Sport in Short: Athletics

LINFORD CHRISTIE bettered his own British League 100 metre record at Enfield, north London, yesterday. The Olympic champion, running for Thames Valley Harriers, won in 10.32sec, less than a day after equalling the United Kingdom all-comers' mark of 10.06sec in Edinburgh.

BRITISH LEAGUE First Division (Enfield) Winners: 100m: L Christie (Thames Valley Harriers) 10.32sec. 200m: M Rosswess (Birchfield) 20.9. 400m: W McDonald (Haringey) 47.12. 800m: N Smith (Shaftesbury Barnet) 1min 52.07sec. 1500m: R Howell (Birchfield) 3:46.88. 5,000m: K Penney (Haringey) 14:34.75. 3,000m steplechase: A Robinson (Haringey) 9:12.83. 110m hurdles: N Owen (Belgrave) 13.99. 400m hurdles: L Lynch (Haringey) 51.23. High Jump: H Pierre (Haringey) 2.15m. Pole Vault: M Johnson (Haringey) 5.0m. Long Jump: D Mathieson (Edinburgh Southern) 7.49m. Triple Jump: F Agyepong (Shaftesbury Barnet) 17.0m. Shot: P Edwards (Belgrave) 17.91m. Discus: R Weir (Birchfield) 57.54m. Hammer: P Head (Newham & Essex Beagles) 71.64m. Javelin: M Roberson (Haringey) 71.08m. 4 x 100m: Haringey 40.91. 4 x 400m: Thames Valley Harriers 3:13.2. Teams: 1 Haringey 369pts; 2 Birchfield 307; 3 Belgrave 278; 4 Newham & Essex Beagles 274; 5= Shaftesbury Barnet & Woodford Green 252; 7 Edinburgh Southern 237; 8 Thames Valley Harriers 235. Positions after three matches: 1 Haringey 24pts; 2 Belgrave 20; 3 Birchfield 16; 4 Shaftesbury 12.5; 5 Woodford Green 11.5; 6 Thames Valley Harriers 10 (791 match pts); 7 Newham & Essex Beagles 10 (747); 8 Edinburgh Southern 4.