Athletics
Records 1 - 200 of 785- 17/08/2018
- World'd best Athletes prepare to shine at Müller Grand Prix
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Home heroes Dina Asher-Smith, Zharnel Hughes, Laura Muir and Katarina Johnson-Thompson were joined by international stars Noah Lyles and Sandi Morris on media duty earlier today as they and the world’s best athletes prepare for tomorrow’s Müller Grand Prix at the Alexander Stadium (18 August).
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- 16/08/2018
- Clegg and Chiassaro chosen as team captains for the WPA Euro
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Libby Clegg (club: Charnwood, coach: Joe McDonnell) and Richard Chiassaro (Harlow, Jenni Banks) have been voted British team captains by their teammates for the World Para Athletics European Championships.
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- 03/12/2015
- Record Breakers Schippers & Asher-Smith will go Head to Head
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Sprint sensations Dafne Schippers and Dina Asher-Smith set to meet over 60m at the Glasgow Indoor Grand Prix in February
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- 03/12/2015
- European Cross Country Champion Steel in 36 Strong Team
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British Athletics’ today announced the 36-strong team heading to the European Cross Country Championships including reigning champion Gemma Steel (coach: John Nuttall) who will defend her senior women’s title in Hyères, France on Sunday 13 December.
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- 03/12/2015
- Sporting scholar Jenny Nesbitt gets GB call
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University of Bath student Jenny Nesbitt has been named in a 36-strong British Athletics squad for the European Cross Country Championships in France.
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- 01/12/2015
- SPAR European Cross Country Championships
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SOPHIE DUARTE, the 2013 gold medallist, will spearhead an immensely strong team from the host nation France at next month’s SPAR European Cross Country Championships in Hyères.
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- 01/12/2015
- Gemma is steeling herself for Hyères
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A year ago in Samokov they could not be separated on time - and there was almost a repeat of that sensational outcome as Gemma Steel showed her form on Saturday ahead of the defence of her SPAR European Cross Country title.
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- 30/11/2015
- Steel and Millington are Number One in Liverpool
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Gemma Steel (coach: John Nuttall, Charnwood) and Ross Millington (Steve Vernon, Stockport) won the senior/U23 women’s and men’s races respectively at the highly competitive Liverpool Cross Challenge
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- 20/11/2015
- 2015-2016 Futures Athletics Programme Announced
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British Athletics’ have today announced that 34 athletes have been invited to join the 2015-2016 British Athletics Futures Programme incorporating Para-Futures
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- 11/11/2015
- Statement of European Athletics President Svein Arne Hansen
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Today in Frankfurt, Germany, I led a long-planned special meeting of the European Athletics Council and nine current or past European members of the IAAF Council.
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- 10/11/2015
- 2015-16 World Class Performance Programmes Selections
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UK Athletics, the national governing body for British Athletics, has announced today the Olympic and Paralympic athletes who have been offered support through its World Class Performance Programme (WCPP) for 2015 – 2016.
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- 09/11/2015
- Davies and Damen Clinch Cross Challenge Wins
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Jonny Davies (coach: Rob McKim, club: Reading/Run Fast) and Louise Damen (self-coached, Winchester) both enjoyed dominant wins in the opening round of the British Athletics Cross Challenge series at Tear Drop Lakes in Milton Keynes.
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- 24/07/2015
- Asher-Smith & Omoregie excited Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games
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British 100m record holder Dina Asher-Smith (coach: John Blackie) and European U23 110m hurdles champion David Omoregie (Benke Blomkvist) spoke to the media ahead of an exciting weekend of athletics at the Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games on 24-26 July at The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
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- 19/06/2015
- European Team Championships: Cheboksary 2015
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A 46-strong team representing Great Britain & Northern Ireland is in Russia this weekend for the European Team Championships in Cheboksary (20 – 21 June 2015).
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- 15/06/2015
- Paul Blake and Sophie Kamlish race to victory
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Paul Blake posted the fastest T36 400m time this year as the University of Bath-based athlete claimed victory at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Grosseto, Italy.
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- 26/05/2015
- Hurdler King sets European standard at Loughborough
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University of Bath athlete David King set the qualifying standard for this summer’s European U23 Championships as he helped England to overall victory at the Loughborough International on Sunday.
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- 12/05/2015
- Katarina Johnson-Thompson withdraw from Hypo-Meeting, Gotzi
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European Indoor Pentathlon gold medallist Katarina Johnson-Thompson (coach: Mike Holmes) has announced her withdrawal from the combined events Hypo-Meeting, Gotzis on 30-31 May.
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- 11/05/2015
- Ennis-Hill and Porter share the delight
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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.
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- 05/05/2015
- Pavey to miss IAAF World Championships
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European 10,000m gold medallist Jo Pavey (coach: Gavin Pavey) will miss the forthcoming IAAF World Championships in Beijing this August.
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- 05/05/2015
- Championship record for Kirsten McAslan
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Kirsten McAslan set a new 400m championship record and there was a 400m hurdles one-two for Jack Houghton and Jacob Paul during an excellent weekend for University of Bath students at the British Universities and Colleges (BUCS) Outdoor Athletics Championships.
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- 04/05/2015
- Kaya is a European record-breaker
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His medal haul already speaks for itself but Turkey’s Ali Kaya produced one of the best performances of his young career to break the European under-23 10,000m record in Mersin on Saturday.
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- 04/05/2015
- Aneliya Nuneva – Returning to her roots in athletics
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When Aneliya Nuneva, the 100m silver medalist at the 1986 European Athletics Championships and one of Bulgaria’s most successful athletes, emigrated to the USA upon retiring from competitive sport, many could be forgiven for assuming that her contribution to track and field in her homeland was over.
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- 04/05/2015
- Stefanidi & Barr voted Euro Athletes of the Month
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Ekaterini Stefanidi of Greece and Ireland's Thomas Barr have been voted European Athletes of the Month for April.
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- 17/02/2015
- 14 Olympic and 33 World Medallists Confirmed
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A total of 14 Olympic and 33 world medallists have confirmed that they will compete at the Sainsbury’s Indoor Grand Prix, which take place on Saturday 21 February.
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- 17/02/2015
- Clarke and McAslan strike gold at British Indoor Champs
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Lawrence Clarke continued his impressive run of form in the 60m hurdles winning the Sainsbury’s Indoor British Championships in 7.69, having set a new personal best of 7.59 last week in France.
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- 17/02/2015
- Ujah Determined Ahead of Sainsbury’s Indoor British Champs
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Chijindu Ujah (coach: Jonas Tawiah-Dodoo, club: Enfield & Haringey) was in confident mood on the eve of the Sainsbury’s Indoor British Championships in Sheffield.
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- 11/02/2015
- Birmingham & Glasgow to Co-Host Sainsbury’s Indoor Gran Prix
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British Athletics has unveiled a new look timetable that will see the world’s biggest Indoor athletics Grand Prix alternate between two venues over the next five years.
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- 10/02/2015
- Reigning Champions to Return to Sainsbury’s Indoor Champs
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A total of 12 reigning British champions will look to win another title at the Sainsbury’s Indoor British Championships, which take place on 14-15 February.
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- 26/01/2015
- Britain's Richard Kilty disqualified on indoor comeback
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World indoor champion Richard Kilty was disqualified for a false start in the 60m final on his indoor comeback at the Glasgow International Match.
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- 23/01/2015
- Kilty Looking Forward to Sainsbury’s Glasgow International
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On the eve of the Sainsbury’s Glasgow International Match, World Indoor 60m champion Richard Kilty looked ahead to the event at the Emirates Arena
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- 04/11/2014
- 2014-15 World Class Performance Programme Selections
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UKA, the national governing body for British Athletics, has announced the Olympic and Paralympic athletes that will be supported by the World Class Performance Programme (WCPP) for 2014 – 2015.
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- 07/09/2014
- Top-20 finishes for young pair of Choong and Cooke
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Britain’s young pentathletes produced solid performances but couldn’t add to the team’s medal haul at the Modern Pentathlon World Championships in Poland today (Saturday).
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- 07/09/2014
- Samantha Murray is the new modern pentathlon world champion
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Britain’s Samantha Murray is the new modern pentathlon world champion after striking gold in Warsaw today (Friday).
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- 07/09/2014
- Samantha Murray wins modern pentathlon World Championship
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Britain’s Samantha Murray is the new modern pentathlon world champion after winning the title in Warsaw, Poland today (Friday).
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- 07/09/2014
- Cooke and Choong progress to men’s final at World Champs
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Two of Britain’s young athletes have qualified for the men’s final at the Modern Pentathlon World Championships in Poland.
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- 06/09/2014
- GB trio qualify for World Championships final
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Great Britain will have three athletes competing in the women’s final at the Modern Pentathlon World Championships in Poland on Friday after Samantha Murray, Kate French and Freyja Prentice qualified from the heats today.
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- 06/09/2014
- IAAF and Great North Run to display dramatic opening
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To mark the Bupa Great North Run becoming the first ever running event to reach a historic millionth finish, a spectacular opening ceremony will be hosted on the banks of the Tyne on Thursday 4 September.
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- 06/09/2014
- Cooke and Toolis are seventh in men’s relay
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Britain’s Jamie Cooke and Tom Toolis finished in a creditable seventh place in the first men’s competition of the 2014 Modern Pentathlon World Championships in Poland today (Tuesday).
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- 06/09/2014
- Great Britain ends ITU World Championships with relay gold
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The Great Britain Triathlon Team finished the ITU World Championships in style with a gold medal in the Under 23/Junior Mixed Relay
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- 06/09/2014
- GB miss out on opening day of World Championships
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Britain’s Samantha Murray and Alice Fitton missed out on the medals in the opening competition of the 2014 Modern Pentathlon World Championships in Poland today (Monday).
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- 01/09/2014
- Many world-leading athletes expected in Marrakech
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With less than two weeks to go until the IAAF Continental Cup, the teams are close to being finalised and many of the world’s best athletes are set to compete in Marrakech on 13-14 September.
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- 01/09/2014
- Britain's pentathletes in good shape for World Championships
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Britain’s modern pentathletes get their 2014 World Championships campaign underway in Warsaw on Monday (1 September).
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- 29/08/2014
- Excellent viewing figures and market shares for Zurich 2014
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Broadcasters across the continent continue to report excellent viewing figures and market shares for the 12-17 August Zurich 2014 European Athletics Championships as the European Broadcasting Union compiles its final television report for European Athletics.
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- 26/08/2014
- Diamond Race update ahead of first final in Zurich
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The Diamond Race champions in some events have already been decided, but athletes must compete in the IAAF Diamond League final for their discipline to secure the USD$40,000 bonus and the Diamond Race trophy.
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- 25/08/2014
- Sainsbury's Birmingham Grand Prix all set for Fireworks
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Olympic and newly-crowned European champions Mo Farah (coach: Alberto Salazar) and Greg Rutherford (Jonas Tawiah-Dodoo) headline an all-star cast for Sunday's Sainsbury's Birmingham Grand Prix at the Alexander Stadium
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- 25/08/2014
- GB & NI Soar High in Swansea
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Great Britain & Northern Ireland moved back into second place in the medal table at the IPC European Championships in Swansea after the team claimed 11 medals on the penultimate day of action in South Wales.
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- 19/08/2014
- Child’s play for Eilidh, the new European champion
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University of Bath-based athlete Eilidh Child is celebrating winning gold and bronze medals at the European Championships in Switzerland.
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- 19/08/2014
- Sharp and Child safely through in Zurich
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Tom Bosworth (coach: Andi Drake) got the second morning of Zurich 2014 off to a good start, putting in a strong showing in the men’s 20km race walk, which took place on the streets of Zurich city centre. In wet conditions, the Leeds AC man passed 10km bang on personal best schedule, in nineteenth place
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- 19/08/2014
- Pavey Gives GB & NI the Mother of all Starts
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Just as she did at Glasgow 2014, Jo Pavey (coach: Gavin Pavey) defied her age once again to kick away from a stellar 10,000m field and take European Championship gold at the age of 40.
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- 11/08/2014
- GB pentathletes prepare for World Championships
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An 11-strong Pentathlon GB squad featuring Olympic silver medallist Samantha Murray and former world champion Mhairi Spence has been selected to compete at next month’s World Championships in Poland.
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- 11/08/2014
- Sayers Confirmed as Captain
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Goldie Sayers (Mark Roberson) has today been announced as Great Britain & Northern Ireland team captain for the European Championships in Zurich, Switzerland 12-17 August 2014.
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- 11/08/2014
- Silver lining for Bath-based pair at Glasgow 2014
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University of Bath-based athletes Eilidh Child and Jazmin Sawyers collected a brace of silver medals on day eight of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games tonight (Thursday).
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- 30/07/2014
- Lake wins her second World Junior Gold
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Morgan Lake (coach: Eldon Lake, club: Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow) was crowned double world junior champion on the final day of the IAAF World Junior Championships in Eugene, Oregon, as she added high jump gold to the heptathlon title she won earlier in the week
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- 30/07/2014
- Richards wins 400M Hurdles Silver
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Shona Richards (coach: Marina Armstrong, club: Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow) won GB & NI’s fourth medal at the IAAF World Junior Championships as she clinched 400m hurdles silver on the penultimate day of the championships in Eugene, Oregon.
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- 30/07/2014
- Hylton Fourth in 200M Final in Eugene
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Shannon Hylton (coach: John Blackie, club: Blackheath & Bromley) was the highlight of day four at the IAAF World Junior Championships for GB & NI as she finished fourth in the 200m on a sunny evening at Hayward Field in Eugene.
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- 30/07/2014
- Omoregie Wins 110M Hurdles World Junior Bronze
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David Omoregie (coach: Mike Guest, Cardiff) won a bronze medal in the 110m hurdles on day three of the IAAF World Junior Championships in Eugene,
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- 30/07/2014
- IAAF World Junior Championships - David Omoregie
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Flash quote 3 – IAAF World Junior Championships
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- 27/07/2014
- Lake and Asher-Smith Win World Junior Gold in Eugene
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GB & NI won two gold medals on day two of the IAAF World Junior Championships in Eugene, Oregon, as Morgan Lake (coach: Eldon Lake, club: Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow) was crowned heptathlon champion and Dina Asher-Smith (John Blackie, Blackheath & Bromley) took gold in the 100m.
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- 27/07/2014
- IAAF World Junior Championships - Dina Asher-Smith
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Flash quote 2 – IAAF World Junior Championships - Dina Asher-Smith
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- 27/07/2014
- IAAF World Junior Championships - Morgan Lake
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I don’t even think it’s sunk in yet, I’m so happy. I’ve wanted it for so long, I haven’t really spoken about it with anyone because I didn’t want to jinx it.
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- 23/07/2014
- GB & NI Team Announced for IPC Athletics Euro Championship
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Ten current Paralympic and world champions have been named in a 56-strong GB & NI team sponsored by Sainsbury’s heading to the IPC Athletics European Championships in Swansea on 18-23 August.
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- 21/07/2014
- Curry and Toolis win bronze at European Championships
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Sam Curry and Tom Toolis made sure Britain’s campaign at the Modern Pentathlon European Championships ended on a high note
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- 21/07/2014
- Silver lining for Murray and Evans at European Championships
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Samantha Murray and Joe Evans won Britain’s first medal of the Modern Pentathlon European Championships when they took mixed relay silver in Hungary today (Monday)
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- 16/07/2014
- Evans 13th at European Championships
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Britain’s modern pentathletes missed out on the medals in the men’s final at the European Championships in Hungary today (Sunday).
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- 16/07/2014
- British women edged out of medals at European Championships
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Britain’s women missed out on the medals at the Modern Pentathlon European Championships in Hungary today (Saturday).
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- 16/07/2014
- Trio through to men’s final at European Championships
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Britain’s Nick Woodridge, Joe Evans and Joe Choong will contest the men’s final at the Modern Pentathlon European Championships in Hungary on Sunday after qualifying from the heats today
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- 11/07/2014
- Trio selected for World Juniors
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University of Bath student Jacob Paul has been selected to represent Great Britain at this month’s World Junior Championships in the USA.
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- 11/07/2014
- British quartet progress to European Championships final
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All four British women have qualified safely for Saturday’s Modern Pentathlon European Championships final in Székesfehérvár, Hungary.
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- 01/07/2014
- Murray and Choong defend GB Open titles
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Samantha Murray and Joe Choong both successfully defended their titles at the GB Open Modern Pentathlon Championships in Solihull today (Sunday).
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- 16/06/2014
- Reid named in Northern Ireland team
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Sprinter Leon Reid was today named in the Northern Ireland team to compete at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.
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- 16/06/2014
- GB & NI Team European Team Championships
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h Athletics today named a 48-strong team to represent Great Britain & Northern Ireland at the European Team Championships in Braunschweig, Germany on 21 – 22 June.
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- 16/06/2014
- Britain’s pentathletes to tackle GB Open in Solihull
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Olympic silver medallist Samantha Murray and former world champion Mhairi Spence are among an array of the country’s most talented modern pentathletes competing at the GB Open Pentathlon Championships in Solihull later this month.
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- 16/06/2014
- Britain’s French finishes fourth at World Cup Final
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Britain’s Kate French achieved the best result of her modern pentathlon career to date by finishing fourth on her World Cup Final debut in Florida.
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- 06/06/2014
- Students and alumni among athletes selected for Glasgow 2014
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Students and alumni feature among the 32 athletes with University of Bath links selected to compete at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.
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- 06/06/2014
- Britain’s French prepares for World Cup Final debut
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Britain’s Kate French is looking forward to competing at her first Modern Pentathlon World Cup Final in Sarasota, Florida on Friday (6 June).
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- 28/05/2014
- Evans 16th and Curry 21st at World Juniors
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Britain’s men couldn’t add to the team gold won by the women yesterday at the Modern Pentathlon World Junior Championships in Poland.
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- 28/05/2014
- It’s GOLD for British Women
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Britain’s women secured team gold at the Modern Pentathlon World Junior Championships in Poland today (Saturday).
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- 28/05/2014
- Evans and Curry progress to men’s final
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Joe Evans and Sam Curry will fly the flag for Great Britain in the men’s final at the Modern Pentathlon World Junior Championships in Poland on Sunday (25 May).
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- 28/05/2014
- British trio progress to final at World Junior Champs
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Alice FItton, Francesca Summers and Jo Muir all qualified from the heats in Drzonków today, but Maili MacKenzie missed out.
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- 21/05/2014
- Sprinters Shine if Loughborough Sun
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On a glorious day where the Paula Radcliffe Stadium was basked in sunshine, there were many personal and season’s best performances by GB & NI juniors and some of the UK’s top athletes.
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- 17/05/2014
- Evans looking forward to World Juniors
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Twenty-year-old Joe Evans contests his first major competition of the year when he represents Great Britain at the World Junior Championships in Poland next week (20 to 26 May).
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- 15/05/2014
- GB & NI Juniors all set for Loughborough International
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Sprint sensation Dina Asher-Smith (coach: John Blackie) headlines a strong Great Britain & Northern Ireland junior team to compete at the annual Loughborough International Athletics Match this Sunday 18 May.
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- 13/05/2014
- GB & NI Team for World Relay Chapionships
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British Athletics today named a 24-strong team to represent Great Britain & Northern Ireland at the inaugural IAAF World Relay Championships in Nassau, Bahamas on 24 – 25 May.
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- 09/05/2014
- Plenty of positives from Hungary World Cup
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GB coach Istvan Nemeth drew plenty of positives from the women’s final at the Modern Pentathlon World Cup in Kecskemét, Hungary today (Saturday).
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- 30/04/2014
- Spence and Fitton set for Hungary World Cup
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They feature in a five-strong British team for the event, which gets underway in Kecskemét on Thursday (1 May).
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- 20/04/2014
- 10th place finish for GB pair at Chengdu World Cup
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The young British pairing of Kate French and Sam Curry came 10th in the mixed relay – the final event of the Modern Pentathlon World Cup in Chengdu, China today (Sunday).
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- 20/04/2014
- 10th place finish for GB pair at Chengdu World Cup
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The young British pairing of Kate French and Sam Curry came 10th in the mixed relay – the final event of the Modern Pentathlon World Cup in Chengdu, China today (Sunday).
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- 16/04/2014
- GB trio through to Chengdu World Cup final
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All three British women competing at the Modern Pentathlon World Cup in China have progressed through to Friday’s final.
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- 16/04/2014
- Cram Joins British Athletics Endurance Programme.
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British Athletics have today announced that Steve Cram has joined the British Athletics Endurance Programme.
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- 16/04/2014
- Muir wins gold and Choong silver at junior international
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Two young British pentathletes produced strong performances to secure podium places at the Milan Kadlec Memorial junior international competition in Prague at the weekend.
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- 14/04/2014
- Muir wins gold and Choong silver at junior international
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Two young British pentathletes produced strong performances to secure podium places at the Milan Kadlec Memorial junior international competition in Prague at the weekend.
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- 14/04/2014
- Tasker set for World Cup debut in China
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Twenty-year-old Luke Tasker is set to make his Modern Pentathlon World Cup debut at this week’s competition in Chengdu, China.
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- 14/04/2014
- Hundreds of young athletes enjoy competing at Olympic Park
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Hundreds of young athletes had the opportunity to compete at one of the iconic sporting venues of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games over the weekend.
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- 14/03/2014
- Maguire appointed head of Head of Power, sprints & hurdles
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British Athletics have today announced that Stephen Maguire has been appointed to the post of Head of Power – sprints and sprint hurdles.
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- 14/03/2014
- Child leads GB relay quartet to world bronze
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University of Bath-based athlete Eilidh Child landed another medal on the world stage when she led the Great Britain 4x400m quartet to bronze at the World Indoor Championships in Poland.
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- 14/03/2014
- Strong start for GB & NI on day two in Sopot
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Great Britain & Northern Ireland got off to a flying start of day two of the World Indoor Championships with six athletes and both 4x400m relay teams making it through their respective heats in Sopot, Poland.
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- 14/03/2014
- Sprint duo storm through in Sopot
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Richard Kilty (coach: Rana Reider) and Dwain Chambers (Reider) stormed through their respective heats to secure their berths in the 60m semi-finals at the World Indoor Championships in Sopot, Poland.
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- 07/03/2014
- Adeoye, Osagie & Levine Through to Next Round in Sopot
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Great Britain & Northern Ireland got their IAAF World Indoor Championships campaign underway this morning with Nigel Levine (coach: Linford Christie), Andrew Osagie (Craig Winrow) and Margaret Adeoye (Christie) securing their passage into the next round in Sopot, Poland.
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- 07/03/2014
- Black Confident of Strong Performances in Sopot
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British Athletics’ Performance Director Neil Black was today joined by Great Britain & Northern Ireland captain EIlidh Child, Asha Philip and Andrew Pozzi ahead of the IAAF World Indoor Championships, which get underway on 7-9 March.
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- 07/03/2014
- GB & NI Team for IAAF World Half Marathon Announced
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Following the trial race at the Reading half marathon last weekend, British Athletics will be sending four athletes to the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark on Saturday 29 March.
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- 07/03/2014
- Child to captain GB at World Indoor Championships
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University of Bath-based Eilidh Child said she was ‘shocked and honoured’ to be asked to captain the Great Britain team at this week’s World Indoor Championships.
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- 07/03/2014
- GB & NI Team Head to Portugal for European Olympic Throws
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British Athletics has today announced a team of seven athletes that will travel to Leiria, Portugal, for the European Cup Winter Throws competition on the 15 - 16 March.
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- 25/02/2014
- Young GB team to contest World Cup 1 in Mexico
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A young eight-strong British team will contest the first modern pentathlon World Cup of 2014 at Acapulco in Mexico this week.
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- 18/02/2014
- GB & NI Team Set for IAAF World Indoors
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A 35-strong team have been named to represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Sopot, Poland on 7-9 March.
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- 10/02/2014
- Pozzi strikes gold at British Indoor Champs
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Andrew Pozzi’s gold medal in the 60m hurdles was the pick of the Bath performances at the Sainsbury’s British Athletics Indoor Championships at the weekend.
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- 10/02/2014
- New Heights Scaled at Indoor Championships
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The first day of action at the Sainsbury’s British Athletics Indoor Championships saw a number of exciting head to heads as coveted British Indoor Championship titles were won
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- 07/02/2014
- RAK is ready to rumble
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The arrival of the annual RAK Half Marathon each February means it’s game-face time for many of the world’s top road racers
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- 26/01/2014
- Scotland Brave World Class Athletes
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A thrilling Sainsbury’s Glasgow International Match, which included 13 wins for British Athletes, proved the perfect curtain raiser to the indoor season at the Emirates Arena.
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- 24/01/2014
- British Athletics 2014 Indoor Season Sells Out
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British Athletics confirmed today that all three of the 2014 indoor athletics events are sold out, with a record number of athletics fans attending four days of world-class athletics in Glasgow, Sheffield and Birmingham.
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- 24/01/2014
- Sharp to be presented with European Gold in Glasgow
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British Athletics today confirmed that European 800m champion Lynsey Sharp, who was coached by Dave Sunderland when she competed in Helsinki, will be presented her 2012 European Championships gold medal in front of her home crowd
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- 24/01/2014
- British Athletics launches Club:Connect
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British Athletics has today launched Club:Connect, a campaign that aims to use major televised athletics events to reward and recognise the vital role that clubs at all levels play in nurturing athletes through their career
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- 24/01/2014
- World Class Scotland Team Announced for Sainsbury’s Int'l
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British Athletics and Scottish Athletics today announced the full Scotland team for the Sainsbury’s Glasgow International Match on Saturday 25 January, which will be led by world 4x400m bronze medallist Eilidh Child (coach: Malcolm Arnold).
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- 17/01/2014
- Bahamas Relay Squad to headline Commonwealth Team in Glasgow
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Bahamas’ Olympic 4x400m gold medal winning team will headline the Commonwealth Select team at the Sainsbury’s Glasgow International Match on Saturday 25 January.
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- 14/01/2014
- Sharman to captain GB & NI in Glaasgow
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World 110m hurdles finalist William Sharman (coach: Jerzy Maciukiewicz) will captain a 30-strong GB & NI team for the Sainsbury’s Glasgow International Match on Saturday 25 January 2014.
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- 14/01/2014
- Britain’s pentathletes get season underway
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Britain’s modern pentathletes will get their season underway at the first of two GB national ranking competitions in Bath this weekend.
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- 09/01/2014
- Porter, Bleasdale, Meadows & Procto to Star in Glasgow
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Tiffany Porter (coach: Rana Reider), Holly Bleasdale (Scott Simpson), Jenny Meadows (Trevor Painter) and Shara Proctor (Reider) have all confirmed that they will compete at the Sainsbury’s Glasgow International Match on Saturday 25 January.
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- 09/01/2014
- BUPA Great Edinburgh XCountry
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A 36 strong Great Britain and Northern Ireland team, which includes four-time European Cross Country junior medallist Emelia Gorecka (Coach: Mick Woods) making her senior debut
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- 08/01/2014
- GB & NI Team selected for Combined Events Indoor Match
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A 20-strong GB & NI team has been selected for the Combined Events International Indoor Match in Sheffield on 25-26 January.
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- 08/01/2014
- Double Olympian Weale announces retirement
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Modern pentathlete Sam Weale has announced his retirement from the sport after a career spanning more than a decade that saw him compete at two Olympic Games.
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- 02/01/2014
- Sainsbury's to Sponsor British Athletics Events
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British Athletics has announced that Sainsbury’s has signed a new long-term deal, building on the momentum of the 2012 Paralympics and driving even higher levels of Para-athletics participation at major UK sporting events.
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- 20/12/2013
- Woodbridge named modern pentathlete of the year
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World Championship silver medallist Nick Woodbridge has collected the British Modern Pentathlon Athlete of the Year Award for 2013.
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- 14/12/2013
- Euro Medalists Named in GB & NI Team
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Four individual medallists from the European Cross Country Championships have been named on the GB & NI team for the Bupa Great Edinburgh XCountry, which takes place at Holyrood Park on Saturday January 11.
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- 09/12/2013
- GB & NI Top Medal Table with Nine Medals
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Great Britain & Northern Ireland continued their dominance at the European Cross Country Championships as they topped the medal table with a total of nine medals on a cold day in Belgrade, Serbia.
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- 06/12/2013
- Olympic Stars to Line Up in Glasgow
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Olympic long jump gold medallist Greg Rutherford and Olympic high jump bronze medallist Robbie Grabarz (coach: Fuzz Ahmed) have confirmed that they will compete at the Glasgow British Athletics International Match on Saturday 25 January 2014.
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- 18/11/2013
- Turner appointed as first female IAAF Int' Tech Official
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Linda Turner has become the first British woman to be appointed to the role of International Technical Official (ITO) by the IAAF. Turner will hold the position up to 2017 and joins Chris Cohen, who has been an ITO since 2009
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- 18/11/2013
- Cardiff and Birmingham to Host World Championship Event
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The UK is set to host more IAAF global athletics championships after Cardiff and Birmingham were awarded the 2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships and 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships respectively.
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- 08/11/2013
- Sayers selected onto WCPP 2013-14
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Goldie Sayers (coach: Mark Roberson) has been included on the World Class Performance Programme (WCPP) for 2013-14.
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- 30/10/2013
- Eilidh Child to Star at Glasgow Int'l Match
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World 4x400m bronze medallist Eilidh Child (coach: Malcolm Arnold) has confirmed that she will compete at the Glasgow British Athletics International Match on Saturday 25 January 2014.
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- 30/10/2013
- Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games Nominated for 2 Global Awards
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The Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games staged by British Athletics has been nominated in two categories in the International Sports Events Management (ISEM) awards – Outstanding Team Contribution and Best Use of Event Overlay and Facilities.
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- 30/10/2013
- Eilidh named Scottish Athlete of the Year
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University of Bath-based athlete Eilidh Child has been named Scottish Athlete of the Year for 2013.
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- 30/10/2013
- It’s a team award, says Bartu
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Pentathlon GB Performance Director Jan Bartu has won a prestigious West Country sports award.
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- 20/10/2013
- Reading to Host IAAF World Half Marathon Championships Trial
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British Athletics has confirmed that the Reading Half Marathon will act as the official trial race for the 2014 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, which will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark on Saturday 29 March.
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- 20/10/2013
- World Class Performance Programme (WCPP) for 2013- 2014
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UKA, the national governing body for British athletics, has announced the Olympic and Paralympic athletes that will be supported by the World Class Performance Programme (WCPP) for 2013- 2014.
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- 22/09/2013
- Mahon to leave British Athletics Endurance post
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British Athletics has today confirmed that Lead Endurance Coach Terrence Mahon is leaving his post based at the Loughborough Institute and will return to the USA later this year.
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- 13/09/2013
- Nuttal takes up Qatar role
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British Athletics has today announced that Endurance Coach John Nuttall will be leaving the UK for a new role in Qatar.
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- 07/09/2013
- Nike to partner British Athletics to 2020
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British Athletics today announced that Nike will become their official sportswear partner in a seven year deal through to the end of 2020
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- 07/09/2013
- Grass Roots Sport Celebrated Alongside London 2012 Stars
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London 2012 medallists David Weir, Christine Ohuruogu and Joanna Rowsell will attend a glittering awards ceremony celebrating London sport at all levels at BAFTA in the West End on Tuesday 10 September.
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- 28/08/2013
- GB just miss out on ending campaign on a high note
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Great Britain just missed out on ending their Modern Pentathlon World Championships campaign on a high note, finishing fifth in the final competition of the championships in Chinese Taipei today (Tuesday).
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- 27/08/2013
- Fourth for GB on penultimate day of World Champs
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The British team finished just outside the medals for the second time in as many days at the Modern Pentathlon World Championships in Chinese Taipei today (Monday).
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- 26/08/2013
- GB just miss out on adding third medal to World Champs tally
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Britain’s pentathletes just missed out on adding a third medal to their Modern Pentathlon World Championships campaign haul when Samantha Murray and Joe Evans finished fourth in the mixed team relay today (Sunday
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- 25/08/2013
- GB women take team gold
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The British team are celebrating a stunning day at the Modern Pentathlon World Championships today (Saturday) with the women wining team gold and Nick Woodbridge taking individual silver in the men’s competition.
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- 24/08/2013
- Murray leads as final postponed by typhoon
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Samantha Murray, Britain’s London 2012 Olympic silver medallist, sits on top of the leaderboard in the women’s final at the Modern Pentathlon World Championships in Chinese Taipei.
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- 21/08/2013
- GB team ready to go at World Champs
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Britain’s Mhairi Spence begins the defence of her World Championship crown in Chinese Taipei tomorrow (Wednesday) at the biggest modern pentathlon competition since the London 2012 Olympics.
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- 19/08/2013
- GB & NI Women 4X100M Relay Bronze in Moscow
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The IAAF World Championships came to a close in Moscow today with GB & NI winning bronze in the women’s 4x100m relay to take the team's total medal count to six.
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- 19/08/2013
- GB & NI Women 4th in 4 * 100m Relay on Final Day
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The IAAF World Championships came to a close in Moscow today with a fourth place finish in the women’s 4x100m relay the highlight of the final day for GB & NI.
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- 17/08/2013
- Personal best for Gemili
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All four individual British athletes, as well as the Great Britain & Northern Ireland women’s 4x400m relay team, safely made it through their heats during the morning session of day seven at the IAAF World Championships in Moscow.
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- 17/08/2013
- Jen’s pentathlon is one of her best challenges yet
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A woman who has made a year-long challenge out of tackling lots of different sports says she enjoyed meeting some of the country’s top multi-sport athletes past and present as she took on her very own modern pentathlon test.
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- 17/08/2013
- England Finishes Fouth in 1500M in Moscow
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Hannah England (coach: Bud Baldaro) finished fourth in the women’s 1500m final in the evening session of day six at the IAAF World Championships in Moscow.
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- 17/08/2013
- Farah Becomes Double World Champion in Moscow
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Mo Farah (coach: Alberto Salazar) clinched a dramatic gold medal in the 5,000m at the IAAF World Championships in Moscow, his second gold medal of the championship and Great Britain & Northern Ireland’s third.
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- 13/08/2013
- Jen to tackle modern pentathlon challenge
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A woman who has taken the maxim of inspiring a generation very much to heart will be tackling a modern pentathlon challenge at Pentathlon GB’s high performance centre at the University of Bath tomorrow (Wednesday).
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- 13/08/2013
- Ohuruogu wins Gold in British record time in Moscow
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Christine Ohuruogu (coach: Lloyd Cowan) set a new British record of 49.41 in the 400m to win GB & NI’s second gold medal at the IAAF World Championships in Moscow.
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- 12/08/2013
- Six GB & NI athletes progress to semi-finals in moscow
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Six GB & NI athletes made it through to the semi-finals during the morning session of the third day at the IAAF World Championships in Moscow.
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- 12/08/2013
- Ohuruogu powers into 400m final in Moscow
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GB & NI team captain Christine Ohuruogu (coach: Lloyd Cowan) put in another impressive performance as she qualified for tomorrow’s 400m final in emphatic style in the evening session of the second day at the IAAF World Championships.
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- 12/08/2013
- Four of GB & NI’s athletes progress in Moscow
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Four of GB & NI’s athletes progressed from their heats in the morning session of the second day at the IAAF World Championships in Moscow.
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- 09/08/2013
- Evans and Woodbridge confirmed for World Championships
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Nineteen-year-old Joe Evans and double Olympian Nick Woodbridge have both been confirmed in the British team to compete at this month’s Modern Pentathlon World Championships in Chinese Taipei.
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- 02/08/2013
- Ennis - Hill out of GB & NI Team for World Chapionships
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British Athletics has today confirmed that Jessica Ennis-Hill (coach: Toni Minichiello), Olympic heptathlon Champion, will not compete at the World Championships in Athletics in Moscow 10-18 August.
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- 02/08/2013
- Ohuruogu to lead GB & NI into Moscow World Championships
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British Athletics has today named Christine Ohuruogu (coach: Lloyd Cowan) as captain to the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for the IAAF World Championships in Moscow, Russia.
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- 02/08/2013
- Rutherford confirmed for Moscow
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British Athletics has today confirmed the final selection name to the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for the IAAF World Championships in Moscow, Russia 10-18 August.
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- 29/07/2013
- Four World Records on Final Day
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The Sainsbury’s International Para Challenge brought an incredible weekend of athletics action to a close at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, a fitting celebration a year on from the Olympic Games opening ceremony.
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- 29/07/2013
- GB & NI Mark Final Day in Lyon
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Shelly Woods (coach: Jenni Banks) was the last athlete in action for GB & NI at the IPC World Athletics Championships as the team finished a successful campaign with a total of 29 medals.
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- 28/07/2013
- Kamlish & McBride make it 29 Medals for GB & NI in Lyon
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On the penultimate day of the IPC World Athletics Championships, there were two bronze medals won by Sophie Kamlish (coach: Rob Ellchuk) in the T44 200m and Erin McBride (Stan Roberts), who made her GB & NI debut in the T13 400m.
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- 28/07/2013
- Outstanding Ohuruogu Outruns Competition
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There were three GB & NI winners on the second day of the Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games, as the London leg of the IAAF Diamond League reached new heights thanks to numerous meeting records.
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- 27/07/2013
- GB & NI Medal Count up to 27 after Day 7 in Lyon
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There were another three medals for GB & NI on day seven of the IPC World Athletics Championships as the track temperatures soared to over 40 degrees Celsius at Lyon’s Stade de Parilly.
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- 27/07/2013
- Blake adds silver to gold at World Championships
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Bath-based athlete Paul Blake was just edged out of a double gold medal winning performance at the IPC Athletics World Championships in France today (Friday).
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- 27/07/2013
- Ennis-Hill & Farah Excited for London Return
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The much anticipated Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games kicks off this evening, and this morning Jessica Ennis-Hill (coach: Toni Minichiello) and Mo Farah (Alberto Salazar) found time to pose for photographs by the Tower of London, and discuss what it means to return to the scene of their greatest triumphs tomorrow afternoon.
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- 27/07/2013
- Bolt Stars on First Night of Sainsbury's Anniversary Games
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With memories of London 2012 still fresh in their memories, 65,000 spectators packed out the Queen Elizabeth Stadium to provide an electric atmosphere on the first night of the Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games.
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- 26/07/2013
- Bolt and Dasaolu go Head to Head
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With just one day to go before the Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games, Usain Bolt, the fastest man on the planet, and James Dasaolu (coach: Steve Fudge), the second fastest Briton ever came together to discuss the weekend’s action.
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- 25/07/2013
- British Athletics Extend Broadcasting Partnership with BBC
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British Athletics today confirmed that British athletics events will continue to be shown on terrestrial television through to 2020 following an extension to the current broadcasting rights agreement with the BBC.
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- 25/07/2013
- Spence bids to defend title as British team prepares
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Britain’s Mhairi Spence gets the opportunity to defend her World Championship crown when she competes at the most important modern pentathlon competition since the London 2012 Olympics next month.
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- 24/07/2013
- T44 100m final - Gold medal - Jonnie Peacock
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I’m probably the luckiest guy in the world, because I shouldn’t have won like that.
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- 24/07/2013
- T42 200m gold - Richard Whitehead
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I'm happy, I'm a double world champion with two golds so I can't complain. But I left my performance today to the last minute so that frustrated me a bit. But a win is a win, I'll take that.
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- 24/07/2013
- New Deal Secures Athletics Legacy
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A historic agreement announced today will see the Stadium in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park annually host a wide spectrum of key athletics events, from regional and national age group championships through to elite international events.
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- 23/07/2013
- Seven Medals for GB & NI on Third Day in Lyon
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GB & NI continued their impressive start to the IPC World Athletics Championships, as the team picked up a total of seven medals including three gold medals on the third day in Lyon.
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- 23/07/2013
- Blake strike gold at World Champs
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University of Bath-based athlete Paul Blake struck gold at the IPC Athletics World Championships in France this morning.
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- 22/07/2013
- Pearson breaks World Record to secure Discuss Gold
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Josie Pearson (coach: Anthony Hughes) added a world title to her Paralympic gold from London 2012, as she increased her world record by over half a metre to win the F51/52/53 discus at the IPC World Athletics Championships.
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- 22/07/2013
- Record breaking performance for fantastic GB & NI Team
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Nine golds, six silvers and four bronze medals meant that Great Britain & Northern Ireland topped the medal standings at the 2013 European Junior Championships in Rieti, Italy.
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- 22/07/2013
- Euro Athletics Junior Champs Flash Quote - Women's Long Jump
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Jazmin Sawyers – European Long Jump Silver Medallist – 6.63m (+0.5m/s)
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- 22/07/2013
- Euro Athletics Junior Champs Flash Quote - Men's 3000mS/C
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Zak Seddon – European Junior 3000mS/C Champion – 8.45.91
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- 22/07/2013
- Euro Athletics Junior Champs Flash Quote - Men's 400mH
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Jacob Paul – European Junior 400mH Bronze Medallist – 50.71
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- 22/07/2013
- Athletics Junior Champs Flash Quote - Women's 400m Hurdles
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Hayley McLean – European Junior 400mH Champion – 57.26
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- 22/07/2013
- Euro Athletics Junior Champs Flash Quote - Men's Discus
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Nick Percy – European Junior Discus Silver Medallist – 62.04m
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- 22/07/2013
- GB & NI Juniors produce best single session
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Just short of one year on from the anniversary of ‘Super Saturday’ the GB & NI junior team produced their own 2013 version, securing an unprecedented nine medals in one session at the European Athletics Junior Championships.
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- 21/07/2013
- Euro Athletics Junior ChampsFlash Quote - Men's 5000m
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Jonathan Davies – European Junior 5000m Bronze Medallist – 14.36.62
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- 21/07/2013
- Euro Athletics Junior Champs Flash Quote - Women's 3000m
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Emelia Gorecka – European Junior 3000m Champion – 9.12.53
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- 21/07/2013
- Euro Athletics Junior Championships Flash Quote - Men's 200m
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Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake – European Junior 200m Champion – 20.62 (-0.7m/s
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- 21/07/2013
- Euro Athletics Junior Championships Flash Quote - Men's 1500
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Jake Wightman – European Junior 1500m Champion – 3.44.14
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- 21/07/2013
- Euro Athletics Junior Champs Flash Quote - Women's 200 mtr
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Dina Asher-Smith – European Junior 200m Champion – 23.29 (-2.2m/s)
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- 21/07/2013
- Euro Athletics Junior ChampisFlash Quote - Women's Shot Put
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Sophie McKinna – European Junior Shot Put Silver Medallist – 17.09m
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- 20/07/2013
- Unstoppable Ujah Kick Starts GB & NI Medal Tally
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Chijindu Ujah (Coach: Jonas Tawiah-Dodoo) sent the travelling British fans into raptures here in Rieti as he became the tenth man from Great Britain & Northern Ireland to win the European Junior 100m title.
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- 20/07/2013
- Euro Athletics Junior Champs Flash Quote - Men's Long Jump
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Elliot Safo – European Junior Long Jump Champion – 7.86m (-0.3m/s)
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- 20/07/2013
- Euro Athletics Junior Championships Flash Quote - Women' 100
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Sophie Papps – European Junior 100m silver medallist – 11.72 (-1.0m/s)
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- 20/07/2013
- European Athletics Junior Championsip Flash Quote - Men's 10
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Chijindu Ujah – European Junior 100m Champion 10.40 (-1.5m/s)
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- 20/07/2013
- Racewalker Wright Added to World Championships Team
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British Athletics has today added a further name to the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for the IAAF World Championships in Moscow, Russia 10-18 August.
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- 18/07/2013
- French and Cooke round of Euro campaign with fifth place
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Kate French and Jamie Cooke couldn't end Britain’s Modern Pentathlon European Championships campaign on a high note as they just missed out on the mixed relay medals in Poland today (Wednesday).
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- 17/07/2013
- GB men miss out on medals on penultimate day of Euro Champs
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Britain’s men couldn’t add to the team medal haul on the penultimate day of the Modern Pentathlon European Championships in Poland today (Tuesday), finishing fifth in the team competition.
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- 16/07/2013
- British team secure third medal of European Championships
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Great Britain secured their third medal of the 2013 Modern Pentathlon European Championships as Kate French, Samantha Murray and Mhairi Spence won the women’s team gold in Poland today (Monday).
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- 16/07/2013
- Greene steps up the pace ahead of World Championships
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Reigning world champion Dai Greene ran a season’s best to take 400m hurdles gold at the Sainsbury’s British Championships in Birmingham at the weekend.
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- 16/07/2013
- Gold and silver for Talbot at European Under-23 Champs
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University of Bath-based sprinter Danny Talbot is celebrating a brace of medals at the European Under-23 Championships in Finland.
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- 14/07/2013
- Langfor Wins Bronze as GB & NI Add to Medal Tally
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GB & NI completed the medal set as Kyle Langford (coach: George Harrison) broke his personal best for the second time in Donetsk to win bronze in the 800m at the IAAF World Youth Championships.
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- 14/07/2013
- Sainsbury's British Championsips Day 2
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On the hottest day of the year, James Dasaolu (coach: Steve Fudge) became the second fastest man in British 100m history at the Sainsbury’s British Championships.
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