The McCain UK Cross Challenge Series came to an exciting finale at Cofton Park, Birmingham on Saturday 10 March. … [Read more...]
Turkish Delight for UKA
March 11, 2012
The Aviva GB & NI team celebrated further medal success in the final session at the World indoors at the Atakoy Athletics Arena in Istanbul, Turkey, with an outstanding gold for the women’s 4x400m relay squad and a number of other podium finishes to round off their best ever weekend at the Championship. … [Read more...]
Ennis takes Silver in Istanbul
March 10, 2012
On Friday evening at the Atakoy Athletics Arena in Istanbul, Turkey, the Aviva GB & NI team celebrated their first medal of the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships campaign. … [Read more...]
World 2012 Indoor Team Named
February 21, 2012
UKA today announced defending World champions Jessica Ennis (coach: Toni Minichiello) and Dwain Chambers (self-coached) in a 39-strong squad as part of the Aviva Great Britain & Northern Ireland team for the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Turkey 9 – 11 March. … [Read more...]
Bleasdale for Birmingham Indoors
February 2, 2012
New world No. 1 Holly Bleasdale will step up her Olympic pole vault preparations at the Aviva Grand Prix in Birmingham on Saturday 18 February. The 20-year-old pole vault prodigy, who cleared 4.87m at a meet in Villeurbanne, France, last month to move to No. 2 on the all-time list behind world indoor record holder … [Read more...]
Team GB win Kelvin Hall International
January 29, 2012
The Aviva GB & NI Team enjoyed a rousing and successful 2012 send-off from the Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow in the 21st and final Aviva International Match to be staged at the venue this afternoon. … [Read more...]
Cockroft sets new world record
January 26, 2012
Double World Champion Hannah Cockroft (coach: Peter Eriksson) has broken the T34 400m World Record in her first major event of the 2012 season when clocking 1:00.67 in the Summer Down Under Series in Canberra, Australia. … [Read more...]
Marriott wins Gloucester 50km
January 24, 2012
Adrian Marriott wins Gloucester 50km race in a course record and 7th fastest all time by a Brit. Last Sunday, 22nd January, Yeovil based GB international marathon runner Adrian Marriott made his ultramarathon debut at the Gloucester 50km race. … [Read more...]
Wilson banning upheld
January 20, 2012
UK Anti-Doping has confirmed that Bernice Wilson has been given a four-year suspension following an anti-doping rule violation. Ms Wilson tested positive for the anabolic steroids testosterone and clenbuterol on 12 June 2011 and was provisionally suspended from all competition on 9 July 2011. Ms Wilson is banned … [Read more...]
Series goes to Antrim
January 19, 2012
International athletes will take to the hills of Greenmount, Antrim this weekend for the annual Northern Irish cross country event - The IAAF International Cross. The event, which takes place on Saturday 21 January, is part of the McCain UK Cross Challenge Series and is one of only eleven IAAF permitted cross … [Read more...]
