Lee McConnell
Lee McConnell has a relay place assured for the European Championships with Team Great Britain in Helsinki next week and looks a good bet for the team event at London 2012. [Read more…]
6 of the Best for Finland
June 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Eilidh Child
Six Scottish athletes have today been named in Team Great Britain for the European Championships in Finland later this month.
The pool released by UK Athletics is a provisional one with those men and women who secure spots at London 2012 set to be withdrawn from the Europeans in Helsinki. [Read more…]
Mum McColgan inspires
March 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Eilish McColgan
As Mother’s Day approaches, we caught up with Scottish 3000m steeplechaser record holder, Eilish McColgan, daughter of former World 10,000m Champion Liz McColgan, to find out what it was like growing up with one of GB’s greatest distance runners. [Read more…]
Gauson looks to World Indoors
January 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Kris Gauson
Kris Gauson has ambitions to feature at the World Indoor Championships in Turkey in March – and he kept those hopes firmly on track over the weekend.
The 23-year-old delivered one of the best runs over 3000 metres indoors by a Scot in a number of years at the Gladstein Invitational in Indiana. [Read more…]
Gibson launches 2012 in Glasgow
January 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Claire Gibson for Glasgow
Scottish middle distance athlete Claire Gibson will commence her 2012 campaign in style when she makes her Aviva GB & NI Team debut in Glasgow this weekend.
Twenty-nine-year-old Gibson will don the prestigious Aviva GB & NI vest for the first time in her career when she lines up to contest the 800m in front of a sell-out crowd at the Aviva International Match on Saturday 28 January. [Read more…]
Farah for Kelvin Hall 2012
December 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Mo Farah for Kelvin Hall
World and European 5000m champion Mo Farah will count on the backing of the Glasgow faithful when he launches his 2012 track campaign before a packed crowd at Kelvin Hall next month. [Read more…]
Scots at BMC in Manchester
May 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Over 40 Scots had entered the first of this year’s BMC Grand Prix meetings in Manchester’s Sports City on Saturday night. Despite the cold and breezy weather there were more than 16 Personal Bests by the Scottish contingent as well as several individual race victories and two performances inside the European U23 Qualifying guidelines. [Read more…]
Loughborough International – Selection Policy
April 21, 2011 By 1 Comment
Loughborough International
Selection for the Loughborough International will be made by a Selection Committee which will consist of an Independent Chairman, Head Coach, National Event Coaching Representative, Two representatives from Track and Field Commission (one of which must sit on the Commission) and the scottishathletics Statistician. Those with votes are the Head Coach and a representative from Track and Field, and then the Chairman has the casting vote. [Read more…]
Scottish Hammer Development Group
April 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Scottish Athletics Hammer development Group
Scottish Hammer Development Group
The exploits of Kimberley Reed and Myra Perkins have already been reported upon. However, to recapitulate:
• Sixteen year old Kimberley Reed (Edinburgh AC) qualified for the World Youth Championships with a throw of 53.63 metres. This mark also exceeds the Scottish U17 female age group record. Her series:- 51.42m: 52.88m: 52.04m: 53.63m: 50.38m: 51.36. The World Youth Championships are to be held in Lille, France in July.
• Nineteen year old Myra Perkins (Falkirk) qualified for the European Junior Championships to be held in Tallin, Estonia, in July with a throw of 57.87 metres. [Read more…]
Twell 14:54.08 Scottish 5000m record
August 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Aldershot-based Steph Twell has smashed Yvonne Murray’s 15-year-old Scottish 5000m record and leapt to fourth place in the all-time British 5000m rankings. [Read more…]
