Pickering Memorial Throws International 2024
Bank Holiday Monday 27 May 2024, 9am-4pm
at Loughborough University Track
The UK's best and most inclusive pathway throws competition. We are proud to be supporting the Ron Pickering Memorial Fund and Personal Best Foundation as our Official Charity Partners.
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Quick links
- Events
- Timetable
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- Sponsors
- Records and Results
- Other event information
Events
- Shot Put and Ambulant Shot Put
- Discus and Ambulant Discus
- Hammer
- Javelin and Ambulant Javelin
We hope to include seated throws in future iterations of the event.
Tickets
Tickets cost £6 per person. 100% of ticket sales go to our charity partners.
Timetable
| Shot Put | Hammer | Javelin | Discus | Information | |
| Implement check | 9.30am | 11am | 12.45pm | 2.30pm | Located on the ground floor of the HIPAC near the finish line. |
| Call room closes | 9.55am | 11.25am | 1.10pm | 2.55pm | Located on the ground floor of the HIPAC near the finish line. |
| Competition start | 10.30am | 12pm | 1.45pm | 3.30pm | Conducted under world athletics and world para-athletics rules. We will ensure we have separate scorecards for male and females for qualification and record ratification. |
Start lists
This is a closed competition to selected athletes only. Athletes are invited from Loughborough University, England (download selection policy | view expression of interest), Scotland (download selection policy), Wales (download selection policy), Ireland, Portugal, Switzerland and italy.
Any international federations who would like to send athletes to compete in future events, please contact contact Nick Ridgeon.
Records and Results
Live results via Roster 2023 results| RECORDS | Shot Put | Hammer | Javelin | Discus |
| U18 men | Andrew Cooper 17.09m | Charlie Elford-Pond 61.52m | Tom Rutter 64.76m | Cian Crampton 56.90m Bebe Jackson 22.67m (F44) |
| U18 women | Annabel Amadin 15.13m | Caoimhe Gallen 56.80m | Harriet Wheeler 47.21m | Nubia Evans-Shields 44.86m |
| U20 men | Isaac Delaney 46.51m | Kai Barham 70.58m | Michael Allison 72.34m Michael Jenkins 32.44m (F38) | Caden Uzoigwe 51.24m Finlay Davidson 15.88m (F41) |
| U20 women | Paige Stevens 11.71m | Angela McAuslan-Kelly 58.32m | Sophie Hamilton 50.30m | Megan Porterfield 45.52m |
| U23 men | George Hyde 16.51m Fabio Zamparelli 13.89m (F20) | - | Ben East 72.38m | Dillon Claydon 51.25m |
| U23 women | Teddy Tehoudja 14.23m | Charlotte Payne 69.28m | - | Taia Tunstall 48.80m Freya Howgate 20.03m (F37) |
Prizes
Any athlete that achieves a personal best on the day: 30% discount from Train in Spain
Best male and female for each event:
- A pair of goodr sunglasses
- £50 voucher to spend at Enertor
- Neuff gift and £25 voucher
- SiS drink bottle and Go Hydro tablets
- Entry into the outstanding male and female athlete of the day competition
Outstanding male and female
- 1-week free training camp in Spain courtesy of Train in Spain (T&Cs apply).
- £500 from the Ron Pickering Memorial Fund
- 1 pair of Shokz OpenFit headphones
Heritage
There will be a 'Celebrating Shaun' exhibit in the Athletics Pavilion, where we will display images and objects celebrating the life of the late Shaun Pickering. We invite spectators, athletes and coaches to share memories of Shaun with us on the day on our display boards. We will be recording all the memories and celebrations on the day to be preserved on The Athletics Museum website.
Our Charity Partners
We are proud to be supporting the Ron Pickering Memorial Fund and Personal Best Foundation as our Official Charity Partners.
There will be a raffle on the day and collection of donations. Raffle tickets can be purchased on the day; prizes will include a signed photograph of Commonwealth Games medallist Scott Lincoln, and Shokz OpenRun Pro Headphones. If you wish to donate prizes please contact contact Nick Ridgeon. 100% of ticket sales and fundraising will be split equally between the Personal Best Foundation (Charity No.1200354) and the Ron Pickering Memorial Fund (Charity No. 1005166).
Our Sponsors
Loughborough University
Loughborough is proud to be the most successful student athletics club in the country, catering for all events at every level. Contact Emma Wiltshire for throws enquiries: e.wiltshire@lboro.ac.uk
Loughborough Finance for Sport
Specialist accountants, tax and business advisors to the sport sector.
Train in Spain
The perfect year round warm weather training location. Ideally located just 1km from Torrevieja SportsCity. info@sas-elite.com
Neuff
Neuff has been a specialist supplier of high quality athletics equipment since 1966. They hold UK stock for athletes, coaches, stadia and officials, and offer expert advice to help you choose.
Shokz
Shokz is the world’s leading consumer electronics brand that focuses on acoustic technology innovation, known for outstanding developments in wireless open-ear headphones.
goodr
goodr was created to solve a problem: running sunglasses were expensive, ugly and over engineered. They set out to design a pair of running sunglasses that were affordable, stylish, and all performance.
Enertor
Enertor is a UK based company which is a global leader in insoles. Their insoles are built on a foundation of breakthrough technology and industry leading knowledge. As a result their insoles have independently proven to reduce pain and injury in 91% of people.
Choice agency
Choice agency is a young, innovative and fast-moving sports agency that represents both young and mature sports people in various sporting fields. At present our particular strengths lie in track and field athletics. Contact Darren Steer: dsteer@choiceagency.co.uk
The Athlete Place
An all-in-one community for athletes and parents designed to simplify the sporting journey. It provides guidance on performance and wellbeing-related topics from top industry experts, elite athletes, and world-leading research. Use discount code THROW for 20% off athlete and parent platforms. Plus, we’ll be there on the day!
Event information
Parking
Loughborough is hosting a cycling event on the day as well. As a result there will be series of road and car park closures in place impacting the East side of the campus.
- Find out more about the road closures (online) | Download a road closure document (PDF 300kB)
- Find out more on pre-booking parking at the venue
Refreshments
The event will not have food and drink stalls. but food and drink is available on the university campus at the union which is only 1-2 minutes’ walk from the track.
Media
Sakura Sports media are official photographers. The complete album of photos will be uploaded the following day on the Sakura website for athletes to purchase.