Strong Para performances in Manchester – and relay teams post wins

Sunday 31st August 2025

Joanna Robertson was one of six Scottish Para athletes in action in Manchester (Grangemouth photo by Bobby Gavin)

England Athletics website report and results link

Scottish athletes were at the Manchester International to represent Scotland in small teams.

Our Para project was represented and there were teams in the 4x100m relay events in the event hosted by England Athletics.

Well done to all the athletes who wore Scotland vests and thanks to their coaches and to team managers on this international opportunity.

Scotitsh Para athlete wore kit as part of our Para Project and we were delighted to have six competing in Manchester

The windy conditions made it a real challenge particularly for the wheelchair athletes.

Results are as follows:.

Seated throws: Adam Donnachie 9.19 (6th place on raza points)

Long jump: Rebecca Scott 4.76 (3rd place on raza points)

400m Wheelchair: Joanna Robertson 1:09.48 (2nd place on raza); Niamh Currie 1:17.01 (5th place on raza)

100m Ambulant: Rebecca Scott 13.28w (4th place on raza)

1500m Wheelchair: Joanna Robertson 4:35.48 (1st place on raza); Niamh Currie 5:33.39 (3rd place on raza); Sean Frame 3:21.61 (2nd place on raza); Kyle Brotherton 4:03.10 (5th place on raza)

Photo by Gary Mitchell

As mentioned, conditions were far from ideal so the relay events were more about the position than the time.

Happily, there were victories for both of our 4x100m teams!

Scotland men took the race against England and Jersey in 40.26 thanks to the efforts of Krishawn Aiken, Dean Patterson, Greg Kelly and Owen Murphy.

Scotland Women won their 4x100m race with England in 45.71 thanks to the efforts of Taylah Paterson, Sarah Malone, Charlotte Bevan and Sophie Thomas.

Alessandro Schenini won the Men’s Long Jump – with one jump in the awful conditions – at 7.39m and Hannah Wallace was second with 6.19m in the women’s long jump.