It was a mixed bag of results at the end of day four at the 21st European Athletics Championship in Helsinki. Danny Talbot (coach: Daniel Cossins) claimed the only Aviva Great Britain & Northern Ireland medal – bronze in the 200m. The … [Read more...]
Germany top medals table
July 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Germany topped the medals table at the end of the 21st European Athletics Championships in Helsinki with a total of six golds, six silvers and four bronze medals. Helsinki 2012 table toppers Russia finished second with five golds, four … [Read more...]
Lemaitre takes on Ellington in London
July 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Christophe Lemaitre, the 22-year-old French sprint sensation and Europe’s fastest man this year, will run in London for the first time ever as he takes on a host of global Olympic contenders over 200m at the Aviva London Grand Prix in … [Read more...]
Gemili strikes Gold
July 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
An inspired performance by Adam Gemili (coach: Micheal Afilaka) brought the Aviva Great Britain & Northern Ireland team its first gold medal of the 2012 IAAF World Junior Championships in Barcelona (10-15 July). The Blackheath & … [Read more...]
Peacock sets T44 100m Record
July 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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 … [Read more...]
Athletes abroad ending 8th July 2012
July 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
FRANCE: Meeting d’Athlétisme Stanislas Nancy, Tomblaine – 8 July 2012 Valerie Adams maintained her unbeaten record this season in her lead up to defending her Olympic title, with a winning shot put of 20.97m in Tomblaine. Adams was … [Read more...]
Felix wins Euro 10000m Title
July 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
In warm conditions, Portugal's Dulce Felix showed a big improvement over 2010, when she was ninth, to run away with the 10,000m gold medal on the final day of the 2012 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki, having made a big move … [Read more...]
World Record for Whitehead
June 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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 … [Read more...]
Saladuha takes Triple Jump title
June 30, 2012 By 1 Comment
If there is a perfect way to win a major title then Ukraine's Olha Saladuha demonstrated it before another superb crowd here in Helsinki tonight as she retained her triple jump title at the European Athletics Championships. … [Read more...]
Grabarz jumps to Euro title
June 30, 2012 By 1 Comment
Robbie Grabarz has had a big breakthrough this year. He cleared 2.36m which ranks him second in the world in New York and he finished sixth in the World indoor championships in Doha. … [Read more...]
