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...]
Peacock sets T44 100m Record
July 1, 2012
Jonnie Peacock (coach: Dan Pfaff) created a huge shock overnight (30 June) running 10.85 seconds (+0.7m/s) for the T43/44 100m at the US Paralympic Track & Field Trials, a World Record mark that eclipses the times set by South African `Blade Runner' Oscar Pistorius and USA's 2004 Paralympic Champion Marlon Shirley. … [Read more...]
Talbot takes Euro Bronze
July 1, 2012
It was a mixed bag of results at the end of day four at the 21st European Athletics Championship in Helsinki. Danny Talbot (coach: Daniel Cossins) claimed the only Aviva Great Britain & Northern Ireland medal – bronze in the 200m. … [Read more...]
World Record for Whitehead
June 28, 2012
T42 200m World Record holder Richard Whitehead (coach: Liz Yelling/Keith Antoine) smashed his global best by over half a second with an impressive time of 24.93 (+1.9m/s) to win gold on the penultimate day of the IPC Athletics European Championships in Stadskanaal, Holland (24-28 June). … [Read more...]
Breen for IPC in Holland
June 25, 2012
15-year old Olivia Breen (Leroy Elliot) will make her Aviva Great Britain and Northern Ireland debut in this week’s IPC Athletics European Championships in Stadskanaal, Holland (24-28 June). … [Read more...]
Pavey runs qualifier in Bilbao
June 4, 2012
It was double delight for Jo Pavey at the European Cup 10,000m in Bilbao. Not only did the Devon athlete achieve the Olympic A standard with a time of 31:32.22, but her second place finish helped the Aviva Great Britain and Northern Ireland’s women’s team win the overall competition. … [Read more...]
Action from Rome
June 3, 2012
Robbie Grabarz (Fuzz Ahmed) was the star of the evening among the Brits at the Samsung Diamond League event in Rome with a near flawless display of high jumping. Passing on 2.20, Grabarz then cleared 2.25, 2.28, 2.31, 2.33 on the first attempts to set not only a new personal best but also a world lead. He came close on … [Read more...]
Ballard sets T36 Record
May 23, 2012
Graeme Ballard (coach: Steve Thomas) smashed the men’s T36 100m World Record in today’s BT Paralympic World Cup (Tuesday 22 May) in 11.98 (+1.9m/s), becoming the first cerebral palsy athlete in history to duck under 12 seconds in that category. … [Read more...]
New UKA Commercial Director
May 22, 2012
With 100 days to go until the Paralympic Games, UKA today announced IPC World Championships silver medallist and European record holder Sophia Warner has been appointed as UKA’s new Commercial Director with effect from October 2012. … [Read more...]
