Saturday 29th May 2010

DOUBLE World heptathlon and pentathlon champion Jessica Ennis on the same day as the Eurovision song contest takes place in Oslo was singing all the right tunes for Great Britain at the Gotzis Hypo-Meeting as the Sheffield athlete dominated the opening day of competition leading after four events with a huge margin of 277 points ahead of the field.

Ennis arrived in Gotzis chasing Denise Lewis's 10-year-old British record of 6,381 points and looking to lay the ghosts of two-years ago to rest when her Olympic dreams ended in tears at the same Austrian venue returning home to Sheffield with a fractured right foot.

Two-years on and two global golds in the bag, Ennis in the first event at the Moesle Stadion opened her account finishing a narrow runner-up over the 100m hurdles clocking a time of 12.89secs (-0.7) as one of her main rivals, American Olympic silver medallist Hyleas Fountain, prevailed in 12.87.

That short lead was to only last until the end of the next event, as in the high jump which is Ennis’s strongest discipline the 24-year-old cleared 1.91m to gain a total of 1,119 points taking the lead 150-points clear of Hyleas Fountain, who could only register only 1.79m.

Performance of the day for Ennis came in the shot as she set superb lifetime best of 14.25m to secure second place giving her a total of 3,071 points, 204 clear of the field after three events.

Fountain consolidated her second place with a best of 13.45m (2,867pts) with the Ukraine’s Olympic champion Natallia Dobrynska third on 2,835 points.

Back on the track Ennis was simply sublime over 200m winning in a time of 23.31secs ending the first day on a total of 4,119 points, 277 ahead of Fountain (3,842), with the former world junior champion Tatyana Chernova of Russia in third (3,765).

Britain’s other two competitors in Gotzis, Phylis Agbo and Louise Hazel finished in 21st (3,437) and 23rd (3,365) places respectively.

Oleksiy Kasyanov, who finished fourth at last summer's World Championships, leads the way in the men's competition with a score of 4,463.

After setting an outdoor best of 7.97m in the long jump which saw him move into the lead after two events he stayed in front after his 15.01m shot put and although he edged back to second place, behind the United States' Bryan Clay after the high jump, he regained the lead after running 48.21secs in the 400m, 13 points ahead of Clay, the 2008 Olympic Games champion.

Report by Mark Woolley.

Full results are available on the following link: www.meeting-goetzis.at/ergebnisse/anavig/details7.htm

Thursday 27th May 2010

SPRINT superstar Usain Bolt produced yet another brilliant performance but narrowly failed to break Michael Johnson's 10-year-old world 300 metres record in a rain-affected IAAF Golden Spike meeting in Ostrava.

Jamaican missed the world record by just 0.12seconds, this following a 20 minute rain delay to the programme. The world 100 and 200m record-holder clocked 30.97secs finishing well clear of fellow Jamaican Jermaine Gonzales (32.49).

Asafa Powell produced the performance of the night as the former world 100m record holder lowered his five-year-old meeting record by 0.02 with a superb time of 9.83secs, this on a wet track.

Powell finished clear of compatriots Lerone Clarke (10.18) and Dexter Lee (10.20) to set a new world-leading time, replacing the 9.86 which Bolt achieved in Daegu eight days ago.

Powell was also timed at 9.07 for the imperial 100 yards distance, decimating the previous world best for the distance of 9.2 set by Charlie Greene in 1967.

A consolation for Bolt was that his clocking did represent the fastest ever mark posted at sea level - Johnson achieved his time at altitude in Pretoria - surpassing the 31.30 which Olympic and world 400m gold medallist LaShawn Merritt, who last month it had emerged had returned three positive drug tests, ran in Eugene last year.

Powell's 100m final saw Tyrone Edgar and Craig Pickering claim fifth and sixth positions with times of 10.37 and 10.43, but Mark Lewis-Francis, a previous winner in Ostrava, was disqualified for a false start.
David Greene producing the best performance of the night for the British athletes finishing runner up in the 400m hurdles behind world champion Kerron Clement.

Greene, who was seventh at the World Championships in Berlin last August, was 0.36 slower than Clement in a time of 49.05 with Isa Phillips of Jamaica third in 49.16.

Loughborough Alumni and 2006 European Championship bronze medallist Rhys Williams finished fourth in 49.28.

Loughborough University graduate and World 110m hurdles finalist William Sharman, who missed the indoor season with a broken wrist, achieved a summer's best of 13.57 to finish third, but was no match for Olympic champion and world-record holder Dayron Robles.

The Cuban clocked a time of 13.12 ahead of Czech Petr Svoboda (13.55), while European and Commonwealth bronze medallist Andy Turner placed sixth in 13.76.

Olympic champion Christine Ohuruogu, winner in Ostrava two years ago, had to settle for fourth in her 400m race as Denisa Rosolova of the Czech Republic claimed a surprise victory in 50.05.

Ohuruogu, with her thigh heavily strapped clocked 51.58, as second and third places went to the Jamaican pair of Shericka Williams, the Olympic silver medallist, in 51.13 and Rosemarie White in 51.18.

In pouring rain Loughborough graduate Goldie Sayers had only one valid javelin throw of 56.05m to finish fourth in a the competition where Slovenia's Martina Ratej defeated home favourite Barbora Spotakova, the world record holder.

David Rushida, who is planning to chase the world 800m record at the Oslo Diamond League meeting next Friday, was a comfortable winner over the distance in 1:44.03. Brit’s Michael Rimmer and Andy Baddeley finished seventh and ninth respectively with times of 1:46.47 and 1:47.46.

2010 BT Paralympic World Cup

Sport City, Manchester

Tuesday 25th May 2010

DAN Greaves, just two-days after setting a stunning world-record at the McCain Loughborough International has regained his F42/44 discus title at the BT Paralympic World Cup in Manchester.

Loughborough Alumni Greaves, the 27-year-old 2008 Beijing Paralympic bronze medallist claimed a global record on his home track in Loughborough on Sunday despite the stifling heat with a huge throw of 57.14 metres.

And just two-days after re-writing the record books, in the cooler cloudier weather conditions of Manchester's SportCity Arena, Greaves, in front of a record crowd of over 5,000 led the competition from the first round to take the win with a final throw of 56.22m (45.36, 52.84, 48.60, 49.38, 56.22), securing gold ahead of South Africa’s Fanie Lomard (41.79) with Lezheng Wang of China (41.47) completing the podium places.

Greaves, from Charnwood AC coached by Jim Edwards, retained his F44 discus World Championship title in 2006 despite returning to throwing just two-weeks earlier following knee surgery. He currently holds the Paralympics, World and European Championships titles.

Report by Mark Woolley.

Leading Results:

F42/44 Discus Men 

1 Dan Greaves (GBR) 56.22 

2 Fanie Lomard (RSA) 41.79 

3 Lezheng Wang (CHN) 41.47 

4 Jeremy Campbell (USA) 47.24 

5 Marinos Fylachtos (GRE) 39.36 

6 Gino de Keersmaeker (BEL) 37.57 

7 Aled Davies (GBR) 40.92 

8 Georgios Pappas (GRE) 39.08

www.btparalympicworldcup.com

McCain Loughborough International

Paula Radcliffe Track, Loughborough University Campus

Sunday 23rd May 2010

DOUBLE world champion Jessica Ennis clocked a wind-assisted 12.85secs to win the 100 metre hurdles at the sun-drenched McCain Loughborough International meeting.

Under bright blue cloudless skies in the traditional curtain-raiser to the UK outdoor season, on sprint straight of the Paula Radcliffe Track Ennis was on fire finishing well clear of the field simply a class apart as the British record-holder warmed up for the European multi-events meeting in Gotzis, Austria, next weekend. Louise Hazel was second in 13.28 with Zara Hohn securing third 13.50.

"I feel really good," said Ennis. "Everything's gone to plan and I'm feeling a lot stronger and quicker. "I just feel in really good shape. I definitely think I'm quicker than last year."

Ennis also won the women’s high jump competition ahead of Loughborough’s Steph Pywell the UK indoor champion Vicki Hubbard with a height of 1.93m and then attempted to break her own British record at 1.96m.

Loughborough’s James Dasaolu, having missed most of the 2009 season after pulling up injured at the Berlin Golden League meeting ran a stunning unofficial lifetime best of 10.06secs to win the men’s 100m albeit into a +2.5 following wind finishing ahead of James Ellington 10.22 and Marlon Devonish 10.25.

Veteran Joice Maduaka won the women’s 100m sprint in 11.48secs to defeat Laura Turner 11.51 and Katherine Endacott 11.53.

World finalist Will Sharman overcame a stiff back to return to form winning the men’s 110m hurdles in a time of 13.60secs. European junior champion Lawrence Clarke finished second in a close run race with 13.73. World Youth Championships silver medalist Jack Meredith won the U20 invitational race in a new British junior record of 13.36 inside the World Junior Championships qualifying standard.

World semi-finalist Martyn Rooney won the men’s 400m in a time of 46.10secs ahead of fellow Loughborough-based athlete and reigning national indoor and outdoor champion Richard Buck 46.52 and third placed Graham Hedman 46.63.

European U23 champion and British junior record-holder Perri Shakes-Drayton won the women’s 400m in 52.43secs, the second fastest in the UK this year.

Leon Baptiste on his birthday celebrated in style to win the men’s invitational 200m in a lifetime best of 20.53secs inside the European Championships ‘A’ qualifying standard in the race featuring 100m specialists Mark Lewis-Francis and Craig Pickering.

IAAF World Youth Championships 100m and 200m gold medallist Jodie Williams produced one of the performances of the day to win the women’s 200m representing the Great Britain junior team clocking a lifetime best of 22.79secs and setting a European U17 record in the process topping the IAAF World Junior rankings.

United Kingdom 1500m champion Hannah England won the women’s 800m following a close race with Charlene Thomas, England having performed well indoors in America over the mile won in 2:02.31 to 2:02.56. Emma Jackson was third in 2:02.61.

Having won over the distance at the British Milers meeting in Watford in the week leading up to the Loughborough International with a season’s best of 1:47.38, Welshman Gareth Warburton won the men’s 800m in a time of 1:48.33 clear of steeplechaser Jermaine Mays 1:49.54 and Ed Aston 1:50.27.

A week after winning the Scottish Inter-regional Championships title Alastair Hay won the men’s 1500m in a season’s best of 3:45.90 with Jonathan Taylor taking second in 3:46.16 ahead of David Proctor 3:46.45.

Morag McLarty made it a Scottish double over the metric mile winning the women’s 1500m in 4:16.32 ahead of Jessica Judd.

Scotland’s world championships representative Eilidh Child won the women’s 400m hurdles in 55.84secs, the fastest time by a British athlete this year, finishing ahead of Loughborough’s BUCS champion Meghan Beesley 57.09 and Ireland’s Brona Furlong in third.

Loughborough’s Justine Kinney won the women’s 400m hurdles invitational race, clocking a time of 58.73secs.

The inform Faye Fullerton, winner of the English national 10k title on the roads earlier in the month produced a stellar performance to take victory in the women’s 3,000m in a time of 9:12.42, defeating the Loughborough duo of Emily Pidgeon 9:12.74 and Sonia Samuels 9:13.06. World 1500m silver medallist Lisa Dobriskey on her outdoor debut finished fourth in 9:19.95.

Ryan Mcleod set a new personal best of 8 minutes to win the men’s 3,000m. Emma Raven won the women's 3,000m steeplechase for Scotland.

In the field events British junior record-holder Sophie Hitchon won the women’s hammer competition with a throw of 65.93m ahead of Loughborough’s Sarah Holt and Zoe Derham, whilst, Matt Lambley threw 71.70m to win the men’s discus.

Kelly Proper prevailed in the women’s long jump competition with a best of 6.33m ahead of Phylis Agbo 6.22 and Amy Woodman 6.18.

Holly Bleasdale won the women’s pole vault on count back from Henrietta Paxton with a height of 4.25m a new UK junior record.

Ryan Spencer Jones won the men’s shot with a best of 17.98m, whilst, Eden Francis threw 16.24m to win the women's competition and then finished runner-up in the discus 55.38.

England's Matt Hunt won the men’s javelin with a throw of 71.52m and Laura Whittingham prevailed in the women's event with 53.84, whilst, Tosin Oke leaped out to 16.53m to win the men’s triple jump competition.

Report by Mark Woolley.

Leading Results:
Men
100 (2.5): 1 James Dasaolu (Croy) 10.06; 2 James Ellington (Belg) 10.22; 3 Marlon Devonish (Cov) 10.25; 4 Rion Pierre (WSEH) 10.30; 5 Nick Smith (SB) 10.39; 6 Christian Malcolm (Card) 10.41; 7 Danny Talbot (Bir, U20) 10.48; 8 Leevan Yearwood (VP&TH) 10.53. A (1.9): 1 Leon Baptiste (E&H) 10.27; 2 Tremayne Gilling (B&B) 10.34; 3 Ryan Scott (NEB) 10.48; 4 Aidan Syers (NEB) 10.54; 5 Eugene Ayanful (WG&EL) 10.76. B (1.7): 1 Andrew Robertson (Sale) 10.46; 2 Deji Tobais (WSEH, U20) 10.55; 3 Ryan James (Bir) 10.59; 4 Andy Matthews (WSEH) 10.64; 5 Junior Ejehu (WG&EL, U20) 10.69. C (1.7): 1 Jordan Huggins (E&H, U20) 10.66; 2 Gavin Eastman (E&H) 10.70; 3 Chris Russell (IRL) 10.70; 4 Philip Doorgachurn (Card) 10.75; 5 Ryan Oswald (Sale) 10.80; 7 Antoe Walters (Bir, U20) 10.88. D (0.9): 1 Liam Duff (Card) 10.81.
200 (2.2): 1 Kieran Showler-Davis (BMH, U20) 20.85; 2 Jeffrey Lawal-Balogun (Kent) 20.86; 3 David Gillick (DSD) 21.19; 4 Elijah Winn (E&H) 21.48; 5 Craig Fleming (Belg) 21.57; 6 Rick Beardsell (Traff) 21.58; 7 Gareth Hopkins (Card, U20) 21.64. A (1.3): 1 Leon Baptiste (E&H) 20.53; 2= Craig Pickering (Mil K) 20.89; 2= Mark Lewis-Francis (Bir) 20.89; 4 Rion Pierre (WSEH) 20.90; 5 Sam Watts (WG&EL, U20) 21.35; 6 Julian Thomas (Bir) 21.41; 7 Junior Ejehu (WG&EL, U20) 21.68. B (2.3): 1 Chris Craig (Sale) 20.98; 2 Graham Hedman (WG&EL) 21.01; 3 Ryan Scott (NEB) 21.34; 4 Chris Russell (IRL) 21.34; 5 Jason Hussain (Belg) 21.58; 6 Andrew Robertson (Sale) 21.81. C (1.6): 1 Stuart Benson (SB) 21.43; 2 Harvey Byrne (NEB) 21.57; 3 Sebastian Tully-Middleton (Bir) 21.62; 4 Liam Clowes (C&N, U20) 21.80; 5 Dannish Khan (Sheff, U20) 21.94; 7 Ben Morris (Leic C, U20) 22.46.
400: 1 Martyn Rooney (Croy) 46.10; 2 Richard Buck (York) 46.52; 3 Graham Hedman (WG&EL) 46.63; 4 Rhys Willliams (Card) 47.07; 5 Chris Robertson (SCO) 47.19; 6 Nathan Wake (Herts P, U20) 48.11; 7 Rhys Smith (Leeds C) 48.66. A: 1 Chris Clarke (Mil K) 46.65; 2 Patrick Swan (Gate) 47.25; 3 Nick Leavey (WG&EL) 47.54; 4 Luke Lennon-Ford (Bir) 47.66; 5 Jordan McGarth (Bir) 47.91; 6 Dwayne Lewis (Bir) 48.30. B: 1 Somto Eruchie (Bir) 47.71; 2 David Hughes (Sale) 47.85; 3 James Baines (Notts) 48.44; 4 Sean Watson (Shett) 48.65; 5 Dan Putnam (B&B, U20) 49.14; 7 Jarryd Dunn (Bir, U20) 49.74. C: 1 Matthew Quine (Sheff) 48.09; 2 Anthony Young (Pit, U20) 48.75; 3 Zach King (Notts, U20) 48.76. D: 1 Paul Judson (Notts) 48.44; 2 Tom Miller (Card) 48.59; 7 James Wiltshire (Card, U20) 50.15.
800: 1 Gareth Warburton (Card) 1:48.53; 2 Jermaine Mays (Kent) 1:49.54; 3 Ed Aston (C&C) 1:50.27; 4 Chris Smith (Wirr) 1:50.40; 5 Ben Green (Warr) 1:50.59; 6 James Bowness (Traff, U20) 1:50.96; 7 Eoin Everard (IRL) 1:51.34; 8 Graeme Oudney (Belg) 1:52.21. A: 1 Adam Cotton (Bir, U20) 1:50.59; 2 Paul Goodall (Norw) 1:50.97; 3 Robbie Schofield (NEB) 1:51.28; 4 Kieran Flannery (Gate) 1:51.38; 5 Joe Warne (IRL) 1:51.60; 6 Mark Patterson (IRL) 1:51.63; 7 Oliver Blake (Osw) 1:52.15; 8 Danny Barkes (Mans) 1:52.16. B: 1 Gareth Wiltshire (Card) 1:52.15; 3 Stuart Ross (VPCG, U20) 1:53.39; 4 Sam Yates (NEB, U20) 1:54.30.
1500: 1 Alastair Hay (Centr) 3:45.90; 2 Jonathan Taylor (Morp) 3:46.16; 3 David Proctor (Roch) 3:46.45; 4 Chris Warburton (Notts) 3:46.81; 5 Rob Whittle (BMH) 3:47.11; 6 Ross Toole (Kilb) 3:47.28; 7 Stephen Davies (Belg) 3:47.62; 8 Gary Bradbury (Woking) 3:48.23; 9 Nick Samuels (Sale) 3:48.44; 10 Chris Mackay (NEB) 3:48.50; 11 Harry Ellis (GB Juniors) 3:48.66; 12 Andy Vernon (AFD) 3:48.89; 13 Stephen Emery (Cov) 3:49.33. A: 1 Kevin Kane (W Green) 3:48.77; 2 Christopher Harvey (C&S) 3:49.48; 3 Tom Gayle (Stoke) 3:50.33; 4 Richard Weir (Der) 3:50.60.
3000: 1 Ryan McLeod (Tip) 8:00.90; 2 Shaun Moralee (Dur) 8:03.23; 3 Bruce Raeside (Notts) 8:06.49; 4 Daniel Clorley (Lut) 8:07.64; 5 Lewis Moses (Darl) 8:08.85; 6 Alex Hains (Card) 8:09.08; 7 Matthew Bowser (Linc W) 8:10.85; 8 Michael Skinner (B&B) 8:11.38; 9 James Wilkinson (Leeds C) 8:13.97; 10 Jonny Threwlis (Unknown) 8:14.78; 11 Tom Marshall (Card) 8:16.60; 12 Chris Discombe (Les C) 8:17.55; 13 Tom Doe (Linc W) 8:18.51; 14 Adam Peers (Liv H) 8:21.32.
110H (1.4): 1 Jack Meredith (Liv H, U20) 13.36; 1 William Sharman (Belg) 13.60; 2 Lawrence Clarke (WSEH) 13.73; 3 Chris Baillie (VPCG) 13.79; 4 Alex Al-Ameen (NEB) 13.83; 2 Curtis Holmes (Bir, U20) 13.93; 5 Gianni Frankis (NEB) 13.95; 3 Alex Nwenwu (W&B, U20) 14.16; 4 James McLean (S'end, U20) 14.17; 5 Ben Kelk (C&C, U20) 14.19; 6 David Guest (B'end, U20) 14.24; 7 Nick Gayle (Sale) 14.43; 6 Matthew Walcott (Herne H, U20) 14.54; 8 Curtis Holmes (Bir, U20) 14.71; 7 Daniel Needham (Wig D, U20) 14.79; 8 Ciaran Donnelly (Bir, U20) 15.30. A (2.1): 1 Daniel Davis (WG&EL) 13.87; 2 Matthew Hudson (Leeds C) 13.87; 3 Ian McDonald (IRL) 14.04; 4 Edirin Okoro (Bir) 14.27; 5 Ben Richardson (Gate) 14.41; 6 Roger Skedd (Sheff) 14.61; 7 Robert James (Bir) 15.51.
400H: 1 Nathan Woodward (Tam) 50.90; 2 Richard Yates (Traff) 51.08; 3 Richard Davenport (Glouc) 51.11; 4 Niall Flannery (Gate, U20) 51.53; 5 Ben Carne (Harrow) 51.77; 6 Steven Green (NEB) 53.33; 7 Francis Smith (WG&EL) 55.20. A: 1 Jack Green (Kent, U20) 51.49; 2 Tom Burton (Tam) 52.18; 3 Mike Baker (M&M) 52.49; 4 Simon Merrill (Bath) 52.51; 5 Andy Blow (BMH) 52.51; 6 Tom Mokes (Notts) 52.78; 7 Steven Garrett (Sheff) 53.14. B: 1 Martin Lipton (Kilb) 52.67; 2 Thomas Carey (IRL) 53.08; 3 Ed Harrison (B&B) 53.27; 4 Callem Forde (Charn) 54.37; 5 Christopher Wakeford (Sale) 54.40; 6 Dan Bray (WG&EL) 55.83; 7 Tom Grantham (Sheff) 55.98.
HJ: 1 Tom Parsons (Bir) 2.24; 2 Robbie Grabarz (NEB) 2.20; 3 Sam Bailey (Chelm, U20) 2.15; 4 Matthew Roberts (NEB) 2.15; 5 Adam Scarr (E&H) 2.15; 6 Chris Baker (E&H, U20) 2.10; 7 Martin Lloyd (Bexley) 2.10; 8 David Smith (Giff N, U20) 2.00.
PV: 1 Luke Cutts (Dearn H) 5.20; 2 Richard Hurren (NEB) 5.20; 3 Max Eaves (NEB) 5.20; 4 Andrew Sutcliffe (Sale, U20) 4.90; 4 Ben Gregory (VoA) 4.90; 4 Scott Simpson (Bir) 4.90; 7 Alasdair Strange (WG&EL) 4.90.
LJ: 1 J.J. Jegede (NEB) 7.59; 2 Matthew Burton (Kent) 7.59; 3 Ezekiel Ewulo (WG&EL) 7.51; 4 David Cook (K&P) 7.34; 5 Steven Small (Sale) 7.24; 6 James Lelliott (B'mth, U20) 7.10; 7 John Carr (SB) 7.07; 8 Bradley Pickup (B'mth) 7.03.
TJ: 1 Tosin Oke (WG&EL) 16.53; 2 Nick Thomas (WG&EL) 16.19; 3 Kola Adedoyin (B&B, U20) 15.93; 4 Ben Williams (Stoke, U20) 15.65; 5 Ricardo Twumasi (Sale) 14.57; 6 Navid Childs (Brec) 14.35; 7 Cameron Clark (Kilb) 14.14.
SP: 1 Ryan Spencer-Jones (Bir) 17.98; 2 Jamie Williamson (Sheff) 17.23; 3 Emeka Udechuku (WG&EL) 17.04; 4 Sam Westlake-Cann (SB) 16.91; 5 Scot Thompson (Sale) 16.20; 6 Robert Mohan (Nene V, U20) 15.63; 7 Zane Duquemin (Jer, U20) 15.38.
DT: 1 Brett Morse (Bir) 61.80; 2 Emeka Udechuku (WG&EL) 61.02; 3 Abdul Buhari (NEB) 59.34; 4 Chris Scott (SB) 57.39; 5 Daniel Greaves (Charn) 57.14; 6 Angus McInroy (SB) 55.07; 7 Zane Duquemin (Jer, U20) 46.49.
HT: 1 Matt Lambley (Sheff) 71.70; 2 Mark Dry (WG&EL) 70.66; 3 Andy Frost (WG&EL) 70.10; 4 Amir Williamson (NEB) 67.98; 5 Alex Smith (Sale) 67.55; 6 Peter Smith (Bir) 66.30; 7 Andrew Jordon (B&B, U20) 60.18; 8 Joe Bloomfield (Ips) 56.76; 9 Ritchie Wells (Swan) 50.78.
JT: 1 Matthew Hunt (Sale) 71.52; 2 James Campbell (Chelt) 70.27; 3 Brett Byrd (Stoke) 69.74; 4 Daniel Pembroke (WSEH, U20) 63.83; 5 Jason Copsey (Cwmb, U20) 60.88; 6 Sam George (VoA) 57.00.
Women
100 (0.9): 1 Joice Maduaka (WG&EL, V35) 11.48; 2 Laura Turner (Harrow) 11.51; 3 Katherine Endacott (Ply) 11.53; 4 Elaine O'Neill (WG&EL) 11.57; 5 Emily Diamond (B&W, U20) 11.77; 6 Lucy Evans (Sale) 11.95. A (0.8): 1 Abi Oyepitan (SB) 11.49; 2 Margaret Adeoye (E&H) 11.70; 3 Louise Bloor (Traff) 11.79; 4 Niamh Whelan (IRL) 11.79; 5 Ailis McSweeney (IRL) 11.81; 6 Helen Pryer (WSEH) 11.88; 7 Anike Shand-Whittingham (B&B) 12.13. B (0.6): 1 Rebekah Wilson (Sale, U20) 11.93; 2 Kylie Russell (Bath) 11.95; 3 Annabelle Lewis (KuH) 12.06; 4 Lauretta Curtis (C'field, U20) 12.16; 5 Mica Nottingham (Liv H, U20) 12.21; 6 Hannah Thomas (Wrex, U20) 12.33. C (1.5): 1 Emma Bailey (R&N) 12.06; 2 Mica Moore (Card, U20) 12.14; 3 Susanna Banjo (NEB) 12.19.
200 (2.0): 1 Jodie Williams (Herts P, U17) 22.79; 2 Hayley Jones (Wig D) 23.42; 3 Joice Maduaka (WG&EL, V35) 23.43; 4 Helen Pryer (WSEH) 23.76; 5 Shaunna Thompson (Sale, U20) 24.10; 6 Lucy Evans (Sale) 24.82. A (1.3): 1 Laura Turner (Harrow) 23.48; 2 Katherine Endacott (Ply) 23.64; 3 Derval O'Rourke (IRL) 23.71; 4 Margaret Adeoye (E&H) 23.76; 5 Kim Wall (Bas) 23.85; 6 Jennie Batten (Stroud, U20) 23.88. B (1.6): 1 Kelly Proper (IRL) 23.67; 2 Niamh Whelan (IRL) 24.25; 3 Louise Bloor (Traff) 24.39; 4 Mica Nottingham (Liv H, U20) 24.54; 5 Amy Godsell (B&B) 24.90. C (2.3): 1 Shayone Simao (S Lon) 24.55; 2 Lucy James (Bed C, U20) 24.64; 3 Tope Nuga (NEB) 24.68; 4 Georgina Malster (Ips) 24.82; 6 Frederica Foster (S Lon, U20) 25.09.
400: 1 Perri Shakes-Drayton (VP&TH) 52.42; 2 Kelly Massey (Sale) 54.65; 3 Sarah Adams (Leic C) 54.80; 4 Dawn Wilson (Lough S) 55.18; 5 Maria Thomas (Dund H) 55.71; 6 Twinelle Hopeson (Croy, U20) 56.18; 7 Caryl Granville (Carm) 57.05. A: 1 Laura Maddox (Bath) 54.03; 2 Nadine Okyere (Bir) 54.73; 3 Faye Harding (Sale) 54.85; 4 Marian Andrews (IRL) 54.98; 5 Jo Patterson (B&A) 55.90; 6 Laura Langowski (Cov) 56.04. B: 1 Gemma Nicol (SB) 55.32; 2 Emma Williams (Cov) 55.56; 3 Joanne Ryan (Loughton) 55.80; 4 Savannah Echel-Thomson (Phoe, U20) 56.32; 5 Jade MacLaren (VPCG) 56.40; 6 Kathryn Evans (I'ness) 56.46; 7 Sophie Wilkins (Mil K, U20) 56.69; 8 Yimika Adewakun (Sutt, U20) 57.38.
800: 1 Hannah England (Oxf C) 2:02.31; 2 Charlene Thomas (Wake) 2:02.56; 3 Emma Jackson (Stoke) 2:02.61; 4 Alison Leonard (B'burn) 2:03.05; 5 Danielle Christmas (Craw) 2:04.51; 6 Jenny Tan (Fife, U20) 2:05.21; 7 Rowena Cole (Cov, U20) 2:05.42; 8 Amanda Jones (Swan) 2:09.18. A: 1 Phillippa Aukett (SB) 2:06.63; 2 Rachel Stringer (Norw) 2:07.15; 3 Leigh Lennon (NEB, U20) 2:07.92; 4 Rachael Thompson (Liv H) 2:09.67; 7 Alexandra Bell (P&B, U20) 2:14.58.
1500: 1 Morag MacLarty (Centr) 4:16.30; 2 Jessica Judd (Chelm, U17) 4:18.38; 3 Abbey McGhee (VPCG) 4:22.14; 4 Jordan Kinney (RSC) 4:22.73; 5 Claire Tarplee (SSH) 4:22.83. A: 1 Sarah Hood (Edin) 4:23.00; 2 Laura Kirk (Sky) 4:23.23; 3 Laura Dunn (Edin) 4:24.23; 4 Sara Treacy (Moyn) 4:26.32; 6 Rebecca Craigie (Vale R, U20) 4:32.69; 9 Hannah Bateson (L&M, U20) 4:38.67.
3000: 1 Faye Fullerton (Hav M) 9:12.42; 2 Emily Pidgeon (Stroud) 9:12.74; 3 Sonia Samuels (Sale) 9:13.06; 4 Lisa Dobriskey (Ashf) 9:19.95; 5 Nicola Gauld (A'deen) 9:22.38; 6 Lily Partridge (AFD, U20) 9:35.48; 7 Kirsty Milner (Traff) 9:36.14; 8 Natalie Gray (M&M) 9:36.76; 9 Alexa Joel (Hav M) 9:39.95; 10 Sophie Morris (WSEH) 9:48.85; 11 Sarah Inglis (Loth, U20) 10:02.77.
100HW (2.3): 1 Jessica Ennis (Sheff) 12.85; 2 Louise Hazel (Bir) 13.28; 3 Zara Hohn (Wake) 13.50; 4 Lauren Dewdney (Gate) 13.69; 5 Heather Jones (Carm) 13.86; 6 Rebecca Liddell (Gate, U20) 13.91; 7 Katey Read (Liv H) 14.05. A (1.3): 1 Angie Broadbelt-Blake (TVH) 13.29; 2 Ashley Helsby (Liv H) 13.65; 3 Serita Solomon (B&B) 13.91; 4 Stephanie Gaynor (Herts P) 13.98; 5 Sophie Skinner (Exe) 14.02; 6 Andrea Vinet (Sale) 14.02. B (0.0): 1 Nusrat Ceesay (WG&EL) 13.97; 2 Claire Humphries (Herts P, U20) 14.37; 3 Jackie Tindal (Pit) 14.47; 4 Chloe Whalley (Mil K) 14.67; 5 Kirsty Warland (Oxf C, U20) 15.41.
400HW: 1 Eilidh Child (Pit) 55.84; 2 Meghan Beesley (Bir) 57.09; 3 Bronagh Furlong (IRL) 59.10; 4 Michelle Carey (SB) 59.64; 5 Hannah Douglas (Mil K) 60.82; 6 Lauren Bouchard (Chelm, U20) 61.96; 7 Anwen Rees (Swan) 65.60. A: 1 Justine Kinney (WSEH) 58.72; 2 Jessie Barr (IRL) 60.44; 3 Ese Okoro (Bir) 60.95; 4 Nisha Desai (Traff) 61.23; 5 Jade Surman (Bir) 61.48; 6 Gabrielle Coveney (ESM, U20) 61.82; 7 Katrina Cosby (B&B, U20) 63.52. B: 1 Emily Moss (P'boro) 62.36; 2 Katie Murray (B&B) 62.37; 3 Samantha Coleby (Dur) 62.89; 4 Sian Davies (D&S) 64.63; 5 Rosie Marino (Walton, U20) 65.98.
3000SCW: 1 Emma Raven (CleS) 10:25.11; 2 Nicola Hood (VPCG) 10:28.29; 3 Laura Parker (Wells) 10:28.61; 4 Caryl Jones (Carm) 11:00.86; 5 Emily Brown (Card) 11:04.27; 6 Aiya Abe (Soton, U20) 11:23.76; 7 Lara Thomas (Linc W, U20) 11:43.10.
HJ: 1 Jessica Ennis (Sheff) 1.93; 2 Stephanie Pywell (Sale) 1.90; 3 Vikki Hubbard (Bir) 1.87; 4 Kay Humberstone (Traff) 1.80; 5 Isobel Pooley (AFD, U20) 1.76; 6 Katarina Johnson-Thompson (Liv H, U20) 1.72; 7 Marylyn Nwawulor (Harrow, U20) 1.67; 8 Sian Swanson (Maldwyn, U20) 1.67; 9 Lucinda Logan (VPCG) 1.67.
PV: 1 Holly Bleasdale (B'burn, U20) 4.25; 2 Henrietta Paxton (Bir) 4.25; 3 Sally Scott (Gate, U20) 4.10; 4 Rachel Gibbens (Mil K) 4.00; 5 Sophie Upton (WSEH) 3.70.
LJ: 1 Kelly Proper (IRL) 6.33; 2 Phyllis Agbo (TVH) 6.22; 3 Amy Woodman (Bir) 6.18; 4 Jenny Pacey (Linc W) 6.18; 5 Rhiannon Yates (Card, U20) 5.91; 6 Lorraine Ugen (B&B, U20) 5.89; 7 Louise Bloor (Traff) 5.84; 8 Sarah Warnock (Edin, U20) 5.83.
TJ: 1 Nadia Williams (SB) 13.15; 2 Laura Samuel (Leic C, U20) 12.76; 3 Stephanie Aneto (WG&EL) 12.51; 4 Melissa Carr (Shild) 12.20; 5 Sara Barry (Card) 12.03; 6 Julia Nilova (SB) 12.00; 7 Sarah Warnock (Edin, U20) 11.83; 8 Denae Matthew (Bir) 11.49.
SPW: 1 Eden Francis (Bir) 16.24; 2 Rebecca Peake (Sale) 15.83; 3 Alison Rodger (Sale) 15.37; 4 Rachel Wallader (WSEH) 14.36; 5 Hannah Evenden (Edin, U20) 13.01; 6 Katia Lannon (Sale) 11.31.
DTW: 1 Philippa Roles (Swan) 58.63; 2 Eden Francis (Bir) 55.38; 3 Jade Nicholls (SB) 53.33; 4 Kirsty Law (SB) 50.67; 5 Navdeep Dhaliwal (Bir) 47.10; 6 Tesni Ward (Sheff, U20) 46.39; 7 Claire Williams (Carm) 40.69.
HTW: 1 Sophie Hitchon (B'burn, U20) 65.93; 2 Sarah Holt (Sale) 65.51; 3 Zoe Derham (Bir) 65.13; 4 Susan McKelvie (Edin) 61.86; 5 Laura Douglas (Sale) 60.86; 6 Rachel Gair (Traff) 59.69.
JTW: 1 Laura Whittingham (Sale) 53.84; 2 Sanni Utriainen (FIN) 50.27; 3 Katy Watts (Ports) 48.81; 4 Rosie Semenytsh (Sale) 48.08; 5 Tesni Ward (Sheff, U20) 44.65; 6 Jessica Ennis (Sheff) 43.86; 7 Louise Hazel (Bir) 41.33.

2010 IAAF Diamond League - Shanghai Golden Grand Prix

Shanghai Stadium, China

Sunday 23rd May 2010

THE fastest man on earth Usain Bolt wowed the crowds in Shanghai storming to victory over 200m on his IAAF Diamond League debut.

The world and Olympic champion had a great start out of the blocks pulling clear of the field winning by a country-mile clocking a meeting record of 19.76secs, just two tenths slower than his world-leading time set earlier this month in Kingston.

American 400m hurdles specialist Angelo Taylor clocked a new lifetime best over the flat finishing second in 20.34 as compatriot Ryan Bailey was third.

Great Britain’s Michael Bingham ran a strong race to finish third over the 400m as Europe’s leading one-lap sprinter in 2010 going into the meeting crossed the line in a time of 45.84secs in the race won by former world and Olympic champion Jeremy Wariner of the USA in 45.41.

American Carmelita Jeter continued her dominance over the Jamaicans this season after she held her form to win the women’s 100m.

Jeter, who recently defeated Jamaicans Kerron Stewart in Kingston at the Jamaica International Invitational won in a time of 11.09secs.

Olympic and World gold medallist Shelly Ann Fraser faded to second in 11.29. Bahamian Chandra Sturrup was third in 11.38.

In the women’s 400m hurdles, USA’s Lashinda Demus clocked a world-leading and meeting record of 53.34secs to dominate the field which also included Olympic and world champion Melaine Walker of Jamaica. Russian Natalya Antyukh finished second with a time of 54.83 as Poland’s Anna Jesien secured third in 55.12.

Great Britain’s Jenny Meadows claimed a strong second place finish in the women’s 800m as the bronze medallist from last year's World Championships in Berlin was defeated by the silver medalist Janet Jepkosegei as the Kenyan crossed the line in 2.01.06 with Meadows second in 2:01.34.

World leader Jamaica’s Kenia Sinclair, the winner Deagu on Wednesday, finished third in 2:01.87 as Olympic champion Pamela Jelimo faded badly and could only secure eighth in 2:03.89.

China’s superstar Liu Xiang, the former Olympic champion and world record-holder, following almost two-years of injury problems following the Beijing Olympics disappointment which has also included major Achilles surgery finished a distant third as American David Oliver flew to victory over the 110m hurdles in a world-leading 12.99secs.

Oliver finished five metres clear of second placed Shi Dongpeng as the reigning World champion Ryan Brathwaite replicated his performance in Manchester the previous weekend at the Powerade Big CityGames by hitting several hurdles and failed to finish the race.

Gladys Kipkemoi led home a powerful Kenyan 1-2-3 in the women's 3,000m steeplechase in a world leading time of 9mins 16.82secs ahead of compatriots Chemos Cheiywa (9:20.63) and Jebet Rotich (9:21.38).

Sylwester Bednarek of Poland won the men’s high jump competition on count back with a first round height of 2.24 metres.

Hungary's Zoltan Kovago secured the men's discus title in a season's best of 69.69m, whilst, Kazakhstan's Olga Rypakova set a world-leading 14.89m to win the women's triple jump competition.

Norway's Olympic and world champion Andreas Thorkildsen with a third round throw of 86.11m was good enough to secure the men's javelin victory.

Australia's Fabrice Lapierre set a season's best of 8.30m to win the men's long jump competition ahead of American Dwight Phillips.

Germany’s Malte Mohr won the men’s pole vault competition as Great Britain’s Steve Lewis was eliminated after three failures at 5.50m to finishing seventh overall.

Report by Mark Woolley.

Full results are available on the following link:
www.diamondleague.com/StartlistResult/

Saturday 22nd May 2010

GREAT Britain’s Jemma Simpson clocked a new personal best over 1500m to finish runner-up to Canada’s Nicole Edwards at the Oxy High Performance meeting held at the Patterson Field/Bill Henry Track in Eagle Rock, California.

In the elite race, Simpson, the reigning UK champion over 800m currently based in the running Mecca of Eugene finished in a time of 4mins 06.39secs as World indoor representative Edwards edged victory in 4:06.34.

American record-holder over 5,000m and 10,000m Shalane Flannagan finished third in 4:10.24.

Former British 3,000m steeplechase record-holder Barbara Parker fresh from her victory over 5k on the road in Santa Monica the previous weekend finished 9th in 4:13.18 in the very high quality field.

Simpson's performance was the second quickest by a British athlete this summer with Steph Twell's 4:06.10 set at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Doha earlier in the month topping the rankings.

Report by Mark Woolley.

Leading Results:
Women Elite 1500m
1 Nicole Edwards Canada 4:06.34
2 Jemma Simpson Great Britain 4:06.39
3 Shalane Flannagan Nike/USA 4:10.24
4 Amy Mortimer Reebok 4:10.82
5 Lindsay Gallo Reebok 4:11.34
6 Marina Muncan New Balance/Serbia 4:11.60
7 Julia Howard Nike/Canada 4:12.71
8 Sara Hall Asics/USA 4:13.00
9 Barbara Parker Great Britain 4:13.18
10 Francis Koons New Balance 4:16.00
11 Lindsay Allen adidas-McMillan 4:20.32
12 Lauren Hagans Asics 4:20.52
13 Jaime Canterbury adidas-McMillan 4:22.08
14 Kara June Rogue Racing 4:29.12
-- Erin Donohue Nike/USA

Tuesday 18th May 2010

MICHAEL Bingham set a European lead time over 400m ahead of his Diamond League debut in Shanghai next Sunday with a fine victory clocking a time of 45.14secs at the Georgia Tech Invitational in Atlanta last weekend, gaining revenge on Kevin Borlée having finished runner-up to the Belgian the previous week in Florida.

The 24-year-old former Loughborough-based sprinter who represented Great Britain in the final of the 400m at last summer’s World championships in Berlin will face a tough field in Shanghai headed by the American duo of former global and Olympic champion Jeremy Wariner and the Beijing 2008 Olympic bronze medallist David Neville.

Also in the field are France’s Leslie Djhone and Sweden’s European indoor champion Johan Wissman.

Report by Mark Woolley.

The second IAAF Diamond League meeting featuring the world’s fastest man Usain Bolt competing over the 200m is live from Shanghai on BBC Interactive from 1.00pm on Sunday 23rd May.

Sunday 16th May 2010

AMERICAN superstar Tyson Gay sprinted to a world’s best time of 19.41secs to win the 200m straight title highlighting a spectacular Powerade Great CityGames on the specially constructed Mondo track in Manchester’s Deansgate.

With the rain of last year replaced by blue skies and sunshine Gay’s stunning performance surpassed the 19.50secs hand timed mark set by fellow American Tommie Smith, the 1968 Mexico Olympic gold medallist 44-years-ago who was in Manchester as guest of the organisers to witness the race.

The time splits for Gay’s performance were equally impressive clocking 9.88 for the first 100m, 14.41 for the 150m before finishing with his world best time.

A breathless Gay commented afterwards: “It was tough, I start tightened up within the last 20m, so it was very tough, I can’t believed I made it all the way down here (200m finish), I hope we can bring something like this to the United States.”

In front of the packed crowds Jessica Ennis won the battle of Britain’s world and Olympic champions edging ahead Christine Ohuruogu over the line in the 150m.

The world heptathlon champion clocked 16.99secs in her debut over the distance as the 24-year-old defeated Ohuruogu who had flown directly from Doha, where she finished fifth over 400m at the opening IAAF Diamond League meeting of the season on Friday night. Loughborough graduate Vicki Barr finished fourth in 17.74.

"I'm made up. I was a bit nervous but it was a brilliant race in a brilliant atmosphere," Ennis reflected.

Loughborough graduate Andy Turner produced the performances of the day for the British athletes competing in Manchester claiming a stunning double victory to hold off strong fields winning over the 110m and 200m hurdles.

The European and Commonwealth bronze medallist, having set a season’s best in Jamaica earlier this month was in fine form to beat Olympic silver medallist Terrence Trammell in the 110m hurdles with a mark of 13.37secs, and then won again in the 200m clocking the world's fastest time of 22.30 ahead of world champion Ryan Brathwaite of the Bahamas who crashed to the track hitting the last hurdle.

America’s elegant three-time world 200m champion Allyson Felix, showing no signs of jet-lag just two days after beating Ohuruogu in the Diamond League, cruised ahead of Debbie Ferguson of the Bahamas and Britain's Emily Freeman to win the 200m in 22.55secs. Scotland’s Lee McConnell finished fourth in 23.75.

Mark Lewis-Francis, who has struggled with injury over the past two-years which included double Achillies surgery, powered to victory in the 100m in a time of 10.21secs, with compatriot Laura Turner winning the women's race in 11.61.

Shawn Crawford, the 2004 Athens Olympic 200m champion and the 2008 Beijing silver medallist, held off a tough field including Mike Rogers and Portugal’s Francis Obikwelu to win the 150m in 15.30secs, almost a second outside of the world mark set by Jamaican sprint sensation Usain Bolt in the rain here last year.

Report by Mark Woolley.

Full Results:
Men’s 100m
1 Mark LEWIS FRANCIS 10.21
2 Richard KILTY 10.46
3 Paul HESSION 10.57
4 Andrew ROBERTSON 10.64
Women’s 100m
1 Laura TURNER 11.61
2 Joice MADUAKA 11.77
3 Ashlee NELSON 11.84
4 Kelly MASSEY
Men’s 110m Hurdles
1 Andy TURNER 13.37
2 Terrence TRAMELL 13.39
3 Lawrence CLARKE 13.74
4 Richard PHILLIPS 13.81
Women’s 100m Hurdles
1 Danielle CARRUTHERS 12.99
2 Delloreen ENNIS-LONDON 13.09
3 Nicole DENBY 13.42
- Sarah CLAXTON DQ
Women’s 200m
1 Allyson FELIX 22.55
2 Debbie FERGUSSON-MCKENZIE 22.96
3 Emily FREEMAN 23.29
4 Lee MCCONNELL 23.75
Men’s 200m Hurdles
1 Andy TURNER 22.30
2 Bershawn JACKSON 22.53
3 Felix SANCHEZ 22.94
4 Ryan BRAITHWAITE 36.45
Men’s 150m
1 Shaun CRAWFORD 15.30
2 Francis OBIKWELU 15.34
3 Rikki FIFTON 15.37
4 Michael ROGERS 15.42
Women’s 150m
1 Jessica ENNIS 16.99
2 Shauna THOMPSON 17.05
3 Christine OHURUOGU 17.07
4 Vicki BARR 17.74
Men’s 200m
1 Tyson GAY 19.41
2 Kim COLLINS 20.59
3 Paul HESSION 20.66
4 Rion PIERRE 20.85

IAAF Diamond League - Qatar Athletics Super Grand Prix

Khalifa International Stadium, Doha

Friday 14th May 2010

WORLD 200m gold medallist Allyson Felix left Great Britain’s Olympic 400m champion Christine Ohuruogu in her blocks at the inaugural IAAF Diamond League meeting in Doha as the American raced to an impressive victory over the one-lap distance, whilst, Jamaica's Asafa Powell laid down a challenge to his 100 metre rivals by clocking a wind-aided 9.75secs to highlight the start of the brand new elite 14-date global world tour.

In the stifling conditions of Doha' Khalifa International Stadium Felix powered to victory with a classy world-leading 50.15 seconds with Ohurogu fifth in 50.58.

Former world record-holder Asafa Powell of Jamaica won the 100m in a time of 9.81secs into a following wind of 2.3m/sec. Powell, the third fastest man in history and the world championship bronze medallist in 2009, finished ahead of compatriot Nesta Carter who clocked 9.88 with America's Travis Padgett taking third place in 9.92.

Kenya's David Rudisha ran a season's best of 1:43.00 to win the 800m, with Great Britain’s Michael Rimmer sixth in 1:45.96.

World junior champion Steph Twell clocked a time of 4:06.10 to secure 8th place in the 1500m won by Nancy Jebet Langat in 4:01.63.

American sprinters Lolo Jones and Bershawn Jackson won their hurdles events. World indoor champion Jones returning to city where she won the global title back in March held off a challenge from Priscilla Lopes-Schliep of Canada to win the women's 100m hurdles in a time of 12.63secs, whilst, Jackson beat fellow American Kerron Clement in the men's 400m hurdles clocking 48.66.

In the women's 200m, Olympic silver medallist Kerron Stewart of Jamaica pulled away from compatriot Sherone Simpson with some 50 metres remaining to win in a season's best of 22.34.

Eliud Kipchoge, the 2003 world champion in the men's 5,000m prevailed with a lead time of 12:51.21 as Vincent Kiprop Chepkok just a stride back clocked 12:51.45, a career best by four seconds.

In a crazy men’s 3000m steeplechase pace-setter Patrick Langat finished third as Ezekiel Kemboi, the reigning world champion and 2004 Olympic champion, clinched an emphatic win in 8:06.28.

The field events were highlighted by world shot put champion Christian Cantwell of the USA launching a throw of 21.82 continuing his impressive start to the season with a world lead and a meeting record.

Croatia’s Blanka Vlasic claimed the win in the women's high jump with a clearance of 1.98m – the same height achieved by the USA’s Chaunte Howard, only for the reigning world champion to win on a count back.

Silke Spiegelburg of Germany with borrowed the poles equalled her career best of 4.70m to win the women's pole vault competition, defeating Tatyana Polnova of Russia into second, whilst, Czech Jirina Ptacnikova and world champion Anna Rogowska of Poland shared the third place.

Australia's world champion Dani Samuels finished second in the women's discus as global silver medallist Yarelis Barrios of Cuba won with a mark of 64.90m.

In the women's javelin throw, Olympic runner-up Mariya Abakumova of Russia set the tone with a 66.82m effort in the first round, indicating an assault on her own world lead (68.31).

After Martina Ratej made 67.16m in round two to beat her own Slovenian national record by more than one metre, the Russian responded in round three with a 68.89m throw to regain the lead and extend her world lead.

Alexis Copello, the 2009 world championships bronze medallist, led a Cuban 1-2-3 sweep in the triple jump thanks to his final round 17.47m effort, a meeting record and a world lead.

Compatriots David Girat (17.29m) and Yoandri Betanzos (17.22m) reached their best efforts in the final round. The trio were the only jumpers in the eight-man field to soar past the 17-metre mark.

Report by Mark Woolley.

Full results are available on the following link:
www.diamondleague.com/StartlistResult/

Thursday 13th May 2010

MARK Dry (WG&EL) with a fine victory and lifetime best led the way for British athletes competing in the hammer competitions at the Ullevikast Throws meeting in Gothenburg, Sweden.

In the chilly conditions of the Slottskogsvallen Stadium, Dry, the 22-year-old reigning Scottish champion set a new personal best of 71.88 metres to win the seniors men’s competition clear of Sweden’s Mattias Jons (70.83).

Compatriots Andy Frost (WG&EL) and Matt Lambley (Sheff) finished in third and fourth places with marks of 70.31m and 69.04m respectively.

Loughborough University student Sarah Holt (Sale) claimed fourth place in the senior women’s competition with a throw of 63.68m as the vastly experienced Swede Cecilia Nilsson won with 66.41m.

Scotland’s Susan McKelvie (Edin) finished 8th with a season’s best of 59.67m.

Report by Mark Woolley.

Full results are available on the following link: www.ullevikast.se/ullevikast_se/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=221Itemid%3D92&Itemid=92

Alexander Stadium, Birmingham

Sunday 9th May 2010 - Day 2

FULL results for Day 2 of the 2010 Leicestershire & Rutland and Warwickshire County AAA Track & Field Championships are available on the following link:

http://isportsreg.com/media/Results/Results%202010%20-%20Sun.pdf

Alexander Stadium, Birmingham

Saturday 8th May 2010 - Day 1

FULL results for Day 1 of the 2010 Leicestershire & Rutland and Warwickshire County AAA Track & Field Championships are available below:
Full Results:

T1 110m Hurdles U20M SenM, MasM Final(Both) WS -0.1
263 W Ciaran Donnelly Birchfield Harriers U20 Men 15.45
22 L Oliver Knight Charnwood AC Senior Men 16.45
230 W Robert James Birchfield Harriers Senior Men DQ

T2 1500m S/Chase U17W Final(Both)
458 W Rachel Smith Royal Sutton Coldfield AC U17 Wom. 6.07.16

T3 2000m S/Chase U20W, SenW, MasW Final(Both)
115 L Amber-sian Magee Charnwood AC Senior Wom. 7.55.37
410 W Emma Day Leamington C and AC Senior Wom. 8.15.98
401 W Emma Bexson Stratford Upon Avon AC Mas Wom. 8.42.77
421 W Faye Barr Leamington C and AC U20 Wom. 9.06.85

T4 100m Hurdles U17M Final(Both) WS -0.2
330 W James Wright Rugby and Northampton AC U17 Men 13.94
329 W Nick Wilson Solihull and Smallheath AC U17 Men 15.14
308 W Matthew Lee Birchfield Harriers U17 Men 16.38

T5 100m Hurdles U20W, SenW, MasW Final(Both)
420 W Molly Bagworth Coventry Godiva Harriers U20 Wom. 15.32
424 W Imogen Green Stratford Upon Avon AC U20 Wom. 16.36
430 W Hannah Sargeant Tamworth AC U20 Wom. 16.72

T6 1500m U15B Final(Leics&Rut)
79 L Xander Tansey Leicester Coritanian AC U15 Boys 4.31.66
72 L James Hatton Charnwood AC U15 Boys 4.38.40
78 L Ollie Spencer Charnwood AC U15 Boys 4.48.63
77 L William Rawlinson Leicester Coritanian AC U15 Boys 4.53.53
73 L Gregory Jones Nuneaton Harriers AC U15 Boys 5.22.10
76 L Conor Moreland Charnwood AC U15 Boys 5.24.56
67 L Andrew Brine Charnwood AC U15 Boys 5.36.34

T7 80m Hurdles U15B Final(Both)
342 W Alex Grant Stratford Upon Avon AC U15 Boys 12.21
81 L David Williams Leicester Coritanian AC U15 Boys 12.61
356 W Kai Williams Coventry Godiva Harriers U15 Boys 13.46
336 W Luke Bromley Rugby and Northampton AC U15 Boys 13.49
73 L Gregory Jones Nuneaton Harriers AC U15 Boys 17.45
355 W Thomas Wheeler Royal Sutton Coldfield AC U15 Boys DNS

T8 80m Hurdles U17W Final(Both) WS -0.6
463 W Yasmin Webb Rugby and Northampton AC U17 Wom. 12.54
451 W Jade Pery Birchfield Harriers U17 Wom. 12.71
456 W Hannah Scales Rugby and Northampton AC U17 Wom. 13.22
435 W Holly Bennett Coventry Godiva Harriers U17 Wom. 13.55

T9 1500m U15B Final(Warw)
352 W Nathan Udall Coventry Godiva Harriers U15 Boys 4.39.47
345 W Daniel McKeown Coventry Godiva Harriers U15 Boys 4.41.45
351 W Ben Topley Royal Sutton Coldfield AC U15 Boys 4.44.79
354 W Samuel Watkins Royal Sutton Coldfield AC U15 Boys 4.48.54
347 W Daniel Mladenovic Solihull and Smallheath AC U15 Boys 4.50.58
339 W Thomas Croft Coventry Godiva Harriers U15 Boys 4.51.93
332 W Howard Allison Stratford Upon Avon AC U15 Boys 4.56.69
355 W Thomas Wheeler Royal Sutton Coldfield AC U15 Boys 4.58.69
340 W Charlie Davis Leamington C and AC U15 Boys 5.02.18
344 W Alfie McBrien Royal Sutton Coldfield AC U15 Boys 5.05.99
353 W Daniel Villette Coventry Godiva Harriers U15 Boys 5.10.49
335 W Luke Beardsmore Stratford Upon Avon AC U15 Boys 6.00.84

T10 75m Hurdles U15G and U13B Final(Both) W+0.4
161 L Rosie Jones Nuneaton Harriers AC U15 Girls 12.3*
486 W Georgina Rogers Birchfield Harriers U15 Girls 12.4*
152 L Holly Barton Charnwood AC U15 Girls 12.6*
491 W Ebony Wake Coventry Godiva Harriers U15 Girls 12.7*
488 W Phillipa Rudge Stratford Upon Avon AC U15 Girls 15.5*
364 W Alexander Clegg BRAT U13 Boys 15.5*
469 W Alice Burn Stratford Upon Avon AC U15 Girls 16.7*
* Manual times
T11 1500m U20W, SenW, MasW Final(Both)
425 W Sarah Hopcroft Birchfield Harriers U20 Wom. 4.40.49
117 L Clare Mensley Charnwood AC Senior Wom. 4.48.90
432 W Emily Waugh Rugby and Northampton AC U20 Wom. 4.53.95
407 W Rachel Buxton Coventry Godiva Harriers Senior Wom. 4.56.85
428 W Amy Johnson Royal Sutton Coldfield AC U20 Wom. 5.10.69
100 L Karen Brooks Harborough AC Mas Wom. 5.40.60
421 W Faye Barr Leamington C and AC U20 Wom. 6.08.23

T12 70m Hurdles U13G Final(Both)
392 W Annabelle Pask Coventry Godiva Harriers U13 Girls 11.90
395 W Regan Traynor Rugby and Northampton AC U13 Girls 12.38
382 W Felicity Bee Stratford Upon Avon AC U13 Girls 13.28
398 W Brittany Wood Rugby and Northampton AC U13 Girls 13.73
399 W Eva Woodbridge Rugby and Northampton AC U13 Girls 14.88
173 L Lucy Jones Charnwood AC U13 Girls 15.24

T13 100m U13B Final(Warw) W+1.0
372 W Jordan Lloyd Birchfield Harriers U13 Boys 13.61
366 W Alex Eldridge Coventry Godiva Harriers U13 Boys 13.77
377 W Ben Taylor Stratford Upon Avon AC U13 Boys 14.86
365 W Tom Dodd Sparkhill Harriers U13 Boys 15.01
360 W Freddie Burn Stratford Upon Avon AC U13 Boys 15.86
362 W Max-Milano Cecconi Stratford Upon Avon AC U13 Boys 16.43

T14 100m U15B Heats (Warw) Final is T27 W+2.5
341 W Kayin George Birchfield Harriers U15 Boys 12.4*
342 W Alex Grant Stratford Upon Avon AC U15 Boys 12.7*
338 W Dalton Cain Nuneaton Harriers AC U15 Boys 13.3*
* Manual times

T14 100m U15B Heats (Warw) Final is T27 W+3.0
350 W Joshua Smith Birchfield Harriers U15 Boys 12.4*
333 W Obuchinezia Anyanwu Coventry Godiva Harriers U15 Boys 12.6*
348 W Amit Patel Rugby and Northampton AC U15 Boys 12.7*
337 W Jordan Broome Coventry Godiva Harriers U15 Boys 13.0*
349 W Rory Sinnott Leamington C and AC U15 Boys 13.6*
331 W Kain Aldred-Barnett BRAT U15 Boys 13.8*
* Manual times

T15 100m U13B, U15B Final(Leics&Rut)
93 L Owin Sinclair Charnwood AC U13 Boys 11.94
82 L Jason Wong Corby AC U15 Boys 12.43
70 L James Dunnigan Leicester Coritanian AC U15 Boys 13.48
88 L Ewan Corley Leicester Coritanian AC U13 Boys 14.46
90 L K-Ryan Hinds Leicester Coritanian AC U13 Boys 15.52
95 L Ben Tansley Unattached U13 Boys 15.86

T16 100m U17M Final(L then W)
328 W Nathan Wade Birchfield Harriers U17 Men 11.41
329 W Nick Wilson Solihull and Smallheath AC U17 Men 11.94
320 W Alex Saad Leamington C and AC U17 Men 12.04
321 W Frank Paanii Sackey Nuneaton Harriers AC U17 Men 12.16

T16 100m U17M Final(L then W) W+0.5
56 L Jonathan Hughes Leicester Coritanian AC U17 Men 12.19
57 L Armani James Leicester Coritanian AC U17 Men 12.20
55 L Joval Gordon Leicester Coritanian AC U17 Men 12.25
62 L Harry Solomons Leicester Coritanian AC U17 Men 12.36
54 L Forrest Francis Leicester Coritanian AC U17 Men 12.37

T17 100m U20M Final(L then W) W+0.9
42 L Ben Morris Leicester Coritanian AC U20 Men 11.23
41 L Marcel Hodge Charnwood AC U20 Men 11.29
43 L Chris Norman Leicester Coritanian AC U20 Men 11.68
48 L Gary Wong Corby AC U20 Men 11.93

T17 100m U20M Final(L then W) W+2.1
256 W Omasirichukwu Anyanwu Coventry Godiva Harriers U20 Men 11.09
278 W Aidan Twomey Coventry Godiva Harriers U20 Men 11.17
271 W Ben Lees Rugby and Northampton AC U20 Men 11.43
262 W Alex Currie Solihull and Smallheath AC U20 Men 11.46
268 W Shane Henry Birchfield Harriers U20 Men 11.50
274 W Nicholas Pryce Royal Sutton Coldfield AC U20 Men 11.80
270 W Thomas Johnson Rugby and Northampton AC U20 Men 11.97
272 W Craig Murch Rugby and Northampton AC U20 Men 12.30

T18 300m U15G Final(Both)
164 L Jenna Raynor Charnwood AC U15 Girls 45.09
478 W Karenjeet Kaur Bains Leamington C and AC U15 Girls 45.66
490 W Hannah Taylor Stratford Upon Avon AC U15 Girls 45.72
475 W Monique Fleming Solihull and Smallheath AC U15 Girls 52.22
465 W Emily Baker Leamington C and AC U15 Girls 52.77

T19 300m U17W Final(L then W)
141 L Andrea Barrow Leicester Coritanian AC U17 Wom. 43.88
140 L Lucy Arkinstall Charnwood AC U17 Wom. 45.45
142 L April Beeby Leicester Coritanian AC U17 Wom. 46.11
150 L Megan Lewis Charnwood AC U17 Wom. 47.24

T19 300m U17W Final(L then W)
459 W Katie Stainton Birchfield Harriers U17 Wom. 41.73
457 W Kathryn Smith Royal Sutton Coldfield AC U17 Wom. 42.81
456 W Hannah Scales Rugby and Northampton AC U17 Wom. 44.93
462 W Katy Warren Birchfield Harriers U17 Wom. 45.61
436 W Isobel Burn Stratford Upon Avon AC U17 Wom. 46.24

T20 1500m S/Chase U17M Final(Both)
323 W Luke Scarr Solihull and Smallheath AC U17 Men 4.50.89

T21 2000m S/Chase U20M, SenM, MasM Final(Both)
233 W Jamie Langley Leamington C and AC Senior Men 6.40.23
276 W Kieran Smith Royal Sutton Coldfield AC U20 Men 6.46.02
269 W Daniel Hillman Coventry Godiva Harriers U20 Men 7.03.45
499 S Martin Bailey Staffs Senior Men 8.02.77

T22 100m Disability Inter Counties QuadKids
284 W Aaron Cosgrove Round Oak School QuadKids 13.5
181 L Michael Roberts Forest Way School QuadKids 14.9
182 L Jacob Allen Forest Way School QuadKids 15.8
285 W Richard Poulton Round Oak School QuadKids 16.5
192 L Ryan Orton Netherhall School QuadKids 17.3
180 L Luke Truman Forest Way School QuadKids 17.7
191 L Leighton Boen Netherhall School QuadKids 18.7

T22 100m Disability Inter Counties QuadKids
280 W Natalie Bemrose Round Oak School QuadKids 16.4
281 W Jessie Lewis Round Oak School QuadKids 16.6
282 W Hannah Berte Round Oak School QuadKids 17.0
283 W Hannah Martin Round Oak School QuadKids 17.4
183 L Heather Dorman Forest Way School QuadKids 18.0
194 L Collette LaCombe Maplewell Hall School QuadKids 20.4
187 L Sophie Earp Fullhurst Community College QuadKids 21.0
186 L Jessica Denton Fullhurst Community College QuadKids 25.5

T22 100m Disability Inter Counties QuadKids
287 W Alex Chamberlain Round Oak School QuadKids 14.4
184 L Jide Platts Forest Way School QuadKids 15.7
286 W Jack Washbrooke Round Oak School QuadKids 16.3
188 L Matthew Tyrrell Garendon High School QuadKids 17.8
190 L Gary Alroyd Moore Garendon High School QuadKids 19.5
185 L Mathew Cresswell Fullhurst Community College QuadKids 19.5
193 L Connor Astle Maplewell Hall School QuadKids 19.8
189 L Edward Brown Garendon High School QuadKids 20.7

T24 100m SenM Heats (Warw) Final is T38 W-0.7
252 W Julian Thomas Birchfield Harriers Senior Men 10.99
221 W Nathan Cockett Birchfield Harriers Senior Men 11.37
238 W Carl Mason Birchfield Harriers Senior Men 11.56
214 W Robert Barker-Davies Coventry Godiva Harriers Senior Men 11.79

T23 100m U15G Mixed Heats Final is T37 w+0.5
334 W Remy Barrett Sparkhill Harriers U15 Girls 13.29
476 W Jenna Hulme Coventry Godiva Harriers U15 Girls 13.49
162 L Iona Magee Leicester Coritanian AC U15 Girls 13.89
159 L Chloe Horne Leicester Coritanian AC U15 Girls 14.39
477 W Ella Jackson Stratford Upon Avon AC U15 Girls 14.93
465 W Emily Baker Leamington C and AC U15 Girls 15.86

T23 100m U15G Mixed Heats Final is T37 w-1.1
164 L Jenna Raynor Charnwood AC U15 Girls 13.45
153 L Kiera Cazley Leicester Coritanian AC U15 Girls 13.68
152 L Holly Barton Charnwood AC U15 Girls 13.88
482 W Jasmine Oliver Tamworth AC U15 Girls 14.22
469 W Alice Burn Stratford Upon Avon AC U15 Girls 15.61
483 W Rhiannon Proctor Stratford Upon Avon AC U15 Girls 15.70

T23 100m U15G Mixed Heats Final is T37 w+0.3
466 W Amelia Benjamin Birchfield Harriers U15 Girls 13.13
491 W Ebony Wake Coventry Godiva Harriers U15 Girls 13.44
474 W Shylan Dias Coventry Godiva Harriers U15 Girls 13.54
155 L Alice Cunningham Stilton S. U15 Girls 13.57
161 L Rosie Jones Nuneaton Harriers AC U15 Girls 14.41

T24 100m SenM Heats (Warw) Final is T38 w+0.6
217 W Stuart Benson Shaftsbury Harriers Senior Men 10.76
231 W Ryan James Birchfield Harriers Senior Men 10.78
251 W Adam Thomas Birchfield Harriers Senior Men 11.12
229 W Adam Hughes Birchfield Harriers Senior Men 11.91
234 W Luke Lennon-Ford Birchfield Harriers Senior Men DQ

T24 100m SenM Heats (Warw) Final is T38 w+0.7
252 W Julian Thomas Birchfield Harriers Senior Men 10.99
221 W Nathan Cockett Birchfield Harriers Senior Men 11.37
238 W Carl Mason Birchfield Harriers Senior Men 11.56
214 W Robert Barker-Davies Coventry Godiva Harriers Senior Men 11.79
230 W Robert James Birchfield Harriers Senior Men DNS

T25 100m SenM Final(Leics&Rut) w-0.6
16 L Phillip Doorgachurn Cardiff AAC Senior Men 10.98
17 L Somto Eruchie Birchfield Harriers Senior Men 11.01
30 L Leroy Phillips 0 Senior Men 11.33
32 L James Richardson Corby AC Senior Men 11.82
20 L Colin Henry OWLS Senior Men 12.56
21 L Steven Jeffers Charnwood AC Senior Men 13.72

T26 100m MasM Final(Both) w+0.3
2 L Tim Barton Charnwood AC Mas Men 12.10
210 W Ronnie Williams Coventry Godiva Harriers Mas Men 12.38
202 W Chris Georgiou Leamington C and AC Mas Men 12.41

T27 100m U15B Final(W) Heats were T14 w+3.6
350 W Joshua Smith Birchfield Harriers U15 Boys 12.29
341 W Kayin George Birchfield Harriers U15 Boys 12.32
342 W Alex Grant Stratford Upon Avon AC U15 Boys 12.60
333 W Obuchinezia Anyanwu Coventry Godiva Harriers U15 Boys 12.85
348 W Amit Patel Rugby and Northampton AC U15 Boys 12.96
338 W Dalton Cain Nuneaton Harriers AC U15 Boys DNS
337 W Jordan Broome Coventry Godiva Harriers U15 Boys DNS
349 W Rory Sinnott Leamington C and AC U15 Boys DNS

T28 1500m U15G Final(L then W)
157 L Amy Griffiths Leicester Coritanian AC U15 Girls 4.49.39
165 L Jasmin Southam Stilton S. U15 Girls 5.20.53
156 L Georgia Gartside Charnwood AC U15 Girls 5.21.80
163 L India Mitchell-Jarvis Leicester Coritanian AC U15 Girls 5.37.70

T28 1500m U15G Final(L then W)
470 W Amy Casey Nuneaton Harriers AC U15 Girls 4.58.72
467 W Megan Blake Solihull and Smallheath AC U15 Girls 5.11.97
493 W Chloe Ward Nuneaton Harriers AC U15 Girls 5.12.75
472 W Meredith Cox Solihull and Smallheath AC U15 Girls 5.16.05
479 W Anne Kenchington BRAT U15 Girls 5.20.80
485 W Molly Rees Royal Sutton Coldfield AC U15 Girls 5.31.68
468 W Ellen Bollard Sphinx AC U15 Girls 5.35.59
494 W Cara Williams Stratford Upon Avon AC U15 Girls 5.43.01
471 W Rachel Chandler Stratford Upon Avon AC U15 Girls 5.57.74
465 W Emily Baker Leamington C and AC U15 Girls 6.09.04

T29 1500m U13B Final(Both)
89 L Samuel Elliott Leicester Coritanian AC U13 Boys 4.57.48
87 L George Bell Leicester Coritanian AC U13 Boys 4.59.73
373 W Cameron Maxwell Stratford Upon Avon AC U13 Boys 5.16.23
361 W Fintan Carey Coventry Godiva Harriers U13 Boys 5.16.68
375 W Harry Owen Solihull and Smallheath AC U13 Boys 5.24.70
376 W George Rees Royal Sutton Coldfield AC U13 Boys 5.28.72
71 L Cameron Hart Leicester Coritanian AC U13 Boys 5.37.24
94 L Joshua Smith Charnwood AC U13 Boys 5.42.22
91 L Robert Jones Nuneaton Harriers AC U13 Boys 5.42.33
363 W Joe Childs Rugby and Northampton AC U13 Boys 5.59.44

T30 1500m U13G Final(Both)
171 L Hannah Cox Charnwood AC U13 Girls 5.16.94
394 W Katie Ryder Birchfield Harriers U13 Girls 5.28.22
173 L Lucy Jones Charnwood AC U13 Girls 5.28.88
387 W Elvie Cox Solihull and Smallheath AC U13 Girls 5.33.16
174 L Beth Taylor Leicester Coritanian AC U13 Girls 5.36.05
378 W Hannah-Mai Amory Birchfield Harriers U13 Girls 5.37.55
170 L Martha Clapp Harborough AC U13 Girls 5.37.78
385 W Alice Collier BRAT U13 Girls 5.38.18
390 W Lily Martin Coventry Godiva Harriers U13 Girls 5.48.97
383 W Ella Bromley Rugby and Northampton AC U13 Girls 5.55.45
388 W Isobel Davis Leamington C and AC U13 Girls 5.56.26
384 W Asha Chakrabarti Leamington C and AC U13 Girls 6.05.76
393 W Alice Rainsley Coventry Godiva Harriers U13 Girls 6.11.97
399 W Eva Woodbridge Rugby and Northampton AC U13 Girls 6.22.21

T31 100m U13G Final(L then W)
169 L Gemma Broomfield Charnwood AC U13 Girls 13.86
172 L Caitlin Harding Leicester Coritanian AC U13 Girls 14.84

T31 100m U13G Final(L then W)
389 W Libby Lea Rugby and Northampton AC U13 Girls 14.51
386 W Flora Courtney Rugby and Northampton AC U13 Girls 14.73
397 W Emma White Nuneaton Harriers AC U13 Girls 15.13
398 W Brittany Wood Rugby and Northampton AC U13 Girls 15.19
379 W Karys Amory Birchfield Harriers U13 Girls 15.46
381 W Lexi Bannister Stratford Upon Avon AC U13 Girls 15.56
384 W Asha Chakrabarti Leamington C and AC U13 Girls DNS
382 W Felicity Bee Stratford Upon Avon AC U13 Girls DNS

T32 100m U17W Final(Both)
443 W Eleanor Johnston Stratford Upon Avon AC U17 Wom. 12.82
461 W Diani Walker Birchfield Harriers U17 Wom. 12.93
463 W Yasmin Webb Rugby and Northampton AC U17 Wom. 13.31
148 L Aimee Newton OWLS U17 Wom. 13.32
453 W Nicole Reynolds Nuneaton Harriers AC U17 Wom. 13.38
447 W Kerry Murch Rugby and Northampton AC U17 Wom. 13.68
436 W Isobel Burn Stratford Upon Avon AC U17 Wom. 14.58

T33 100m U20W Final(Both) W+1.6
131 L Laura Samuel Leicester Coritanian AC U20 Wom. 12.70
433 W Sophie Wright Rugby and Northampton AC U20 Wom. 12.75
429 W Hannah Oliver Coventry Godiva Harriers U20 Wom. 13.05

T34 100m SenW Final(Both) W+1.6
416 W Ellena Ruddock Rugby and Northampton AC Senior Wom. 12.19
110 L Emma Bailey Rugby and Northampton AC Senior Wom. 12.28
418 W Shelly Went Leamington C and AC Senior Wom. 12.65
114 L Laura Langowski Coventry Godiva Harriers Senior Wom. 12.83
413 W Karen Gomes Rugby and Northampton AC Senior Wom. 12.85
116 L Denae Matthew Leicester Coritanian AC Senior Wom. 13.21
409 W Juliette Crossin Rugby and Northampton AC Senior Wom. 13.51

T35 100m MasW Final(Both) W+1.8
103 L Valerie Williams Leicester Coritanian AC Mas Wom. 13.90
405 W Judy Thomas Birchfield Harriers Mas Wom. 14.09
102 L Katy Williams Kettering Harriers Mas Wom. 14.51
402 W Judith Hanlon Leamington C and AC Mas Wom. 15.13
400 W Lorraine Benton Leamington C and AC Mas Wom. 15.74

T36 800m Disability Inter Counties QuadKids
281 W Jessie Lewis Round Oak School QuadKids 3.39.5
187 L Sophie Earp Fullhurst Community College QuadKids 3.55.6
183 L Heather Dorman Forest Way School QuadKids 4.00.8
194 L Collette LaCombe Maplewell Hall School QuadKids 4.28.9
280 W Natalie Bemrose Round Oak School QuadKids 5.10.0
182 L Jacob Allen Forest Way School QuadKids 5.10.1
183 L Heather Dorman Forest Way School QuadKids 5.17.5
186 L Jessica Denton Fullhurst Community College QuadKids 6.04.4

T36 800m Disability Inter Counties QuadKids
181 L Michael Roberts Forest Way School QuadKids 2.43.8
287 W Alex Chamberlain Round Oak School QuadKids 2.54.8
284 W Aaron Cosgrove Round Oak School QuadKids 3.03.7
184 L Jide Platts Forest Way School QuadKids 3.04.2
182 L Jacob Allen Forest Way School QuadKids 3.05.5
192 L Ryan Orton Netherhall School QuadKids 3.28.8
190 L Gary Alroyd Moore Garendon High School QuadKids 3.30.3
285 W Richard Poulton Round Oak School QuadKids 3.42.7
286 W Jack Washbrooke Round Oak School QuadKids 3.54.5
191 L Leighton Boen Netherhall School QuadKids 3.58.6
180 L Luke Truman Forest Way School QuadKids 4.10.5
193 L Connor Astle Maplewell Hall School QuadKids 4.22.2
185 L Mathew Cresswell Fullhurst Community College QuadKids 4.23.2
189 L Edward Brown Garendon High School QuadKids 4.27.3

T37 100m U15G Final(L then W) Heats were T23 W+1.5
164 L Jenna Raynor Charnwood AC U15 Girls 13.44
155 L Alice Cunningham Stilton S. U15 Girls 13.49
153 L Kiera Cazley Leicester Coritanian AC U15 Girls 13.62
162 L Iona Magee Leicester Coritanian AC U15 Girls 13.78
152 L Holly Barton Charnwood AC U15 Girls 13.99
159 L Chloe Horne Leicester Coritanian AC U15 Girls 14.52
161 L Rosie Jones Nuneaton Harriers AC U15 Girls DNS

T37 100m U15G Final(L then W) Heats were T23 W+0.4
334 W Remy Barrett Sparkhill Harriers U15 Girls 12.96
466 W Amelia Benjamin Birchfield Harriers U15 Girls 12.97
491 W Ebony Wake Coventry Godiva Harriers U15 Girls 13.49
482 W Jasmine Oliver Tamworth AC U15 Girls 14.48
469 W Alice Burn Stratford Upon Avon AC U15 Girls 14.48
476 W Jenna Hulme Coventry Godiva Harriers U15 Girls DNS
477 W Ella Jackson Stratford Upon Avon AC U15 Girls DNS
474 W Shylan Dias Coventry Godiva Harriers U15 Girls DNS

T38 100m SenM Final(Warw) Heats were T24 W-0.4
231 W Ryan James Birchfield Harriers Senior Men 10.76
217 W Stuart Benson Shaftsbury Harriers Senior Men 10.95
221 W Nathan Cockett Birchfield Harriers Senior Men 11.22
251 W Adam Thomas Birchfield Harriers Senior Men 11.22
238 W Carl Mason Birchfield Harriers Senior Men 11.70
214 W Robert Barker-Davies Coventry Godiva Harriers Senior Men 11.93
229 W Adam Hughes Birchfield Harriers Senior Men 11.95
252 W Julian Thomas Birchfield Harriers Senior Men DNS

T39 400m MasM Final(Both)
1 L Michael Aylin Nuneaton Harriers AC Mas Men 59.76
211 W Mark Wise Leamington C and AC Mas Men 60.51
209 W Stephen Webb Leamington C and AC Mas Men 62.66

T40 400m SenM Final(L then W)
27 L Abdillah Nassir Charnwood AC Senior Men 51.06
25 L Thomas Meakin OWLS Senior Men 53.72
19 L Paul Harmer Charnwood AC Senior Men 53.75
29 L James Paramore Charnwood AC Senior Men 55.49
21 L Steven Jeffers Charnwood AC Senior Men 61.87

T40 400m SenM Final(L then W)
241 W Shem Nelson Birchfield Harriers Senior Men 49.77
224 W Brian Darby Coventry Godiva Harriers Senior Men 51.03
222 W James Colclough Kidderminster & Stourport Senior Men 51.70
228 W Neil Hawkins Stratford Upon Avon AC Senior Men 51.76
253 W Frederic Tremblay Royal Sutton Coldfield AC Senior Men 52.30
215 W Matthew Bayliss BRAT Senior Men 54.25

T41 400m U20M Final(Both)
261 W Richard Curl Solihull and Smallheath AC U20 Men 49.98
42 L Ben Morris Leicester Coritanian AC U20 Men 50.22
260 W Matthew Clark Nuneaton Harriers AC U20 Men 51.60
257 W Adam Barnes Royal Sutton Coldfield AC U20 Men 53.12
47 L Leon White Leicester Coritanian AC U20 Men 57.07
264 W Andrew Downing Coventry Godiva Harriers U20 Men DNF

T42 400m U17M Final(L then W)
310 W Luke Morbey Birchfield Harriers U17 Men 53.47
56 L Jonathan Hughes Leicester Coritanian AC U17 Men 54.39
52 L Stefan Ashman Leicester Coritanian AC U17 Men 55.90
316 W Jack Pegler Coventry Godiva Harriers U17 Men 57.75
53 L Harry Buttery Charnwood AC U17 Men 59.42
324 W Joe Shail Coventry Godiva Harriers U17 Men DNS

T43 1500m U17W Final(Both)
454 W Rebecca Robinson Royal Sutton Coldfield AC U17 Wom. 4.48.59
446 W Lucy McDermott Stratford Upon Avon AC U17 Wom. 4.50.91
149 L Freya Vincent Leicester Coritanian AC U17 Wom. 4.59.50
437 W Zoe Chandler Stratford Upon Avon AC U17 Wom. 5.00.63
448 W Laura Muth Birchfield Harriers U17 Wom. 5.01.77
445 W Megan McBrien Royal Sutton Coldfield AC U17 Wom. 5.02.85
143 L Georgie Brookes Leicester Coritanian AC U17 Wom. 5.15.44

T44 1500m U20M Final(Both)
266 W Jack Gray BRAT U20 Men 3.59.60
277 W Paul Thompson BRAT U20 Men 4.04.74
46 L Sam Stabler OWLS U20 Men 4.13.63
39 L Sam Densham Charnwood AC U20 Men 4.20.98
45 L Liam Phelan Leicester Coritanian AC U20 Men 4.21.74
264 W Andrew Downing Coventry Godiva Harriers ` 4.22.10
40 L Elliott Hart Leicester Coritanian AC U20 Men 4.41.90

T45 Shuttle relay Disability Inter Counties QuadKids
280 W QuadKids 35.2
Team A L QuadKids 36.7
Team C L QuadKids 40.4
183 L QuadKids 44.7

T46 400m SenW,MasW Final(Both)
415 W Nadine Okyere Birchfield Harriers Senior Wom. 54.60
406 W Kellie Bewick Unattached Senior Wom. 61.34
408 W Liz Checkley Tamworth AC Senior Wom. 61.58
119 L Jody Ward Leicester Coritanian AC Senior Wom. 72.01
401 W Emma Bexson Stratford Upon Avon AC Mas Wom. DNS

T47 400m U20W Final(Both)
422 W Lauren Downing Coventry Godiva Harriers U20 Wom. 58.71
126 L Briony Bendle Charnwood AC U20 Wom. 61.79
134 L Tania White Nuneaton Harriers AC U20 Wom. 61.80
427 W Lucy Jennings Royal Sutton Coldfield AC U20 Wom. 62.96
132 L Sarah Ward Harborough AC U20 Wom. 65.38
431 W Shauni Warner Stratford Upon Avon AC U20 Wom. 69.86

T48 400m U15B Final(Both)
352 W Nathan Udall Coventry Godiva Harriers U15 Boys 57.08
68 L Sipho Byron Leicester Coritanian AC U15 Boys 58.33
336 W Luke Bromley Rugby and Northampton AC U15 Boys 59.10
358 W Adam Wright Rugby and Northampton AC U15 Boys 59.86

T39 400m MasM Final(Both)
1 L Michael Aylin Nuneaton Harriers AC Mas Men 59.76
211 W Mark Wise Leamington C and AC Mas Men 1.00.51
209 W Stephen Webb Leamington C and AC Mas Men 1.02.66

T49 1500m U17M Final(Both)
309 W Michael McKeown Coventry Godiva Harriers U17 Men 4.08.92
319 W Matthew Rose Coventry Godiva Harriers U17 Men 4.14.34
313 W Ryan Nimmons Solihull and Smallheath AC U17 Men 4.18.23
301 W Simon Anetts Solihull and Smallheath AC U17 Men 4.26.38
304 W Jamie Cozens Sphinx AC U17 Men 4.27.01
59 L Matthew Kirby Wreake Runers U17 Men 4.29.50
61 L James Nutt Leicester Coritanian AC U17 Men 4.30.44
327 W Jack Villette Coventry Godiva Harriers U17 Men 4.31.15
303 W Jimmy Bull Leamington C and AC U17 Men 4.31.21
302 W Joe Ashby Nuneaton Harriers AC U17 Men 4.33.14
307 W Callum Hanlon Leamington C and AC U17 Men 4.33.15
300 W Jack Allison Stratford Upon Avon AC U17 Men 4.34.43
315 W Ben Page Solihull and Smallheath AC U17 Men 4.39.49
318 W Daniel Rebeiro Solihull and Smallheath AC U17 Men 4.41.78
63 L Jake Watson Harborough AC U17 Men DNS

T50 1500m MasM(Both), SenM(L) Final
216 W Daniel Beier Tipton Harriers Senior Men 3.58.32
236 W Nick Lyster Solihull and Smallheath AC Senior Men 3.59.02
255 W Adam Watt Birchfield Harriers Senior Men 3.59.10
254 W James Walsh Leeds City AC Senior Men 3.59.34
26 L Stephen Mears Charnwood AC Senior Men 4.01.61
226 W James Griggs Coventry Godiva Harriers Senior Men 4.05.05
23 L Ben Lacey Charnwood AC Senior Men 4.11.60
212 W Rob Andrew Bournville Harriers Senior Men 4.14.44
15 L Scott Baxter Charnwood AC Senior Men 4.16.59
232 W Andrew Kaar Birchfield Harriers Senior Men 4.22.67
4 L William Clapp Harborough AC Mas Men 4.41.98
204 W Richard Gray BRAT Mas Men 4.46.76
7 L Craig Sabin Leicester Coritanian AC Mas Men 4.52.31
201 W Bernard Gaffney Leamington C and AC Mas Men 4.58.54
200 W Tony Foster Leamington C and AC Mas Men DNF

F1 Hammer All Females
145 L Vicky Judd Charnwood AC U17 Wom. 31.97
125 L Sophie Allen Tamworth AC U20 Wom. 33.10
129 L Stephanie Hurst Leicester Coritanian AC U20 Wom. 23.48
403 W Manjeet Kaur Bains Leamington C and AC Mas Wom. 17.59
414 W Hayley Murray Birchfield Harriers Senior Wom. 47.66
419 W Kate Whiston Solihull and Smallheath AC Senior Wom. 28.91
478 W Karenjeet Kaur Bains Leamington C and AC U15 Girls 21.83
489 W Gemma Scales Rugby and Northampton AC U15 Girls 19.00
452 W Kathryn Reynolds Rugby and Northampton AC U17 Wom. 19.25
442 W Sophie Hazlewood Rugby and Northampton AC U17 Wom. 14.60

F2 Long Jump U13G Pit 1
392 W Annabelle Pask Coventry Godiva Harriers U13 Girls 4.77
172 W Caitlin Harding Leicester Coritanian AC U13 Girls 4.25
395 W Regan Traynor Rugby and Northampton AC U13 Girls 4.01
389 W Libby Lea Rugby and Northampton AC U13 Girls 3.89
381 W Lexi Bannister Stratford Upon Avon AC U13 Girls 3.71
382 W Felicity Bee Stratford Upon Avon AC U13 Girls 3.66
383 W Ella Bromley Rugby and Northampton AC U13 Girls 3.64
396 W Hannah Walker Birchfield Harriers U13 Girls 3.53
386 W Flora Courtney Rugby and Northampton AC U13 Girls 3.36
399 W Eva Woodbridge Rugby and Northampton AC U13 Girls 3.24
379 W Karys Amory Birchfield Harriers U13 Girls 3.21
384 W Asha Chakrabarti Leamington C and AC U13 Girls 3.12
388 W Isobel Davis Leamington C and AC U13 Girls 3.05
397 W Emma White Nuneaton Harriers AC U13 Girls 2.79

F3 Pole Vault All
18 L Ricky Hallam Tamworth AC Senior Men 3.60
118 L Kirsty Obern Rugby and Northampton AC Senior Wom. 2.10
111 L Lianne Brooks Harborough AC Senior Wom. 2.00
438 W Sophie Cook Birchfield Harriers U17 Wom. 3.20

F4 Hammer All Males
207 W Russel Payne Birchfield Harriers Mas Men 37.64
357 W Ryan Williams Rugby and Northampton AC U15 Boys 12.45
306 W Conor Guest Stratford Upon Avon AC U17 Men 40.34
322 W Nicholas Scales Rugby and Northampton AC U17 Men 21.46
44 L Tom Pearson Charnwood AC U20 Men 43.91
272 W Craig Murch Rugby and Northampton AC U20 Men 40.77

F5 High Jump U20W, SenW, MasW
403 W Manjeet Kaur Bains Leamington C and AC Mas Wom. 1.00
430 W Hannah Sargeant Tamworth AC U20 Wom. 1.55
423 W Amanda Evans Stratford Upon Avon AC U20 Wom. 1.45=
429 W Hannah Oliver Coventry Godiva Harriers U20 Wom. 1.45=
424 W Imogen Green Stratford Upon Avon AC U20 Wom. 1.40

F5 High Jump U20W, SenW, MasW
284 W Aaron Cosgrove Round Oak School QuadKids 4.36
181 L Michael Roberts Forest Way School QuadKids 3.40
180 L Luke Truman Forest Way School QuadKids 3.37
188 L Matthew Tyrrell Garendon High School QuadKids 2.77
192 L Ryan Orton Netherhall School QuadKids 2.73
184 L Jide Platts Forest Way School QuadKids 2.70
280 W Natalie Bemrose Round Oak School QuadKids 2.69
287 W Alex Chamberlain Round Oak School QuadKids 2.64
282 W Hannah Berte Round Oak School QuadKids 2.60
286 W Jack Washbrooke Round Oak School QuadKids 2.57
189 L Edward Brown Garendon High School QuadKids 2.42
285 W Richard Poulton Round Oak School QuadKids 2.38
183 L Heather Dorman Forest Way School QuadKids 2.35
190 L Gary Alroyd Moore Garendon High School QuadKids 2.27
191 L Leighton Boen Netherhall School QuadKids 2.20
281 W Jessie Lewis Round Oak School QuadKids 2.08
283 W Hannah Martin Round Oak School QuadKids 1.84
193 L Connor Astle Maplewell Hall School QuadKids 1.82
185 L Mathew Cresswell Fullhurst Community College
QuadKids 1.74
194 L Collette LaCombe Maplewell Hall School QuadKids 1.64
182 L Jacob Allen Forest Way School QuadKids 1.58
187 L Sophie Earp Fullhurst Community College QuadKids 1.43
186 L Jessica Denton Fullhurst Community College QuadKids 1.07

F7 Long Jump U15B Pit 2
81 L David Williams Leicester Coritanian AC U15 Boys 4.84
82 L Jason Wong Corby AC U15 Boys 4.61
68 L Sipho Byron Leicester Coritanian AC U15 Boys 4.09
356 W Kai Williams Coventry Godiva Harriers U15 Boys 4.88
342 W Alex Grant Stratford Upon Avon AC U15 Boys 4.77
341 W Kayin George Birchfield Harriers U15 Boys 4.62
349 W Rory Sinnott Leamington C and AC U15 Boys 4.51
336 W Luke Bromley Rugby and Northampton AC U15 Boys 4.31
358 W Adam Wright Rugby and Northampton AC U15 Boys 3.98
335 W Luke Beardsmore Stratford Upon Avon AC U15 Boys 3.74

F8 Discus All Females
113 L Eden Francis Leicester Coritanian AC Senior Wom. 46.73
403 W Manjeet Kaur Bains Leamington C and AC Mas Wom. 17.55
419 W Kate Whiston Solihull and Smallheath AC Senior Wom. 29.09
489 W Gemma Scales Rugby and Northampton AC U15 Girls 16.17
447 W Kerry Murch Rugby and Northampton AC U17 Wom. 27.59
452 W Kathryn Reynolds Rugby and Northampton AC U17 Wom. 20.20
442 W Sophie Hazlewood Rugby and Northampton AC U17 Wom. 17.56

F9 High Jump U17M, U20M, SenM, MasM
22 L Oliver Knight Charnwood AC Senior Men 1.70
49 L Romeo Sithole Charnwood AC U20 Men 1.85
246 W Karl Robbins Coventry Godiva Harriers Senior Men 1.95
219 W Mark Brown Coventry Godiva Harriers Senior Men 1.85
245 W Andrew Reeves Rugby and Northampton AC Senior Men 1.75
317 W Nathan Petch Coventry Godiva Harriers U17 Men 1.85
330 W James Wright Rugby and Northampton AC U17 Men 1.70
325 W Callum Sinnott Leamington C and AC U17 Men 1.65
308 W Matthew Lee Birchfield Harriers U17 Men 1.60
265 W Jamie Fitzpatrick Solihull and Smallheath AC U20 Men 1.80
267 W Josh Guest Leamington C and AC U20 Men 1.80

F10 Long Jump U13B Pit 1
93 L Owin Sinclair Charnwood AC U13 Boys 5.49
88 L Ewan Corley Leicester Coritanian AC U13 Boys 4.08
91 L Robert Jones Nuneaton Harriers AC U13 Boys 3.31
95 L Ben Tansley Unattached U13 Boys 3.13
368 W Joseph Gilkes Sphinx AC U13 Boys 4.11
366 W Alex Eldridge Coventry Godiva Harriers U13 Boys 4.04
360 W Freddie Burn Stratford Upon Avon AC U13 Boys 3.31
363 W Joe Childs Rugby and Northampton AC U13 Boys 3.31
362 W Max-Milano Cecconi Stratford Upon Avon AC U13 Boys 2.94

F11 Howler Disability Inter Counties Jav runway QuadKids
286 W Jack Washbrooke Round Oak School QuadKids 44.34
181 L Michael Roberts Forest Way School QuadKids 41.46
284 W Aaron Cosgrove Round Oak School QuadKids 34.40
192 L Ryan Orton Netherhall School QuadKids 33.98
285 W Richard Poulton Round Oak School QuadKids 32.98
184 L Jide Platts Forest Way School QuadKids 30.87
280 W Natalie Bemrose Round Oak School QuadKids 29.73
287 W Alex Chamberlain Round Oak School QuadKids 28.58
188 L Matthew Tyrrell Garendon High School QuadKids 25.98
180 L Luke Truman Forest Way School QuadKids 25.54
191 L Leighton Boen Netherhall School QuadKids 25.22
185 L Mathew Cresswell Fullhurst Community College QuadKids 23.80
190 L Gary Alroyd Moore Garendon High School QuadKids 22.28
189 L Edward Brown Garendon High School QuadKids 21.08
182 L Jacob Allen Forest Way School QuadKids 18.72
283 W Hannah Martin Round Oak School QuadKids 16.25
281 W Jessie Lewis Round Oak School QuadKids 16.20
187 L Sophie Earp Fullhurst Community College QuadKids 10.20
194 L Collette LaCombe Maplewell Hall School QuadKids 10.15
183 L Heather Dorman Forest Way School QuadKids 9.44
193 L Connor Astle Maplewell Hall School QuadKids 9.02
186 L Jessica Denton Fullhurst Community College QuadKids 8.46
282 W Hannah Berte Round Oak School QuadKids 7.24

F12 Discus U13B, U15B
92 L Robert Leaney Charnwood AC U13 Boys 19.52
370 W Julian Kay Solihull and Smallheath AC U13 Boys 19.05
364 W Alexander Clegg BRAT U13 Boys 17.97
357 W Ryan Williams Rugby and Northampton AC U15 Boys 14.36

F13 Long Jump U15G Pit 1
154 L Amelia Coltman Charnwood AC U15 Girls 4.50
162 L Iona Magee Leicester Coritanian AC U15 Girls 3.91
165 L Jasmin Southam Stilton S. U15 Girls 3.73
158 L Rheanna Hinds Leicester Coritanian AC U15 Girls 3.62
491 W Ebony Wake Coventry Godiva Harriers U15 Girls 4.97
477 W Ella Jackson Stratford Upon Avon AC U15 Girls 3.63
483 W Rhiannon Proctor Stratford Upon Avon AC U15 Girls 3.44

F14 Discus U17M, U20M, SenM, MasM
54 L Forrest Francis Leicester Coritanian AC U17 Men 38.36
44 L Tom Pearson Charnwood AC U20 Men 36.16
306 W Conor Guest Stratford Upon Avon AC U17 Men 38.41
322 W Nicholas Scales Rugby and Northampton AC U17 Men 25.90
308 W Matthew Lee Birchfield Harriers U17 Men 20.98
272 W Craig Murch Rugby and Northampton AC U20 Men 28.89

F15 High Jump U17W
451 W Jade Pery Birchfield Harriers U17 Wom. 1.56
440 W Georgie Evans Stratford Upon Avon AC U17 Wom. 1.53
450 W Francesca O'Keeffe Solihull and Smallheath AC U17 Wom. 1.50
456 W Hannah Scales Rugby and Northampton AC U17 Wom. 1.40

Thursday 6th May 2010

TODAY marks the anniversary of one of the most famous and historic occasions in the sport of athletics when on the evening of May 6th 1954 in the surroundings of the post-war Iffley Road cinder track in Oxford, medical student Roger Bannister broke the mythical four-minute mile barrier for the first time clocking a time of 3mins 59.4secs during a meeting between the then British AAA and Oxford University.

In front an assembled crowd of over 3,000 spectators and paced by Chris Brasher, later founder of the London Marathon, and Christopher Chataway, such was the momentous of the race the event was broadcast live by BBC Radio and commented on by the Harold Abrahams, of Chariots of Fire fame.

Sadly, though, the imperial mile is a very rarely run distance in the modern athletics world, replaced at international level by the metric 1500m with only a handful of meetings at the elite level staging the event.

The highlight of my athletics calendar is always the annual pilgrimage to the beautiful Norwegian capital city Oslo for the fabulous ExxonMobil Bislett Games, a real traditional athletics meeting as you can find, a spectacular three-hour show piece event that takes place in a stadium designed and built for the sport, packed to the rafters with a knowledgeable and enthusiastic crowd basking under the long Scandinavian summer evening watching the best sprinters and field eventers in the world competing in the Golden League, soon to be re-vamped as the IAAF Diamond League series.

However, top of the bill in Oslo is the always the Dream Mile an event firmly embedded in the history of middle-distance running where in 1980 the world-record was smashed by Great Britain’s Steve Ovett and subsequently five years later broken by compatriot Steve Cram and then re-written in 1997 by the legendary Moroccan Hicham El Guerrouj.

El Guerrouj still holds the current world record of 3:43.13 set in Rome over a decade ago, while, Russia’s Svetlana Masterkova holds the women’s global mark of 4:12.56 set Zurich in 1996.

The London IAAF Grand Prix at Crystal Palace also features an international elite event with the Emsley Carr Mile, inaugurated in 1953 by Sir William Carr in memory of his father Sir Emsley Carr, a former editor of the News of the World newspaper, the event was created to encourage athletes to break the four-minute mile, won in 2009 by American double World 1500m champion Bernard Lagat.

Travel over the Atlantic and things are very different Stateside, the mile distance is very much to the fore - the Blue Riband event at the (NCAA) National Collegiate Athletic Association championships is not the 1500m, rather the imperial mile takes centre stage and it’s an event where in 2010 British athletes have really excelled as Lee Emanuel and Charlotte Browning (pictured above) won both the men’s and women’s national indoor titles in Fayetteville, Arkansas early this year.

The university sports scholarships athletics programmes in America really specialise and champion the distance, and at elite level in the USA the famous Wanamaker Mile, first held in 1908, and staged at the Milrose Games around the tight bends of New York’s Madison Square Garden’s wooden track still packs in the crowds, won this year by Bernard Lagat.

Britain’s top ranked 1500m runner Andy Baddeley also prevailed over the distance this year winning the New Balance Games Mile back in February. Baddeley is also a former winner of the Oslo Dream Mile.

There is always something special about the four-minute mile, you never hear conversations and debate at a track meeting or in the pub afterwards about a similar time barrier over 800m or 1500m - in fact prior to the events on that famous day in 1954 many remarked that the four-minute barrier was physically impossible for a human to achieve, little could they imagine that over five decades later the half-marathon distance could be regularly run under an hour, an event where Eritrean Zersenay Tadesse averaged 4.27 minutes per mile over 13.1 miles in Lisbon earlier this year setting the current world record of 58mins 23secs.

I’m sure many athletes, fans and aficionados would like to see the mile featured more at meetings in Great Britain, and thanks to the excellent (BMC) British Milers Club, a traditional athletics organisation founded in 1963 and steeped in the history of the sport, they still champion the mile event in the United Kingdom with the distance regularly featuring in their outdoor Grand Prix calendar.

It would be great to see the mile added to the BUCS Championships at university level in this country as in America, and possibly feature more at county level track meetings, carrying on the tradition and goal of running the elusive four-minute mile - a distance first achieved in a halcyon bygone era of the post-war ration books and cinder tracks of the 1950’s by a true English gentleman and scholar, Sir Roger Bannister.

Article by Mark Woolley.

Current world mile records:
Men – 3:43.13 Hicham El Guerrouj (Morocco) Rome 7/7/99
Women – 4:12.56 Svetlana Masterkova (Russia) Zurich 14/8/96

Monday 3rd May 2010

GREAT Britain’s Andy Turner in his first outdoor race of the season finished third to Dwight Thomas over the 110m hurdles at the Jamaica Invitational International in Kingston on Saturday (1st May).

Thomas completed a home victory in 13.33secs (1.9), with the USA's Antwon Hicks second in 13.40 and Turner clocking 13.46 completing the top three.

Saturday 1st May 2010

CHRIS Thompson produced one of the finest performances by a British athlete for over a decade when the 29-year-old Loughborough graduate clocked a superb time of 27mins 29.61secs on his debut in the 10,000m at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational in Stanford, California, moving to third on the UK all-time list in the race where American Chris Solinsky set a stunning new national record to secure victory.

On the track of the Cobb Track and Angell Field Stadium on the campus of Stanford University Chris Solinsky broke the American record of Meb Keflezighi, who clocked 27:13.98 also at the Payton Jordan Invitational back in 2001, with a scintillating performance becoming the first non-African to break the 27-minute barrier.

Solinsky came from the pack to overtake compatriot Galen Rupp with 800 metres to go before moving clear taking victory in a time of 26:59.60 ahead of Kenyan Daniel Salel, second in 27:07.85.

Sam Chelanga finishing third in 27:08.39 smashing his own American collegiate record as Chris Thompson representing the Oregon Track Club finished 6th in 27:29.61.

This performance places Thompson third on the all time list, only Jon Brown (27:18.14) and Eamonn Martin (27:23.06) have ran faster.

Other highlights of this stellar meeting included American Shannon Rowbury winning the women's 5,000m in a world-leading time of 15:00.51 in the race where Great Britain's Barbara Parker set a PB of 15:39.76.

Report by Mark Woolley.

Saturday 1st May 2010

USAIN Bolt clocked the world's fourth fastest ever 200 metres time with a dazzling victory at the Jamaica International Invitational meeting in Kingston.

Bolt clocked 19.56 seconds for the distance which only himself, with his world records of 19.19secs and 19.30secs, and his predecessor Michael Johnson who ran 19.32secs, have achieved.

The Jamaican star finished ahead of Wallace Spearmon of the United States who finished in 19.98secs and Ryan Bailey also of the host nation who recorded 20.43secs.

Saturday 24th April 2010

OLYMPIC champion Christine Ohuruogu clocked the fastest unofficial 400m split with a mark of 51.3secs as the Great Britain team featuring Loughborough graduates Vicky Barr and Nicola Sanders combined with 800m specialist Jemma Simpson (2:00.9) finished in fourth place to Jamaica at the USA v The World one-day meeting at the Philadelphia Penn Relays in 3:39.82.

In front of a record crowd of over 54,000 victory went to the Jamaican squad in a time of three minutes 35.37 seconds in the race featuring legs over 100m, 200m, 400m and 800m where Jamaica's Kenia Sinclair produced a final leg with an unofficial split of 1:57.48 to surpass USA Blue's Alysia Johnson (2:01.04) securing the win by more than three seconds over the Americans, who clocked 3:38.53.

Superstar Usain Bolt produced a blistering final leg to give Jamaica victory over the USA in the men’s 4x100metres.

The world record holder at 100m and 200m clocked a superb 8.79secs anchored home the team of Mario Forsythe, Yohan Blake and Marvin Anderson with a meeting-record 37.90 victory.

World and Olympic double sprint champion Bolt cruised past USA Blue's Ivory Williams after Walter Dix, Michael Rodgers and Shawn Crawford had handed their anchorman the baton in first place.

USA Blue claimed second place in 38.33 with a USA Red quartet of Ryan Bailey, Travis Padgett, Doc Patton and Rae Edwards third in 38.50 and the Jamaica Gold team of Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Xavier Brown and Dwight Thomas fourth in 38.72.

American prevailed in the women's 4x100m when Carmelita Jeter anchored USA Blue's Lisa Barber, Allyson Felix and Mikele Barber to a 42.74 victory over Jamaica's Simone Facey, Kerron Stewart, Sherone Simpson and Shelly-Ann Fraser (42.94) with USA Red third in 43.69.

Kenya took the men's distance medley relay in 9:24.97 ahead of USA Blue (9:25.02) and USA White (9:25.04).

USA Blue's David Neville, Jamaal Torrance, Bershawn Jackson and Angelo Taylor clocked 3:00.60 to win the men’s 4x400 with the Bahamas second in 3:02.55 and a USA Red squad featuring Xavier Carter and Kerron Clement third (3:02.64).

Saturday 17th April 2010

GORDON Lee and Nicola Roder raced to fine victories to claim the 2010 East Midlands 10,000m track championship titles for Leicestershire on Thursday evening (15th April).

On the track of the Saffron Lane Sports Centre, Gordon Lee (41), representing Leicester Coritanians having set the pace virtually all of the 25-laps crossed the line by a margin of nine seconds ahead of runner-up Alastair Watson (Hermitage Harriers) clocking a time of 31mins 37.8secs to win in the Masters category.

Watson (31:46.6) in second claimed the senior title clear of Jason Williams (OWLS) 33.06.9, and fifth placed Ian Murdey (Beaumont) 34:22.4.

In the combined race the Northamptonshire senior title went to Andrew McKenna, (Wellingborough AC) 32:48.1 as Vince Carroll (Rugby & Northampton) AC 36:10.0 claimed the Masters victory.

In the women’s race Nicola Roder (Leicester Triathlon) won the senior East Midlands title with a time of 37:55.8 securing the Leicestershire crown unopposed on the same night when Felicity Milton competing on the NCAA circuit in America clocked the fastest county time in 2010 finishing fifth (34:17.71) on her debut over the distance at the Mt. SAC Relays in California.

Kate Armstrong (Corby AC) finished runner-up for Northamptonshire in 41:50
 taking the Masters win with Laura Burton (Wellingborough AC) third, 51:29.2 claiming the senior county title.

Armstrong's title victory follows her runner-up position to Leicester's Katrina Kemp in the V45 category race at the Police National Cross Country Championships in Pentyrch last month.

Report by Mark Woolley.

Full Results:
Leicestershire & Rutland Championships
Men
1 Gordon Lee (Leicester Coritanian AC) 31:37.8
2 Alastair Watson (Hermitage Harriers) 31:46.6
3 Jason Williams (OWLS AC) 33.06.9
4 Gareth Deacon (Leicester Coritanian AC) 33:23.7
5 Ian Murdey (Beaumont RC) 34:22.4
6 William Clapp (Harborough AC) 34:25.2
7 Alistair Richards (Desford Striders) 35:08.4
8 Dave Egginton (Huncote Harriers) 35:17.7
9 Paul Gregory (Hermitage Harriers) 35:26.2
10 Jamie Strange (Fleckney & Kibworth) 35:48.3
11 Dave Pearce (Leicester Coritanian AC) 36:05.7
12 Richard Bettsworth (Wreake RC) 36:27.5
13 Mike Davies (OWLS AC) 37:20.2
14 David Saunders (Leicester Coritanian AC) 38:01.8
15 Mark Gregory (Huncote Harriers) 39:16.0
16 David Wheeler (Fleckney & Kibworth) 41:16.7
17 Sam Morton (Leicester University, U20) 43:50.8
18 Matthew Pacey (Leicester University, U20) 47:09.5
Women
1 Nicola Roder (Leicester Triathlon Club) 37.55.8
Northamptonshire Championships
Men
1 Andrew McKenna (Wellingborough AC) 32:48
2 Neil Barnett (Wellingborough AC) 33:09.0
3 Vince Carroll (Rugby & Northampton AC) 36:10.0
Women
1 Kate Armstrong (Corby AC) 41:50
2 Laura Burton (Wellingborough AC) 51:29.2

IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships

Aspire Dome, Doha, Qatar

Sunday 14th March 2010 – Day 3

JENNY Meadows won the silver medal in the 800 metres at the IAAF World Indoor Championships on the final day of competition in Doha.

Meadows broke her own British record with a time of one minute 58.43 seconds, but the 28-year-old was unable to hold off Russian Mariya Savinova in a sprint finish.

Savinova, last year's European indoor champion and the only person to beat Meadows this year, posted this year's fastest time of 1min 58.26secs to claim gold.

Great Britain won a surprise bronze in the men's 4x400m relay as the USA claimed the title.

The American quartet of Jamaal Torrance, Greg Nixon, Tavaris Tate and Bershawn Jackson dominated to finish in a world leading time of 3:03.40 minutes.

The British quartet of Conrad Williams, Nigel Levine and Loughborough-based duo Chris Clarke and Richard Buck won Team GB’s fourth medal of the competition.

Helen Clitheroe was Britain's first athlete in action at the Aspire Dome and finished eighth in a dramatic 1500m final as Ethiopia's Kalkidan Gezahegne, 18, edged out Spaniard Natalia Rodríguez and compatriot Gelete Burka.

Joice Maduaka was unable to progress from the 60m semi-finals after a fifth spot in her heat with a 7.35secs.

Loughborough graduate Samson Oni (2.24m) finished seventh in the high jump final won by Russian Ivan Ukhov with a height of 2.36m.

French sensation Teddy Tamgho set a new world indoor record on his final attempt to take the Triple Jump gold.

The 20-year-old, who had been lying in second place before his final jump, leapt to 17.90m to go past the long-standing previous mark of 17.83m shared by Aliecer Urrutia of Cuba and Swedish star Christian Olsson.

There was a major shock in the women's pole vault when Olympic champion Yelena Isinbayeva could only finish fourth and out of the medals.

Brazil's Fabiana Murer won gold ahead of Russia's Svetlana Feofanova as Poland's world champion Anna Rogowska had to settle for bronze.

Olympic champion Dayron Robles of Cuba set a stunning new championship record of 7.34secs to win the 60m hurdles edging ahead of American favourite Terrence Trammell over the line.

In the women's 4x400m relay the Americans also secured gold just 0.1 seconds ahead of Russia.

The American quartet of Debbie Dunn, Deedee Trotter, Natasha Hastings and Allyson Felix brought the baton home in a time of 3:27.34.

Great Britain finished last in a season's best of 3:30.29 with their team of Kim Wall, Vicki Barr, Perri Shakes-Drayton and Lee McConnell.

Full results are available on the following link: www.iaaf.org/WIC10/results/eventCode=4144/index.html

IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships

Aspire Dome, Doha, Qatar

Saturday 13th March 2010 – Day 2 Afternoon Session

JESSICA Ennis has won the World Indoor pentathlon title for Great Britain in Doha with a global record score of 4,937 points.

Last summer's world heptathlon champion in Berlin surpassed erased the mark of 4,933 points set by Sweden’s Carolina Kluft in Birmingham back in 2003.

"It was mad!" a delighted Ennis said afterwards: "It has been such a good year for me last year. And you're always worried you won't deliver at an event such as this. The whole event has been a massive highlight for me.

"I was a bit worried about a foot problem, but after the personal best in the Long Jump, I was so relieved. I was afraid that I'd get 5.90 or something and lose the gold.

"It feels great to beat the three medallists from Beijing and I know the world record is within reach."

Nataliya Dobrynska of the Ukraine and Russia’s Tatyana Chernova, the Beijing Olympics heptathon gold and bronze medallists, completed the podium places.

Full results are available on the following link: www.iaaf.org/WIC10/results/eventCode=4144/index.html