OTTAWA – Athletics Canada announced five additional nominees today to the 2012 Olympic Games team. Daundre Barnaby of Brampton, Ont., Aaron Brown of Toronto, Ont., Tremaine Harris of Markham, Ont., Kerri-Ann Mitchell of Pickering, Ont., and Sheila Reid of Newmarket, Ont., were nominated to the Canadian Olympic Committee for inclusion on the 2012 Olympic Games team. This brings the total nominees to the Olympic Games team by Athletics Canada to 45, the largest in recent history. [Read more…]
Jager wins SteepleChase title
EUGENE, Ore. – June 28, 2012 – Steeplechaser Evan Jager could not wait to start celebrating his ticket to London. Down the last stretch, after the final barrier cleared, the Illinois native took a long glance over his right shoulder and was all smiles, his tongue wagging and long blonde hair bobbing all the way to the finish. [Read more…]
Athletes for Olympic Test Event
UKA has announced the athletes who will compete in the London 2012 athletics test event, at the Olympic Stadium on 4 – 7 May 2012.
More than 140 athletes, including London 2012 hopefuls Holly Bleasdale (coach: Julien Raffalli-Ebezant), Perri Shakes-Drayton (Chris Zah), Jack Green (Malcolm Arnold, Robbie Grabarz (Fuzz Ahmed) and William Sharman (Malcolm Arnold), will be testing out the Stratford venue as the Capital gears up for the biggest sporting spectacle in the world this summer. [Read more…]