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
July 1, 2012
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
June 28, 2012
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
June 25, 2012
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...]
London Qualifiers after Trials Day 3
June 25, 2012
Day three at the Aviva 2012 Trials saw another 21 athletes gain pole position in their quest for places at the London 2012 Olympic Games. … [Read more...]
Cram, Weightman eye 2012 Trials
June 18, 2012
Former Olympic silver medallist Steve Cram has admitted that his protégé Laura Weightman must put her Olympic aspirations to one side as she prepares for the Aviva 2012 Trials on 23-24 June. … [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...]
Pavey runs qualifier in Bilbao
June 4, 2012
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...]
Action from Rome
June 3, 2012
Robbie Grabarz (Fuzz Ahmed) was the star of the evening among the Brits at the Samsung Diamond League event in Rome with a near flawless display of high jumping. Passing on 2.20, Grabarz then cleared 2.25, 2.28, 2.31, 2.33 on the first attempts to set not only a new personal best but also a world lead. He came close on … [Read more...]
Ballard sets T36 Record
May 23, 2012
Graeme Ballard (coach: Steve Thomas) smashed the men’s T36 100m World Record in today’s BT Paralympic World Cup (Tuesday 22 May) in 11.98 (+1.9m/s), becoming the first cerebral palsy athlete in history to duck under 12 seconds in that category. … [Read more...]
