Double gold for Aoiffion

RUNNER Aoiffion McVittie Brangan became another two times Scottish Champion on Sunday when she won two gold medals at the Scottish Athletics Relay Championships in Kilmarnock.

The Langholm athlete’s first gold medal of the day came following heats and finals in the 4x100m relay with Edinburgh Athletics Club.

Following a confident performance in the semi-final, the under 16 girls team were comfortable winners in the final to secure the gold medal.

In doing so, they set a time of 49.62 seconds that was 0.16 seconds from the Scottish Club Record set in 1993.

However, the girls will get another opportunity to break the record in August at the Scottish Youth Development League Final in Grangemouth.

Aoiffion then moved into the Edinburgh Athletics Club under 16 Medley Relay team with new team members that consisted of a 300m, 600m, 200m and 600m race.

In a timed heats event, the team from Edinburgh set another fantastic time of five minutes and 15 seconds in the second heat, again just short of a national record.

However, it was seven seconds ahead of second place and secured another gold medal for the club.

Aoiffion now has a break from competition for three weeks and will return to the track in Belfast on July 18 where she will compete in the 100m for the Scottish Schools athletics team against England, Ireland and Wales.

Then in August she will compete in the Scottish Youth Development League Final in Grangemouth, followed by the Scottish Under 16 Championships in Grangemouth, then the Scottish U18 Championships in Aberdeen and, if they qualify, at the UK Youth Development League Final in Liverpool.