Staging athletics meetings is complicated process and one of the trickier aspects is managing the technical officials. It’s a hard enough at local and regional meetings, but Britain’s Moira Gallagher has fulfilled this responsibility with aplomb at no less than the 2012 Olympic Games in London. … [Read more...]
Mo Farah nominated for Laureus
February 26, 2014
Mo Farah's achievement in winning the 5,000m and 10,000m double at last year's World Championships in Moscow has seen him nominated for the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year honour. … [Read more...]
Farah, Ohuruogu named Athletes of the Year
November 22, 2013
Mo Farah (coach: Alberto Salazar) and Christine Ohuruogu (Lloyd Cowan) have been named Male and Female British Athletes of the Year following a total of over 15,000 public votes on the British Athletics Facebook page. … [Read more...]
Athlete of the Year Voting
November 12, 2013
Following another successful year for the GB and NI team, British Athletics has today announced the shortlists for the annual British Athletics Athlete of the Year Awards. For the first time ever, fans will be able to vote in the six categories by visiting the British Athletics Facebook page. … [Read more...]
Farah on New Year’s Honours List
December 29, 2012
Some of the names that have been responsible for making 2012 the biggest summer of sport this country has ever seen have been recognised in the New Year's Honours list. … [Read more...]
Farah, Ennis athletes of 2012
October 29, 2012
Olympic Champions Mo Farah (coach: Alberto Salazar) and Jessica Ennis (Toni Minichiello) have today been voted athletes of the year by the British Athletics Writers’ Association. … [Read more...]
Honours for Athletics
June 18, 2012
Athletics has enjoyed a double delight in today’s Queen Birthday Honours List with two individuals receiving honours for services to the sport. UKA Chair Ed Warner and UKA’s National Event Coach for hurdles Malcolm Arnold - coach to World 400m hurdles champion Dai Greene - have both been awarded OBEs in … [Read more...]
