More than 300 athletes for Telford Games

Despite the heavy rainfall that threatened to halt the event, organisers, officials, parents and athletes from across the county turned out in their hundreds to compete.

And head organiser Elaine Davies claims the event has been going from strength to strength recently. She said: "Everybody seemed happy with the day.

"There were around 300 athletes there and we got through all of the events on time. We're not like cricket – the competitors have to run in the rain!

"The officials, volunteers and presentation team all give up a lot of their time for the event. It's great to see so many athletes compete together at the club. It is definitely one of our stand out events."

The outstanding results were those of Hayley Rubery, fromTelford AC, who set a new record of 38.72 minutes in the Senior Women's Discus, and club president and pole vault coach John Bradley.

He launched himself to an impressive winning height of 2.4 metres.

Davies was particularly pleased with the attendance of the slightly more experienced age categories, praising the commitment shown by some of the older athletes.

She said: "Sometimes you get the under-20s and under-17s category fall away because they get into other things. But it was a good strong turn-out for those groups.

"The competition is going from strength to strength at the moment. There was a dip in entrants a few years ago but it seems to have picked itself back up – despite the weather!

"You always have loads of under-11s that are really keen and if you keep them through their teenage years then that is key.

"The podium comes out after the young athlete events and it's great to see the proud parents want to take pictures of them with their medals.

"There were some veterans turned up too, including those who had run at the world masters which was nice to see."

Aside from the young hopefuls turning up for the end of season blast, there were a handful of high-profile athletes looking to gain points and qualify for the Olympic stage.

Davies said: "We had four Paralympians take part who all competed in London 2012. One was a 1,500m runner and there were a few throwers.

"It was great to see them use our event as a chance for them to get to Rio 2016. It's the last big event for our athletes so it is a chance for them to say goodbye to friends and rivals for the winter."