by ukadmin | Jul 1, 2012 | Europe, Featured, News, Track
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. The men’s 4x100m and 4x400m relay...
by ukadmin | Jun 28, 2012 | Europe, Featured, News, Parathletics, Track
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,...
by ukadmin | Jun 25, 2012 | Europe, Featured, News, Parathletics
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). The Portsmouth athlete – who will compete in the T38 100m and 200m...
by ukadmin | Jun 4, 2012 | 10000, Europe, Featured, News
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...
by ukadmin | Apr 30, 2012 | Europe, Featured, News, Pre-event, Track
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. She now has her sights set on competing in...
by ukadmin | Apr 23, 2012 | Europe, Featured, News
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...