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News headlines 2011

06.Dec.11 Olympic hopeful puts himself on eBay

James Ellington – currently the second fastest sprinter in the country – has taken a novel approach to securing a sponsorship deal - he has put himself on an online auction site. James has turned to eBay to try to ensure he makes the most of his talent in the big year of 2012!
11.Nov.11 London to host 2017 IAAF World Athletics Championships

London is to host another major event following today’s IAAF decision in Monaco to bring the World Athletics Championships to the UK for the first time.
02.Sep.11 Run! project developing athletics in London

The eyes of the world are falling on London in the build up to next year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games. And in the capital England Athletics is working, in partnership with other organizations, to help the sport reach in to areas of the inner London Boroughs where in the past people have limited or no access to participation in athletics.
28.May.11 BUCS Outdoor Athletics Championships to be test event for Olympic Stadium

British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) and The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG) have been working together over the last twelve months to establish the BUCS Outdoor Athletics Championships as a test event for the London 2012 Olympic Games.