With 100 days to go until the Paralympic Games, UKA today announced IPC World Championships silver medallist and European record holder Sophia Warner has been appointed as UKA’s new Commercial Director with effect from October 2012. … [Read more...]
Juniors for Loughborough International
May 11, 2012
2009 World Youth Champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson (coach: Mike Holmes) will contest the 100m hurdles and the long jump as part of the 52-strong Aviva Great Britain and Northern Ireland junior team that will compete in next weekend’s Loughborough International (Sunday 20 May). … [Read more...]
Farah for London Grand Prix
May 2, 2012
Reigning World and European 5,000m champion, Mo Farah (Alberto Salazar), today confirmed that he will use the 5000m at the Aviva London Grand Prix on 13 July, as a crucial part of his preparation for this summer’s Olympic Games. … [Read more...]
UKA reaction to CAS ruling
May 1, 2012
UKA's response to CAS’ decision in the arbitration between the BOA and the World Anti-Doping Association (WADA): The CAS Panel has ruled that the BOA bye-law related to the selection of British athletes for the Olympic Games was not in compliance with the World Anti-doping Code. … [Read more...]
Pavey eyes 10000m
April 30, 2012
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...]
Merrien gets Olympic berth
April 27, 2012
The British Olympic Association (BOA) announced today that Lee Merrien has been added to Team GB to compete in the men’s marathon at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Merrien was the first British man home in last weekend’s London Marathon in a new personal best time of 2:13.41. His selection means that Team GB will now … [Read more...]
Hitchon sets UK Hammer Record
April 27, 2012
2010 World Junior Champion Sophie Hitchon (Derek Evely) continued her great start to the season by breaking her British hammer record for a second time in a week, and in doing so achieving the Olympic A standard. … [Read more...]
UK Athletics to fund athlete tickets
April 23, 2012
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...]
UKA Board Appointments
April 8, 2012
UKA have today announced the appointment of two new Directors to the board of UK Athletics from 1 May 2012. Dr Sarah Rowell and Sarah Smart will join the Board of UKA following an open recruitment process as Non-Executive Directors. Smart will also chair the Board’s Audit Committee. … [Read more...]
Deed, Heslop top UK finishers in Reading
April 6, 2012
The Mizuno Reading Half Marathon, now in its 29th year, kicked off the second runbritain Grand Prix - which enjoys a Brits-only prize fund totalling £55,000 across five events - with 13,104 finishers crossing the line inside Reading Football Club’s Madejski Stadium. … [Read more...]
