Happy Birthday this week to Frank Attoh, Evey Becker, Dave Briant, Melissa Courtney, Molly Hopping, Rachel Hunter, Ashante Little, Emily Murphy, Kemi Olonade, Oyinade Omidiora, Kamal Onyiukah, Kara Onuiri, Roberto Oppong, Stuart Singer, Ellie Spain, Dimitri Yap
Downloads – The following documents can be viewed, downloaded or printed
Middlesex Young Athletes League Results – Middlesex YA Results 14-08-16 Allianz Park
Southern U15/U17 Championship Results – Southern U15 & U17 Championships – Ashford
OLYMPIC GAMES – Takes place in Rio de Janeiro from 11-21 August
Day 2 – 12 August
100m – SW Heat 8 DARRYL NEITA U23 4th (11.41 w-0.2)
10000m – SW Straight Final BETH POTTER 34th (33:04.34)
Day 5 – 15 August
400m Hurdles – SM Heat 4 SEB RODGER 6th (49.54)
Discus 1kg – SW Pool B JADE LALLY 15th (54.06m)
Day 7 – 17 August
Hammer 7.26kg – SM Pool B CHRIS BENNETT 11th (71.32m)
LIFE IN THE OLYMPIC VILLAGE – The following article by Stuart Weir was published recently on the Athletics Weekly website.
I know that I am blessed to be serving as Olympic attaché for Togo in the Olympic Village. With 207 countries and 11,258 competitors plus 3490 officials, that makes 14,748 (if I have counted right) which comprise the potential residents of the Olympic Village. In reality rowers are often based at the lake, some come late, other leave early. With the athletics programme starting a week after the Opening Ceremony, many athletes were still in training camps on ceremony day, arriving only this week.
So what is the Olympic Village like? With some 10,000 people it is really a small and quite self-contained town. Teams are housed in about 25 tower blocks, which are traditionally decorated on the outside in the colours of the country.
The dining room is massive, seating about 5000. It is a self-service restaurant offering food 24/7 and catering for people from 207 countries with their different tastes, preferences and dietary requirements. All the food is free to residents. Fast food it is not!
There is a polyclinic, which brings together a range of health professionals and medical services for the residents of the village. All the larger teams will have their own team doctor and physios. There is a fitness centre which, like the restaurant, is open 24/7 and always well used, a tennis court, a recreation area, a bank, post-office, internet café and more. There is a surreal feel to the place. You walk around the village and past the tennis court and there is Novak Djokovic hitting with Boris Becker. The South African golf team is managed by Gary Player who is very visible in the village. As I write this in the open-air restaurant, a group of Kenyan distance runners are putting in the miles round the village roads.
There are buses to take athletes around the village – it can be quite a walk from one end to the other. Some teams have brought their own bicycles to get around. There are other buses to take athletes to training venues and also to competition. It all runs like clockwork. For athletes who are used to competing in single sport IAAF World Championships and competitions such as the Diamond League meetings, to be part of a multi-sport team in such a big event is an exciting experience. To be able to call yourself an Olympian for the rest of your life, a real privilege. Everyone in the village is in team uniform so that you can tell at a glance where anyone is from. Incidentally the largest team is USA with 560 competitors. Tuvalu has only 1!
For the remaining newsletter information and results
SCOTTISH SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place last Saturday & Sunday in Grangemouth.
Congratulations to our following Scottish Champions – NICK PERCY (Shot & Discus), ALLAN SMITH (High Jump) and RACHEL HUNTER (Hammer). There were Silver Medals from LEWIS MCGUIRE (High Jump), ANGUS MCINROY (Discus) and NICK PERCY (Hammer). Also a Bronze Medal from DIONNE MILNE (Discus)
200m – SW Heat 1 JESSIE CONCANNON U23 6th (27.06 w0.3)
400m – SW Heat 1 JESSIE CONCANNON U23 5th (61.08)
High Jump – SM Straight Final ALLAN SMITH won the Gold Medal (2.20m), LEWIS MCGUIRE U20 won the Silver Medal (2.00m)
Shot 7.26kg – SM Straight Final NICK PERCY U23 won the Gold Medal (PB 15.85m) adding 20cm to his 2015 put, and is ranked UK No.4 U23 in 2016
Discus 1kg – SW Straight Final DIONNE MILNE U20 won the Bronze Medal (39.15m)
Discus 2kg – SM Straight Final NICK PERCY U23 won the Gold Medal (59.90m), ANGUS MCINROY won the Silver Medal (50.16m)
Hammer 4kg – SW Straight Final RACHEL HUNTER won the Gold Medal (62.30m)
Hammer 7.26kg – SM Straight Final NICK PERCY U23 won the Silver Medal (63.06m)
SOUTHERN U15/U17 CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place last Saturday & Sunday in Ashford, Kent. Congratulations to ELLIOT DEE who became Southern U17 1500m Champion, also JESSICA EMERY who won the U17W Silver Medal (Discus)
200m – U17W Heat 1 BLESSING ADJEI-OKWABI 7th (27.08 w0.2)
1500m – U17M Straight Final ELLIOT DEE won the Gold Medal (4:05.65)
Discus 1kg – U17W Straight Final JESSICA EMERY (2nd Claim) won the Silver Medal (PB 39.23m) adding 29cm to her 17 July throw, and is ranked UK No.10 U17 in 2016
Javelin 600g – U15B Straight Final LOUIS DAVIS 7th (36.00m)
MIDDLESEX YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE – The inaugural fixture took place last Sunday at Allianz Park.
Team result 1st Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (526 points), 2nd Highgate Harriers (483 points), 3rd SBH (479 points), 4th Thames Valley Harriers (418 points), 5th London Heathside (289 points), 6th Enfield & Haringey (262 points), 7th Barnet (218 points), 8th Trent Park (196 points)
100m – U11B A ARCHIE NASH 1st (14.65 w0.6), U11G A LAUREN MALTZ 5th (PB 16.58 w1.8), B TOLA ADEGBOLA 3rd (PB 16.11 w1.5), U15G A ESTHER FATUADE 1st (12.99 w0.9), B EMILY RODRIGUEZ 1st (13.24 w-0.3), U17W A DARA APOOLA U15 2nd (13.35 w-0.8), B SHAKIRA RILEY U15 2nd (13.76 w-0.8), Non-Scoring U11G AMIT GINSBOURG (PB 16.39 nwr)
200m – U15G A EMILY RODRIGUEZ 1st (27.37 w1.2), B JODY WALKER-PAYNE 1st (28.98 w0.1), U17W A JESSICA HURLEY 2nd (27.84 w0.1), B RACHEL CARTER 1st (PB 27.86 w0.1) taking .16 of a second off her 2014 time, Non-Scoring DARA APOOLA U15 (29.49 w0.1), U17W DJENNIE GREGORIO (28.81 w0.1)
800m – U11B A ARCHIE NASH 1st (PB 2:38.37), U11G A OLIVE HARVEY-DEW 6th (PB 3:05.82), B ALETHEA DIKEOCHA 3rd (PB 3:22.43), U15G A MIA GROOM 3rd (2:33.59), B HELENA AGHOLOR 3rd (2:50.88), U17W A JOSEPHINE CHADWICK 1st (2:27.93), B GEORGIA LEE 1st (2:37.88), Non-Scoring U15G JESSICA NATHAN (PB 2:50.83) taking 11.85 seconds off her 27 March time, U17W LIDIA KYRIACOU (2:35.94), KAYLA MICHEL (2:46.34)
1500m – U13B A DYLAN MICHEL 2nd (4:59.28)
75m Hurdles – U15G A KARA ONUIRI 1st (12.37 w0.0), B CRISTINA POTTER 1st (12.30 w-0.6)
80m Hurdles – U17W A RACHEL CARTER 1st (PB 12.38 w1.3) taking .05 of a second off her 29 May time
High Jump – U15G A KARA ONUIRI 1st (PB 1.57m) adding 2cm to her 3 July jump
Long Jump – U11G A AZARIA NWANKWO 6th (3.56m nwr), U13G B ELINA BULMAN 3rd (PB 3.27m nwr), U15G A ESTHER FATUADE 1st (PB 4.46m) adding 21cm to her 2015 jump, B HOLLY TAYLOR 1st (4.34m)
Shot 2.72kg – U13G B ELINA BULMAN 2nd (5.35m)
Shot 3kg – U15G A HOLLY TAYLOR 1st (7.93m), B CRISTINA POTTER 1st(7.56m), U17W A LOUISA PITSIALIS 2nd (8.68m), B ANUSHA BULMAN 1st (PB 6.16m), Non-Scoring EVELYN BARTER (PB 6.96m) adding 21 cm to her 5 June put, JESSICA NATHAN (PB 6.29m) adding 28cm to her 27 March put
Shot 3.25kg – U13B A DYLAN MICHEL 2nd (PB 4.46m)
Discus 1kg – U15G A MIA GROOM 1st (PB 15.80m) adding 1.41m to her 2015 throw, B EVELYN BARTER 1st (13.10m), U17W A LOUISA PITSIALIS 2nd (21.13m), B ANUSHA BULMAN 1st (13.24m)
Discus 1.5kg – U17M A CHRISTIAN DUVERNEY 1st (PB 13.01m)
Javelin 400g – U13G B JUDY AGHOLOR 2nd (15.57m)
4x100m Relay – U11G 1st (64.71), U15G 1st (52.75), U17W 1st (54.07)
UPCOMING WINTER FIXTURES – These are the following main fixtures;
Road Relays – 11 September Middx & Herts YAs (Hayes) may include Seniors, 25 September Southern all age-groups (Bedford), 8 October National all age-groups (Birmingham), 25 March Southern Senior Men/Women 12/6 stage (Gravesend), 8 April National Senior Men/Women 12/6 stage (Birmingham).
Cross Country – Metropolitan League – 15 October Claybury, 12 November Stevenage, 3 December Wormwood Scrubs, 14 January Trent Park, 11 February Alexandra Palace. This season the first race starts at 12.45pm, also there are team results for the U11’s (4 to score).
North West London League – 24 September Horsenden Hill, 29 October Kingsbury, 26 November Trent Park, 18 February Parliament Hill, 4 March Wormwood Scrubs.
Regional/National/Overseas – 22 October Southern Relays (Wormwood Scrubs), 5 November National Relays (Probably Mansfield), 26 November European Trials (Liverpool), 11 December European Championships (Chia, Italy), 28 January Southern Championships (TBC), 25 February National Championships (Nottingham), 11 March CAU Inter County Championships (Birmingham), 18 March English Schools Championships (TBC), 26 March World Championships (Kampala, Uganda).
Other Races – 29 October Liddiard Trophy/North of the Thames (Kingsbury), 19 November London Championships/London Youth Games (Parliament Hill), 26 November Fraternity & Sorority Cups (Trent Park), 7 January Middlesex Championships (Hillingdon), 8 January Hertfordshire Championships (TBC), 23 April Virgin London & Mini Marathon.
Indoor Fixtures – Lee Valley commence from mid-December (all shown on fixture card), Southern & National Championships normally published around October/November.
Fixture Card & Information to be sent out by email, and on the SBH website early September.
HIGHGATE HARRIERS OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Thursday 8 September at Parliament Hill Fields. Please use this link to the SBH website – Home Page where you find all information and entry details http://sbharriers.co.uk/
CHARGES FOR USING ALLIANZ PARK – Saracens are currently in the process of updating and changing the membership system at Allianz Park. Once the new system is up and running, we will then advise you on what you have to do.
EMMA GOUGE is the Saracens Athletics Membership Manager, and any membership enquiries need to go to her at emmagouge@saracens.net Her telephone number is 020-3675-7210.
SARACENS SPORT FOUNDATION, SUMMER ATHLETICS CAMPS 2016
Saracens are running summer holiday camps this year, 4 days for 4-9 year olds and 4 days for 10-15 year olds. With Rio 2016 Olympics just around the corner, this is an opportunity for children to experience the Olympic spirit first hand and take part in its premier sport; athletics!
The camps are on the following dates:
22nd and 23rd August – 4-9 years
24th and 25th August – 10-15 years
To book or for any enquiries about the above parents can email athletics@allianzpark.com or call Emily Neilan on 07713 159 706 (work hours only – 9-5.30pm).
Emily Neilan | Athletics Run Activator – Allianz Park, Greenlands Lane, Hendon, London NW4 1RL
Contact details – DD +44 (0)203 675 7244 | M +44 (0)7713 159 706 | F +44 (0)1707 240 577 | E emilyneilan@saracens.net | W www.saracens.com
WELFARE OFFICER REQUIRED – GRACE CONROY was one of two of the clubs Welfare Officers based at Allianz Park, but whilst this is preferable, it’s not essential. (MIKE TUVEY is the other one). If you feel you are in a position to find out more about this challenging and rewarding role within the club, (although historically it has not been particularly onerous), please contact PHILIP CUNNINGHAM at billylow@ntlworld.com or BRYAN SMITH at bryan.smith4@yahoo.com
WELFARE OFFICER – ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES – Deal with confidential matters that may arise related to athletes and has an understanding and an appropriate way to such matters.
Responsible for the promotion of codes of conduct to members, parents and young people.
Receive, record and pass on to the NGB Child Protection officer, any concerns relating to the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults
To provide advice on the development of activities for young people within the club/organisation.
Support the registration of all personnel involved in activities for young people with the club/organisation (Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks.
Recognise the difference between poor practice according to club rules and matters that would be seen as a welfare issue.
SBH SUMMER FIXTURE CARD – Which was recently issued, can now be found on the SBH website. Please use this link http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-cards/ to which you can download/print the card and front sheet.
PHOTOGRAPHS – I would appreciate if you could send me any photographs, which I can then publish on the website and newsletter.
ENGLAND ATHLETICS NEWSLETTER – This is the link to the July Issue No.3 –
LONDON ATHLETICS NEWSLETTER – This is the link to the July Issue –
http://us7.campaign-archive2.com/?u=593e83c3ed041a839b72f1c09&id=4a7caf3f06&e=12c253a365
UPCOMING FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 4 WEEKS (TRACK & FIELD UNLESS STATED)
Contact details of all Track & Field Team Managers can be found on the SBH website. Please use this link http://sbharriers.co.uk/athletics/track-field/team-managers/
ENGLAND U17 & U15 COMBINED EVENTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 20 August and Sunday 21 August at the Bedford International Stadium, Barkers Lane, Bedford (Satnav MK41 9SB).
SOUTHERN U20 & U15 INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Sunday 21 August at the Horspath Athletics Track, Horspath Road, Oxford (Satnav OX4 2RR).
Note: Entrants are selected by their counties
WATFORD OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Wednesday 24 August at the Woodside Stadium, Horseshoe Lane, Watford (Satnav WD25 7HH). Events 7.00pm 200m, 7.15pm Long Jump, 7.30pm BMC, 8.05pm 1500m no times please over 5 minutes 30 seconds, 9.30pm 3000m no times please over 11 minutes 00 seconds.
For all entry information and ‘On the Day entry form’ please use this link http://www.watfordharriers.org.uk/indexnc.htm
LONDON INTER CLUB CHALLENGE (ALL AGE-GROUPS INCLUDING U13s) – The fourth of four fixtures takes place on Saturday 27 August at the Allianz Park, Greenlands Lane, Hendon (Satnav NW4 1RL). Is free to all members of Shaftesbury, but why not bring a friend and introduce him to athletics (there is a charge for non-members, £3 for the first event and £2 for subsequent events). Registration opens at 10.30am, and closes 30 minutes before the published start time. All events are for both male and female age-groups unless stated. The timetable is on the SBH website, please use this link to view/print http://sbharriers.co.uk/athletics/track-field/leagues/
Note: You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and register.
QUADKIDS – Takes place prior to the London Inter Club Challenge on Saturday 27 August.
CLYDE GORDON will be managing the event, with registration from 9.30am, first event starts at 10.00am, and completion around 11.30am, and is free to enter for Shaftesbury members and is £2 for non-members. Quadkids is primarily for school years 3 to 7 inclusive, ie age 7 to 12 and includes the four core disciplines of running (600m), throwing (Vortex Howler), jumping (Long Jump) and sprinting (75m). All are welcome and Parents you may be asked to join in by helping out on maybe one of the events.
ENGLAND U17 & U15 CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 27 August and Sunday 28 August at the Bedford International Stadium, Barkers Lane, Bedford (Satnav MK41 9SB).
RESULTS – TRACK & FIELD UNLESS STATED
The Burnham Beeches 10k (Road) took place at Farnham Common on 14 August
RUSSELL DEVITT V65 51st (1st V65 SB 53.58) taking 1minute 36 seconds off his 10 April time
The Burnham Beeches Half Marathon (Road) took place at Farnham Common on 14 August
BARRY CHISHOLM V55 132nd (3rd V55 SB 1:44.35) taking 51 seconds off his 13 March time
The Devon Open Series took place in Braunton on 14 August
800m – U15B FINN HARVEY 1st (2:12.20)
The Watford Open Meeting took place on 10 August
100m – SX 4 JAMES DAVIS U17 3rd (12.98 w0.7), SX 5 TRISTAN PROCIDA U15 1st (12.05 w-0.1),
400m – SX 2 JAMES DAVIS U17 4th (60.84), SX 4 MITTIO MOHAMMADIAN U15 1st (54.46), KIERAN MORELAND 4th (SB 55.53), RUFUS KENT U17 8th (SB 59.65) taking .45 of a second off his 17 April time, SX 6 TOM CAREY 7th (SB 54.27)
800m – SX 3 CHARLOTTE JOHNSTON U20 4th (PB 2:34.12) taking 12.06 seconds off her 2015 time, KAYLA MICHEL U17 6th (SB 2:35.74) taking 2.90 seconds off her 13 July time, SX 4 LIDIA KYRIACOU U17 8th (2:35.78), SX 7 GABRIELLA KYRIACOU U20 11th (SB 2:31.28), SX 8 DYLAN MICHEL U13 11th (PB 2:27.64) taking 1.14 seconds off his 13 July time, MIA GROOM U15 12th (2:28.87), SX 9 BINI BLOOM U15 10th (2:25.31), JAMES DAVIS U17 12th (2:30.71), SX 11 MATTI HARRIS U15 4th (PB 2:20.05) taking 4.35 seconds off his 8 May time, SX 13 GILAD NACHSHEN U13 2nd (PB 2:13.69) taking .31 of a second off his 7 August time, and is ranked UK No.3 U13 in 2016, SX 16 FINN HARVEY U13 8th (PB 2:09.65) taking .84 of a second off his 10 August time, SX 19 THOMAS BUTLER U20 (2nd Claim) 1st (PB 2:00.02) taking .46 of a second off his 2015 time, MATTHEW LEWIS U20 3rd (2:00.34), JOSEPH PEPPIATT U20 4th (PB 2:00.86) taking 1 second off his 13 July time, SX 20 KHALID-ALI AHMED U20 3rd (SB 1:58.59) taking 2.78 seconds off his 19 March time, MOHAMED ISMAIL MOHAMED 5th (SB 1:59.04) taking .93 of a second off his 18 May time, SX 21 BILLY KELSEY U23 1st (SB 1:55.78) taking 1.92 seconds off his 15 June time, TED NTIBAZONKIZA U23 9th (2:00.41), SX 24 HAMZA KADIR U17 9th (PB 1:54.42) taking 1.24 seconds off his 8 July time, and is ranked UK No.6 U17 in 2016
Shot 4kg – SW FIONA MCQUIRE U20 1st (8.51m)
Shot 5kg – U17M JAMES DAVIS U17 1st (7.90m)
The Charnwood Midweek Open Meeting took place in Loughborough on 10 August
Discus 1kg – SW A SHADINE DUQUEMIN U23 1st (50.71m)
Discus 2kg – SM A ZANE DUQUEMIN 1st (60.39m)
PARKRUN RESULTS
13 August – BARCLAY – RICHARD WILLIAMS 1st (New PB 17.44) 23rd parkrun – BATH SKYLINE – RICHARD SAMUEL V60 51st (New PB 23.20) 6th parkrun – BRUNDALL – JAMES DAVIS U17 12th (First Time 21.55) 15th parkrun – CROSBY – TOBY EDWARDS U11 22nd (28.13) 10th parkrun – GUILDFORD – JOHN DRYDEN V65 155th (25.50) 64th parkrun – HIGHBURY FIELDS – BARRY CHISHOLM V55 58th (22.31) 53rd parkrun – JERSEY – AMANDA BAILEY 31st (First Time 22.21) 3rd parkrun – LEICESTER VICTORIA – HUGH STARKEY V65 77th (First Time 28.39) 5th parkrun – OAK HILL – GABRIELLA KYRIACOU U17 24th (21.15) 33rd parkrun – PANSHANGER – RUSSELL DEVITT V65 85th (24.45) 56th parkrun – PARKE – CLAIRE HOBSON U15 132nd (First Time 34.56) 70th parkrun – ST ALBANS – BARRY WALSH V35 73rd (22.38) 4th parkrun – WIMBLEDON COMMON – JAMES FITZSIMMIONS V40 50th (21.25) 7th parkrun
PHOTOGRAPH’S– From time to time we have photographs of our members taken at meetings or presentations which we would like to use both on the website or incorporated within our report to our local newspaper. Can you please let me know if you do NOT want your photograph to be used.
SARACENS SPORT FOUNDATION – Little athletics programme is an athletics ‘Multi Skills’ programme for children aged 4-9 years. The programme is designed to teach children fundamental movement skills of athletics – running, jumping and throwing. The sessions are game based and as of September there will be a progression throughout the term. LAP runs on a Tuesday and Thursday from 4.30-5.30pm – Term time only.
1st Legacy athletics club is a pathway club for children aged 10-15 years new to athletics. Children are introduced to all the different athletics disciplines and have the opportunity to develop running, jumping and running skills that we hope they will then go onto use as a participant in the formal athletics club structure or in any other sport for activity they choose to progress to. The lead coach is Gintare Dargeviciute who brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the club. 1st Leg AC runs on a Tuesday and Thursday from 5.00–6.00pm – Term time only.
For full and contact details use this link to the SBH website – http://sbharriers.co.uk/
ALLIANZ PARK – Main Switchboard telephone number is 0203 675 7240.
CHARGES FOR USING ALLIANZ PARK – The current charges for using Allianz Park are as follows – Adult Daily entry fee £4.00 – Junior (U18) Daily entry fee £2.00 – Concession (Students and Over 65) Daily entry fee £3.00.
As a member of Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers you can apply for a form which will give you membership of Allianz Park, you can pick up the form from the reception at Allianz Park. Any official coach of Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers gains entry free of charge.
Charges for those with a membership form are as follows – Adult Daily entry fee £3.60, Monthly fee £22.00, Annual fee £264.00 – Junior (U18) Daily entry fee £1.80, Monthly fee £11.00, Annual fee £132.00 – Concession (Students and Over 65) Daily entry fee £2.70, Monthly fee £16.50, Annual fee £198.00.
All membership enquiries should be directed towards Isobel Dunnicliffe at athletics@allianzpark.com Isobel will also be at Allianz Park (Tuesday and Thursday Evenings) in the West Stand. Her direct phone number is 0203 675 7252.
Alan