The Dorset Destroyers Wheelchair Rugby Club, based in Poole, Dorset smashed their way into Top position in the newly formed sport of Wheelchair Rugby 5’s this weekend.
The Destroyers played against 4 other teams in the first weekend of 3, including against local rivals The Solent Sharks from Southampton.
The first...
The 2017 Weymouth Beach Volleyball Classic is in urgent need of financial support to guarantee the event going ahead this summer. The Championship, run by the Weymouth Volleyball Club, costs over £20,000 to host. The club is proud to have delivered a high class event for many years, this...
Turbo Dynamics are 2nd Year Sponsors for Racing Driver Nick White Nick White will contest a full season in the Michelin Clio Cup Series after graduating from the championship's cost-effective Road Class to the highly competitive Race series for 2017. The Melksham-based racer impressed on his debut at Silverstone's...
Kit Walker, 26, has only been racing triathlons for just five years. He initially took on the Osprey Sprint Triathlon Portland in 2011 and since then has won a succession of events including the Outlaw in Nottingham in July 2016 where over 1000 athletes took part. Kit completed and...
Kate Mason, a well-known local long distance swimmer and Nordic walking instructor who spends most of her time training and teaching at Osprey Leisure Centre has just returned from Morocco after completing the 31st Marathon des Sables 2016, a 10 day trip incorporating a momentous six day trek across...
Kate Mason and Julia Aston (Weyport Masters Coaches) from Weymouth swam the length of Lake Geneva on 11th and 12th August 2015. The epic two person relay began at the beautiful Chateau de Chillon castle at 0850hrs UK time and they completed the 70km/44mile challenge in 28hrs and 12mins...
Following the success of the 2014 Challenge Weymouth, this scenic triathlon will take place for the second time on 13th September 2015 hosting the ETU European Long Distance Championships. The race starts with a 2 lap 3.8km open water sea swim in the clear blue waters of Weymouth Bay. Then athletes will...
The Andrew Simpson Sailing Centre (ASSC) and The Official Test Centre (OTC) are coming together to deliver a Professional Instructor Training course at The Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA). The eventual aim of the course is to create multi qualified instructors, who will be ready to step...
Osprey Leisure Centre on Portland recently provided training facilities to a team of dedicated athletes in preparation for their Race to the Sun. The local Weymouth athletes from the Sandsfoot Cafe Racers(SCR) took part in the very popular Majorca 70.3 half ironman distance recently. Accompanied by family and friends...
Weymouth’s excellent reputation for hosting great sports events continues in 2015 with the announcement of the Sports and Well-Being Festival, from 11 July to 26 July. Following a successful bid to the 'Inspired by 2012' Health and Well-being Legacy Fund, organisers Weymouth & Portland Borough Council, Dorset County Council and Active Dorset are...
