18 Championships in Rieti, Italy (16-19 July 2026). You can read more about the competition here.
Divine will be competing in the 100m. You can watch a live stream of the competitions on the European Athletics’ website.
The very best of luck to Divine in this competition!
Passing of Radley Founding Member, Jill Slatter
We are saddened to share the news that one of our founding members, Jill Slatter (pictured on the left with a UKA lanyard) passed away on 19 June 2026 at the age of 90.
Jill was a founder member of Radley Ladies, established with her friends back in 1972. From those early days, she gave an extraordinary amount of time, energy and heart to the sport she loved. Her service to athletics continued for more than five decades, right up until very recently, when her health meant she was no longer able to officiate, coach or contribute to the committee in the way she always had.
She was a President of the Oxfordshire Athletics Association at the time of her passing and in 2020, received a British Empire Medal for her services to athletics and the community in Oxfordshire.
Jill will be greatly missed, but her contribution to athletics, to Radley AC, and to all who knew her will live on for many years to come.
An amazing 4th place for Sam Cousins (U14) in the British Athletics Road Championship, London Mini Marathon 2026 for U14 Boys!
26 April 2026
We are very proud to report that Radley AC athlete, Sam Cousins (U14), who was selected to represent the South East region in the British Athletics Road Championship, part of the London Mini Marathon, finished in 4th place in the U14 Boys group.
He completed the 2.6km run in 00:08:07 and only very narrowly missed out on a bronze medal in this race, which included competitors from different regions of the country. Sam was only 8 seconds away from the winning time – the gold, silver and bronze times were respectively 00:07:59, 00:08:04 and 00:08:07.
Huge congratulations to Sam – what a fantastic achievement!
Full results for this age group can be seen here.
Open Graded Meeting – Tilsley Park
Earlier this month, Radley AC held its annual Open Competition at Tilsley Park on Saturday 11 April 2026. This Open Graded Meeting was run in memory of Charles and Eileen Kear, two of our founder members.
We were delighted to welcome 387 athletes participating in over 600 events on what turned out to be a rather cold and windy spring day, which was nevertheless enjoyed by all. 74 of the athletes were quad kids, taking part in the four usual events for this age group.
With over 600 event participations, 48 volunteer officials were needed – a huge thank you to them all for giving up their time on a Saturday to make sure the day ran smoothly and on time.
The results from the various events can be seen on this rosterathletics webpage.
End of Indoor Competitions Season 2025/26
The last indoor sports hall competition took place in Bicester in March 2026. Radley AC had some great performances from athletes completing for the first time and ones taking part in as many as four of the five competitions.
Two of our athletes also achieved medals: Maame – overall U13 Gold individual medal and Oscar – overall U11 Silver individual medal!
Well done to all Radley AC athletes, who competed in the indoor competitions this season!
Read the full end-of-season indoor competition report for 2025/26 here.
4x400m Relay W60 World Record for Radley AC Athlete, Janice Ellacott
We are proud to share that Radley athlete, Janice Ellacott was one of the four W60 athletes, who achieved a world record in the 4x400m relay at the World Masters at Lee Valley.
Janice (pictured second on the left in the group photo) completed her run in 70.7. The world record time for the four athletes was 4:32.60.
Huge congratulations to Janice and her fellow athletes on their world record!
You can read more about this achievement on the Athletics Weekly website.
Gold and Bronze Medals for Radley Athlete, Lyn Ahmet
Lyn Ahmet, a W70 Radley AC athlete competed in the European Masters International Indoor event at Lee Valley on 7 March 2026. The competition was the third stage of the EMA League 2026. Lyn secured a gold medal in triple jump and a bronze medal in long jump in this competition.
Radley Athlete, Lyn Ahmet, Wins Gold and Silver
February 2026
We are proud to share that Radley athlete, Lyn Ahmet (W70) won two medals at the British Masters Indoor Championships in Lee Valley in the women’s over 70 category. The competition took place from 21-22 February 2026 and Lyn took home a gold medal in triple jump and a silver medal in long jump.
Well done, Lyn! What an incredible achievement!
A European Under-18 Record for Divine!
Another incredible achievement for Radley AC athlete, Divine Iheme, who broke the European under-18 record for 60m with 6.68 at the England Athletics U20/17/15 Indoor Championships in Sheffield on 7 February.
You can find out more and watch a video of Divine’s run on the following Athletics Weekly webpage.
World Record for Radley Athlete, Divine Iheme
August 2024
Radley athlete, Divine Iheme ran an incredible, world-record time of 10.30 at Lee Valley at the end of August 2024 to soundly take the world best in his age group (previously 10.51s). An unbelievable achievement which has brought huge media interest. You can read more about the achievement on Athletics Weekly but a quick online search will bring up various national and international press!
HUGE Congratulations to Divine – a wonderful role model and incredible inspiration.