Andover AC had its annual presentation evening, once again superbly supported by the Wykeham Club.

Club chairman, Nick Woodford opened saying: “Once again it’s been an amazing year, with fantastic results in all the disciplines. ‘As you will see later you have achieved so many personal bests and an unbelievable 34 club records this year.

‘We also hosted some fantastic events with a little help from the weatherman. Personally I think the big breakthrough is the team spirit, with athletes and sometimes coaches having a go at all sorts of events which makes the club the envy of so many others.”

Nick then handed over to guest speaker, sprinter Dale Garland, to make the presentations. Dale was part of the Beijing Olympics team and thrilled the members with tales of his experiences including an exhilarating video showing how the GB 4 x 400m team moved from last place to the silver medal in the 2005 European Indoor championships.

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