An inspired performance by Adam Gemili (coach: Micheal Afilaka) brought the Aviva Great Britain & Northern Ireland team its first gold medal of the 2012 IAAF World Junior Championships in Barcelona (10-15 July). … [Read more...]
Peacock sets T44 100m Record
Jonnie Peacock (coach: Dan Pfaff) created a huge shock overnight (30 June) running 10.85 seconds (+0.7m/s) for the T43/44 100m at the US Paralympic Track & Field Trials, a World Record mark that eclipses the times set by South African `Blade Runner' Oscar Pistorius and USA's 2004 Paralympic Champion Marlon Shirley. … [Read more...]
Talbot takes Euro Bronze
It was a mixed bag of results at the end of day four at the 21st European Athletics Championship in Helsinki. Danny Talbot (coach: Daniel Cossins) claimed the only Aviva Great Britain & Northern Ireland medal – bronze in the 200m. … [Read more...]
World Record for Whitehead
T42 200m World Record holder Richard Whitehead (coach: Liz Yelling/Keith Antoine) smashed his global best by over half a second with an impressive time of 24.93 (+1.9m/s) to win gold on the penultimate day of the IPC Athletics European Championships in Stadskanaal, Holland (24-28 June). … [Read more...]
Breen for IPC in Holland
15-year old Olivia Breen (Leroy Elliot) will make her Aviva Great Britain and Northern Ireland debut in this week’s IPC Athletics European Championships in Stadskanaal, Holland (24-28 June). … [Read more...]
Pavey runs qualifier in Bilbao
It was double delight for Jo Pavey at the European Cup 10,000m in Bilbao. Not only did the Devon athlete achieve the Olympic A standard with a time of 31:32.22, but her second place finish helped the Aviva Great Britain and Northern Ireland’s women’s team win the overall competition. … [Read more...]
Pavey eyes 10000m
Great Britain's Jo Pavey said that she will contest the European Cup 10,000m in Bilbao on 3 June, hoping to compensate slightly for the disappointment of missing out on Olympic marathon selection earlier this week. … [Read more...]
UK Athletics to fund athlete tickets
With just under 100 days to go to the London 2012 Olympic Games, UK Athletics has today become the first National Governing Body to announce it will buy tickets to ensure that British athletes' families can watch them compete in every round in the Olympic Stadium. … [Read more...]
UK dominates at Cross Country
In yet another outstanding series of performances - including brilliant individual gold medals from Emelia Gorecka (coach: Mick Woods) and Emma Pallant (Mick Woods) - the Aviva Great Britain and Northern Ireland team topped the medal table for the fourth successive year at the SPAR European Cross Country Championships … [Read more...]