by ukadmin | Mar 17, 2014 | Awards, Featured, News, Track
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...
by ukadmin | Mar 12, 2014 | Featured, Indoor, News, Track
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. There were further silver medals...
by ukadmin | Mar 5, 2014 | Events, Featured, News, Pre-event
Following the trial race at the Reading half marathon last weekend, British Athletics will be sending four athletes to the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark on Saturday 29 March. Four Athletes to Copenhagen Reading winner Susan Partridge...
by ukadmin | Feb 26, 2014 | Awards, Featured, News
Mo Farah’s achievement in winning the 5,000m and 10,000m double at last year’s World Championships in Moscow has seen him nominated for the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year honour. Among his rivals are Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel, tennis...
by ukadmin | Jan 5, 2014 | Cross Country, Featured, News
The third leg of the British Athletics Cross Challenge took place today at the Antrim IAAF International Cross Country event. A sprinkling of morning rain made for muddy underfoot conditions for the later races while temperatures remained cold throughout the day. Andy...
by ukadmin | Nov 26, 2013 | Cross Country, Featured, News, Pre-event
Emelia Gorecka will attempt to win a fourth consecutive under 20 women’s medal after being selected as part of a 36-strong GB & NI team for the SPAR European Cross Country Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, on Sunday 8 December. The 19 year old has finished third,...