Happy Birthday from Thursday 16 May to Wednesday 22 May – Malachi Amadi, Dave Bradley, Shaka Bunsie, Evan Campbell, Sienna Corbyn, John-Michael Diracles, Oliver Graham, Asha Horbacki, Faith Lamptey, Barney Mallandaine, Joshua Namiech-Oyebola, Emily Newnham, Gabriel Nwankwo, Arthur Phillips, Hannah Phillips, Issa Phillips-Pope, Lily Rachel and Jacob Sugarman
NEW CLUB RECORDS – Congratulations to HOLLY RYAN who broke her own Under 15 300m Club Record, at the Surrey County Championships at Kingston on Sunday 12 May. HOLLY smashed her own 300m time (40.02), taking .58 of a second off her (40.6) which she ran at the EYAL at Watford on 5 May. On the previous day HOLLY recorded a 200m windy Club Record (24.82 w2.6).
NEW CLUB RECORD – Congratulations to MALIA ANDERSON-WATSON who broke her own Under 15 Hammer 3kg Club Record, at the Middlesex County Championships at Lee Valley on Sunday 12 May. MALIA recorded (29.62m), adding 16cm to her (29.46m) which she threw at the EYAL at Watford on 5 May.
NEW CLUB RECORD – Congratulations to ROSALIND ZEFFERTT who equalled her own Women’s 60-64 Pole Vault Club Record (2.40m), at the Middlesex County Championships at Lee Valley on Sunday 12 May. ROSALIND recorded (2.40m) at the Middlesex Indoor Championships at Lee Valley on 16 March.
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS WEEKEND – Congratulations to the following Shaftesbury county title holders – Middlesex ANU JAIYEOLA U13 (100m, 200m and Long Jump), JOSHUA NYMAN U15 (100m and 200m), MOIESHA SAVAGE U15 (100m), PHOENIX LYON SM (100m and 200m), JAIAN SAUNDERS U17 (200m), TAMI GEORGE U17 (200m), MALACHI AMADI U20 (200m), DIJANI BARNOR U15 (300m), ADANNA MAZINWOSU U17 (300m), LARISSA WILSON U20 (400m), POSIE SHAW U17 (800m), JACOB CLEMENT U20 (800m), MYA MAIRS-INGRAM U20 (800m), DENNYS PASCAL U13 (1500m), RAFI GAYER U20 (1500m), CALLUM SYDENHAM U20 (5000m), SETH SAUNDERS U13 (75m Hurdles), NIA FORBES-AGYEPONG U20 (100m Hurdles), MACIE SUTHERLAND U17 (300m Hurdles), AZARIA NWANKWO U20 (400m Hurdles), ROSALIND ZEFFERTT V60 (High Jump), MILLI BRIDGMAN-ATHANASATOS U17 (Long Jump and Triple Jump), KENAN STEPHENS U23 (Triple Jump), ELSA SHABANI U17 (Shot), MILO RYNEHART U15 (Shot, Discus and Hammer), AKHAILA COLLINS U20 (Shot and Javelin), MALIA ANDERSON-WATSON U20 (Discus and Hammer), KEIRA LAKE-BRYAN U17 (Hammer), AMY CLEMENS SW (Hammer) – Hertfordshire NOAH VAN DEN BURGH U15 (Pole Vault), THOMAS ROBERTSON U17 (Pole Vault), ANGUS BROWN U20 (Pole Vault), BRIAN ANENE U20 (Shot) – Hampshire EVAN CAMPBELL SM (High Jump), GRACIE JENVEY U20 (Hammer) – Surrey HOLLY RYAN U15 (200m and 300m), PAUL OGUN SM (Long Jump) – Wiltshire LYDIA ROGERS SW (Long Jump and Triple Jump) – Yorkshire ROBERT SHIPLEY SM (800m)
ENGLAND ATHLETICS MAY THROWS NEWSLETTER – I recently received this months edition from NICK RIDGEON of EA.
The content is varied and interesting including upcoming events from May to August – EA Throws Newsletter May 2024
ENTRY FORMS FOR ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS – Which takes place at the Alexander Stadium, Birmingham from 19 to 21 July. The entry system will be open from w/c 3 June on Roster. The entry standards will be published on the England Athletics website in the next couple of weeks.
STATUS ON OPEN MEETINGS – These are the fixtures which are now open for you to enter yourself, which are as follows.
BFTA Series – 14 April Entries Closed, 19 May Closing Date 12 May and 2 June Closing Date 26 May, 23 June Closing Date 16 June (All entries on Opentrack)
Lee Valley – 24 April Entries Closed, 8 May Entries Closed, 22 May Closing Date 21 May, 5 June Closing Date 4 June (All entries on Opentrack)
Newham – 26 May Open To Enter, Closing Date 23 May (All entries on Entry4sports)
Watford – 17 April Entries Closed, 1 May Entries Closed, 15 May Closing Date 13 May, 29 May Closing Date 27 May (Entries on Roster Athletics)
Please remember there is a possibility that the limits may be taken up before the closing date.
SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS SUBSCRIPTIONS – Our new Club year started on 1 October 2023. The current SBH annual subscription is £80 and the current England Athletics annual registration from 1 April 2024 is £19. The current total is £99 and should be paid NOW to; ACCOUNT NAME: SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS, BANK: HSBC, ACCOUNT NUMBER: 41308378, SORT CODE: 400426 – Please advise GEOFF MORPHITIS by email (geoffrey.morphitis@capeandd.com) when payment has been made.
RESULTS
Just to clarify, that the results I publish can be different to those that are shown on the Power of 10. The differences relate to seasons and personal best performances. For example in the recent EYAL results, an athlete in the 200m ran (24.1), and on his profile his season’s best was shown as (23.88) indoors. As the 200m indoors and outdoors are totally different type of events, I had shown the (24.1) as a season’s best.
The Power of 10 publishes separate UK rankings for indoor and outdoor performances.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Lee Valley on 11-12 May
What a superb championships for Shaftesbury, and I believe it must be our best championships ever, with the most athletes competing and total county champions. The overall tables makes good reading – 1st Shaftesbury 33 Gold, 18 Silver, 9 Bronze, 2nd London Heathside 19, 10, 4, 3rd Thames Valley Harriers 16, 13, 17.
100m – U13B Straight Final LUCAS DAVIS U13 won the Silver Medal (13.65 w-0.3), SETH SAUNDERS U13 won the Bronze Medal (PB 14.46 w-0.3) taking .49 of a second off his 27 April time
100m – U13G H1 ANU JAIYEOLA U13 1st (PB 12.86 w1.1) taking .28 of a second off her 2023 time, in the Final ANU won the Gold Medal (13.0 w-0.5)
100m – U15B H1 JOSHUA NYMAN U15 1st (11.4 w1.8), BEN BAMISAIYE U15 4th (PB 12.8 w1.8) taking .2 of a second off his 5 May time, H2 LANI JAIYEOLA U17 1st (12.2 w-0.1), LOUIS XUN U17 2nd (12.3 w-0.1), in the Final JOSHUA won the Gold Medal (11.4 w1.8), BEN finished 4th (PB 12.8 w1.8) taking .2 of a second off his 5 May time
100m – U15W H3 MOIESHA SAVAGE U15 1st (PB 12.5 w0.9) taking .04 of a second off her 2023 time, and is ranked UK No.7 U15 in 2024, AARA KAMARA U15 2nd (PB 12.8 w0.9), KYRA WILLIAMS U15 5th (PB 14.0 w0.9) taking .62 of a second off her 2023 time, in the Final MOIESHA won the Gold Medal (12.5 w2.1) equalling her H3 time
100m – U17M H1 ALEX KONSTANTARAS U17 (2nd Claim) 2nd (PB 10.91 w2.1) taking .38 of a second off his 14 April time, JAIAN SAUNDERS U17 3rd (PB 11.01 w2.1) taking .19 of a second off his 14 April time, NATHAN HOWELL U17 4th (PB 11.20 w2.1) taking .10 of a second off his 5 May time, H2 ASHER ESCOBAR U17 7th (12.28 w0.0), in the Final ALEX won the Silver Medal (11.03 w0.0), JAIAN finished 5th (11.19 w0.0), NATHAN finished 6th (11.39 w0.0)
100m – U17W H1 MAKAYLA BRAI-ALOYE U17 1st (PB 12.29 w0.2) taking .21 of a second off her 2023 time, in the Final MAKAYLA won the Silver Medal (12.28 w0.0) taking .01 of a second off her H1 time
100m – U20M H1 JOSEPH GOATER U20 2nd (PB 11.3 w-1.3) taking .23 of a second off his 28 April time, RUBEN CARDOSO U20 3rd (PB 11.3 w-1.3) taking .07 of a second off his 14 April time, H2 OLIVER LAURENS U20 2nd (PB 11.1 nwr) taking .24 of a second off his 28 April time, in the Final OLIVER won the Silver Medal (PB 11.00 w1.8) taking .1 of a second off his H2 time, RUBEN won the Bronze Medal (PB 11.29 w1.8) taking .01 of a second off his H1 time
100m – U20W H2 NIA FORBES-AGYEPONG U20 2nd (PB 12.43 w0.0) taking .22 of a second off her 2023 time, in the Final NIA finished 4thl (12.48 w0.0)
100m – SM H1 PHOENIX LYON 1st (SB 10.67 w1.6) in the Final PHOENIX won the Gold Medal (SB 10.63 w0.3) taking .04 of a second off his H1 time
100m – SW H1 SHEREEN CHARLES V35 3rd (SB 12.77 w-2.7), ROSALIND ZEFFERTT V60 4th (SB 16.49 w-2.7) in the Final SHEREEN finished 6th (SB 12.70 w2.0) taking .07 of a second off her H1 time, and is ranked UK No.1 V35 in 2024, ROSALIND finished 8th (SB 16.17 w2.0) taking .32 of a second off her H1 time, and is ranked UK No.7 V60 in 2024
200m – U13B Straight Final LUCAS DAVIS U13 won the Bronze Medal (PB 27.47 w0.9) taking 2.23 seconds off his 14 April time, HARRISON HENDERSON U13 finished 5th (29.15 w0.9)
200m – U13G H1 KAYIKUNMI OMIDIJI U13 3rd (PB 27.63 w-0.3) taking .50 of a second off her 2023 time, H2 ANU JAIYEOLA U13 1st (PB 26.42 w2.1) taking 1.07 seconds off her 2023 time, in the Final ANU won the Gold Medal (26.49 w-0.8)
200m – U15B Straight Final JOSHUA NYMAN U15 won the Gold Medal (23.31 w0.5)
200m – U17M H1 JAIAN SAUNDERS U17 1st (23.00 w-0.3) in the Final JAIAN won the Gold Medal (22.66 w-3.4)
200m – U17W Straight Final TAMI GEORGE U17 won the Gold Medal (24.52 w-0.7)
200m – U20M H2 MALACHI AMADI U20 1st (22.49 w-0.7) in the Final MALACHI won the Gold Medal (22.50 w-0.4)
200m – U20W Straight Final ZULEIKHA COLLINS U20 4th (PB 26.88 w1.5), AKHAILA COLLINS U20 5th (PB 28.00 w1.5)
200m – SM H3 PHOENIX LYON 2nd (SB 21.74 w0.3) in the Final PHOENIX won the Gold Medal (SB 21.20 w1.5) taking .54 of a second off his H3 time
300m – U15B Straight Final DIJANI BARNOR U15 won the Gold Medal (45.86)
300m – U17W Straight Final ADANNA MAZINWOSU U17 won the Gold Medal (PB 41.3) taking .80 of a second off her 2023 time, ELLA BUCKLEY U17 5th (SB 42.0) taking .67 of a second off her 28 April time
400m – U20M Straight Final MATEI FRUNZA U20 won the Silver Medal (53.96)
400m – U20W Straight Final LARISSA WILSON U20 won the Gold Medal (PB 57.24) taking 2.88 seconds off her 2022 time, CHARLOTTE HARRIS U20 (2nd Claim) won the Silver Medal (SB 58.27) taking 4.35 seconds off her 28 April time, LOLA MCCANN-EZEKIEL U20 6th (PB 63.43) taking 1.17 seconds off her 28 April time
800m – U13B Straight Final HARRISON HENDERSON U13 won the Silver Medal (PB 2:26.53) taking 5.67 seconds off his 27 April time
800m – U13G Straight Final SIENNA DARCY U13 5th (PB 2:34.79) taking 5.51 seconds off her 5 May time, ISABELLE HUDSON U13 8th (PB 2:46.86) taking 10.90 seconds off her 2023 time, ABIGAIL ROSS U13 10th (PB 2:47.75) taking 2.85 seconds off her 5 May time
800m – U15B Straight Final OMAR MIAH U15 9th (PB 2:22.81), JACOB SUGARMAN U15 10th (PB 2:38.28)
800m – U15G Straight Final ELIZABETH OTHULO U15 6th (2:30.66)
800m – U17M Straight Final AMITAI BLOOM U17 5th (PB 2:12.4) taking 3.4 seconds off his 5 May time, YEDIDYA MAXWELL U17 6th (2:13.4)
800m – U17W Straight Final POSIE SHAW U17 won the Gold Medal (2:14.34)
800m – U20M Straight Final JACOB CLEMENT U20 won the Gold Medal (PB 1:58.24) taking .45 of a second off his 2023 time, PETER BAVEL-ZAYATS U20 6th (SB 2:07.93)
800m – U20W Straight Final MYA MAIRS-INGRAM U20 won the Gold Medal (SB 2:09.33) taking 5.07 seconds off her 17 April time, and is ranked UK No.7 U20 in 2024, LARISSA WILSON U20 4th (PB 2:12.26) equalling her 2023 time
1500m – U13B Straight Final DENNYS PASCAL U13 won the Gold Medal (PB 4:42.23) taking 8.47 seconds off his 14 April time, and is ranked UK No.3 U13 in 2024, BEN KASPAR U13 won the Silver Medal (PB 4:47.86) taking 21.54 seconds off his 2023 time
1500m – U13G Straight Final LUCIA CASALENUOVO U13 4th (PB 5:35.36) taking 5.04 seconds off her 2023 time, GRACE ROONEY U13 5th (PB 5:39.08) taking 9.32 seconds off her 14 April time
1500m – U15B Final 1 CALEB HILTON U15 5th (PB 4:32.21) taking 4.76 seconds off his 2023 time, JESSE ABRAHAMS U15 6th (PB 4:32.61) taking 5.63 seconds off his 1 May time, Final 2 LADDIE SHAW U15 6th (4:56.37), EDWARD PASCAL U15 7th (SB 4:59.36)
1500m – U15G Straight Final AMBER JACKSON U15 5th (PB 5:16.38) taking 4.72 seconds off her 5 May time
1500m – U17M Straight Final ARTHUR PHILLIPS U17 won the Silver Medal (PB 4:11.52) taking 7.08 seconds off his 28 April time, EUAN PHILLIPS U17 won the Bronze Medal (PB 4:15.10) taking 9.50 seconds off his 28 April time, JARED MORRIS U17 6th (PB 4:36.61) taking 20.34 seconds off his 2022 time
1500m – U20M Straight Final RAFI GAYER U20 won the Gold Medal (4:13.92), TOMMY NARVAEZ-WHITE U20 won the Bronze Medal (PB 4:18.86) taking 19.44 seconds off his 2023 time, CALLUM SYDENHAM U20 (2nd Claim) 4th (SB 4:21.43) taking .42 of a second off his 5 May time, NOAH CLARKE U20 (2nd Claim) 5th (PB 4:23.33) taking 4.51 seconds off his 3 April time
3000m – U17M Straight Final John-MICHAEL DIRACLES U17 won the Silver Medal (PB 9:47.74) taking 11.42 seconds off his 17 April time
5000m – U20M Straight Final CALLUM SYDENHAM U20 (2nd Claim) won the Gold Medal (PB 17:46.82) taking .42 of a second off his 5 May time
75m Hurdles – U13B Straight Final SETH SAUNDERS U13 won the Gold Medal (15.38 w2.6)
75m Hurdles – U15G Straight Final KYRA WILLIAMS U15 won the Bronze Medal (12.53 w2.6)
100m Hurdles – U17M Straight Final ASHER ESCOBAR U17 4th (PB 16.10 w0.5) taking .40 of a second off his 14 April time
100m Hurdles – U20W Straight Final NIA FORBES-AGYEPONG U20 won the Gold Medal (PB 14.38 w0.4) taking .31 of a second off her 28 April time, and is ranked UK No.6 U20 in 2024, ALINA COFIE U20 won the Silver Medal (PB 14.43 w0.4) taking .13 of a second off her 28 April time, and is ranked UK No.8 U20 in 2024, AZARIA NWANKWO U20 won the Bronze Medal (15.06 w0.4)
300m Hurdles – U17W Straight Final MACIE SUTHERLAND U17 won the Gold Medal (PB 46.62) taking .23 of a second off her 2023 time, and is ranked UK No.6 U20 in 2024, TAYLA ROBINSON (DQ)
400m Hurdles – U20W Straight Final AZARIA NWANKWO U20 won the Gold Medal (PB 66.70) taking 1.32 seconds off her 2023 time, LOLA MCCANN-EZEKIEL U20 won the Silver Medal (PB 77.64)
High Jump – U20W Straight Final ZULEIKHA COLLINS U20 won the Silver Medal (PB 1.55m), AKHAILA COLLINS U20 4th (PB 1.40m)
High Jump – SW Straight Final ROSALIND ZEFFERTT V60 won the Gold Medal (1.00m)
Pole Vault – SW Straight Final ROSALIND ZEFFERTT V60 4th (PB 2.40m) equalling her 16 March height, and is ranked UK No.1 V60 in 2024
Long Jump – U13G Straight Final ANU JAIYEOLA U13 won the Gold Medal (PB 4.42m w-0.9) adding 1cm to her 2023 jump, KAYIKUNMI OMIDIJI U13 5th (PB 4.18m w1.1), EDIE REDDIE-RODDY U13 9th (2.59m w-2.1)
Long Jump – U17W Straight Final MILLI BRIDGMAN-ATHANASATOS U17 won the Gold Medal (PB 4.99m nwr) adding 24cm to her 10 March jump
Long Jump – U20W Straight Final AKHAILA COLLINS U20 won the Bronze Medal (PB 4.53m w0.0) adding 31cm to her 28 April height, ZULEIKHA COLLINS U20 4th (PB 4.49m w-0.5) adding 93cm to her 28 April height
Triple Jump – U17W Straight Final MILLI BRIDGMAN-ATHANASATOS U17 won the Gold Medal (PB 10.17m w-0.4) adding 23cm to her 10 March jump
Triple Jump – SM Straight Final KENAN STEPHENS U23 won the Gold Medal (SB 14.06m w-1.4)
Triple Jump – SW Straight Final ROSALIND ZEFFERTT V60 won the Silver Medal (7.40m w-2.4)
Shot 3kg – U17W Straight Final ELSA SHABANI U17 won the Gold Medal (11.73m), KEIRA LAKE-BRYAN U17 won the Silver Medal (SB 10.39m) adding 30cm to her 30 March put
Shot 4kg – U15B Straight Final MILO RYNEHART U15 won the Gold Medal (PB 13.10m) adding 13cm to his 27 April jump, and is ranked UK No.6 U15 in 2024
Shot 4kg – U20W Straight Final AKHAILA COLLINS U20 won the Gold Medal (PB 7.90m), ZULEIKHA COLLINS U20 won the Silver Medal (PB 7.26m)
Shot 4kg – SW Straight Final CHEUK-WING CHAN V35 4th (5.99m)
Discus 1kg – U15G Straight Final MALIA ANDERSON-WATSON U15 won the Gold Medal (21.39m)
Discus 1kg – U17W Straight Final ELKIE BAKER U17 (2nd Claim) won the Silver Medal (33.80m)
Discus 1.25kg – U15B Straight Final MILO RYNEHART U15 won the Gold Medal (PB 36.02m) adding 28cm to his 27 April throw, and is ranked UK No.5 U15 in 2024
Hammer 3kg – U15G Straight Final MALIA ANDERSON-WATSON U15 won the Gold Medal (PB 29.62m) adding 16cm to her 5 May throw
Hammer 3kg – U17W Straight Final KEIRA LAKE-BRYAN U17 won the Gold Medal (45.48m), ELSA SHABANI U17 won the Silver Medal (42.47m)
Hammer 4kg – U15B Straight Final MILO RYNEHART U15 won the Gold Medal (44.34m)
Hammer 4kg – SW Straight Final AMY CLEMENS won the Gold Medal (PB 51.37m) adding 2.29m to her 2017 throw
Javelin 400g – U13G Straight Final KAYIKUNMI OMIDIJI U13 won the Silver Medal (PB 15.88m) adding 3.71m to her 14 April throw
Javelin 600g – U20W Straight Final AKHAILA COLLINS U20 won the Gold Medal (PB 26.81m), ZULEIKHA COLLINS U20 won the Bronze Medal (PB 25.40m)
Javelin 800g – U20M Straight Final MILO GREGSON U20 won the Silver Medal (PB 43.52m)
HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Watford on 11-12 May
An excellent championships for our 6 athletes, who won 4 county titles and 2 silver medals.
400m – U17M Straight Final JOE COX U17 won the Silver Medal (PB 53.14) taking .46 of a second off his 5 May time
80m Hurdles – U17W Straight Final EVA HIGSON U17 won the Silver Medal (PB 12.47 w-0.2) taking .13 of a second off his 5 May time
Pole Vault – U15B Straight Final NOAH VAN DEN BURGH U15 won the Gold Medal (3.00m)
Pole Vault – U17M Straight Final THOMAS ROBERTSON U17 won the Gold Medal (3.60m)
Pole Vault – U20M Straight Final ANGUS BROWN U20 won the Gold Medal (4.00m)
Shot 6kg – U20M Straight Final BRIAN ANENE U20 won the Gold Medal (PB 11.80m) adding 51cm to his 3 February put
DEVON COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Exeter on 12 May
1500m – SM Straight Final KIT EVANS LOMBE won the Bronze Medal (PB 4:07.46) taking 12.34 seconds off his 2019 time
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Portsmouth on 11-12 May
High Jump – SM Straight Final EVAN CAMPBELL won the Gold Medal (1.85m)
Discus 2kg – SM Straight Final EVAN CAMPBELL 5th (35.03m)
Hammer 4kg – U20W Straight Final GRACIE JENVEY won the Gold Medal (46.37m)
Javelin 800g – SM Straight Final EVAN CAMPBELL won the Bronze Medal (49.42m)
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Corby on 11-12 May
Shot 4kg – SW Straight Final ALEXANDRA BALTAZAR-HALL U23 won the Silver Medal (11.55m)
Discus 1kg – SW Straight Final ALEXANDRA BALTAZAR-HALL U23 won the Bronze Medal (45.38m)
SURREY COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Kingston on 11-12 May
100m – SM H1 ZANSON PLUMMER 1st (10.51 w1.0) in the Final ZANSON won the Bronze Medal (10.51 w1.8)
200m – U15G H5 HOLLY RYAN U15 2nd (PB 25.71 w0.2) taking .09 of a second off her 14 April time, in Semi-Final 1 HOLLY finished 1st (PB 25.48 w-0.7) taking .23 of a second off her H5 time, in the Final HOLLY won the Gold Medal (PB 24.82 w2.6) taking .66 of a second off her SF1 time, and is ranked UK No.8 U15 in 2024
300m – U15G H3 HOLLY RYAN U15 1st (42.90) in the Final HOLLY won the Gold Medal (PB 40.02) taking .58 of a second off her 5 May time, and is ranked UK No.2 U15 in 2024
Long Jump – SM Straight Final PAUL OGUN (HCA) won the Gold Medal (7.17m w2.8) taking 9cm off his 9 March time
Discus 2kg – SM Straight Final REUBEN VAUGHAN won the Silver Medal (46.07m), ANTHONY SOALLA-BELL V45 8th (SB 25.55m) and is ranked UK No.10 V45 in 2024
Shot 7.26kg – SM Straight Final ANTHONY SOALLA-BELL V45 won the Bronze Medal (SB 10.22m) and is ranked UK No.9 V45 in 2024, REUBEN VAUGHAN (NM)
WILTSHIRE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Swindon on 10-11 May
200m – SW Straight Final LYDIA ROGERS 4th (SB 28.42 w0.0)
Long Jump – SW Straight Final LYDIA ROGERS won the Gold Medal (SB 4.54m nwr) adding 13cm to her 14 April jump
Triple Jump – SW Straight Final LYDIA ROGERS won the Gold Medal (SB 8.28m nwr)
Shot 4kg – SW Straight Final LYDIA ROGERS won the Silver Medal (PB 7.84m) adding 77cm to her 2021 put
YORKSHIRE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Swindon on 10-11 May
800m – SM Straight Final ROBERT SHIPLEY (HCA) won the Gold Medal (1:53.24)
YALE TWILIGHT – Took place at New Haven, Connecticut, USA on 11 May
200m – SW LARISSA GILES U23 (Yale University) 1st (26.91 w-0.5)
JAMAICA ATHLETICS INVITATIONAL MEET – Took place at Kingston, Jamaica on 11 May
200m – SM ZHARNEL HUGHES 1st (SB 19.96 w1.1) taking .44 of a second off his 16 March time, and is ranked UK No.1 in 2024
PUMA NITRO LANGE LAUFNACHT – Took place at Karlsruhe, Germany on 11 May
3000m Steeplechase – SM 3 MARK PEARCE 11th (SB 8:27.85) and is ranked UK No.3 in 2024
TER SPECKE BOKAAL – Took place at Lisse, Netherlands on 11 May
Javelin 800g – SM DANIEL BAINBRIDGE 4th (68.76m)
BIG WEST CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at San Luis Obispo, California, USA on 10-11 May
Pole Vault – SM GLEN QUAYLE U23 (Long Beach State University) 7th (4.57m)
PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Boulder, Colorado, USA on 10-11 May
Decathlon – SM JAMI SCHLUETER U23 (University of Washington) 2nd (7764 points) – 100m (10.87 w-0.5), 400m (49.26), 1500m (4:47.39), 110m Hurdles (SB 14.39 w0.5) taking .25 of a second of his 18 April time, and is ranked UK No.3 U23 in 2024, High Jump (1.91m), Pole Vault (4.09m), Long Jump (7.20m w1.3), Shot 7.26kg (PB 14.59m) adding 17cm to his 17 April put, and is ranked UK No.9 U23 in 2024, Discus 2kg (41.19m), Javelin 800g (PB 56.48m) adding 4.34m to his 2023 throw, and is ranked UK No.10 U23 in 2024
FRANSON LAST CHANCE – Took place at Azusa, California, USA on 9-11 May
400m – SM 1 MICHAEL OHIOZE 1st (PB 45.98) taking .12 of a second off his 2023 time, and is ranked UK No.2 in 2024
BIRMINGHAM MID WEEK OPEN – Took place at Birmingham on 8 May
400m – SM 2 COLUMBA BLANGO T20/F20 2nd (50.66)
PARKRUN – Can you make sure that you are registered as ‘Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers’, as the link I use to select all results only shows SBH athletes. If anyone is also officiating can you please contact me and advise me where and when.
PARKRUNS MILESTONE VESTS – You can purchase these from 50 to 500, this is the link – https://shop.parkrun.com/collections/milestone-run-walk-vests
PARKRUNS IN THE UK – Last Saturday at parkruns in the UK, there were…
1,203 events – 237,761 walkers, joggers, runners and volunteers – 13,453 first timers – 30,852 PBs
COMPLETELY USELESS RANDOM FACT – Did you know that so far in May, over 30,000 new people have registered for parkrun!
PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Aldenham on 11 May.
PAUL LEWIS V50 2nd (20.00) this was his 214th Parkrun
PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Ally Pally on 11 May.
JOEL PHILLIPS V45 24th (PB 20.47) this was his 96th Parkrun
PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Beacon Hill Country Park on 11May.
RUFUS KENT U23 2nd (20.19) this was his 60th Parkrun
PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Canons Park on 11May.
ADAM O’GORMAN U17 1st (PB 15.59) this was his 15th Parkrun, EMMA MCCLUSKEY U20 (2nd Claim) 13th (21.07) this was her 39th Parkrun
PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Cassiobury Park on 11May.
MATTHEW MAY U15 8th (19.12) this was his 3rd Parkrun
PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Exmouth on 11 May.
ESTEFANIA PALANCA U20 230th (PB 29.02) this was her 6th Parkrun
PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Hackney Marshes on 11 May.
BARRY CHISHOLM V65 237th (26.32) this was his 330th Parkrun
PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Harrow on 11May.
LILY JANMOHAMED U11 47th (PB 23.48) this was her 13th Parkrun
PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Harrow Lodge on 11May.
JO KENT V55 10th (21.39) this was her 138th Parkrun
PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Lake Claremont, Perth, Australia on 11 May.
STUART MOORE V60 107th (35.47) this was his 227th Parkrun
PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Maidstone River on 11 May.
CLIFF GOLDING V65 138th (27.40) this was his 167th Parkrun
PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Oak Hill on 11 May.
BRADLEY SINGER V35 20th (21.24) this was his 270th Parkrun, LILY RACHEL U23 80th (24.00) this was her 15th Parkrun, STUART SINGER V60 106th (25.14) this was his 420th Parkrun
UPCOMING TRACK AND FIELD FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 5 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 16 MAY UNTIL WEDNESDAY 19 JUNE – The SBH 2024 Summer Fixture Card can be found on the SBH website, in which you can Access/Print a copy for future reference. Also the majority of fixtures Information can be found on the SBH Website under the ‘Fixtures and Results’ section.
SUMMER OPEN MEETINGS 2024 – The link will open the document that has the dates for all fixture dates for BFTA, Lee Valley, Newham and Watford fixtures and updated up to the 9 May – All Summer Open Meetings 2024 Updated 16 May 2024
The Information including how to enter for each fixture, will be published below as and when known.
WORLD PARA ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place from Friday 17 May to Sunday 25 May at Kobe, Japan.
Link to their website for all information – https://en.kobe2022wpac.org/schedule/
NIGHT OF THE 10000m PBs – Takes place on Saturday 18 May at Parliament Hill Fields Athletics Track, London (Satnav NW3 2JP).
Established in 2013, the 2022 races incorporates the UK 10,000m Championships. Taking place at Parliament Hill Athletics Track, it will also provide a key performance indicator for athletes targeting the Olympic Games in Paris later in the summer. Free for spectators against a backdrop of music and entertainment, the high-quality open races are sure to be an event for all the family
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Events 800m and 10000m
Link to entries – https://www.nightofthe10kpbs.com/race-entry/
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on the day, and there is a possibility that the limits will be taken up well before the race day.
MIDDLESEX YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE – The second fixture of four takes place on Sunday 19 May at the Perival Park Athletics Track, Stockdove Way, Perivale, Greenford (Satnav UP6 8TJ).
Age-Groups Under 13, 15 & 17 Men/Women.
Note: You will have to be selected by your Team Manager.
To Be Confirmed: Those athletes who wish to compete as a non-scorer, please contact your Team Manager no later than Thursday 16 May as the declarations have to be in on Friday 17 May.
LOUGHBOROUGH INTERNATIONAL – Takes place on Sunday 19 May at the Loughborough University Track, Ashby Road, Loughborough (Satnav LE11 3TU).
Age-Groups Under U20 & Senior Men/Women.
Note: There are Guest Entries, but limited, this is the link https://www.lboro.ac.uk/sport/sports/athletics/loughborough-international-athletics/
BFTTA OUTDOOR SERIES – Takes place on Sunday 19 May TBC at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR)
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Entry is via Open Track – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2024/GBR/bft11111/
Entries Closed
LEE VALLLEY 100M/200M SPRINTS NIGHT – Takes place on Wednesday 22 May at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR)
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Timetable 19.00pm 100m, 20.00pm 200m estimated start time, or 20 minutes after the end of the last 100m race.
Entry is via Open Track – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2024/GBR/lvac100200-2/
Entries Closing Date Tuesday 21 May
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on the day, and there is a possibility that the limits will be taken up well before the race day.
BIGISH JUMPS AND THROWS FESTIVAL – Takes place on Saturday 25 May at the Horspath Athletics and Sports Ground, HorspathRoad, Oxford. (Satnav OX4 2RR)
Age-Groups Under U20 & Senior Men/Women.
Events – Triple Jump: 10.60m women / 12.90m men, High Jump: 1.45m women / 1.65m men, Long Jump: 5.25m women / 6.50m men, Shot Put for Seniors and U18 athletes, Discus for Seniors and U18 athletes
Link for entries – www.bedfordgames.co.uk
Entries Closing Date Monday 20 May
Note: You will have to enter yourselves and pay the appropriate fee
UK YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE PREMIER SOUTH – The second fixture of three takes place on Sunday 26 May at the Jarman Park Athletics Track, Hemel Hempstead (Satnav HP2 4JS).
Age-Groups Under 17 & U20 Men/Women.
Link to the timetable –UKYDL UAG Timetable 2024
Note: You will have to be selected by your respective Team Manager
NEWHAM OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Sunday 26 May at the London Marathon Community Track, Marshgate Lane, London (Satnav E20 8ST)
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Timetable – TBC
Entry is via Open Track, not open as yet –
Entries Closing Date TBC
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on the day, and there is a possibility that the limits will be taken up well before the race day.
WATFORD OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Wednesday 29 May at the Woodside Stadium, Horseshoe Lane, Watford (Satnav WD25 7HH).
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Timetable – TBC
Link to entries on roster athletics, not open as yet –
Entries Closing Date TBC
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on the day, and there is a possibility that the limits will be taken up well before the race day.
NATIONAL ATHLETIC LEAGUE – The first of four fixtures takes place on Saturday 1 June at the Chelmsford Melbourne Park Athletics Centre, Salerno Way, Chelmsford (Satnav CM1 2EH).
Age-Groups Under U20 & Senior Men/Women.
This is the link to the timetable – NAL Championship Timetable 2024.docx
Note: You will have to be selected by your Team Manager
EASTERN YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE ROUND 3 – The third of four fixtures takes place on Sunday 2 June at the Sandy Upper School Track, Engayne Avanue, Sandy (Satnav SG19 1BL).
Age-Groups Under U13, U15 & U17 Men/Women.
Link to the timetable – EYAL Timetable 2024 For Matchess 1 and 3
Note: You will have to be selected by your Team Manager, Those athletes who wish to compete as a non-scorer, please contact your Team Manager no later than Thursday 30 May as the declarations have to be in on Friday 31 May
EUROPEAN ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place from Friday 7 June to Wednesday 12 June in Rome, Italy.
SOUTHERN U20 AND SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 8 June and Sunday 9 June at the Thames Valley Athletics Centre, Pococks Lane, Eton (Satnav SL4 6HN).
Link to entries on roster athletics – https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/about?id=25020
Entries Closing Date Tuesday 28 May
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on the day, and there is a possibility that the limits will be taken up well before the race day.
WATFORD OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Wednesday 12 June at the Woodside Stadium, Horseshoe Lane, Watford (Satnav WD25 7HH).
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Timetable – TBC
Link to entries on roster athletics, although entries not open yet –
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on the day, and there is a possibility that the limits will be taken up well before the race day.
MIDDLESEX YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE – The third fixture of four takes place on Sunday 16 June at Bannister Outdoors Sports Centre, Birch Park, Harrow (Satnav HA3 6SP)
Age-Groups Under 13, 15 & 17 Men/Women.
Note: You will have to be selected by your Team Manager.
To Be Confirmed: Those athletes who wish to compete as a non-scorer, please contact your Team Manager no later than Thursday 13 June as the declarations have to be in on Friday 14 June
ELIUD KIPCOGE SELECTED FOR FIFTH OLYMPICS – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.
The double Olympic marathon champion will have the chance to make history in Paris. ELIUD KIPCHOGE has the opportunity to become the first marathon runner in history to win three Olympic gold medals, after being picked for the team by Athletics Kenya and the National Olympics Committee of Kenya. The 39-year-old Kenyan, who became Olympic marathon champion at both Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, is currently tied on two golds with ABEBE BIKILA (1960 and 1964) and WALDEMAR CIERPINSKI (1976 and 1980). No athlete has ever claimed three Olympic titles over 26.2 miles and KIPCHOGE now has the chance to stand alone at Paris 2024. “I always say the Olympic dream is a special dream,” KIPCHOGE said on his Instagram. “The Olympic Games is what we all dream of as little kids starting out with our sport and is what motivates us the most today. “I am beyond proud to be selected for the Kenyan team for the fifth time in my life. After winning the marathon gold medal in Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo, my focus will now be on Paris!”
As well as two Olympic golds in the marathon, KIPCHOGE also boasts a couple of track medals. At his first Games – Athens 2004 – a 20-year-old KIPCHOGE finished behind HICHAM EL GUERROUJI and KENENISA BEKELE over 5000m. Then, at Beijing 2008, the Kenyan finished behind BEKELE again in the 5000m, this time claiming a silver medal. A seventh-place finish in the Kenyan 5000m trial meant that KIPCHOGE failed to qualify for London 2012. He then of course switched to the marathon and the rest was history. KIPCHOGE held the world marathon record on two different occasions, over a five year period. At the 2018 Berlin Marathon, he broke DENNIS KIMETTO’S best mark of (2:02:57) with a stunning (2:01:39). Four years later in the German capital, KIPCHOGE lowered his own time by 30 seconds to (2:01:09).
It took a masterful run from the late KELVIN KIPTUM – a (2:00:35) at the Chicago Marathon – to dethrone KIPCHOGE at the top of the all-time list. Between 2014 and 2019, KIPCHOGE won all 10 marathons he entered but the Kenyan has recently struggled to replicate that perfect form. The double Olympic champion won in Berlin last September but finished sixth at last year’s Boston Marathon and then placed tenth at this season’s Tokyo Marathon, the latter being his worst result over 26.2 miles. Two domestic challengers KIPCHOGE will face in Paris will be BENSON KIPRUTO and ALEX MUTISO. KIPRUTO is a triple major marathon winner, having claimed victory in Boston in 2021, Chicago in 2022 and in Tokyo this year. His win in Boston, a similar kind of gradient to the Paris Olympic course, could prove significant.
MUTISO meanwhile won the recent London Marathon, pulling away from the now 41-year-old BEKELE in the final stages in the British capital. Like KIPCHOGE, PERES JEPCHIRCHIR will be aiming to retain her Olympic crown. If the 30-year-old was to claim Olympic gold in Paris, she’d become the first female marathon runner in history to become Olympic marathon champion twice. JEPCHIRCHIR beat three out of the four fastest women in history – TIGIST ASSEFA, RUTH CHEPNG’ETICH and BRIGID KOSGEI – to win the recent London Marathon, backing up her sucesses in New York in 2021 and Boston in 2022.
KOSGEI has herself been picked for the Kenyan Olympic team and as well as being the former world record-holder with (2:14:04), is also a five-time major marathon champion. The favourite for gold however could end up being HELLEN OBIRI, who is a New York and double Boston Marathon winner. OBIRI is also a double Olympic 5000m silver medallist and world champion. The reserves on the Kenyan team are TIMOTHY KIPLAGAT and KARAN LOKEDI. The men’s Olympic marathon will take place on August 10 and the women’s event will be a day later, closing the athletics action at the Games.
COACHING CONVERSATIONS WITH FRANK DICK – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently. Photograph of FRANK DICK with DALEY THOMPSON taken by MARK SHEARMAN.
The former UK Athletics Director of Coaching talks about his philosophy, the role of the coach and why people skills are becoming a key tool. There are few people who could match FRANK DICK’S depth of involvement in coaching. The former national coach in Scotland, from 1979 to 1994 he was the British Athletics Federation’s Director of Coaching, as well as personal coach to two-time Olympic decathlon champion DALEY THOMPSON. A motivational sport, business and performance speaker, DICK has also worked across a range of sports and organisations, and currently serves as Chair of the Global Athletics Coaches Academy, created on behalf of World Athletics.
How did your coaching journey start – I went to Royal High School in Edinburgh and ran the under-16s half-mile at one school championships, finishing third. I really thought I could do something in athletics. I got selected for the school team for a competition that was coming up against George Watson’s school. I think I finished first in that race and that sold me. I persuaded my mum and dad to pay to let me go to the Scottish Schoolboys course and I can still remember this giant of a guy called TONY CHAPMAN, who was the Scottish national coach. I worshipped him because he was coming out with so much wisdom that no other person in the world had ever spoken like this before. And at the back of my mind, probably then, I wanted to be a coach. I had a passion for athletics but I developed an even deeper passion for understanding more about it and for passing that on.
How do you view the role of the coach – I think a coach’s function is to create a learning environment. But for what reason? It’s to create a process for the athlete to take ownership of their development and of their performance. If we broaden it further, taking the holistic side, that doesn’t apply to just helping you to perform better in the arena, but to perform better in life. I really embraced [American basketball coach] JOHN WOODEN’S concept of what a coach’s job is when he said it’s to take people from who they are to who they’re capable of becoming.
How would you sum up your coaching philosophy – We are brought up with a fantastic basic philosophy in athletics, and it’s around a concept called personal bests. This sums it up – be better today than you were yesterday, every day. And that applies not just to a junior athlete just starting out but it applies to USAIN BOLT. Otherwise, why did he go from Beijing one year to Berlin the next year and destroy his world records again? You could say: “Well, there’s money in it,” but it’s more than that. It’s like [American football coach] BILL WALSH said in his book: “Take care of performance and the score takes care of itself”. To me, that’s absolutely the case. It doesn’t matter who you are when you go into that arena. If you don’t deliver the performance, you’re not going to get the result. So stop looking at the result. Don’t look at the scoreboard, look at your performance and stay in the moment. Whether that’s in training or whether it’s in the arena, it’s both the same thing. I was also absolutely obsessive that I didn’t know enough. There was always something more to learn. I worked quite often with ALEX FERGUSON and he said the two most important things you have to do as a leader or as a coach are to help your people to deal with failure or success. My mum used to say success breeds success but ALEX said success can derail progress – you must never be complacent. In my mind, you never arrive and you never arrive in your learning. I believe that any winning culture must be founded on a learning culture.
What advice would you have for someone just starting out on their coaching journey? Would it be to keep that open mind and to keep learning – I think that’s the energy that must be behind everything but what I would also say is there are only three things you have to know in life. First, you’ve got to know what you know – really know it. Secondly, you’ve got to know what you don’t know, or at least admit it. Thirdly, you’ve got to know somebody who does, and bring them to the party. We’ve each got our limitations but you must never make your athletes the victim of those limitations. Make sure you’ve got either a network or at least one person that you respect and who’s been there before to bounce your ideas off and to share your experience with, so that you actually do learn the lessons of experience, or you’ll miss them.
And what about a coach, perhaps at the grassroots level, who has been doing this for a while and is feeling stale, in need of new inspiration – Be curious and keep an open mind. You’ve got to be willing to ask the questions. I’ve got two daughters and when they were tiny, I used to say to both of them: “You know, asking a question is not the sign of stupidity, it’s a sign of intelligence.” Keep asking the questions until you get answers. Life changes around us all the time so don’t have a mindset that goes into a conversation that’s saying, what’s the solution? What’s the answer? Always go in with a mindset that is, how many solutions are there? How many answers are there?
Are there any mistakes you see being made when it comes to coach development – I think one of the things that maybe has been missing in a lot of coach education programmes in the past has been, not the technical stuff, it’s the people stuff that we’ve got to look at far more. Do we really take time to know our people? Do we really make time to know their stress signatures? Do we take time to work out: ‘Am I getting my language right?’ Because not everybody hears the same thing from the same word and I think all of that conflict resolution, how to deal with leadership, how to deal with being a member of a team, these things we don’t often talk about when it comes to coach education. But I think that’s paramount. We’ve also got to be careful that being focused is not the same thing as being blinkered. You can be focused, but you’ve got to be able to scan all the time. What are the things out there that could influence what I’m trying to do and what I’m trying to achieve in coaching personally and for the person I’m coaching? I think we’ve got to get smarter at that and, again, that’s a people skill.
Are there lessons we can learn from the past – After Britain had a very bad Olympics in 1976, winning only one bronze medal through BRENDAN FOSTER, there was a serious examination of where we were at that point. I was Scottish national coach at the time and I was asked to design a coach education programme so I did and I tried it out in Scotland. When I became the director of the British federation, I asked CARL JOHNSON if he could take that on. A lot of people looked at Britain as having the best coach education programme for track and field. The record shows what happened when I was the head coach and an extraordinarily gifted generation of athletes were coming through. But, more importantly, there were also an extraordinarily gifted generation of coaches. Before we went into the Moscow Olympics, we had a difficult selection situation because we had five of the top 10 in the men’s 1500m in the world – and each one of them was coached by a different coach. How good is that? One of the things that I didn’t like about the notion of a centralised institute or place where everybody who was good came to is that it not only disenfranchised local coaches, but also it kills competition and competition is the essence of progress. In the more recent world, if there’s a good coach, athletes will gravitate towards that coach and I get that. But there has to be a bigger mind that steps back from all of that and says: “Is this good for our future? Will this give us sustainable achievement?” Because that’s what you want – not just a one-off flash in the pan.
How did you bring people with you – Go for the coaches, not for the athletes. Work with the coaches and try to discuss with them, understand their philosophies, add to that if possible, and try to enrich that process. In terms of the egos out there, some of them were easily managed, some of them weren’t. But one thing that did occur to me then, and I believe is also true in the current world is that we do not intuitively think like team players in athletics. The fact is, if we don’t work together, we die. We simply must learn how to work together. I stole a word from a book – coopetition. I use this at World Athletics level when we’re trying to create a new mood for coaching worldwide. We’re in it to compete but unless you co-operate and work together, coaching will never grow. There’s the development of coaches and the development of coaching that we must think about. We’ll only achieve that if we work together, if we think together, if we co-operate.
Is there enough value placed on coaching – When the Global Athletics Coaches Academy was formed, it was done so at the request of SEB COE. He wanted a body to be formed from the coaching community to deal with athletics coaching related matters and to facilitate necessary change. We’ve done good things but the issue remains that the public perception is not particularly strong about the position of coaches and coaching. We are working very closely with World Athletics to create a different perception of the culture that will correct this going forward. At the end of the day, we all love the same sport and we love what it stands for. Nobody’s got the right to say that they understand it more than anybody else. We all have our own understandings of it. What are we in this for? If it’s not working, find a way to make it work. And for the most part, it will not be a technical thing, it will be a people thing. It’ll be about behaviours and it’ll be about relationships.
THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS COUNTDOWN IS ON – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.
Roma 2024 eagerly prepares to greet fans from June 7 for an exhilarating prelude to the Olympics. From June 7 to 12, Rome will play host to the finest athletes from across the continent as they compete at the Olympic Stadium and in some of the captivating streets of the city. The monumental event marks 50 years since Rome last hosted the European Athletics Championships in 1974, and the third time in history that Italy has been chosen as the venue, with the first edition in Turin in 1934.
The upcoming championships will serve as a build-up to the Olympic Games in Paris, which will kick off just six weeks later. It will be a vital opportunity for athletes to test their competition and make preparations ahead of the Games.
Venue – This year, with six consecutive days of competition and 11 sessions in total, spectators will watch the athletes in action from the stands and curves of the Stadio Olimpico in the Foro Italico Park. Nestled near Rome’s historic centre and the picturesque Monte Mario hill, the Foro Italico Park is a remarkable architectural heritage site. Known as the most important sports centre in Rome, it embodies the pinnacle of Italian sporting excellence. At the heart of the Park lies the Stadio Olimpico, which hosts all the home fixtures for football clubs AS Roma and SS Lazio, not to mention national and international competitions, as well as being the home ground for the Italian national football team. Beyond football, the stadium is also a haven for rugby, hosting Six Nations fixtures and various Test matches. The Foro Italico also attracts global attention for many other events, such as BNL Italia (IBI) tennis internationals and the celebrated Golden Gala athletics meet. Recent highlights include the European Swimming Championships and the Beach Volleyball World Championships. There will also be a Fan Village within the park ready to host all the spectators during the championships.
Schedule – The championships, which take place every two years, kicks off with the women’s heptathlon starting on the Friday morning. Friday evening will see the first finals. The women’s 20km race walk will mark the beginning of the action, followed by the men’s shot put and discus finals in the field. Meanwhile, on the track will be the 4x400m mixed relay final, while the women’s 5000m will end the evening. Saturday night promises an exciting line-up of events. The action starts with the men’s 20km race walk, followed by the finals of the men’s long jump and women’s discus throw. The women’s heptathlon will conclude with the 800m whilst spectators can expect multiple showdowns in the women’s 100m hurdles, the men’s 110m hurdles, and the men’s 5000m, ending with the exciting 100m men’s final. As we move on to Sunday, athletes will run around the streets of Rome for the men’s and women’s half marathon. Later on in the day will see the women competing head-to-head in the high jump final, the men’s hammer throw and the women’s triple jump. On the track, the night will begin with the women’s 3000m steeplechase final followed by the men’s 800m, women’s 1500m and finally the women’s 100m.
The decathlon will begin on Monday as the finals for the women’s pole vault, hammer throw and 400m will also take place. The men’s events will include the 400m, 3000m steeplechase and the 200m final. On the penultimate day we will see the men’s high jump and triple jump final take place alongside the men’s and women’s 400m hurdles. The decathlon will finish with the 1500m, as the women will race in the 10,000m final and the 200m final, whilst the women’s javelin takes place in the field. The last day of the championships will see an exciting last few events. In the field, the men’s pole vault, javelin and the women’s long jump will take place. Meanwhile, on the track we will see the women’s 800m final, the men’s 10,000m and 1500m finals, as well as the 4x400m and 4x100m relays.
BRITS SHINE AT WORLD’S LARGEST RUNNING EVENT – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.
Around 3760 Brits take part in 2024 Wings for Life World Run, with 265,827 participating globally. ALEX MILNE and ANNA MORRIS were crowned UK winners at this year’s edition of the Wings for Life World Run. The pair, who were running at Battersea Park in London, covered 62.2km and 44.7km respectively, before being caught by the Wings for Life virtual ‘Catcher Car’, voiced by Red Bull athlete and Ironman world champion Lucy Charles-Barclay.
Around 3760 participants in the UK took part in the event virtually or by joining one of the in-person app run events held across the country, including Battersea Park, David Ross Sport Village in Nottingham and Phillips Park in Manchester. Speaking on her win at Wings for Life World Run in Battersea Park, MORRIS, 20, said: “This was such an amazing experience! The atmosphere was brilliant and the temperature was exactly how it needed to be. I came to run with my friends from University hoping to cover a half marathon distance, but ended up running my first ever marathon distance and more!”
MILNE, 34, added: “I’ve been meaning to do Wings for Life World Run for a long time, so I’m pleased to have taken part this year and competed against runners from across the world. It was a unique but tough experience.” The global winners were DOMINSKA STELMACH and TOMOYA WATANABE, covering a total of 55km in Poland and 70.09km in Japan respectively. There were 265,827 people who took part around the world this year, raising a record €8.1m in aid of spinal cord research. Spanning 192 nationalities and 158 countries, participants ran, walked or rolled to keep ahead of the Catcher Car. Since the Wings for Life World Run started a decade ago, a total of €51.93 million has been raised, courtesy of the fact that an amazing 1,559,543 people have taken part.
Entry to the 12th edition of Wings for Life World Run 2025 is now open here.
For full details on the Wings for Life World Run results, visit here.
OLYMPIC GAMES 2024 – Take place in Paris from the 26 July until the 11 August. The Athletics take place from the 1 August until the 11 August.
Link to the Olympic Games website for the schedule for all events – https://www.paris2024.org/en/competition-schedule-olympic-games/
Detailed schedule for events will be issued later this year
Link to the Olympic Games website to register for tickets – https://tickets.paris2024.org/en/
PARALYMPIC GAMES 2024 – Take place in Paris, from the 28 August until the 8 September.
Link to the Paralympic Games website for the schedule for all events – https://www.paris2024.org/en/competition-schedule-paralympic-games/
Link to the Paralympic Games website to register for tickets – https://tickets.paris2024.org/en/
SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS ON INSTAGRAM – Since the account was setup, there has been an amazing amount of Videos and Photographs contributed with many comments. There is 1 post this week.
A set of 3 photographs of our relay teams at last Sunday’s Eastern Young Athletes League at Watford.
SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS NEW INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT– Many thanks to SEAN SUTHERLAND who undertook a review on the best way forward, following this a decision was made to set up a new account, and SEAN has now set that account up.
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THE FOLLOWING IS CLUB INFORMATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS
SBH 2024 SUMMER FIXTURE CARD – The 2024 Summer Fixture Card is now published on the SBH Website, in which you can Access/Print a copy for future reference.
The Information on upcoming fixtures will be published in the SBH Weekly Newsletter, plus the majority of fixtures Information can be found on the SBH Website under the ‘Fixtures and Results’ section.
Link to Fixture Card – A SBH Summer 2024 Fixture Card Front Sheet Re-Issued 10-03-24 B SBH Summer 2024 Fixture Card Fixtures Re-Issued 30-03-24 – 8 May LICC Fixture Cancelled
STONEX STADIUM MEMBERSHIP – To use the StoneX Stadium facilities for training, SBH members are required to pay a fee. You can register as a member (which is free) which then entitles you to a discount. This is the link to the form to apply for membership – SBH StoneX Membership 2024-2025 The entrance fee on the membership form, cover the period 1 May 2024 to 30 April 2025.
JAMIE BATH MEMBERS MASSAGE SERVICE – Since joining SBH he has been working closely with TY HOLDEN in his quest for Athlete and Athletics Development. To help support the club members he has (with the club’s support) set up a Members Massage Service available on club nights at a small charge of £15 (as compared to outside masseurs who charge £60) to simply cover materials and insurance.
Please contact JAMIE at jamiebath@live.co.uk or text him on 07902 592561. You can also see him on training nights for availability.
GEORGE HARRISON MBE MEMORIAL DOCUMENT – The document has been put together with contributors from LISA WEBB, MARTIN ROCHFORD, NADEEM SHAIKH, RACHEL FELTON, LIAM and JAMIE DEE, JAMES LOVELL, EMILIA ECONOMU, ALAN WELLER, KAREN HARRISON, TIM UNDERHILL, GLEN WATTS, JOANNA WINFIELD, SHAUN CLIFFORD and EUAN MACKENZIE – Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Memorial To George Harrison From Friends And Members 20 April 2023
If you wish to contribute your own memories and/or photographs of GEORGE, please email them to me, either within the email or as a separate attached word document.
CODES OF CONDUCT – SBH have now adopted the UK Athletics (UKA) and the Home Country Athletics Federations (HCAF) Codes of Conduct which set out national standards of conduct for all clubs, coaches, officials, volunteers and athletes in the sport. The purpose of the codes are to clarify what behaviours are acceptable and unacceptable, the standards of practice expected and the basis for challenging and improving practice. The Codes are similar to our previous Codes of Conduct which were part of the previous ClubMark scheme. All club member and anyone undertaking a relevant role must agree to abide by the codes of conduct. The Codes of Conduct have now been put onto our Website, please read these to understand the commitments you are making by being a member of SBH.
Link to the Code of Conduct document – Codes Of Conduct Booklet 2021 (1)
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION OF INTEREST CAN BE FOUND ON THE SBH WEBSITE BY USING THIS LINK – http://sbharriers.co.uk/
Section ‘About Us’, includes Annual Reports, Best Performance Trophy Awards, Individual And Relay Best Performances By Year, Club Records and SBH All-Time Top 10 T&F Performances.
Section ‘Team Managers And Competitions’, shows details of Track & Field, Cross Country and Road Relays Team Managers.
Section ‘Future Information/Results’, includes Information On Each Fixture, Summer & Winter Fixture Cards, Winter X/C Points Tables and Winter Club Championships Winners.
SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS NEW CLUB KIT – They are now available to purchase from our club kit supplier, Supreme Sports – click on the link for the full range – https://www.supreme-sports.co.uk/webshop/schools-and-clubs/shaftesbury-barnet-harriers/
By opening the link, you will be on the front page, which displays the men’s items. Click on SBH LADIES for the women’s items, or click on SBH KIDS for the young athletes’ items.
CLUB HOODIES– With well over eight hundred hoodies already in circulation, this is your opportunity to join the club. The bright red hoody is made to order and has your name embroidered on the front along with the club badge and has the Club name on the back. We now have 2 styles, the original pull over style at £37 + P&P or the new one with a full zip at £40 + P&P.
Here is the link to the Supreme Sports website which if you click on it, will take YOU to the new Club Hoody and allow you to then view the full range of Club kit online – https://www.supreme-sports.co.uk/webshop/schools-and-clubs/shaftesbury-barnet-harriers/
ACCESS TO SBH CLUBHOUSE – The new Keyholders to the outside door are TY HOLDEN, CLYDE GORDON, NEVILLE THOMPSON, GREG THOMPSON, COLIN GODFREY and YAMILLE ALDAMA who all use the Clubhouse outside of normal stadium opening hours. GEOFF MORPHITIS and DAVE BEDFORD will also have a key. All other key fob holders can continue to gain access to the clubhouse via the (New) West Stand Entrance and the Trackside Door to the Clubhouse.
Link to note and details for further information – SBH Club House Door 20-01-23
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 published. Also, I would appreciate if you could send me any photographs, which I can then publish on the website and newsletter.
FACEBOOK – Photographs can be found on the SBH page.
CAN YOU HELP PLEASE – I would welcome any contributions From Yourselves, any impending marriages, or additions to the family, any running or competing incidents, also past warm weather training/holidays (No Club 24 please). Currently the response has been excellent, but if you have anything that could make it into next week’s Newsletter – please email me.
CURRENT DISTRIBUTION OF SHAFTESBURY INFORMATION – Currently I notify members (by email) using “MailChimp”. The reason I changed, was in November 2017 “Gmail” put a limit of 100 addresses that users could send to in a 24-hour period, and currently I send to approximately 850 members each issue.
On seeking technical advice “MailChimp” was recommended as the best way for SBH to go forward. There is one thing you should be aware off is that when you receive an email from me, the footer at the bottom has 4 options, of which one is “Unsubscribe Me From List”. Could I ask you not to select this as if you do you will be automatically removed from my distribution list.
SBH MIDWEEK JUMPS CLUB AT STONEX STADIUM – The current arrangements until further notice are that Pole Vault training is on Monday’s and Wednesday’s from 18.30pm to 21.00pm. High Jump training is on Wednesday’s from 18.45pm to 21.00pm.
Please contact the session administrator CLYDE GORDON at clydeg67@hotmail.co.uk in advance and let him know if you are planning to attend.
SBH TRAINING AND COACHING – Please see the 2024 Summer Fixture Card, which gives full details of Traing and Coaching – A SBH Summer 2024 Fixture Card Front Sheet Re-Issued 10-03-24
POLE VAULTERS REQUIRED FOR 2024 – To all athletes young & old – are you aware of the SBH Pole Vault sessions held at StoneX Stadium on Monday & Wednesday evenings from 18.30pm. We have room to coach more of you, why not come along and watch a session and the get involved – give it a try NOW.
Please contact the session administrator CLYDE GORDON at clydeg67@hotmail.co.uk for more details.
STEEPLECHASE TRAINING AT STONEX STADIUM – Check with your Coach for details of training times.
SBH PRIVACY STATEMENT – In becoming a member, SBH will collect certain information about you. Can you please read the attached ‘Privacy Statement’ which contains Information on General Data Protection Regulations – SBH Privacy Statement Final April 2018
STONEX STADIUM – Main Switchboard telephone number is 020 3675 7250.
STONEX STADIUM AWARDED TRACKMARK STANDARD – Congratulations on achieving the UK Athletics Quality Assurance Standards for StoneX Stadium. This is the letter from UK Athletics and certificate showing all area that achieved compliance – StoneX Stadium Award Letter 09.11.21StoneX Stadium Certificate
ALAN WELLER – SBH NEWSLETTER EDITOR AND WEBSITE MANAGER
