World qualifying standard and meeting record for Charlie Myers in Geneve
16/06/2019 by Cherisse Walley
It’s hard to believe that in the space of just a few hours, the weather at Atletica Geneve 2019 went from this… What a view 😍#atleticageneve pic.twitter.com/CbRdV7URAk — runjumpthrow.com by Vinco (@VincoSport) June 15, 2019 to this… In case you are wondering why no results or competitions are cu … Read more
1:46.80 for 17-year-old Max Burgin at Loughborough BMC
16/06/2019 by Cherisse Walley
Like a re-run of last year’s win at Manchester BMC, the Halifax teen Max Burgin took to the oval stage in Loughborough in the men’s A race, the youngest in the field yet again by some margin. Over the first 200m, the fastest 15-year-old 800m athlete in history took to the front of the field, nestlin … Read more
Stadium records broken on a very fast Friday
07/06/2019 by Cherisse Walley
It certainly wasn’t labelled Fast Friday for nothing. The speedy distance event organised by Orion Harriers was combined yesterday evening with the England Athletics 10,000m Championships, which brought a sea of athletes to a very soggy North London. The evening hosted two 5000m races in the middle … Read more
National records smashed at Hallesche Werfertage
02/06/2019 by Cherisse Walley
We were promised world-class performances from Olympians, world and European champions and Hallesche Werfertage certainly didn’t disappoint. A packed schedule saw the dedicated throwing fields of SV Halle filled with some of the best throwers in history. Off the back of a cold midweek Diamond League … Read more
Courtney beats McDonald and Muir to Westminster Mile gold
27/05/2019 by Connor Craig-Jackson
Commonwealth Games medallist Melissa Courtney picked up a superb victory in the Vitality Westminster Mile, beating the likes of multiple European champion Laura Muir and commonwealth finalist Sarah McDonald to win with 4:31. The 25-year-old took advantage of the slow start to move into an early lead … Read more
Katarina Johnson-Thompson moves top of the world rankings with PB in Götzis
27/05/2019 by Connor Craig-Jackson
European outdoor champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson moved top of the heptathlon world rankings with a hugely impressive score of 6,813 to win this weekend’s Combined events Hypomeeting in Götzis. The 26-year-old’s victory saw her beat her previous personal best by 54 points for a hugely dominant win … Read more
10.39 for Azu. Records broken at first BAL fixture of the season.
13/05/2019 by Cherisse Walley
Echoing what Tyri Donovan tweeted yesterday, “Who brought the Caribbean to Swansea?”, not only did yesterday’s Premiership and Division 1 in South Wales stage record performances, it also treated athletes to the most glorious weather this year. More like a mid-July ambience, the sun was shining and … Read more
Leeds City lead the way at national road relays
08/04/2019 by Cherisse Walley
A glorious Saturday afternoon in Sutton Coldfield saw the spring series of the English Road Relay Association Nationals. The sun was shining and it was a drastic difference from the cold and rather soggy affair in October. Leeds City of course led the way, with the women’s 6-stage team successfully … Read more
Primary and Year 7 Cross Country Finals Round Up
24/03/2019 by Cherisse Walley
What a contrast yesterday’s weather was in Loughborough, compared to the mud bath that was Leeds. Last weekend saw secondary school athletes tackle tough conditions at the English Schools Nationals Cross Country. There were mature performances and stunning demonstrations of endurance abilities. Yest … Read more
Glasgow golds for Johnson-Thompson and Muir as Brits collect four medals
01/03/2019 by British Athletics
It was a golden evening session at the European Indoor Championships as the Glasgow crowd were treated to four British medals in 15 minutes as Katarina Johnson Thompson (coach: Bertrand Valcin, club: Liverpool Harriers) and Laura Muir (Andy Young, Dundee Hawkhill) sealed the pentathlon and 3000m tit … Read more
Johnson-Thompson and Emerson star as Brits shine on first Glasgow morning
01/03/2019 by British Athletics
On a busy opening morning of action, Katarina Johnson-Thompson (coach: Betrand Valcin, club: Liverpool Harriers) and Niamh Emerson (David Feeney, Amber Valley & Erewashl) enjoyed fine mornings in Glasgow to head into this evening’s conclusion of the pentathlon in gold and bronze medal places res … Read more
Double champions and best performances in Sheffield
25/02/2019 by Cherisse Walley
There’s no doubt that the England Athletics Indoor Age Group Championships has been a stepping stone to greater things and a pinnacle event in many athletes’ junior careers. It’s hard to believe that it was only in 2014 that British record holder Dina Asha-Smith set up her blocks in the U20 Women’s … Read more
SPAR British Athletics Indoor Championships: Round-up of the action
11/02/2019 by Cherisse Walley
Action at the SPAR British Athletics Indoor Championships saw the best display of British women’s shot putting since 2000. It was Sophie McKinna who rose to the occasion and after numerous bronze and silver medals at these championships, the 24-year-old finally left the circle with a gold and a huge … Read more
Zoey Clark impresses with two medals at Scottish Indoors
28/01/2019 by Scottish Athletics
GB international Zoey Clark claimed a gold and silver medal double at the FPSG Scottish Seniors and U17s Champs (full results here) – and insisted a return to the Emirates Arena for the European Indoors would be her dream ticket. The double World Relay medallist clocked 7.42 in the 60m final to take … Read more
Record-breaking excitement at the Welsh Indoors and Combined Events International
28/01/2019 by Alex Seftel
The weekend’s action in Wales (watch back here) saw the highest ever pentathlon score by a British teenager, as Niamh Emerson triumphed with a world leading score of 4,544 to win the Combined Events International. Victories in three out of four multi-event competitions meant Great Britain and North … Read more
Arter and Millington earn European Cross selection with thrilling wins in Liverpool
24/11/2018 by British Athletics
Charlotte Arter (coach: Chris Jones; club: Cardiff AC) and Ross Millington (Steve Vernon; Stockport Harriers) were among 26 athletes who earned automatic selection for the British Athletics team for next month’s European Cross Country Championships as they took hard fought victories in Liverpool. An … Read more
Reekie and Sweeney take Scottish Short Course XC wins
11/11/2018 by Scottish Athletics
Andy Young landed the scottishathletics Performance Coach of the Year award one week prior to the Lindsays Short Course XC Championships. If that was largely for his high profile work with Laura Muir then Young’s tutelage of Jemma Reekie and Sol Sweeney was apparent in Lanark. Reekie and Sweeney eac … Read more
Avery and Mahamed seal Cross Challenge victories in Milton Keynes
10/11/2018 by British Athletics
Mahamed Mahamed (coach: Peter Haynes; club: Southampton AC) and Kate Avery (Terrence Mahon; Shildon) retained their places at the top of the British Athletics Cross Challenge standings as they took impressive victories in Milton Keynes. Avery stopped the clock in 18:14 in a tightly contested race th … Read more
Edinburgh Uni seal hat-trick at Scottish National XC Relays
28/10/2018 by Scottish Athletics
Edinburgh Uni Hare and Hounds completed a superb Cumbernauld hat-trick as they won the Senior Women’s golds at the Lindsays Scottish National XC Relays for the third successive year. And Central AC returned to their familiar position on top of the Senior Men’s podium as they won this race for the fo … Read more
Hulson and Moller kick off Cross Challenge Series with first senior wins
14/10/2018 by British Athletics
Charlie Hulson (coach: Steve Vernon; club: Liverpool Harriers) & Anna Moller (DEN) kicked off the 2018/19 Cross Challenge senior races with the first maximum points hauls at Llandaff Fields in Cardiff. Hulson, who finished third on his last visit to Cardiff in 2016, was in the mix throughout the … Read more
Catch up on highlights from the U20 & U23 Championships
19/06/2018 by Alex Seftel
If you didn’t catch all of the England Athletics Under 20 and Under 23 Championships in Bedford this weekend, on-demand footage is available for you to watch back here as many times as you like. Eight athletes secured places at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Finland on two brilliant days of … Read more
#AtletiCAGenève: The best of the action from Switzerland
09/06/2018 by Alex Seftel
International medalists Christophe Lemaitre and Mujinga Kambundji delivered headline performances as part of a great AtletiCAGenève competition in the Swiss sunshine. You can catch up on the action here on runjumpthrow.com. Lemaitre – an Olympic, World and European medalist for France – held off Gre … Read more