Scotland – It was a very hot ascent for all 300 runners in the Salomon Mamores Vertical Kilometre (VK) with first timers Zak Hannah of County Down, Northern Ireland, and Victoria Wilkinson, from Yorkshire, England, taking golds. [Read more…]
History Maker – Roger Bannister Dies
On May 6, 1954, Bannister wrote himself into track and field history when he became the first man to break the four minute barrier for the mile. In the same year, he would also win the European 1500m title in Berne, Switzerland in 3:43.8. European Athletics President Svein Arne Hansen paid tribute to Roger Bannister, […]
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UK win Mixed Relay title in Samorin
Samorin – Late replacement, Tom Marshall, led Great Britain to an historic gold medal in the inaugural mixed relay at the SPAR European Cross Country Championships. Marshall anchors team to inaugural mixed relay gold in Samorin After a memorable day of cross country racing, what a finale this race proved to be with excitement until […]
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Knowles-Jones wins Gold in Samorin
Samorin – Harriet Knowles-Jones gave Great Britain a glorious start to the European Cross Country Championships, finally landing the individual gold medal that she has spent the winter aiming for. Harriet Knowles-Jones gets her Gold in Samorin After winning silver in Hyeres in 2015 and bronze in Chia last year, Knowles-Jones – in her […]
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Dewi Griffiths Frankfurt Marathon debut
Frankfurt Marathon – After running the fastest marathon by a Briton in three years with 2:09:49 for fifth place in Frankfurt; and on his debut at the distance, Dewi Griffiths laughs when asked if his running and lifestyle is a “throwback” to the 1980s, an era when British men and Europeans in general had considerably […]
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Laura Muir sets new 3000m indoor record
Laura Muir sets new European 3,000m indoor record in Karlsruhe, Germany. Laura Muir eyes European Indoor Champs The Scot, 23, built on her current form by taking 1.45 seconds off Russian Liliya Shobukhova’s record, with a time of eight minutes 26.41 seconds, fifth on the world-best list. Muir is preparing for next month’s European Indoor Championships. […]
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Sebastian Coe elected IAAF President
Sebastian Coe was elected as the sixth IAAF President at the 50th IAAF Congress in Beijing, China on Wednesday (19). The voting was as follows (207 IAAF Member Federations cast their votes): Sebastian Coe (GBR) 115 votes, Sergey Bubka (UKR) 92 votes. New IAAF President Seb Coe “I am deeply honoured that our sport has […]
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Jo Pavey aims for Euro Champs
Jo Pavey, who produced the moment of her athletics life by winning gold in Zurich last summer, will begin her track season by chasing another major title when she runs at next month’s 19th European Cup 10,000m in Chia-Pula. Pavey will be one of the headline acts on June 6 in south Sardinia in a […]
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Jessica Ennis-Hill 2015 return
Jessica Ennis-Hill is not used to finishing third but for once it did not matter. It was all about the return, the feeling of being back on the track again. Equally Ennis-Hill’s first race since becoming a mum saw fellow Briton Tiffany Porter show her credentials once more as a European champion. The event on […]
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UK announces Beijing 2015 selection policy
British Athletics has announced their selection policy for the 2015 IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China 22 – 30 August 2015. The selection criterion is in line with British Athletics’ strategic aim of winning medals at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio and at London 2017. The policy is structured to name a team with […]
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