Lee McConnell has a relay place assured for the European Championships with Team Great Britain in Helsinki next week and looks a good bet for the team event at London 2012. But Scotland’s most high-profile athlete in recent years is … [Read more...]
Archives for 2012
Europeans truimph in Dallas
DALLAS – Vladimir Safranov of Russia and Nastassia Padalinskaya of Belarus won the 43rd MetroPCS Dallas Marathon, benefiting Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. The event recorded 4,866 finishers in the marathon race, 9,872 in … [Read more...]
Wirz meets with Serbian President Nikolic
European Athletics President Hansjörg Wirz met with Republic of Serbia President Tomislav Nikolic on Thursday in Belgrade to discuss the development of athletics in the region. … [Read more...]
Belete wins in Roeselare
Almensch Belete cruised to victory on home soil at the European Athletics Cross Country Permit race in the Belgian town of Roeselare on Sunday. Belete, 23, pulled away midway through the 6.25km race to cross the line in 21:26 ahead of … [Read more...]
Hirt tests positive
Traces of erythropoietin (EPO) were found in sample A of French athlete Hassan Hirt’s urine, who participated Wednesday morning in the 5000m heats at the London Olympics, where he finished 11th in 13’35” 26. The testing … [Read more...]
Adams continues track success
SWITZERLAND Athletissima Diamond League Meeting, Lausanne – 23 August 2012 Valerie Adams continued to dominate the world shot put scene winning at the Diamond League meeting with a best of 20.95m. The double Olympic gold medallist started … [Read more...]
Commonwealth Squad size increase
scottishathletics will soon be announcing our ‘Commonwealth Squad’ with support for athletes for the next 12-month period. It is an essential part of the on-going work here for our Performance team with the initial selection … [Read more...]
Britton to defend Euro Title
Defending champion Fionnuala Britton will lead the Irish charge at the 19th SPAR European Cross Country Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on 9 December. The 28-year-old has been shaping up well to defend her title in the Hungarian … [Read more...]
Lebid targets 10
The word legend is used too often in sport but when the name of Serhiy Lebid is mentioned alongside the SPAR European Cross Country Championships then there is no doubt it is the correct description. … [Read more...]
Grovdal looks to European Cross Champs
The 2012 SPAR European Cross Country Championships - which take place in Szentendre, near Budapest, on 9 December - is likely to be graced by a familiar face after a two-year absence from the event: Norway's Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal. … [Read more...]