Overseas Individual National Championships
Sharks, Quemerford And Hacksaws Lead Overseas Gold Rush
(Wednesday 10th June 2026)
By Justin Lane, with reports from Anita Split, Luca Roundagain, Wanda Lap and Ryu N. Jomp
Overseas Individual National Championships — Wednesday 10 June 2026
While the Great Britain Individual National Championships took centre stage at the Fred Bell Stadium, a large group of GB-based clubs were also chasing national glory overseas — and they did so in serious numbers.
Across the overseas championships, athletes from GB clubs collected titles in Brazil, Australia, Greece, Slovakia, North Macedonia, Israel, Singapore, Chile, Finland, Slovenia and many more nations. The biggest overseas haul came from Weymouth Bay Sharks, who collected 30 gold, 10 silver and 6 bronze medals from their travelling or overseas-registered athletes. Quemerford Harriers were close behind with 25 golds, while Hacksaws also enjoyed a superb international night with 20 golds.
It was a reminder that the strength of the British club scene does not stop at the GB championships. Even when scattered across the world, athletes carrying GB club colours were still shaping medal tables and producing headline performances.
Sharks Make The Biggest Overseas Statement
Weymouth Bay Sharks were the dominant overseas force, with medals spread across sprints, distance, walks, jumps, throws and combined events.
In Brazil, Guilherme Machado won the men’s 400m in 50.16, while Milena Ventura took the women’s 400m hurdles in 1:02.71. The Sharks also struck in Serbia through Maja Kljajić, who won the women’s 400m in 56.71 after also taking the 200m title in 24.52.
Their Greek contingent was equally strong. Andreas Gkouvoudis won the men’s 1500m in 3:54.90 and added the 3000m steeplechase title in 11:21.83, while Persa Patsali produced strong silver-medal performances in the pole vault with 4.04m and triple jump with 12.05m.
In North Macedonia, Lisa Bajramovska won the women’s 1500m in 4:24.32 and the 3000m steeplechase in 14:39.08, while Hilda Najdoska completed a race-walking double, taking the 10km walk in 55:50.63 and the 20km walk in 1h:50:10.27.
There were also major field-event wins for Felix Cornez in Chile, where he won the hammer with 63.33m and the javelin with 69.11m. His throws double was one of the best all-round overseas performances of the night.
Quemerford Quality Travels Well
Quemerford Harriers may have dominated the GB medal table, but their overseas athletes were also busy collecting titles around the world.
In Australia, Ben Welsh won the men’s 100m in 11.61 and the 200m in 21.82, while Tahlia Edgley added women’s long jump gold with 4.92m and pole vault gold with 3.79m. Emily Edments gave Quemerford another Australian double, winning the women’s 10,000m in 36:52.11 and the marathon in 2h:32:57.88.
There was sprint success in Brazil through Jane Pacheco, who ran 12.14 for second in the 100m, while Ramon Castán won the men’s triple jump there with 13.86m. In Slovenia, Angelca Zajec produced one of the best women’s sprint performances by winning the 200m in 24.01.
Quemerford also picked up hurdles success through Giselle Lok, who won
Singapore’s women’s 100m hurdles in 17.13 and the 400m hurdles in 1:03.08. In Denmark, Elias Horn won the men’s 10,000m in 32:24.85, while James Wells struck in the Bahamas with an excellent 1:56.60 in the 800m.
Hacksaws Enjoy A Huge International Night
Hacksaws were another major success story, finishing with 20 overseas golds and several of the best individual displays.
In Portugal, Andreia Peralta produced one of the night’s headline field-event results, winning the women’s shot put with 20.77m. César Paixão also reached the 100m podium there, finishing third in 11.22, while Juliano Aires was highly competitive in the walks, recording 49:31.89 in the 10km and 1h:40:23.69 in the 20km.
In Israel, Yoash Danin completed a superb combined-events double, winning the men’s pentathlon with 4,149 points and the decathlon with 7,773 points. Those results made him one of the clearest overseas stars of the championships.
Hacksaws also had success in Slovakia, where Rastislav Hýravý won the pole vault with 5.09m and the triple jump with 13.40m, while Anastázia Štrbová won the women’s 5000m in 16:59.58.
In Germany, Elke Achenbach won the women’s high jump with 1.81m, and Enya Heiß produced a strong heptathlon performance with 6,328 points. Karen Kiesel added another major endurance result by winning the women’s 50km race walk in the United States with 4h:20:39.98.
Around The World
From the Americas, Anita Split reported a busy night for GB clubs. Brazil was one of the major centres of action, with Machado, Ventura, Castán, Pacheco, Silveira and Pires all featuring prominently. In Chile, Felix Cornez’s hammer and javelin double gave Weymouth Bay Sharks one of their strongest overseas moments, while Reading Palm Faces picked up 800m success through Mateo Reyes in 2:03.52.
Across Europe, Luca Roundagain had plenty to follow. Spain produced silver medals for Hacksaws athletes Armando Tormo, who cleared 2.11m in the high jump, and Alfonso Santos, who leapt 7.73m in the long jump. Slovakia delivered titles for Gkouvoudis’ fellow distance and field-event performers, while the Italian championships saw Nadia Bottazzini finish second in the women’s pentathlon with 4,590 points and second in the heptathlon with 6,265 points.
From Asia, Wanda Lap and Ryu N. Jomp highlighted Singapore as one of Quemerford’s strongest overseas venues. Giselle Lok’s hurdles double was backed by Janelle Sng of Reading Palm Faces, who won the women’s 100m in 12.25. India produced a strong throws performance from Gobind Chawla of Weymouth Bay Sharks, who threw 61.58m for second in the discus after winning the shot put with 17.54m.
There were also titles in Australia, where Quemerford and Caledonian both featured strongly. George William of Hacksaws won the men’s 110m hurdles in 17.34 and the 400m hurdles in 1:00.60, while Caitlin Roberts of Caledonian scored 4,185 points to win the women’s pentathlon and 5,530 points to win the heptathlon.
Depth Beyond The Big Three
Although Weymouth Bay Sharks, Quemerford Harriers and Hacksaws dominated the overseas headlines, several other GB clubs made their mark.
Caledonian collected 7 golds and 22 medals overall, with strong results from athletes such as Angga Utina, Molly Holmwood, Caitlin Roberts and Habibah Badawy. Reading Palm Faces won 9 golds, including victories for Sng, Reyes, Aysegül Sener and others. Wacky Racers also impressed with 6 golds, while Yellerbellies had a standout result through Artūrs Krastiņš, who won Latvia’s men’s 50km walk in 4h:15:16.52.
Filham Excelsior, Belfast Blitz, BRC, Newcastle Athletic Club, The Titans, Grimsby Harriers, Pineapple AC, Budd Park Darts, Leeds United AC and Risca Harriers AAC all appeared on overseas podiums too, showing how widely GB club athletes were spread across the international national championship programme.
Performance Of The Overseas Championships
There were several serious candidates for the overseas performance of the championships.
Felix Cornez’s hammer and javelin double for Weymouth Bay Sharks was outstanding. Yoash Danin’s pentathlon and decathlon double for Hacksaws was one of the best all-round achievements. Lisa Bajramovska and Hilda Najdoska both completed doubles for Weymouth Bay Sharks, while Emily Edments did the same for Quemerford in the 10,000m and marathon.
But the overseas performance of the championships goes to Andreia Peralta of Hacksaws, whose 20.77m shot put victory in Portugal was the single most eye-catching field-event mark of the overseas results. On a night full of medals, doubles and distance heroics, Peralta’s throw stood out as a true headline performance.
A Global Night For GB Club Colours
The overseas championships showed just how far the influence of GB clubs now stretches. From sprint finals in Australia and Brazil to walks in Latvia and the United States, from Greek middle-distance titles to Chilean throws success, familiar club colours appeared in championship after championship.
Weymouth Bay Sharks finished as the leading overseas club force, Quemerford Harriers showed that their depth extends well beyond Britain, and Hacksaws produced some of the finest individual performances of the night.
For The Daily Pole Vault, it was another reminder that Season 106 is not just a British domestic story. It is a global one — and GB clubs are written all over it.