by ukadmin | Oct 17, 2013 | Featured, News, Parathletics, Track
UKA, the national governing body for British athletics, has announced the Olympic and Paralympic athletes that will be supported by the World Class Performance Programme (WCPP) for 2013- 2014. The selection of these athletes is based on their potential to win medals...
by ukadmin | Oct 15, 2012 | Featured, News
UKA has released the names of athletes who will receive support from the World Class Performance Programme (WCPP) for 2013, with a number of Olympic and Paralympic performers elevated to top level funding following successful Games performances. The WCPP selections,...
by ukadmin | Jul 1, 2012 | Europe, Featured, News, Parathletics, Track
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...
by ukadmin | May 23, 2012 | Featured, News, Parathletics, Track
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. 32-year-old Ballard...