by ttreurope | Jun 29, 2012 | 100m, Featured, Finland, France, Helsinki 2012, News
History will record that Christophe Lemaitre collected his second 100m gold medal in succession in the European Athletics Championships in 10.09 to cement his already secure place in the pantheon of French sport. Second place was also taken by France in the person of...
by ttreurope | Jun 28, 2012 | Featured, Finland, Germany, Helsinki 2012, News, Track
World champion Mo Farah successfully defended his continental 5000m crown on the opening day of the 2012 European Athletics Championships at the historic Olympic stadium in Helsinki, on Wednesday, with ease. A 53.6 final circuit gave him a near two second winning...
by ttreurope | Jun 25, 2012 | NewsFeed
15-year old Olivia Breen (Leroy Elliot) will make her Aviva Great Britain and Northern Ireland debut in this week’s IPC Athletics European Championships in Stadskanaal, Holland (24-28 June). The Portsmouth athlete – who will compete in the T38 100m and 200m...
by ttreurope | Jun 25, 2012 | Track NewsFeed
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 Sayers (Dan Pfaff), Perri...
by ttreurope | Jun 21, 2012 | NewsFeed
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. However, his spate good results...