2009 World Youth Champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson (coach: Mike Holmes) will contest the 100m hurdles and the long jump as part of the 52-strong Aviva Great Britain and Northern Ireland junior team that will compete in next weekend’s Loughborough International (Sunday 20 May). … [Read more...]
Farah for London Grand Prix
May 2, 2012
Reigning World and European 5,000m champion, Mo Farah (Alberto Salazar), today confirmed that he will use the 5000m at the Aviva London Grand Prix on 13 July, as a crucial part of his preparation for this summer’s Olympic Games. … [Read more...]
Pavey eyes 10000m
April 30, 2012
Great Britain's Jo Pavey said that she will contest the European Cup 10,000m in Bilbao on 3 June, hoping to compensate slightly for the disappointment of missing out on Olympic marathon selection earlier this week. … [Read more...]
Hitchon sets UK Hammer Record
April 27, 2012
2010 World Junior Champion Sophie Hitchon (Derek Evely) continued her great start to the season by breaking her British hammer record for a second time in a week, and in doing so achieving the Olympic A standard. … [Read more...]
UK Athletics to fund athlete tickets
April 23, 2012
With just under 100 days to go to the London 2012 Olympic Games, UK Athletics has today become the first National Governing Body to announce it will buy tickets to ensure that British athletes' families can watch them compete in every round in the Olympic Stadium. … [Read more...]
UKA Board Appointments
April 8, 2012
UKA have today announced the appointment of two new Directors to the board of UK Athletics from 1 May 2012. Dr Sarah Rowell and Sarah Smart will join the Board of UKA following an open recruitment process as Non-Executive Directors. Smart will also chair the Board’s Audit Committee. … [Read more...]
Deed, Heslop top UK finishers in Reading
April 6, 2012
The Mizuno Reading Half Marathon, now in its 29th year, kicked off the second runbritain Grand Prix - which enjoys a Brits-only prize fund totalling £55,000 across five events - with 13,104 finishers crossing the line inside Reading Football Club’s Madejski Stadium. … [Read more...]
Turkish Delight for UKA
March 11, 2012
The Aviva GB & NI team celebrated further medal success in the final session at the World indoors at the Atakoy Athletics Arena in Istanbul, Turkey, with an outstanding gold for the women’s 4x400m relay squad and a number of other podium finishes to round off their best ever weekend at the Championship. … [Read more...]
Ennis takes Silver in Istanbul
March 10, 2012
On Friday evening at the Atakoy Athletics Arena in Istanbul, Turkey, the Aviva GB & NI team celebrated their first medal of the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships campaign. … [Read more...]
World 2012 Indoor Team Named
February 21, 2012
UKA today announced defending World champions Jessica Ennis (coach: Toni Minichiello) and Dwain Chambers (self-coached) in a 39-strong squad as part of the Aviva Great Britain & Northern Ireland team for the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Turkey 9 – 11 March. … [Read more...]
