Jessica Ennis voted 2012 European Athlete of the Year Multi-events star Jessica Ennis of Great Britain has been voted the 2012 winner of the women's European Athlete of the Year Award. … [Read more...]
England, 3rd and other UK news
September 25, 2012
It was a quiet weekend internationally and the biggest domestic events were the Area road relay championships. The Midland Road relays were cancelled because of an oubreak of e-coli disease in Sutton Park. … [Read more...]
UK Team to IAAF Half Champs
September 25, 2012
UKA has today named three athletes who will compete for the Aviva GB & NI team in Kavarna, Bulgaria at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. … [Read more...]
Farah and Onoura star in CityGames
September 17, 2012
The Aviva Great Britain and Northern Ireland team may have been beaten in the annual GB v USA Great North CityGames match in a 6-3 scoreline, but there was a string of impressive performances on the Newcastle-Gateshead Quayside. … [Read more...]
Neil Black appointed
September 13, 2012
UKA have today unveiled a key part of the team that will take the sport through the next Olympic cycle and beyond to a home World Championships in London in 2017. Following Tuesday’s announcement that Charles van Commenee is to leave his post as Olympic Head Coach, UKA have appointed Neil Black to the post of … [Read more...]
van Commenee to step down
September 11, 2012
UKA have today confirmed that Head Coach Charles van Commenee will leave UKA in December. The team set to lead British Athletics through the next Olympic cycle and on to the 2017 London World Championships will be announced shortly. CEO Niels de Vos has overseen a succession plan ahead of van Commenee’s contract … [Read more...]
Judd excels on last day of Worlds
July 16, 2012
The 2012 IAAF World Junior Championships came to an end in Barcelona with one last evening session that brought some very satisfactory results to the Aviva Great Britain & Northern Ireland team. … [Read more...]
Gemili strikes Gold
July 12, 2012
An inspired performance by Adam Gemili (coach: Micheal Afilaka) brought the Aviva Great Britain & Northern Ireland team its first gold medal of the 2012 IAAF World Junior Championships in Barcelona (10-15 July). … [Read more...]
Gorecka grabs Bronze
July 11, 2012
The Aviva Great Britain & Northern Ireland team opened its medal account at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Barcelona thanks to a spirited bronze medal performance by 3000m runner Emelia Gorecka (coach: Mick Woods). … [Read more...]
Team GB for London 2012
July 4, 2012
The British Olympic Association (BOA) has announced today 71 track and field athletes selected to Team GB for the London 2012 Olympic Games. These athletes join the six marathon runners earlier selected to complete the Team GB athletics line-up, bringing the athletics total to 77, and the overall number of athletes … [Read more...]
