Day three at the Aviva 2012 Trials saw another 21 athletes gain pole position in their quest for places at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Shara Proctor (coach: Rana Reider), Robbie Grabarz (Fuzz Ahmed), Nick McCormick (Lindsay Dunn), Goldie … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2012
Harting ready for Helsinki
June 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Germany’s Robert Harting had understandably been hedging his bets about the 2012 European Athletics Championships until now, following knee surgery last autumn when his recovery initially didn’t progress as well as expected. … [Read more...]
Irish Medalists before Budapest 2004
June 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Irish Medalists in Major indoor Championships before Budapest 2004 World Indoor Championships 1987 1500m 1st Marcus O’Sullivan 3.39.04 1987 3000m 1st Frank O’Mara 8.03.32 1987 3000m 2nd Paul Donovan 8.03.99 1989 1500m 1st Marcus … [Read more...]
Pavey runs qualifier in Bilbao
June 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
It was double delight for Jo Pavey at the European Cup 10,000m in Bilbao. Not only did the Devon athlete achieve the Olympic A standard with a time of 31:32.22, but her second place finish helped the Aviva Great Britain and Northern … [Read more...]
Euro Champs massive television coverage
June 21, 2012 By 1 Comment
The Helsinki 2012 European Athletics Championships has crossed the milestone of 1,000 hours of expected television coverage, with 38 television channels from across Europe and outside the continent expressing intentions to televise the … [Read more...]
Harting, Ennis athletes of May 2012
June 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
European Athletics is pleased to announce that Germany’s discus superstar Robert Harting and British multi-events specialist Jessica Ennis have been voted as the European Athletes of the Month for May. Harting demonstrated his great … [Read more...]
Vesely has high hopes for Helsinki
June 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Viteslav Vesely’s performance in producing a massive personal best of 88.11m in the javelin to defeat a field at the Samsung Diamond League meeting in Oslo which included all his major rivals has established him as the form thrower of 2012 … [Read more...]
Machichim wins San Diego 2012
June 5, 2012 By 1 Comment
The 15th Rock ‘n’ Roll San Diego event on Sunday morning was a star-studded success. Meb Keflezighi, winner of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, appears ready for the upcoming London Olympic Games. The 37-year-old ran … [Read more...]
Borzakovsky and Davydova for Helsinki 2012
June 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Russia has topped the medal table at the last three European Athletics Championships and two years ago in Barcelona they got a haul of 24 medals that included 10 titles. Consequently, it's a sure bet that Russian athletes will feature … [Read more...]
Arikan, Moreira take European Cup titles
June 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Turkey's Polat Kemboi Arikan made an impressive debut over 25 laps of the track when he won the European Cup 10,000m crown in 27:56.28, with the Spanish city of Bilbao being the host on Sunday. … [Read more...]
