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15.Jun.11 BT Paralympic World Cup debut for young sprinter
Last summer 15-year-old sprinter Kyle Powell was competing in local league fixtures for his club St.Mary’s Richmond AC...this year he was invited to compete for Great Britain in the BT Paralympic World Cup in Manchester!
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11.Jun.11 Super8 gets thumbs up in Kent
The Super8 format has been given the thumbs up by schools in Kent. Super 8 is the new format being promoted by England Athletics for secondary schools, with teams of eight boys and eight girls competing over eight events and with the scores of all the athletes added together to give the team score.
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09.Jun.11 London Coaching Feature
London’s unrivalled history in boasting some of the strongest club set-ups in the country is being given a whole new dimension with the emergence of some of the most successful ‘super-groups’ of athletes, training together as one, irrespective of club loyalties. We want to hear from you, coaches and athletes in the run up to one of the biggest periods in the history of athletics in london!
In this feature we look at one such group: ‘Trackspeed1’ is based at Crystal Palace under the tutelage of senior sprints coach John Powell, and embraces athletes from Tower Hamlets, Blackheath, Croydon, Belgrave, TVH, Bexley, Newham, and Kent AC. -
07.Jun.11 Herne Hill Men & Women off to a strong start in the national leagues
The weekend saw two great team performances from the Herne Hill men’s and women’s national league teams. The women's team went from strength to strength and on a day where sunshine turned to rain at Kingsmeadow, but the wind had for once dropped, our team simply blew away the opposition in our opening UK Womens League match with a dominant win from the start to the end of the afternoon.
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07.Jun.11 Somerset Athletics Club & County Association Inclusion
In just two years Yeovil Olympiads have expanded their provision for local disabled athletes across all event areas. Starting with students from the local college and a small county competition, the club is a thriving hub for athletes via Playground to Podium and word-of-mouth.
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07.Jun.11 British athletes do well in South African ultra event
The Comrades Marathon is an extraordinary back-to-back marathon format race; 18,000 athletes entered the race this year - making it the world’s largest ultra-marathon event. England Athletics partially funded Lizzy Hawker, Susan Harrison and Ian Sharman to gain valuable experience in major championships.
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