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,...
Day three at the Aviva 2012 Trials saw another 21 athletes gain pole position in their quest for places at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Shara Proctor (coach: Rana Reider), Robbie Grabarz (Fuzz Ahmed), Nick McCormick (Lindsay Dunn), Goldie Sayers (Dan Pfaff), Perri...
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). The Portsmouth athlete – who will compete in the T38 100m and 200m...
Athletics has enjoyed a double delight in today’s Queen Birthday Honours List with two individuals receiving honours for services to the sport. UKA Chair Ed Warner and UKA’s National Event Coach for hurdles Malcolm Arnold – coach to World 400m hurdles champion...
Former Olympic silver medallist Steve Cram has admitted that his protégé Laura Weightman must put her Olympic aspirations to one side as she prepares for the Aviva 2012 Trials on 23-24 June. Cram has been the mastermind behind Weightman’s recent form, which has seen...
