Olympic champion Greg Rutherford (coach: Jonas Tawiah-Dodoo) further etched his name into the history books last night as he leapt to 8.51m in San Diego, USA, to set a new British long jump record. … [Read more...]
Mo Farah for Glasgow Grand Prix
April 24, 2014
The event schedule for the Sainsbury’s Glasgow Grand Prix on July 11-12 has been confirmed with double Olympic and world champion Mo Farah (Alberto Salazar) set to compete on the second day of the prestigious IAAF Diamond League meet at Hampden Park. … [Read more...]
Steve Cram joins Endurance Programme
April 16, 2014
British Athletics have today announced that Steve Cram has joined the British Athletics Endurance Programme. … [Read more...]
Men named for Marathon Cup team
April 16, 2014
British Athletics have selected athletes to represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland for the European Marathon Cup, which will be included in the European Athletics Championships in Zurich, Switzerland 12 -17 August. … [Read more...]
Mo Farah sets English marathon record
April 15, 2014
It wasn’t the fairy-tale debut that many hoped for, but nonetheless there was an English marathon record for Mo Farah (coach: Alberto Salazar) as he finished eight in the 2014 Virgin Money London Marathon. … [Read more...]
Farah finishes eighth on marathon debut
April 14, 2014
Mo Farah was left disappointed on Sunday as his marathon debut did not go quite as he hoped. The Great Britain multiple track champion finished eighth in the Virgin Money London Marathon in 2:08:19 as Kenya's world record-holder Wilson Kipsang triumphed in a course record of 2:04:09 as he defended his title. … [Read more...]
Double Title defence at Road Relays
April 7, 2014
English National Road Relays, Sutton Park, Birmingham, April 5 There was a double title defence at Sutton Park as Leeds City AC won the men's 12 stage, with Aldershot Farnham and District taking the women's six stagecrown. the later by over two minutes. … [Read more...]
British Athletics Officials Conference 2014
April 7, 2014
The 11 th annual British Athletics Officials Conference took place in Kenilworth today, with over 300 officials from across the country attending. Part of the Women in World Athletics Seminar taking place at the same venue from 4-7 April, the Conference focused on the theme of ‘London 2012: The Legacy So Far’. … [Read more...]
Moira Gallagher committed to athletics
March 17, 2014
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...]
Success at Sopot Indoor Championships
March 12, 2014
Katarina Johnson-Thompson (coach: Mike Holmes) was one of the stars of the final session at the IAAF World Indoor Championships after the multi-event specialist clinched silver in the long jump thanks to a personal best jump of 6.81m. … [Read more...]
