Archery: Silver for Sleight at UK & Ireland championships

Island archer impresses again for England

Isle of Man archer, Lesley Sleight was among the medals during this month's IFAA UK and Ireland Field Archery Championships this month.

During the event held from 1-3 May in Neath, South Wales, Sleight went on to take silver in the Veteran Traditional Recurve class whilst representing England.

Furthermore, Sleight - who's a member of Bowderyn Vannin Field Archery Club - secured fourth spot in the women's class overall.

The meeting saw teams from England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland battle it out for top honours with Scotland going on claim overall victory.

Republic of Ireland finished just behind in second whilst Sleight and England rounded out the top three in third.