Anniversary: the 10th Zurich Marathon will be held in 2012 In 2012 the popular Zurich Marathon will be even more special for all those involved – because the coming marathon through the fastest Swiss city is also a unique one: The Zurich Marathon will be held...
Britain: a Culture Hostile to Growth This month Liz and I have had the fascinating experience of visiting the places where Winston Churchill – Britain’s wartime leader and its best-known statesman – grew up, lived and became famous, including Blenheim...
European Athletics President Hansjörg Wirz has called on the continent’s athletics leaders to embrace creativity and innovation in order to make the sport sustainable and self-reliant. President Wirz was addressing the leaders from 47 Member Federations at the...
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...
Estonia’s 2008 Olympic discus champion Gerd Kanter has confirmed that he will take the short trip across the Gulf of Finland and bid for his first continental title at the 2012 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki this summer. “There are now 10...
