For the first time ever, the European Athletics Championships will be held in the same year as the Olympic Games and it is almost inevitable that this summer there will be small group of very privileged and talented individuals who will … [Read more...]
Gillick heading to Helsinki
April 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Not much has been seen of Ireland’s 2005 and 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships 400m gold medallist David Gillick since July last year after a calf injury prematurely brought an end to his season. He missed last … [Read more...]
Balkan Cross Champs 2012
April 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Local runners dominated the 57th Balkan Cross Country Championships, staged in the Turkish seaside town of Kocaeli on Saturday, winning three of the six individual titles and four team titles. Four of the remaining five gold medals were … [Read more...]
UK Challenge Titles Awarded
April 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The McCain UK Cross Challenge Series came to an exciting finale at Cofton Park, Birmingham on Saturday 10 March. With £13,000 of prizes on offer, the McCain UK Cross Challenge guaranteed some fantastic racing opportunities as most athletes … [Read more...]
Linus Thornblad retires
April 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Swedish high jumper Linus Thörnblad has decided to retire after enduring injury problems and also depression in the last 18 months. Thörnblad won a World Indoor Championships bronze medal in 2006 and the silver at the 2007 European … [Read more...]
Tsegay wins Prague Half
April 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Deposed champion in today’s Hervis Prague Half Marathon, Philemon Limo was in little doubt of the quality of Atsedu Tsegay’s winning run. “If there had been no wind today, this guy would have broken the world record,” opined the Kenyan. … [Read more...]
2011 European Team Championships Third League
March 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
No less than 15 teams will make their way to the Icelandic capital of Reykjavik for the 2011 European Team Championships Third League. Israel and Moldova were relegated from the Second League in 2010 but will start as favourites to make an … [Read more...]
Britton Takes Gold in Velenje
March 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Fionnuala Britton (Kilcoole AC) put in a stellar performance of front running to take the gold medal at the 18th SPAR European Cross Country Championships in Velenje, Sloveni. This is Ireland’s second senior women’s gold medal in the … [Read more...]
Series goes to Antrim
March 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
International athletes will take to the hills of Greenmount, Antrim this weekend for the annual Northern Irish cross country event – The IAAF International Cross. The event, which takes place on Saturday 21 January, is part of the … [Read more...]
Lemaitre, Heidler Euro athletes of May
March 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Lemaitre and Heidler voted European Athletes of the Month for May. European Athletics is pleased to announce that French sprinter Christophe Lemaitre and German hammer throw world record holder Betty Heidler have been voted as the European … [Read more...]
