Germany topped the medals table at the end of the 21st European Athletics Championships in Helsinki with a total of six golds, six silvers and four bronze medals. Helsinki 2012 table toppers Russia finished second with five golds, four … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2012
Lemaitre takes on Ellington in London
Christophe Lemaitre, the 22-year-old French sprint sensation and Europe’s fastest man this year, will run in London for the first time ever as he takes on a host of global Olympic contenders over 200m at the Aviva London Grand Prix in … [Read more...]
Gemili strikes Gold
An inspired performance by Adam Gemili (coach: Micheal Afilaka) brought the Aviva Great Britain & Northern Ireland team its first gold medal of the 2012 IAAF World Junior Championships in Barcelona (10-15 July). The Blackheath & … [Read more...]
Peacock sets T44 100m Record
Jonnie Peacock (coach: Dan Pfaff) created a huge shock overnight (30 June) running 10.85 seconds (+0.7m/s) for the T43/44 100m at the US Paralympic Track & Field Trials, a World Record mark that eclipses the times set by South African … [Read more...]
Athletes abroad ending 8th July 2012
FRANCE: Meeting d’Athlétisme Stanislas Nancy, Tomblaine – 8 July 2012 Valerie Adams maintained her unbeaten record this season in her lead up to defending her Olympic title, with a winning shot put of 20.97m in Tomblaine. Adams was … [Read more...]
Felix wins Euro 10000m Title
In warm conditions, Portugal's Dulce Felix showed a big improvement over 2010, when she was ninth, to run away with the 10,000m gold medal on the final day of the 2012 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki, having made a big move … [Read more...]