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SBH Open & Club Championship
This Bank Holiday Monday saw our final club fixture, I’ve included some highlight performances below, however full results will follow in next weeks’ edition.

Quadkids 75m; Race 1 of 5 – U12B Ryan Surendran placed 2nd with 11.78, followed by Rafi Rubenstein in 3rd place with 12.09, Race 2 of 5 – U12G Kaiya Lloyd placed 1st with 11.31 (PB), she was followed by Arizona Archibong in 2nd place with 11.56 (PB) and Natalia Baloney in 3rd place with 12.46, Race 3 of 5 – U10B Jack Andreas Kapetanios placed 2nd with 12.21, followed by Finlay Myles in 12.89, Race 4 of 5 – U10G Sadie Rae Franks placed 2nd in 12.97, Race 5 of 5 – U8B Theo Myles placed 1st in 14.30, followed by Alex Qela in 2nd place with 14.49 and Arlo Bleu Wilkes-Turpie in 3rd with 14.90. Quadkids Vortex; U12B Reyan Surendran placed 3rd with 48 points. Quadkids Long Jump; U12G Kaiya Lloyd placed 2nd with 3.52 and 54 points, followed by Nala Barnor in 3rd place with 3.10 and 40 points.  Open High Jump (U12+ Club Champs); U16B Kennedy Iloghalu placed 1st with 1.8, Open Pole Vault (U14+ Club Champs); U18M Ramsey Gill placed 1st with 4.20, with W50 Stacey Gonzalez in 3rd place with 2.40,  Quadkids 600m, Race1 of 3 – U12B Harry Mastro placed 1st in a time of 2:01.18, Rafi Rubenstein placed 3rd in 2:05.01, Race 3 of 3 U10B Finlay Myles placed 1st with 2:10.82, U8B Elijah Kattan placed 2nd in 2:13.50 and U10B Theodore Bettridge placed 3rd with 2:14.85, Open 2x100m (U14+ Club Champs), U12 2x75m (Club Champs), Open 2 x 100m (U14+ Club Champs); ROUND 1 Race 1 of 4 U18W Milli Bridgman-Athanasatos placed 2nd in 13.82 and U14G Ava Emeagi placed 3rd with a PB of 13.91, Race 3 of 4 U20M Zachary Bindon-Goss placed 1st in 10.90, U18M Modebayo Akin-Agunbiade placed 2nd in 11.32 with SM Eugene Riza placing 3rd in 11.53.  ROUND 2 Race 1 of 3 – U18W Milli Bridgman-Athanasatos placed 2nd in 14.03, U14G Amie Zheng placed 3rd in 14.24, Race 3 of 3 – U20M Zachary Bindon-Goss placed 1st in 10.92 with U18M Modebayo Akin-Agunbiade placing 2nd in 11.41, Open U12 2x75m (Club Champs); ROUND 1, Race 1 of 4, U12G Arizona Archibong placed 1st with 11.53 (PB),  U10B Cameron Morton placed 3rd with 12.14 (PB), Race 2 of 4, U12G Penelope Billie Gladstone placed 2nd in 11.74, Race 3 of 4, U10G Valentina Bjerg placed 1st with 10.62, Race 4 of 4, U12B Nathaniel Ruddock placed 3rd in 10.84. ROUND 2, Race 1 of 4, U10B Cameron Morton placed 1st in 12.06 (PB), U12G Freya Pessoa placed 2nd in 12.41 and U12G Tolu Adekunle placed 3rd in 12.60 (.592). In Race 2 of 4, U12B Adrian Qela placed 1st in 11.58 with U10B Leo Kingsley-Smith placing 2nd in 11.62. Race 3 of 4 U12B Shaayun Ranmal placed 1st in 11.04 with U12G Christiana Mensah-Stapleton placing 2nd with 11.07 (PB), Race 4 of 4 U10G Valentina Bjerg placed 2nd in 10.48 (PB). Open Long Jump (U14+ Club Champs); Milli Bridgman-Athanasatos placed 3rd with a best of 4.64. Open 800m (U14+ Club Champs); U16B Roan Parkes was first SBH home in 5th place with 2:14.68 Open U12 600m (Club Champs); U12G Amelia Belle Wilkes-Turpie was first SBH home in 6th place with 1:54.48, Open 200m (U14+ Club Champs); Race 1 of 2 – U23M Tyrone Muhoozi finished in 1st with 26.25 (PB), followed by U14G Sienna Darcy in 2nd place with 26.68. Race 2 of 2, U16B Ben Bamisaiye finished in 1st with 23.85, with SM Eugene Riza placing 3rd with 24.22 PB, Open U12 150m (Club Champs); Race 1 of 3 – U10B Cameron Morton placed 3rd in 24.36, Race 3 of 3 – U10G Valentina Bjerg placed 2nd in 20.93 (PB), followed by U12B Nathaniel Ruddock in 3rd with 21.69 (PB), Open 70H (Club Champs); U12G Elsie Bettridge placed 2nd with 16.15 (PB), Open 75mH (Club Champs); U14G Sienna Darcey placed 1st with 11.58 followed by U14G Amie Zheng in 3rd with 12.50. Open 80mH (Club Champs); U14B Seth Sanders placed 1st with 11.68, with U16G Kyra Williams in 3rd with 12.81.U12 Long Jump (U12 Club Champs); U12G Amber Barlow was first SBH in 4th with a best of 3.74 (PB) ,  Open 400m (U18+ Club Champs); U18M Dijani Barnor placed 1st with 54.66, U18M Sam Darcy placed 2nd in 56.23. Open 300m (U16 Club Champ; U16B Taha Cockerell placed 3rd in 44.84, Open 1500m; U18M Authur Philips placed 2nd in 4:06.79 (PB), Open Shot Put (U12+ Club Champs); U18M Alon Taylor was the first SBH with 7th place in a score of 8.58 (PB).

A big well done to all those who competed and helped to organise both this and the previous club event.

We Need More Officials!
A big thank you to one of our readers for highlighting just how important our officials are to the success of Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers. Just to highlight, Athletes aren’t the only people earning points for the club. At league fixtures, we are required to provide officials, including track judges, timekeepers and field judges. When we provide a full team, these officials can earn the club up to 50 valuable points. At our recent NAL meeting, we received just 15 points from officials, while Chelmsford earned the full 50. For home fixtures, we also need to provide a number of key roles, including the track referee, chief timekeeper, field referee, technical manager, and starting and marking teams.
The club will pay the course fees for members who want to qualify as an official, provided they commit to officiating during the season. Whether you’re a parent, athlete, coach or simply someone who wants to support the club, becoming an official is a fantastic way to get involved and make a real difference. Our officials are an essential part of the club — and we’d love to see more members joining them.

Interested in getting involved? Please get in touch info@shaftesburybarnet.co.uk and help us build a stronger team for the future.

ATHLOS LDN26 – World-class athletics comes to StoneX
Closer to home, just a reminder that Athlos is coming to StoneX Stadium this September.
The London line-up keeps getting stronger, with Tobi Amusan, the Nigerian 100m hurdles world record holder, now confirmed to compete. Joining already confirmed, Keely Hodgkinson headling the 800m as she looks to defend her ATHLOS title, while Georgia Hunter Bell, Amber Anning and Rhasidat Adeleke are also among the latest names confirmed.

Friday 18 September | 7pm | StoneX Stadium 🎟️ Tickets are on sale here – Adult Tickets start from £25; however don’t leave it until the last minute as these lower priced tickets are extremely limited.

In the build-up to this event, a reminder to all Coaches and Athletes that StoneX will be closed for a week from Saturday 12th Sept – Sunday 20th September – there will be no access to the track during this time so please make alternative arrangements for your training sessions.

Shaftesbury Alumni

Colin Boreham – UK Decathlon
Colin Boreham is one of Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers’ Olympians, representing Great Britain in the decathlon at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games. He finished 20th overall with 7,485 points, competing alongside fellow Britons Daley Thompson, who successfully defended his Olympic title, and Brad McStravick.
Boreham’s career was built on remarkable versatility. Before concentrating on the decathlon, he was a leading high jumper, finishing third at the 1971 AAA Championships and second in 1972. He subsequently developed into one of Britain’s leading multi-eventers, winning the 1981 AAA decathlon title with 7,639 points.
His international career also included an impressive 13th-place finish in the decathlon at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, scoring 7,762 points. Earlier that same year, he recorded 7,874 points at the prestigious Götzis Hypo-Meeting, with personal bests including 48.17 for 400m, 7.16m in the long jump and 2.06m in the high jump.
Boreham joined Shaftesbury in 1983 as a GB international in both the high jump and decathlon. The club described him at the time as an outstanding all-round athlete and highlighted his particular expertise in the high jump, pole vault and shot put.
Following his athletics career, Boreham went on to have an equally impressive career in sports science and exercise research, eventually becoming Professor and Director of the Institute for Sport and Health at University College Dublin. His sporting career and subsequent academic work make him a fascinating example of an athlete whose influence extended well beyond the track.

🎉 This Week’s Birthday Celebrations 
Happy Birthday to those celebrating this week: Diego Dodds Aldana, Donovan Reid and Rebecca Wheeler-Henry (31 Aug), Renee Regis (2 Sep), David McKenzie (3 Sep), Temi Jaiyeola, Harrison Henderson and Roan Parkes (5 Sep), Joshua Amponsah (6 Sep). We hope you all have a fantastic birthday and a wonderful year ahead! 🎂

Calendar
Here’s what’s happening over the next few weeks other than your usual coached training sessions.

September
06/09/26 EYAL Final  (Juniors) T&F
12/09/26 NAL Championship final – Oxford (Seniors – Team Selection) T&F
26/09/26 Southern Young Athletes Relays, Aldershot (Team Selection) R
26/09/26 Southern Mens 6 & Womens 4 Stage Relay, Aldershot (Team Selection) R
26/09/26 Southern Veteran 3/4 Stage Relay, Aldershot (Team Selection) R

October
03/10/26 National Young Athletes Relay, Sutton Park (Team Selection) R
03/10/26 National Mens 6 & Women 4 Stage Relays (Team Selection) R
10/10/26 Met League – Claybury (open) XC
17/10/26 Southern Relay Championship, Wormwood Scrubs (Team Selection) XC
24/10/26 North West London League, Hanwell (open) XC
31/10/26 North West London League, Kingbury (open) XC
31/10/26 Liddard Trophy, Kingbury (open) XC

November
07/11/26 London Championships, Parliament Hill, XC
07/11/26 London Youth Games, Parliament Hill, XC
14/11/26 Met League – Trent Park (open) XC *note the venue has recently been updated
21/11/26 Fraternity / Sorority Cup, Trent Park, XC
28/11/26 Southern Inter-County Champs, TBC, XC
28/11/26 Southern Masters Champs, TBC, XC

December
05/12/26 Met League – Uxbridge (open) XC
26/12/26 Boxing Day Run, StoneX (open) R

January
TBC – Hertfordshire XC Champs
TBC – Middlesex XC Champs
16/01/27 Met League – Welwyn Garden City (open) XC
23/01/27 NWL League – Parliament Hill (tbc), XC
30/01/27 Southern Champs – Beckenham, XC

February
13/02/27 Met League – Trent Park/Horsenden Hill (open) XC
20/02/27 National Championship – Newark, Notts, XC
20/02/27 NWL League – Greenford, XC

*Where possible club events should be prioritised, however I have included other local events which may be of interest.Key: T&F = Track, R= Road XC = Cross Country

 Latest Results

 Saturday 29 August
Dulwich Park 1 Mile, 5K, 10K, 10 Mile & Half Marathon, Dulwich
Mens Half Marathon: Barry Chisholm, V65, 2:26:09 (129).

Fastest Parkrun of the week:
Mens: Samuel Greenstein U23 16:19 (1) PB – Walsall Arboretum parkrun
Womens: Freya Lenton SEN 24:00 (21) – Lyme Park parkrun
Parkrun Highlights:
Stuart Singer V65 23:30 (121) – Highbury Fields parkrun
James Trapmore V50 21:14 (3) – Hoblingwell parkrun
Ethan Slutzkin U12 20:56 (9) – Green Point parkrun
Bradley Singer V35 21:00 (18) – Somerdale Pavilion parkrun
Mark Cottle V35 21:39 (4) – Woolacombe Dunes parkrun
Ross Hammond U20 22:22 (18) – Thornham Walks parkrun
Lenard Michel V55 24:28 (40) – Canons Park parkrun
Kayla Michel SEN 24:37 (42) – Canons Park parkrun
Chloe Wilkinson SEN 23:26 (146) – Clapham Common parkrun
Paul Lewis V50 26:29 (23) – Aldenham parkrun
James Davis SEN 24:48 (78) – Osterley parkrun
Tom Carey V40 26:12 (103) – Sixfields Upton parkrun
Hugh Richards V75 41:18 (629) – Poole parkrun
Barry Chisholm V65 34:49 (360) – Hackney Marshes parkrun

 Sunday 23 August
England Relay Championships, Birmingham
Mens 4x100m: Shaftesbury Barnet U20 Team, 41.35 (1=) PB. Womens 4x100m: Shaftesbury Barnet U18 Team, 47.15 (2) PB. Mens 4x100m: Shaftesbury Barnet U16 Team, 43.49 (2) PB, Shaftesbury Barnet U18 Team, 43.14 (3) PB. Womens 4x400m: Shaftesbury Barnet U18 Team, 4:02.62 (4) PB. Mens 4x400m: Shaftesbury Barnet U18 Team, 3:28.93 (7) PB.

 Saturday 22 August
National Athletics League Championship East, Hendon
Womens 100m: Makayla Brai-Aloye, U18, 12.01 (1), Tami George, U18, 11.90 (2), Akhaila Collins, U20, 13.14 (2) PB. Mens 100m: Khyan Markland, U20, 10.74 (1), Micah Forbes-Agyepong, SEN, 11.42 (1), Zachary Bindon-Goss, U20, 11.05 (2), Bryan Ogbebor, U23, 11.46 (2). Womens 100m Hurdles: Hayley McLean, SEN, 14.89 (1) SB, Yusra Echouafri, U20, 16.20 (3). Mens 1500m: Luca Stubbs, SEN, 4:01.07 (2), Gianleo Stubbs, U20, 4:01.91 (3) PB. Womens 1500m: Emilia Economu, SEN, 4:53.56 (5) PB. Womens 200m: Tami George, U18, 23.96 (1), Makayla Brai-Aloye, U18, 24.36 (1), Hayley McLean, SEN, 25.29 (2). Mens 200m: Zachary Bindon-Goss, U20, 22.27 (1), Khyan Markland, U20, 21.63 (2) PB, Eugene Riza, SEN, 24.31 (2) PB. Mens 3000m: Tom Butler, SEN, 8:21.82 (1) SB, Dylan Michel, U23, 10:40.52 (7) PB. Womens 3000m: Nicola Payne, SEN, 10:59.68 (4) SB. Mens 3000m Steeplechase: Adam O’Gorman, U20, 10:46.66 (5) PB. Womens 400m: Dina Silverman, U20, 62.19 (2), Holly Ryan, U18, 59.51 (2). Mens 400m: Jay Palmer, SEN, 49.96 (3), Micah Forbes-Agyepong, SEN, 63.17 (5). Womens 400m Hurdles: Hayley McLean, SEN, 59.48 (1), Eleanor Roberts, U18, 72.83 (3). Mens 800m: Max Winfield, U23, 1:58.53 (3), Jacob Clement, U20, 1:59.15 (4). Womens 800m: Dina Silverman, U20, 2:23.80 (5). Womens Discus: Elkie Baker, U18, 40.43 (1), Stacey Gonzalez, V50, 29.50 (9) PB. Mens Discus: Gregory Thompson, SEN, 56.26 (1) SB, Reuben Vaughan, SEN, 53.58 (2). Womens High Jump: Rebecca Wheeler-Henry, U23, 1.70 (1), Akhaila Collins, U20, 1.58 (2) PB. Womens Hammer: Stacey Gonzalez, V50, 35.06 (6), Lydia Rogers, SEN, 28.14 (7) PB. Mens Hammer: Gregory Thompson, SEN, 53.63 (2) PB, Reuben Vaughan, SEN, 23.18 (8). Womens Javelin: Stacey Gonzalez, V50, 19.41 (10). Mens Javelin: Gregory Thompson, SEN, 35.70 (7). Mens Long Jump: Kenan Stephens, SEN, 6.83 (1). Womens Long Jump: Grace Nyaongo, U18, 5.29 (3), Zuleikha Collins, U20, 5.10 (4). Womens Pole Vault: Genny Howat, SEN, 3.70 (1), Stacey Gonzalez, V50, 2.68 (4). Mens Pole Vault: Ramsey Gill, U18, 4.28 (2), Isaac van den Bergh, U18, 4.08 (3). Womens Shot Put: Lydia Rogers, SEN, 9.13 (4), Elkie Baker, U18, 8.58 (8). Mens Shot Put: Gregory Thompson, SEN, 15.96 (1) SB, Reuben Vaughan, SEN, 11.50 (4). Mens Triple Jump: Harley Henry, U18, 14.63 (1), Jahzel Morgan, U18, 10.78 (1) PB, Kenan Stephens, SEN, 13.58 (2). Womens Triple Jump: Grace Nyaongo, U18, 10.69 (2). Womens 4x100m: Shaftesbury Barnet Senior Team, 47.26 (1) SB. Mens 4x100m: Shaftesbury Barnet Senior Team, 43.65 (4) SB. Mens 4x400m: Shaftesbury Barnet Senior Team, 3:30.99 (1). Womens 4x400m: Shaftesbury Barnet Senior Team, 4:03.57 (3) SB.

England Athletics Age Group Combined Event Championships Inc. Senior Para Championships, Bedford
Mens 400m: Columba Blango T20/F20, SEN, 50.70 (1).

National Athletics League Championship South, Kingston
Mens Discus: Anthony Soalla-Bell, V45, 21.65 (9). Mens Shot Put: Anthony Soalla-Bell, V45, 9.36 (9).

 Saturday 16 August
Eastern Young Athletes League, StoneX Stadium
Womens 100m: Erykah-Monae Quartey, U16, 13.36 (1), Ava Emeagi, U14, 14.11 (1), Holly Ryan, U18, 11.98 (1), Dami Adekunle, U14, 12.99 (2), Cornelie Khasa, U16, 13.99 (2), Amie Zheng, U14, 14.03 (2), Ayotunde Alfonso, U14, 14.06 (3), Savannah Archibong, U16, 14.75 (3), Angelina Johnson, U18, 13.25 (3), Erykah Osobu, U16, 13.44 (4). Mens 100m: Kayden Thomas, U16, 11.12 (1), Zayne Servis-Hobson, U16, 11.84 (1), Nathan Alfred, U14, 12.02 (2), Stanley Hurst, U16, 11.59 (2), Jesiah Brandy, U16, 12.27 (2) PB, Jolomi Demeyin, U16, 12.56 (3) SB, Joshua Amponsah, U18, 11.65 (3), Sebastian Mensah-Stapleton, U14, 14.66 (4), Michael Obiwulu, U14, 13.73 (5), Keyllan Gentet, U18, 12.30 (7). Mens 1500m: Lewis Ward, U14, 4:50.66 (1), Euan Phillips, U18, 4:26.59 (1), Ari Rubenstein, U14, 4:56.28 (2), Roan Parkes, U16, 4:51.89 (8). Womens 1500m: Aimee Porter, U16, 4:48.96 (2) SB, Grace Rooney, U14, 5:34.97 (4). Womens 200m: Holly Ryan, U18, 24.62 (1), Riley McNally, U16, 26.80 (1), Sienna Darcy, U14, 26.61 (1), Lucy Cox, U14, 29.10 (2) SB, Cornelie Khasa, U16, 29.83 (3), Ayotunde Alfonso, U14, 29.52 (3), Ava Emeagi, U14, 30.62 (4), Erykah Osobu, U16, 27.77 (5). Mens 200m: Jolomi Demeyin, U16, 24.84 (3) PB, Nathan Alfred, U14, 25.29 (3) PB, Zayne Servis-Hobson, U16, 23.91 (3), Tyler Holden-Aikhomu, U18, 22.75 (3), Asher Escobar, U18, 24.21 (4). Womens 200m Hurdles: Sienna Darcy, U14, 30.34 (1), Amie Zheng, U14, 32.85 (3). Mens 200m Hurdles: Michael Obiwulu, U14, 31.74 (1), Daniel Murray, U14, 28.70 (2). Womens 300m: Kyra Williams, U16, 45.02 (1), Riley McNally, U16, 43.50 (3). Mens 300m Hurdles: Kayden Thomas, U16, 39.98 (1), Lucas Davis, U16, 49.58 (5). Womens 300m Hurdles: Kyra Williams, U16, 49.14 (2). Mens 400m: Stanley Hurst, U16, 55.87 (1), Joshua Nyman, U18, 52.95 (2) PB. Womens 400m: Eleanor Roberts, U18, 1:00.72 (2). Mens 400m Hurdles: Sam Darcy, U18, 1:04.83 (2). Womens 400m Hurdles: Eleanor Roberts, U18, 1:11.86 (2). Mens 800m: Edward Pascal, U16, 2:11.12 (1) PB, Dennys Pascal, U14, 2:18.87 (1), Sam Darcy, U18, 2:12.03 (3), Albert Korth, U14, 2:26.96 (5), Taha Cockerell, U16, 2:17.33 (7). Womens 800m: Georgina Warmate, U14, 2:38.53 (4) PB. Mens High Jump: James Tsui, U14, 1.65 (1), Joshua Amponsah, U18, 1.60 (5), Keyllan Gentet, U18, 1.50 (6), Nathan Alfred, U14, 1.35 (9). Womens High Jump: Bridget Tawana Nhandara, U18, 1.40 (4), Amie Zheng, U14, 1.25 (5), Sienna Darcy, U14, 1.25 (7), Amy Hallett, U18, 1.25 (7), Savannah Archibong, U16, 1.20 (8). Womens Long Jump: Dami Adekunle, U14, 4.74 (1), Grace Nyaongo, U18, 5.05 (3), Georgina Warmate, U14, 3.85 (10), Kyra Williams, U16, 3.72 (10), Cornelie Khasa, U16, 3.70 (11). Mens Long Jump: James Tsui, U14, 5.35 (1), Kayden Thomas, U16, 5.50 (5), Daniel Murray, U14, 4.76 (5), Lucas Davis, U16, 4.05 (9), Sebastian Mensah-Stapleton, U14, 3.62 (13). Womens Pole Vault: Amy Hallett, U18, 2.50 (1). Mens Pole Vault: Isaac van den Bergh, U18, 4.30 (1), Noah Van Den Bergh, U16, 3.80 (1), Xavier Wilkins, U16, 3.60 (2), Marko Mankovsky, U16, 3.50 (3). Womens Triple Jump: Grace Nyaongo, U18, 10.49 (1), Kimberley Flack, U16, 10.30 (2). Mens Triple Jump: Keyllan Gentet, U18, 10.65 (4). Womens Hammer: Erykah-Monae Quartey, U16, 46.82 (1). Mens Javelin: Alon Taylor, U18, 51.52 (1). Womens Shot Put: Erykah-Monae Quartey, U16, 8.35 (4), Precious Eboh, U16, 8.25 (5). Mens Shot Put: Stanley Hurst, U16, 11.33 (1), Alon Taylor, U18, 11.11 (2), Noah Van Den Bergh, U16, 9.60 (7)

News

National Athletics League

Kicking off a busy weekend for our Track Athletes, Saturday saw the third instalment of the National Athletics League, this was held on ‘home turf’ utilising our beautiful Track at StoneX. Whilst it had proven to be tight at the top of the board throughout much of the day and despite some last minute injuries, the club managed to top the table leading with 577 to Chelmsford AC with 531. This means the club have qualified for the Final round on 12th Sept. The quality is high with the club going up against some class clubs including Sheffield, City of York, Cardiff, Crawley, Blackheath, Yeovil and Chelmsford AC.

Whilst its the efforts of everyone who shows up on the day to score, I just wanted to highlight some stand out performances below –

Womens
Hayley Mclean leading the Womens 400M Hurdles in 59.48, with a sizeable gap on second place Belgrade Harrier in 1:06.56. Hayley also showed her superiority in the Hurdles in the 100m Hurdles winning in a time of 14.89. In the Womens 400m Holly Ryan continued her strong season with 2nd place in 59.51, whilst Dina Silverman came 2nd in the second race of the day with 1:02.19. Tami George finished 1st place in the Womens 200m with 23.96 whilst Makayla Brai-Aloye and Hayley Mclean came 1st and 2nd in the second 200m race of the day with 24.36 and 25.29. Familiar names made up the women 4 x100m (Nia Forbes-Agyepong, Holly Ryan, Tami George and Makayla Brai-Aloye) with a winning time of 47.26.
Rebecca Wheeler-Henry and Akhaila Collins in 1st and 2nd place in the Womens High Jump with scores of 1.70 and 1.58 (PB). Tami George continued her good form with 2nd place in the Womens 100m in 11.90, whilst Makayla Brai-Aloye secured a great 1st place in the second race of the day with 12.01. Within the Womens Discus Throw Elkie Baker secured 1st place with 40.43, whilst we scored 1st and 2nd in the Womens Triple Jump with Jahzel Morgan (10.78) and Grace Nyaongo (10.69, SB). Genoa Howat had a healthy lead in the Womens Pole Vault with a best of 3.70 for 1st, with a sizeable gap ahead of 3.38 by the Herts Phoenix Athlete. Jo Blair scored a strong leading 43.55 for 1st place in the Womens Javelin.

Mens
Zachary Bindon-Goss placing 2nd in the Mens 100m with 11.05 and Khyan Markland placing 1st in the second race of the day in 10.74.  The Mens 1500m showed strong form from both Luca Stubbs and Gianleo Stubbs in 2nd and 3rd place in 4:01.07 and 4:01.91. In the Mens 200m Khyan Markland ran a PB for 2nd place in 21.63 whilst Zachary Bindon-Goss came 1st place in the second race of the day in 22.27. In the 3000m Tom Butler took the win and made it look easy with a sizeable lead for 1st place with 8:21.82, almost 30seconds ahead of the Chelmsford AC athlete in second place. The Mens team for the 4x400m showed a clear lead in a winning time of 3:30.99, the team was made up of Jay Palmer, Jacob Clement, Micah Forbes-Agyepong and Max Winfield.
Ramsey Gill and Isaac Van Den Bergh in 2nd and 3rd place in the Mens Pole Vault with scores of 4.28 and 4.08. Greg Thompson with 53.63 (PB) in 2nd place within the Mens Hammer Throw, Kenan Stephens and Paul Ogun came away with 1st and 2nd place in the Mens Long Jump with 6.83 and 6.72. We scored 1st and 2nd within the Mens Discus Throw with Greg Thompson and Reuben Vaughan with 56.26 (SB) and 53.58). Greg Thompson also came out on top in the Mens Shot Put with 15.96 for 1st place. The Mens Triple Jump we saw Harley Henry and Kenan Stephens place 1st and 2nd with 14.63 and 13.58 with a substantial lead against the competitors.

*Full results will feature in next weeks’ newsletter once they’ve been published.

The competition will be tough for the Final so please discuss with your relevant Team Manager to see how you can contribute to the team on the day.

National Relay Championship
Rounding off a busy weekend many of our athletes competed in the National Relays up in Birmingham. This was a high quality field with some real excitement in the results.

The U18 Women won the 4x100m Heat with a PB of 47.40 to qualify for the finals, however were beaten in the Finals despite running another great PB of 47.15, they had to settle for second place to Cambridge Harriers in first. The U20 Women team would’ve won their 4x100m race, however were sadly DQ’d and the win went to Croydon Harriers. In the 4x400m Relays U18 Women had to settle for 4th place with a time of 4:02.62, still a PB.
The U16 Mens won the 4x100m Heat in a PB of 44.05 but had to settle for second place in 43.49 behind Croydon Harriers. The U20 Men won the 4x100m Heat in a PB of 41.55 to qualify for the finals, in the final they had to share an unusual equal 1st place with Be Fit Today in a time of 41.35. The Mens U18 4x100m saw SBH qualify for the finals in a PB of 43.14, however in a strong final they had to settle for 6th place in 43.29. For the 4x400m the U18 Men placed 7th in a strong field with a PB time of 3:28.93.

EYAL
Shaftesbury Juniors have qualified for the final in Chelmsford on 6th September, congrats to all coaches and athletes who have competed throughout this season – lets ensure we have a good show for the final to ensure we have the best chance of rounding off a successful season.

Further away… Big Performances in Chorzów

One of the biggest surprises came in the men’s 1500m, where American Ethan Strand produced a brilliant final lap to take the win in 3:30.77. Strand was only 11th at 800m but flew through the field over the closing stages to claim his first Diamond League victory. Phanuel Koech was second in 3:31.14, with Olympic champion Cole Hocker third in 3:31.16. Jakob Ingebrigtsen, making his return to Diamond League 1500m racing, finished fourth in 3:31.19. There were plenty of other highlights too. Mykolas Alekna produced another huge performance in the discus, while Oblique Seville took a high-quality men’s 100m in 9.83, finishing ahead of Kenny Bednarek and Christian Coleman. The women’s events were just as impressive. Tsige Duguma won the 1500m in 3:55.06, ahead of Jessica Hull and Dorcus Ewoi, while Natalia Bukowiecka ran 49.60 for fourth in the 400m and secured the qualifying standard for the 2027 World Championships.
There was also a strong home performance from Pia Skrzyszowska, who finished third in the 100m hurdles in 12.64, while Gianmarco Tamberi had already taken the men’s high jump on Saturday with 2.31m.

Lausanne Diamond League
The standout performance came from Audrey Werro, who produced another brilliant run in the women’s 800m. The newly crowned European champion delighted the home crowd by winning in a meeting record of 1:55.33, holding off a huge late challenge from Femke Broeders-Bol, who ran 1:55.41. It was another reminder of just how good Werro has been this season, and the pair will face some more familiar names in Zurich next week (including Georgia Hunter Bell and Lilian Odira. Keely Hodgkinson had been included in this line up but sadly had to pull out due to an on-going hamstring niggle)
There was also another impressive performance from Amy Hunt. Fresh from her incredible four European Championship gold medals in Birmingham, Hunt returned to Diamond League action and took second in the 200m in 22.18. She finished just behind American Kayla White, with Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson unfortunately pulling up with a hamstring problem.

In the men’s 800m, Emmanuel Wanyonyi finally picked up his first Diamond League win of the season, running 1:42.19. He held off Algeria’s Djamel Sedjati and American Brandon Miller, with Marco Arop finishing fourth.
The men’s 200m also delivered, with Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo winning in 19.87, continuing his strong form ahead of the World Athletics Ultimate Championships in Budapest. And there was plenty of excitement in the field events too. Mondo Duplantis won the pole vault with a huge 6.21m, before taking two attempts at 6.32m in an effort to break his own world record of 6.31m. He didn’t quite manage it this time, but it was another impressive night for the Swedish star.

Kejelcha Reclaims the World Half Marathon Record
On the road, Yomif Kejelcha has reclaimed the men’s half marathon world record, running a remarkable 56:51 in Buenos Aires. The Ethiopian knocked 29 seconds off Jacob Kiplimo’s previous record of 57:20, averaging an incredible 2:42 per kilometre over the 21.1km. Kejelcha previously held the record after running 57:30 in Valencia in 2024, before Kiplimo took it from him.
In the women’s race, fellow Ethiopian Fotyen Tesfay took the win in 1:03:57. .

ATHLOS LDN26 – World-class athletics comes to StoneX
Closer to home, just a reminder that Athlos is coming to StoneX Stadium this September.

The London line-up keeps getting stronger, with Tobi Amusan, the Nigerian 100m hurdles world record holder, now confirmed to compete. Joining already confirmed, Keely Hodgkinson headling the 800m as she looks to defend her ATHLOS title, while Georgia Hunter Bell, Amber Anning and Rhasidat Adeleke are also among the latest names confirmed.

Friday 18 September | 7pm | StoneX Stadium 🎟️ Tickets are on sale here – Adult Tickets start from £25; however don’t leave it until the last minute as these lower priced tickets are extremely limited.

In the build-up to this event, a reminder to all Coaches and Athletes that StoneX will be closed for a week from Saturday 12th Sept – Sunday 20th September – there will be no access to the track during this time so please make alternative arrangements for your training sessions.

SBH Open & Club Championship
Details and entry can be found below for the next fixture at the end of the month –

Monday 31 August (Bank Holiday) – SBH Open & Club Championships @ StoneX (entry via open track here)

Including: Quadkids 75m, Quadkids Vortex, Quadkids Long Jump, Open High Jump (U12+ Club Champs), Open Pole Vault (U14+ Club Champs), Quadkids 600m, Open 2x100m (U14+ Club Champs), U12 2x75m (Club Champs), Open 2 x 100m (U14+ Club Champs), Open Long Jump (U14+ Club Champs), Open U12 2x75m (Club Champs), Open 800m (U14+ Club Champs), Open U12 600m (Club Champs), Open 200m (U14+ Club Champs), Open U12 150m (Club Champs), U12 Long Jump (U12 Club Champs), Open 70H (Club Champs), Open 75mH (Club Champs), Open 80mH (Club Champs), Open 100mH (Club Champs), Open 110mH (Club Champ), Open 400m (U18+ Club Champs), Open 300m (U16 Club Champs), Open 1500m, Open Shot Put (U12+ Club Champs)

Volunteers’ appeal
Finally, we are once again appealing for more licensed officials and volunteers to support our StoneX fixtures.
If you are interested in getting involved and would like to find out more, please speak to James or Helen, or contact us at info@shaftesburybarnet.co.uk. Your support makes a huge difference in helping us continue to deliver successful events.

Shaftesbury Alumni

Athlete Focus: Jacqui Agyepong
This month we look back at Jacqui Agyepong, a former Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers athlete who represented Great Britain at two Olympic Games. A specialist 100m hurdler, Jacqui competed at Barcelona 1992, where she reached the quarter-finals, before returning to the Olympic stage four years later in Atlanta 1996, running 13.24 in her heat.
Her international career also included two World Championships and two World Indoor Championships, while one of her standout achievements came at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, where she won silver in the 100m hurdles. Jacqui’s personal best was 12.93, set in Lausanne in 1994.
It’s fantastic to look back at the SBH athletes who have made it all the way to the Olympic stage, and Jacqui’s two Olympic appearances are a brilliant part of the club’s history and as most of you will know, she still continues to contribute to the club as a Coach for Hurdles and Sprints.

🎉 This Week’s Birthday Celebrations 
Happy Birthday to those celebrating this week: Angelina Johnson and Ross Hammond (26 Aug), Oliver Laurens (28 Aug), Decarie Davies (29 Aug), Dempsey McGuigan and Lucas Godber (30 Aug). We hope you all have a fantastic birthday and a wonderful year ahead! 🎂

Calendar
Here’s what’s happening over the next few weeks other than your usual coached training sessions.

August
23/08/26 North London 10km – StoneX (Open) R *POSTPONED – new date TBC
31/08/26 SBH Open & Club Champs – StoneX Stadium (Open) T&F

September
06/09/26 EYAL Final  (Juniors) T&F
12/09/26 NAL Championship final – Oxford (Seniors – Team Selection) T&F

Further ahead..
10/10/26 Met League – Claybury (open) XC
14/11/26 Met League – Trent Park (open) XC *note the venue has recently been updated
05/12/26 Met League – Uxbridge (open) XC
16/01/27 Met League – Welwyn Garden City (open) XC
13/02/27 Met League – Trent Park/Horsenden Hill (open) XC

*Where possible club events should be prioritised, however I have included other local events which may be of interest.
Key: T&F = Track, R= Road XC = Cross Country

 Full Results
*All results featured in the newsletter are taken from Power of 10. Occasionally, there may be a slight delay between a competition taking place and the official results being published. If you think I’ve missed your result or achievement, please do let me know and I’ll make sure it’s included in the next newsletter.

Latest Results

Saturday 22 August
Fastest Parkrun of the week:
Mens: Aidan McAvoy U20 16:35 (1) – Grovelands parkrun
Womens: Chloe Wilkinson SEN 25:36 (53) – Wormwood Scrubs parkrun
Parkrun Highlights:
Paul Lewis V50 23:35 (22) – Aldenham parkrun
Dominic Jackson V60 22:31 (24) – Brickfields Park parkrun
Ellie McNamara SEN 26:29 (76) SB – Canons Park parkrun
Bradley Singer V35 21:05 (34) – Richmond parkrun
Stuart Singer V65 23:30 (84) – Richmond parkrun
Ethan Slutzkin U12 20:00 (11) PB – Rondebosch Common parkrun
Andrew Porter V50 21:14 (12) – Sharpham Road Playing Fields parkrun
Hugh Richards V75 37:49 (879) – Poole parkrun

Friday 21 August
Lausanne Diamond League, Lausanne, SUI
Mens 200m: Zharnel Hughes, SEN, 20.33 (5).

Wednesday 19 August
Chase the Sun Battersea Park 5K & 10K, Battersea Park
Womens 10K: Jessica Hurley, SEN, 38:56 (65) PB. Mens 5K: Tristan Lee, V35, 17:58 (19). Paul Lewis, V50, 19:02 (52) PB.

BMC Record Breaker, Tooting Bec
Mens 1500m: Rafi Gayer, U20, 3:57.55 (8). Adam O’Gorman, U20, 4:03.00 (9). Womens 800m: Posie Shaw, U18, 2:09.63 (1).

Watford Harriers Open Graded Meetings, Watford
Womens 1500m: Emilia Economu, SEN, 4:57.10 (4) PB. Mens 1500m: Dennys Pascal, U14, 4:30.73 (11). Lewis Ward, U14, 4:26.84 (11) PB. Edward Pascal, U16, 4:39.48 (12).

Saturday 15 August
Be Fit Today Track Academy Outdoor Series, Dagenham
Mens 100m: John Otugade, SEN, 10.18 (1). Khyan Markland, U20, 10.54 (3) PB. Krishawn Aiken, SEN, 10.40 (3). Womens 100m: Angelina Johnson, U18, 13.06 (3). Mens 200m: John Otugade, SEN, 21.12 (1) PB. Womens 200m: Angelina Johnson, U18, 27.21 (2). Mens 400m: Columba Blango, SEN, 50.65 (5).

Monday 10 August
European Championships, Birmingham
Mens 200m: Zharnel Hughes, SEN, 20.05 (1). Ebuka Nwokeji, U20, 20.83 (6). Mens 3000m Steeplechase: Kristian Imroth, SEN, 8:33.89 (12). Womens 400m Hurdles: Lina Nielsen, SEN, 54.04 (2) PB. Emily Newnham, U23, 53.33 (2) PB. Mens High Jump: Kimani Jack, U23, 2.23 (1).

News

Birmingham European Championships
Last week saw an abundance of athletes on our screens for those who were following, or those who put in the effort to watch in real life. There were some great performances from all countries and I am just highlighting some of those below –

Womens Highlights
Amy Hunt had a phenomenal week with an impressive 100m gold title (11.00) and another victory within the 200m (22.19). This final has three Brits lining up where Dina Asher-Smith came in third for bronze (22.29) with Success Eduan placing 6th (22.66). Adding to the Brits strong form across the championship, Dina Asher-Smith, Amy Hunt, Success Eduan and Imani Lansiquot made up the winning team for GB winning Gold (42.05) in the Womens 4x100m Relay. Within the Womens 400m Final GBs Yemi Mary John placed 5th (51.12) and Charlotte Henrich placed 6th (51.29). Perhaps one of the events with most publicity within this championship, the Womens 800m was a battle between Swiss athlete Audrey Werro, Brit Keely Hodgkinson and  Femke Bol of the Netherlands- after some drama in the heats which saw Werro take a nasty fall she came out on top with Gold (1:54.81) with Hodgkinson having to settle for Silver (1:55.01) followed by Bol with Bronze (1:55.54) – we also saw Jemma Reekie place a respectable 5th (1:59.15). The Womens 1500m saw Georgia Hunter Bell take home Gold (4:07.78) in an effortless style.
Three Brits lined up to the womens 5000m final with Hannah Nuttall placing 5th (15:41.51), India Weir placing 16th (15:55.42) and Innes Fitzgerald placing 19th (16:00.07). Italy’s Nadia Battocletti show her continued dominance winning both the 5000m (15:37.84) and 10,000m (31:41.17), where we saw Megan Keith place 6th (32:04.81), Izzy Fry place 16th (32:37.22) and Poppy Tank place 23rd (34:03.99). In the Womens 100m hurdle final we saw Brit Marcia Say place 8th (13.01) in a strong field.
The Womens 400m Hurdles we saw Shaftesbury’s Emily Newnham earn Silver (53.33) with Lina Nielsen placing 6th place (54.35) after an impressive PB in the heat (54.04). The duo also help to make up team GBs 4×400 Relay Team, Emily Newnham and Lina Nielsen are joined by Charlotte Henrich and Nicole Yeargin placing 2nd and winning Silver (3:21.68).
In the Womens 3000m SC, Brits Elise Thorner placed 5th place (9:18.14). On the field in the Womens High Jump Morgan Lake placed 8th (1.88), the womens long jump saw Jazmin Sawyers take home Silver (6.99), Molly Palmer placed 9th (6.54). Within the Heptathlon Jade O’Dowda placed 13th (6191) and Katarina Johnson-Thompson placed 21st (5790).
In the Womens Marathon Abbie Donnelly earned team GBs first ever medal in this event, placing 3rd to secure bronze (2:27.33) with strong depth in the field with Natasha Wilson (Cockram) placing 5th (2:27:54), Rose Harvey placing 14th (2:30:34), Louise Small placing 22nd (2:33:32) and Clara Evans-Graham placing 34th (2:40:01). No Brits featuring within the Womens Half Marathon Race Walk, however an impressive World Record (and Gold Medal) to shout about by Spains Maria Perez (1:30:06), a similar story within the Womens Marathon Race Walk with Italian Sofia Fiorini winning with a World Record time (3:15:11).

Womens Highlights
The Mens 100m saw a one and two finish for Team GB, with Romell Glove taking home Gold (10.09) and Jeremiah Azu placing second for Silver (10.16). In the 200m, Shaftesbury’s Zharnel Hughes continued his strong season with a Silver medal for second place (10.16), with fellow club member Ebuka Nwokeji placing 5th (20.95) in the heats earlier in the competition, sadly didn’t progress to the finals but showed a strong future in his Senior Debut. Team GB picked up Gold in the shape of Matthew Hudson Smith placing first (44.17) in the mens 400m. In the 800m final, we saw Ben Pattison place 5th (1:46.14), sadly Max Burgin had to withdraw last minute due to injury during the warm up, after the fastest QT in the heats (1:44.73) – which allowed for Ireland’s Mark English to take home Gold (1:45.26). The 1500m delivered some fast times with strong Brit depth with Jake Hayward just missing out on a medal with 4th (3:36.24), Arlo Ludewick placing 5th (3:36.65) and Jake Wightman placing 6th (3:37.18).
As mentioned last week, the Mens 5000m displayed Jakobs Ingebrigtsen’s return to racing, taking home Gold in 13:15.29. The same race saw Brits James West place 12th (13:24.63). After just missing out on a medal in the 5,000m, France’s Jimmy Grissier showed a strong finish to place 3rd (28:07.90) in the 10,000m, with David Malarkey of Team GB placing 12th (28:25.58) and Jo Wigfield placing 17th (29:09.24).  In the Mens 100m Hurdles Samuel Bennet placed 7th (13.62). In the Mens 3000m SC, Shaftesbury’s Kristian Imroth placed an impressive 6th (8:36.20) with fellow Brit William Battershill, placing around a minute behind in 8th (8:37.33).
In the Mens Marathon we saw Mahamed Mahamad as first Brit home in 7th place (20:09.34) with Tewelde Menges placing 40th (2:19:45) and Jonathan Mellor finishing 50th (2:27:56) – Weynay Ghebresilasie unfortunately had to DNF. Within the Mens Marathon Race Walk, there was another impressive round of results, including an Area Record by Italian Massimo Stano (2:56:49), for Team GB Cameron Corbishley finished 19th (3:13:31).
In the field events, the Mens High Jump saw Shaftesbury’s Kimani Jack just miss out on the medals to place 4th (2.23) with GBs Joel Clarke-Khan placing 5th (2.23). In the Pole Jump we saw Archie Yeo placing 12th (7.48) for Team GB with Greece’s Miltiadis Tentoglou maintaining his dominance on the circuit this season to take home Gold (8.44) for Greece. In the Mens Shot Put Scott Lincoln missed out on a medal and had to settle for 4th place (20.81), with Jake Norris finishing 11th in the Hammer Throw (74.61).
In the Mens 4×100 Relay we saw another appearance from Shaftesbury’s Zharnel Hughes, who was alongside Jeremiah Azu, Louie Hinchliffe and Romell Glave who showed their strength winning Gold (38.45) ahead of Germany (38.64) and Belgium (38.70). In the Mens 4 x 400 Relay Team GB, made up of Matthew Hudson-Smith, Toby Harries, Ben Jefferies and Charles Dobson, had to settle for Silver in a tight battle against Italy Rounding up the events the 4×400 Mixed Relay saw a strong team consisting of Ben Jefferies, Charlotte Henrich, Toby Harries and Yemi Mary John to earn Silver (3:10.47) behind Norway’s Gold (3:09.62) and the 4 x 100 Mixed Relay Jeremiah Azu, Dina Asher-Smith, Zharnel Hughes and Amy Hunt added to their medal collection taking home Gold (39.97).

EYAL
Shaftesbury Juniors have qualified for the final in Chelmsford on 6th September, congrats to all coaches and athletes who have competed throughout this season – lets ensure we have a good show for the final to ensure we have the best chance of rounding off a successful season.
*Official results from this weekends fixture will feature in the Newsletter next week.

ATHLOS LDN26 – World-class athletics comes to StoneX
A reminder that something pretty special is coming to StoneX Stadium this September, it brings some of the biggest names in Women’s Athletics to our home track for an evening of world-class racing and entertainment. If you are an athletics fan, this is certainly an event that you don’t want to miss out on with the likes of Sha’Carri Richardson, Gabby Thomas, Tara Davis-Woodhall, Masai Russell and Mariledidy Paulino among some of the names announced – expect fast times, big personalities and some seriously competitive racing.
For those of you who are less familiar with the event, ATHLOS is also doing things a little differently. The athletes will compete across 100m hurdles, 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, mile and long jump, with points accumulated across the London and New York meets as they battle it out for the overall ATHLOS crown.
The BBC have recently confirmed coverage on this event, however if you want to watch some of the world’s best athletes competing up close, this is an event you don’t want to miss.

Friday 18 September | 7pm | StoneX Stadium  Tickets are on sale here – Adult Tickets start from £25; however don’t leave it until the last minute as these lower priced tickets are extremely limited.
In the build-up to this event, a reminder to all Coaches and Athletes that StoneX will be closed for a week from Saturday 12th Sept – Sunday 20th September – there will be no access to the track during this time so please make alternative arrangements for your training sessions.

SBH Open & Club Championship
Details and entry can be found below for the next fixture at the end of the month.
Monday 31 August (Bank Holiday) – SBH Open & Club Championships @ StoneX (entry via open track here)
Including: Quadkids 75m, Quadkids Vortex, Quadkids Long Jump, Open High Jump (U12+ Club Champs), Open Pole Vault (U14+ Club Champs), Quadkids 600m, Open 2x100m (U14+ Club Champs), U12 2x75m (Club Champs), Open 2 x 100m (U14+ Club Champs), Open Long Jump (U14+ Club Champs), Open U12 2x75m (Club Champs), Open 800m (U14+ Club Champs), Open U12 600m (Club Champs), Open 200m (U14+ Club Champs), Open U12 150m (Club Champs), U12 Long Jump (U12 Club Champs), Open 70H (Club Champs), Open 75mH (Club Champs), Open 80mH (Club Champs), Open 100mH (Club Champs), Open 110mH (Club Champ), Open 400m (U18+ Club Champs), Open 300m (U16 Club Champs), Open 1500m, Open Shot Put (U12+ Club Champs)

Volunteers’ appeal
Finally, we are once again appealing for more licensed officials and volunteers to support our StoneX fixtures.
If you are interested in getting involved and would like to find out more, please speak to James or Helen, or contact us at info@shaftesburybarnet.co.uk. Your support makes a huge difference in helping us continue to deliver successful events.

Highlights from the Archive
Looking back at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, held in August 1972.

Mens 10,000m and 5,000m
Dave Bedford enjoyed a memorable Olympic campaign, finishing 6th in the 10,000m final (28:05.4) after setting a blistering pace from the start and leading through halfway in an Olympic-record split of 13:44.0. He also reached the 5000m final, finishing 12th in 13:43.2, after comfortably qualifying from his heat in 13:49.8. Although medals were just out of reach, Bedford’s fearless front-running made his Munich campaign one to remember and demonstrated his willingness to take the race to the world’s best.r>
Later in 1973 Bedford would go on to run one of the greatest performances in British distance-running history, smashing the 10,000m world record with 27:30.80 – he took almost 8-seconds off the previous best by Lasse Viren. More impressively Dave’s time stood for almost 15 years, and to this day he still remains the only British man to have held the 10,000m world record.

Womens 1500m
To showcase how far Womens Athletics has developed, the 1972 Olympics were the first games to include the womens 1500m. Joyce Smith also made history as she broke the British record twice during the competition, she ran 4:11.27 in her heat before lowing the record again to an impressive 4:09:37 in the Semi-Final, finishing 6th and narrowly missing out on the final. Her 4:09.37 British record stood for almost five years before being equalled by Mary Stewart in 1977 — this was the beginning of the progression that has now reached 3:52.61, which is held by Georgia Hunter-Bell from the Paris Olympics in 2024.
Joyce helped to pave the way of generations of British Women distance runners and moved up to the Marathon distance in her 40s. Joyce impressively continued to run into her seventies, only stopping in 2021 when she noted she ‘didn’t enjoy running so slowly’.

🎉 This Week’s Birthday Celebrations 
Happy Birthday to those celebrating this week:Delphine Diers and Shani Palmer (Anderson) (17 Aug), Frank Attoh, Stuart Singer and Steven Garrett and Stanley Hurst (21 Aug), Ellie Kormis (23 Aug), We hope you all have a fantastic birthday and a wonderful year ahead! 🎂

Calendar
Here’s what’s happening over the next few weeks other than your usual coached training sessions.

August
23/08/26 North London 10km – StoneX (Open) R *POSTPONED – new date TBC
31/08/26 SBH Open & Club Champs – StoneX Stadium (Open) T&F

September
06/09/26 EYAL Final (Juniors) T&F
12/09/26 NAL Championship final – Oxford (Seniors – Team Selection) T&F

Further ahead..
10/10/26 Met League – Claybury (open) XC
14/11/26 Met League – Trent Park (open) XC *note the venue has recently been updated
05/12/26 Met League – Uxbridge (open) XC
16/01/27 Met League – Welwyn Garden City (open) XC
13/02/27 Met League – Horsenden Hill (open) XC

*Where possible club events should be prioritised, however I have included other local events which may be of interest.
Key: T&F = Track, R= Road XC = Cross Country

 Full Results
*All results featured in the newsletter are taken from Power of 10. Occasionally, there may be a slight delay between a competition taking place and the official results being published. If you think I’ve missed your result or achievement, please do let me know and I’ll make sure it’s included in the next newsletter.

Latest Results

Saturday 15 August
Fastest Parkrun of the week:
Mens: Ethan Slutzkin U12 20:03 (4) PB – Green Point parkrun
Womens: Ellie McNamara SEN 27:24 (223) SB – Hastings parkrun
Parkrun Highlights:
Paul Lewis V50 25:05 (19) – Aldenham parkrun
Lenard Michel V55 24:55 (38) – Canons Park parkrun
Stuart Singer V65 24:19 (18) – Sunny Hill parkrun
Paul MacCarthy V55 23:47 (158) – Woodhouse Moor parkrun
Ross Hammond U20 24:32 (84) – Felixstowe parkrun
Hugh Richards V75 38:15 (230) – Blandford parkrun

Sunday 9 August
Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Showcase, Hendon
Womens 100m: Tami George, U18, 11.69 (1), Holly Ryan, U18, 11.88 (1), Makayla Brai-Aloye, U18, 11.85 (2), Dami Adekunle, U14, 12.79 (2) PB, Anaya Collins, U12, 13.97 (3) PB, Naylah Adeeko, U12, 12.83 (4), Georgina Warmate, U14, 14.03 (4), Chinwe Iwunze, SEN, 12.52 (5) SB, Riley McNally, U16, 12.93 (5) PB, Elise Bachler, U14, 15.17 (5), Tolu Adekunle, U12, 15.29 (6) PB, Delphine Diers, V55, 14.78 (7) SB, Ayotunde Alfonso, U14, 13.86 (8). Mens 100m: Zachary Bindon-Goss, U20, 10.66 (2) PB, Seth Saunders, U14, 12.22 (2), Eugene Riza, SEN, 11.69 (2), Jacob Lim, U16, 12.23 (2), Micah Forbes-Agyepong, SEN, 11.40 (4) SB, Kieran Stiles, V35, 12.29 (4) PB, Raphael Aaron, U23, 12.41 (4), Jaian Saunders, U18, 10.98 (5) SB, Josh Kumar, SEN, 11.98 (5) SB, Tatsu Owens, SEN, 11.61 (6), Alexander Dikeocha, SEN, 13.09 (8) SB. Womens 200m: Ella Appiah-Spick, U14, 29.56 (1) PB, Riley McNally, U16, 26.86 (1), Ayotunde Alfonso, U14, 29.61 (2), Dami Adekunle, U14, 27.78 (2), Naylah Adeeko, U12, 28.21 (3), Georgina Warmate, U14, 30.64 (5), Elise Bachler, U14, 32.79 (5) PB, Tami George, U18, 24.07 (6), Makayla Brai-Aloye, U18, 24.44 (7). Mens 200m: Tatsu Owens, SEN, 23.70 (1) PB, Eugene Riza, SEN, 24.44 (4) PB, Micah Forbes-Agyepong, SEN, 23.15 (3) SB, Josh Kumar, SEN, 23.88 (5) SB, Seth Saunders, U14, 25.05 (6)
Mens 400m: Jubril Adeniji, SEN, 49.05 (2) SB, Jay Palmer, SEN, 50.03 (3), Ben Bamisaiye, U16, 52.96 (4) PB, Aaron Hidalgo-Hudi, U16, 54.90 (5) PB, Raphael Aaron, U23, 57.01 (7). Womens 400m: Adanna Mazinwosu, U20, 59.67 (3). Mens 600m: Rian Varia, U12, 1:51.28 (1) PB, Rafi Rubenstein, U12, 2:04.44 (2) PB, Finlay Myles, U12, 2:09.85 (4) PB, Seth Harris, U12, 2:20.46 (2), Toby Caplan, U12, 2:42.70 (11). Womens 600m: Ruby Konviser, U12, 1:56.83 (4) PB. Mens 75m: Rafi Rubenstein, U12, 12.31 (4), Seth Harris, U12, 13.95 (4), Toby Caplan, U12, 14.47 (5) PB, Finlay Myles, U12, 12.93 (5). Womens 75m: Sadie Rae Franks, U12, 12.89 (6) PB. Mens 800m: Taha Cockerell, U16, 2:15.00 (2), George Cooke, U16, 2:29.79 (2), Daniel Murray, U14, 2:30.10 (3), Daniyal Janmohamed, U12, 2:30.43 (4). Womens 800m: Olivia Abbott, U16, 2:34.62 (5), Lily Janmohamed, U12, 2:44.52 (6). Mens Discus 1.5kg: Chu Ononogbu, U18, 56.58m (1). Mens Discus 2kg: Gregory Thompson, SEN, 55.43m (2), Reuben Vaughan, SEN, 54.45m (4) PB. Mens High Jump: Akin Coward, SEN, 2.10m (1). Womens High Jump: Lily Holt, SEN, 1.70m (1), Rebecca Wheeler-Henry, U23, 1.65m (2). Womens Long Jump: Dami Adekunle, U14, 4.80m (1), Tolu Adekunle, U12, 3.60m (4).

Stratford Speed GP Series, Stratford (CT)
Mens 100m: Krishawn Aiken, SEN, 10.38 (2) SB, Kacei Griffith, U16, 11.11 (3), Ben McGuire, SEN, 11.22 (3) SB, Lorrell Smith, SEN, 11.09 (4), Bryan Ogbebor, U23, 11.20 (4). Womens 100m: Renee Regis, U23, 11.42 (3). Womens 100m Hurdles: Lily Holt, SEN, 14.59 (4) SB. Mens 200m: Kacei Griffith, U16, 22.53 (3), Krishawn Aiken, SEN, 21.07 (4) SB. Womens 400m: Hayley McLean, SEN, 55.43 (4) SB.

BMC Grand Prix, Twickenham
Mens 3000m: Rafi Gayer, U20, 8:11.64 (10) PB, Jamie Dee, SEN, 8:11.73 (11) SB.

Saturday 8 August
RunThrough Battersea Park, Battersea Park
Mens 10K: Tristan Lee, V35, 38:21 (31) SB. Mens
Half Marathon: Elliott Grossman, SEN, 1:28:04 (67) PB, Conor Madden, SEN, 1:35:24 (128) PB, Barry Chisholm, V65, 2:27:08 (711).

Southern Athletics League Division 1, Gillingham/Bromley
Mens 100m: Craig Moncur, SEN, 11.19 (3). Mens 110m Hurdles: Craig Moncur, SEN, 14.92 (2), Steven Garrett, V35, 18.25 (3) SB. Mens 800m: Steven Garrett, V35, 1:57.54 (1). Mens 2000m Steeplechase: Steven Garrett, V35, 6:35.34 (1). Womens DT1K: Stacey Gonzalez, V50, 28.07 (3), Lydia Rogers, SEN, 23.16 (5). Mens DT2K: Craig Moncur, SEN, 40.10 (3). Mens High Jump: Craig Moncur, SEN, 1.73m (5). Womens HT4K: Stacey Gonzalez, V50, 36.30 (3), Lydia Rogers, SEN, 24.71 (6). Womens JT600: Stacey Gonzalez, V50, 20.95m (3) PB, Lydia Rogers, SEN, 17.58m (6) SB. Mens JT800: Craig Moncur, SEN, 43.99m (3). Mens Long Jump: Craig Moncur, SEN, 6.95m (1). Womens Pole Vault: Stacey Gonzalez, V50, 2.60m (1). Womens SP4K: Stacey Gonzalez, V50, 7.51m (2), Lydia Rogers, SEN, 8.65m (5). Womens Triple Jump: Lydia Rogers, SEN, 9.31m (3) SB.

Southern Athletics League Division 2 North & East, Dartford/Hemel Hempstead
Womens 100m: Angelina Johnson, U18, 13.2 (3). Womens 200m: Angelina Johnson, U18, 27.8 (3). Mens 400m Hurdles: Jubril Adeniji, SEN, 54.1 (1). Womens 800m: Emilia Economu, SEN, 2:27.36 (2). Mens DT2K: Reuben Vaughan, SEN, 52.62 (1).

Southern Athletics League Division 3 South London, Tooting Bec
Mens DT2K: Anthony Soalla-Bell, V45, 24.82 (3). Mens SP7.26K: Anthony Soalla-Bell, V45, 10.36m (2).

Friday 7 August
Rye Summer Classic Series 5K / 10K, Rye
Mens 10K: Sam Clements, U16, 43:23 (16) PB.

Ealing Mile, Ealing
Mens 1 Mile: Daniyal Janmohamed, U12, 5:24 (5)
Womens 1 Mile: Lily Janmohamed, U12, 6:04 (14) PB

Wednesday 5 August
BMC Regional Race, Loughborough
Mens 800m: Max Winfield, U23, 1:55.71 (2).

Sunday 2 August
York 2.5K / 10K, York
Mens 10K: Robert Rigby, V65, 39:31 (185) SB.

Saturday 1 August
UK Youth Development League Lower – Southern 1D, Horspath
Mens 800m: Jenson Day, U14, 2:28.22 (2) PB.

July & August-26 Throws Community Newsletter

Welcome to the England Athletics Throws Community Newsletter, July & August 2026 edition. The aim of the newsletter is to provide the throws community with updates on competition, training or development opportunity.
If you would like to promote a throws competition, training or development opportunity through future throws newsletters, please send the name, date, venue and web address or key contact details and we will promote it.
If there is anyone you know who would like to receive the newsletter, please ask them to register by clicking HERE. If you are all ready on the mailing list you do not need to complete the form.

July & August Highlights
Key  International Team Performances

European Championships
Team of  98 with 7 English throwers selected for the European Championships (full article here). Congratulation to everyone selected, their personal coaches and support teams. Below is a list of the throwers performances. For more information click here.

• Shot Put – Scott Lincoln (Dale Stevenson) 4th with 20.81m
• Shot Put – Serena Vincent (Mike Winch & Andrew Vincent) 17th with 16.65m
• Discus – Lawrence Okoye (Zane Duquemin) DNS due to injury
• Discus – Zara Obamakinwa (Mark Chapman) 20th with 55.17
• Hammer – Jake Norris (Nick Ridgeon) 11th with 74.61m
• Hammer – Charlotte Payne (Ian Payne) 6th with 70.12m
• Javelin – Ben East (John Trower) 13th with 78.77m

Commonwealth Games
Team of  83 with 11 English throwers selected for the Commonwealth Games. Congratulation to everyone selected, their personal coaches and support teams. Non-Para team announcement article & Para team announcement article. Below is a list of the throwers performances. For more information click here.

• Shot Put – Scott Lincoln (Dale Stevenson) 3rd with 20.99m
• Seated Shot Put – Ozi Nlewedum (Alison O’Riordan) 9th with 5.31m
• Seated Shot Put – Taz Nichols (Alison O’Riordan) 5th with 10.54m
• Discus – Lawrence Okoye (Zane Duquemin) 3rd with 64.45m
• Ambulant Discus – Didi Okoh (Kevin Brown and Tony Hadley) 6th with 25.51m
• Ambulant Discus – Bebe Jackson (David Bower and Alan James) 9th with 25.87m
• Ambulant Discus – Dan Greaves (Zane Duquemin) 4th with 54.83m
• Hammer – Jake Norris (Nick Ridgeon) 4th with 71.66m
• Hammer – Tara Simpson-Sullivan 9th with 62.94m
• Hammer – Charlotte Payne (Ian Payne) 4th with 67.34m
• Javelin – Ben East (John Trower) 8th with a personal best of 81.12m

World U20 Championships
Team of  36 announced with 5 English throwers selected for the World U20 Championships (full article here). Congratulation to everyone selected, their personal coaches and support teams. Below is a list of the throwers performances. For more information click here.

• Shot Put – Alani Dumbuya (Mark Edwards) 25th with 14.41m
• Hammer – Wyatt Larkins (Jamie Bath) 3rd with a personal best of 75.38m
• Javelin – Harriet Wheeler (Martin Cassidy) DNS due to injury
• Javelin – Charlie Mason (Carolyn Franks) 13th with 67.77m
• Javelin – Tom Rutter (Tom Dobbing) 21st with 61.81m

European U18 Championship
GB & NI topped the medal table 3 medals for English Throwers. For more information click here.

• Shot – Emilia Adese (John Hillier) – 4th with 16.85m
• Discus – Moyo Stumpenhusen (Gary Herrington) – 1st with a CBP and GB & NI U18 record of 64.92m
• Discus – Chu Ononogbu (Clyde Gordon) – 12th with 52.48m
• Discus – Elkie Baker (Neville Thompson) – 19th with 43.03m
• Javelin – Lucy Bull (Carolyn Franks) – 1st with 56.60m
• Javelin – Ned Scott (Bronwin Carter) – 2nd with 70.02m
• Javelin – Charlotte Pabari (Bronwin Carter) – 25th with 41.64m

Other Key Performances

Shot Put

• Emilia Adese (John Hillier) – CBP at the English Schools of 17.36m
• Amy Thompson (F41) (Mark Edwards) – pb and national record of 9.20m
• Obinna Aniebo – pb and national U16 record of 20.80m
• Dilon Claydon (Mark Edwards) – pb of 18.25m

Discus

• Zara Obamakinwa (Mark Chapman) – GB & NI U23 record of 61.87m which she backed up with her second best performance of 59.42m at her first Diamond League.

Hammer

• Tegan Brown (Elaine Fileman) – pb of 59.78m
• Aspen Stobart (Dennis Elkins) – pb of 55.14m
• Tristan Koyuncu – pb of 64.36m
• Ethan Kendrick (Matt Sutton) – pb of 64.91m

Javelin

• Harriet Wheeler (Martin Cassidy) – Won the England Athletics Championships with a PB of 53.95m
• Harriet Court (Mark Roberson) – 2nd at the England Athletics Championships with a PB of 51.39m
• Charlie Mason (Carolyn Franks) – Won the England Athletics Championships with a PB of 71.43m

England Athletics Highlights

Talent Pathway

Youth Talent Programme

The Youth Talent Programme (YTP) is the first step on the Talent pathway designed to meet the needs of identified, talented English athletes/para athletes aged between 16 and 18 years of age and their coaches.
The programme focuses on developing a dual career for the athlete/para athlete through fulfilling their potential within the sport and also in their education and employability. It is supported by London Marathon Events and TASS
Applications for the Youth Talent Programme are now open and close on Monday 7th September 2026 at 9am.

To apply for the Youth Talent Programme, please click HERE.

Talent Development Programme

The England Athletics Talent Development Programme aims to support the England Athletics philosophy of talent development by supporting athletes through consistent support in high quality training and support environments known as the England Athletics Talent hubs.
This programme has replaced the previously named Junior and Senior Development programmes that offered camp training days and offer a Talent hub-based support programme across the programme year.
Athletes must be able to demonstrate how they will use and access the talent hub network within their programme application to be selected for this programme.
Applications for the Talent Development Programme are now open and close on Monday 14th September 2026 at 9am.

To apply for the Programme, please click HERE.

Performance Programme

The England Athletics Performance Programme aims to support athletes who have the realistic future potential to compete atthe Olympic or Paralympic Games and World Athletics Championships and World Athletics Para Championships.
Applications for the Performance Programme are now open and close at 9am on on Monday 14th September 2026 at 9am.

To apply for the Programme, please click HERE.

Women’s Throws Coach Community Group

We are currently accepting applications to join the Women’s Throws Coach Community Group. Applications will remain open until 13 September 2026. To find out more and apply please click HERE.

Track & Field Rater

TFR is a simple, anonymous online feedback form that provides a “one stop shop” for rating track & field facilities and equipment. The data that YOU provide will help us to ensure that UK Track & Field facilities are safe and well maintained. Find out more  – Track & Field Rater (TFR)

Age Group Implement Weights for Para Throws

We have proposed recommended implement weights for U12, U14, U16, and U18 para throwers across all throwing events and classifications, for use by competition organisers. The hope is to create a more gradual progression towards the open/U20 world para athletics implement weights. To find out more click here.

England and GB&NI International Opportunities

We are reviewing the  25-26 England International teams and planning for 26-27 so will announce dates and policies ASAP.

Potential England Teams with throwers and draft dates:

• Reykjavik, Iceland – Dates (TBC)
• Växjö, Sweden – Dates (TBC)
• European Throwing Cup – Nicosia, Cyprus – 13-14th March 2027
• Pickering Memorial International – Loughborough – Date (TBC)
• Loughborough International – Loughborough – 23rd May 2027
• European Athletics Team Championships – Istanbul, Turkey – 25-27th June
• European U20 Championships – Bydgoszcz, Poland – 15-18th July 2027
• European U23 Championships – Bydgoszcz, Poland – 22-25th July 2027
• World Student Games – Chungcheong, South Korea  – 1-12 August 2027
• Youth Commonwealth Games – Malta – 30th October – 4th November 2027

Talent Event Leader (TEL)

Shot Put
Greg Beard gbeard@englandathletics.org

Discus
Mark Chapman – markchapman@englandathletics.org

Javelin
Tom Dobbing – tdobbing@englandathletics.org

Regional Athlete and Coach Training Days Organised by the UK Javelin Throw Association (UKJTA)

• 17th October – Bury St Edmunds
• 8th November – Portsmouth
• 10th January – Leigh
• 6th February – TBC (North East England)
• 13th March – Hemel Hempsted

Booking is via their website – here

Hammer
Katie Lambert – klambert@englandathletics.org

Masterclass

Carsten Bomme is the Danish national throws coach, and coach to Katrine Koch Jacobsen (74m); taking her to World and Olympic finals. England pathway physio Lucy Eggleton-Wood will be there, along with UKA para S&C lead Anna Nielson. Alongside throwing sessions there will be workshops which will cover dealing with growth spurts and lower back robustness. The Saturday is for athletes U20 and senior age groups, and the Sunday for athletes U16 & U18. Coaches are welcome to attend both days.

• Coach booking Saturday (£20)
• Coach booking Sunday (£20)
• Coach booking both days (£40)
• Athlete booking Saturday (£60) – U20s and older
• Athlete booking Sunday (£60) – U16s and U18s

Regional Athlete and Coach Training Days

5th December – Thames Valley Athletics Centre with Jake Norris and Bayley Campbell

• Coach booking (Free)
• Athlete booking (£10)

10th January  – Leigh Sport Village  with Eddie Jeans and Lee Doyle

• Coach booking (Free)
• Athlete booking (£10)

24th February – Alexander Stadium with Lorraine Shaw and Tom Head

• Coach booking (Free)
• Athlete booking (£10)

Other Development Opportunities

• GT Performance – Discus throws clinic with Greg Thompson (TBC October) – Greg Thompson has organised a full day for athletes and coaches of all abilities. It will take place in Hendon, North West London in October. For more information and to book you place email enquires@gtperformancecoaching.co.uk
• British Wheelchair Athletics Association- Seated Throws Taster Session – The British Wheelchair Athletics Association are holding a seated throws taster session for any athlete or coach who would like to learn more. This will take place on Saturday the 26th of September from 10-4 at Stoke Mandeville Stadium. For more information please contact barbarahoole@hotmail.com
• Yate & District AC – Basic throws development days (19th September) – This development opportunity is targeted at new throwers and those who haven’t had throws coaching. To register and for more information contact coachfiler51@gmail.com or call 07771961288
• London Hammer School – Open Throwing Session (Sunday 6th September) – This development opportunity is open to all hammer throwers and coaches that are interested. We are hoping to welcome back hammer throwers from the England Athletics regional training day & the England Athletics South Regional Winter Long Throws Championship. For more information and to register your interest please contact Jamie Bath: londonhammerschool@gmail.com
• European Athletics Summit Series – Coaching Summit Series | European Athletics
• International Jumps and Throws Conference: All recordings from last year’s conference are now freely available on athletics hub.
• Coaches: for information about upcoming courses and to book your place please click here.
• Officials: for information about upcoming courses and to book your place please click here.
• Clean Athletics: for the latest information about clean athletics and to book your place on a clean athletics awareness course please click here.

Competition

If there are any competition organisers who have an opportunities for throwers to qualify for GB&NI Teams (i.e. World Athletics registered, Level 2), please get in touch so we can promote these, as athletes and coaches are desperate to find opportunities!

2025-26 Season

• UK School Games – 3-5th September – Loughborough
• World Athletics Ultimate Championships – 11-13th September – Budapest, Hungary

2026-27 Season

• England Athletics Senior Para Indoor Championships – 16-17th January 2027 – Sheffield EIS
• England Athletics Age Group Indoor Championships – 6-7th February 2027 – Sheffield EIS
• BUCS Indoor Championships – 13-14th February 2027 – Sheffield EIS
• England Athletics Regional Winter Long Throws North & Midlands Championships – 13-14th February –  Leigh Sports Village – info
• England Athletics Regional Winter Long Throws South Championships – 13-14th February  2027 – Lee Valley – info
• UKA Indoor Championships – 20-21st February 2027 – TBC
• UK and England Athletics National Winter Long Throws Championships – 27-28th February 2027 – Loughborough – info
• England Athletics Age Group Para Indoor Championships – 6-7th March – Sheffield EIS
• European Throwing Cup – 14-15th March 2027 – Nicosia, Cyprus – info
• BUCS Outdoor Championships – 1-2nd May 2027
• Pickering Memorial International – TBC May or June 2027 – Loughborough
• Loughborough International – 21st May 2027 – Loughborough
• BIGish – 31st May 2027 – TBC Venue
• World Para Championships – 19-27th June 2027 – Uzbekistan
• European Athletics Team Championships – 25-27th June – Istanbul, Tukey
• English Schools Championships – 10-11th July
• European Athletics U20 Championships – 15-18th July – Bydgoszcz, Poland
• SIAB International – 17th July 2027
• London Diamon League -17th July 2027
• European Athletics U23 Championships – 22-25th July 2027 – Bydgoszcz, Poland
• England Athletics Junior Championships – 24-25 July 2027
• UKA Outdoor Championships 31st July & 1st August 2027
• England Athletics U20 and Senior Championships – 6-8th August
• World Championships – 11-19th September – Beijing, China

Anti-Doping

2026 Prohibited List: Summary of Changes

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has recently released the 2026 Prohibited List (the List) which details the substances and methods that are banned within sport. Broken down into several categories, the list identifies which substances and methods are prohibited at all times, in-competition only, and within specific sports.

And Finally

If you would like to get in touch about anything in this newsletter, or for further support in throws, please email or call me (see below). If you would like to promote a throws competition, training or development opportunity through future throws newsletters, please send the name, date, venue and web address or key contact details and we will promote it. Finally, thank you all so much for the hard work you put into this sport and event group.

All the best,
Nick Ridgeon
National Throws Manager
M.07471027364
E. nridgeon@englandathletics.org
W. englandathletics.org

This Wednesday brings a spectacular solar eclipse, with the UK seeing a partial eclipse. An interesting fact, eclipses have played a fascinating role in science — a solar eclipse in 1868 led to the discovery of helium, while the 1919 eclipse helped provide evidence for Einstein’s theory of relativity.

News

SBH Showcase
This weekend we hosted our SBH Showcase, which saw some stand out performances which I have noted below
Quad Kids – Q1 Quad Kids 75m –  Michael Kelleher U12B 11.47 (1), Jack Andreas Kapetanios U10B 12.06 (2), Arlo Bleu Wilkies-Turpie U8B 14.87 (2), Q2 Quad Kids Vortex – Leo Walker U10B 28.80 (2), Reyan Surendran U12B 26.40 (3),  Q3 Quad Kids Long Jump – Ariel Cedar U14B 3.55 (2), Q4 Quad Kids 600m – Rafi Rubenstein U12B 2:04.44 (2), Reyan Surendran U12B 2:13.27 (3), Michael Kelleher U12B 2:13.30
Open – T02 Junior 600m – Rian Varia U12B 1:51.28 (1) PB, Alexandra Horobets U12B 1:54.35 (3), Ruby Konviser U12G 1:56.83 (4), F01 Mens Discus – Chukwuma Ononogbu U18M 56.58 (2), Greg Thompson SM 55.43 (4) T03 2×100 – Delphine Diers W55 15.10 (2), Georgina Warmate U14G 14.18 (3), Jacob Lim U16B 12.23(2), Seth Saunders U14B 12.28 (3), Eugene Riza 11.69 (2) PB, Micah Forbes SM 11.48 (1) SB, Chinwe Iwunze SW 12.53 (2), Dami Adekunle U14G 13.09 (3) F02 Long Jump – Dami Adekunle U14G 4.80 (1), F03 Mens High Jump – Akin Coward 2.10 (1), T10 Mens 100 – Zachary Bindon-Goss U8 (2), Naylah Adeeko U14G 28.21 (3), Tatsu Owen Sm 23.70 (1) PB, Micah Forbes SM 23.15 (3), T11 Womens 100m – Tami George U20 11.69 (1), Makayla Brai-Aloye 11.85 (2) PB, T12 Open 400m – Adanna Mazinwosu u20 59.67 (3), Mens 400m – Jubril Adeniji SM 49.05 (1) SB, Jay Palmer SM 50.03 (3), T15 800 – George Cooke U16B 2:29.79 (2), Daniel Murray U14B 2:30.10 (3), Taha Cockerell 2:15.00 (2), T18 200m – Ella Appiah-Spick 29.56 (1) PB, Ayotunde Alfonso 29.61 (2), Riley McNally U16G 28.86 (1), Dami Adekunle U14G 27.78 (2), Naylah Adeeko U14G 28.21 (3), Tatsu Owens SM 23.70 (1), Micah Forbes SM 23.15 (3),  F05 womens High Jump – Lily Holt SW 1.70 (1), Rebecca Wheeler-Henry U23W 1.65 (3).

Holly Ryan also ran 11.88 U18 Club Record in round 1 of our showcase 100s.
*Highlights are based on top 3 finishers – full results will feature in next week’s results section once published on power of 10.
In addition, this was big effort for all those involved in the organisation and run up to the event, so a huge thanks to all those who gave up many hours for the smooth running of this event.

Photography by Liviu Enache

Birmingham European Championships
For Athletic fans, this week has seen the kick off of the European Championships in Birmingham. So far we have seen some exciting fixtures including the mens 5000m which saw Jakob Ingebrigtsen display his return to fitness with his first race, and win, after struggling with an achilles injury over the past 17months.
The athletics continues throughout the week with some of our own Shaftesbury Athletes including Kimani Jack, Zharnel Hughes, Kristian Imroth, Emily Newnham, Lina Nielsen and Ebuka Nwokeji – we wish you all a great championship.

SBH Open & Club Championship
Details and entry can be found below for the next fixture at the end of the month –

Monday 31 August (Bank Holiday) – SBH Open & Club Championships @ StoneX (entry via open track here)
Including: Quadkids 75m, Quadkids Vortex, Quadkids Long Jump, Open High Jump (U12+ Club Champs), Open Pole Vault (U14+ Club Champs), Quadkids 600m, Open 2x100m (U14+ Club Champs), U12 2x75m (Club Champs), Open 2 x 100m (U14+ Club Champs), Open Long Jump (U14+ Club Champs), Open U12 2x75m (Club Champs), Open 800m (U14+ Club Champs), Open U12 600m (Club Champs), Open 200m (U14+ Club Champs), Open U12 150m (Club Champs), U12 Long Jump (U12 Club Champs), Open 70H (Club Champs), Open 75mH (Club Champs), Open 80mH (Club Champs), Open 100mH (Club Champs), Open 110mH (Club Champ), Open 400m (U18+ Club Champs), Open 300m (U16 Club Champs), Open 1500m, Open Shot Put (U12+ Club Champs)

A note from John Kelly on the retirement of Geoff Morphitis
After close on 60 years dedicated service, Geoff is now retiring from all his Club roles. Throughout this long period, Geoff has been central to SBH as we transitioned from a minor Southern Counties outfit into one of the UK’s most prominent Clubs. Geoff has undertaken any number of key administrative positions, has served as team manager in the NAL and other leagues, and still found time to act as a coach. It is safe to say, that without Geoff, we would not be the Club we are today. At some point in the near future, we will arrange an event to celebrate Geoff’s immense contribution.
Over the last few months, Geoff has been gradually handing over his roles to the other members of the Club. Finally, he is relinquishing his position as Club Treasurer and passing on his duties to Richard Samuel. During this transition, there may be a slight lag period as we go through the process of changing the name(s) on the Club Bank accounts etc. We expect any delays to be short-lived, but if you have any queries, you can contact:

Club Treasurer: Richard Samuel (richard.samuel1@btinternet.com) (Tel: 07837583610),
Club Secretary: Philip Cunningham (billylow@ntlworld.com)

Best Regards, John Kelly, Chair SBH (john.kelly@lshtm.ac.uk)

Volunteers’ appeal
Finally, we are once again appealing for more licensed officials and volunteers to support our StoneX fixtures.
If you are interested in getting involved and would like to find out more, please speak to James or Helen, or contact us at info@shaftesburybarnet.co.uk. Your support makes a huge difference in helping us continue to deliver successful events.

Shaftesbury Alumni

A tribute to Andy King
This week we received some sad news of the passing of Andrew (Andy) King, who died on 23 June 2026, aged 66.
Andrew King, who competed for Shaftesbury in the 1970s and 1980s, died on 23 June at the age of 66, having being diagnosed with a brain tumour in April. His best performance in a Shaftesbury vest was probably 59th in the English National Cross-Country of 1987 – in the days when the senior men’s race was still run over nine miles. Growing up in Queensbury, he had started running for Shaftesbury while still at school at Haberdashers, as did Roger Simons, Julian Goater, Stuart Moore and many others. On the track he ran 3000m steeplechase in the British Athletics League – when Shaftesbury took a depleted team to Edinburgh he was also induced by Geoff Morphitis to do the high jump “for the points”. Over the years he also ran for Oxford University and Tipton Harriers. After a doctorate in medieval history, he trained in Birmingham as a physiotherapist, specialising in neurology, and worked for the NHS in Leicestershire. He taught at Coventry University, and three years ago became a lecturer at Liverpool University – he was still doing park runs in Birkenhead Park earlier this year. The funeral is at Landican Crematorium, Wirral, on 17 August.

Words by Tim King, Andy’s brother

🎉 This Week’s Birthday Celebrations 
Happy Birthday to those celebrating this week: Lucia Casalenuovo (10 Aug), Holly Light and Lily Beckford (11 Aug), Laddie Shaw (13 Aug), Daniel Dubras (14 Aug), Jaian Saunders and James Lancaster (15 Aug),  We hope you all have a fantastic birthday and a wonderful year ahead! 🎂

Hugh Richards 80th Birthday
In some celebratory news, I am happy to share the below extremely impressive Shaftesbury Barnet Harrier theme Birthday cake in celebration of Hugh Richards 80th Birthday, party held on 8th August in Dorset.

The SBH team L-R Richard Samuel, Julie Samuel, Dave Bedford, Phyllis Starkey, Ann Dryden, John Dryden, Hugh Starkey, Hugh Richards.

Calendar
Here’s what’s happening over the next few weeks other than your usual coached training sessions.

August
16/08/26 EYAL –  StoneX Stadium (Juniors) T&F
22/08/26 NAL Championship  – StoneX Stadium (Seniors – Team Selection) T&F
23/08/26 North London 10km – StoneX (Open) R
31/08/26 SBH Open & Club Champs – StoneX Stadium (Open) T&F

September
06/09/26 EYAL Final – TBC (Juniors) T&F
12/09/26 NAL Championship final – Oxford [TBC] (Seniors – Team Selection) T&F

Further ahead..
10/10/26 Met League – Claybury (open) XC
14/11/26 Met League – Trent Park (open) XC *note the venue has recently been updated
05/11/26 Met League – Uxbridge (open) XC
16/01/27 Met League – Welwyn Garden City (open) XC
13/02/27 Met League – Horsenden Hill (open) XC

*Where possible club events should be prioritised, however I have included other local events which may be of interest.
Key: T&F = Track, R= Road XC = Cross Country

Full Results
*All results featured in the newsletter are taken from Power of 10. Occasionally, there may be a slight delay between a competition taking place and the official results being published. If you think I’ve missed your result or achievement, please do let me know and I’ll make sure it’s included in the next newsletter.

Latest Results

Saturday 8 August
Fastest Parkrun of the week:
Mens: Aidan McAvoy U20 16:21 (1) Oak Hill Park
Womens: Chloe Wilkinson SEN 20:39 (22) – Ally Pally
Parkrun Highlights:
Andrew Wallace V35 18:13 (2) SB – Inch Beach parkrun
Euan MacKenzie SEN 19:21 (4) SB – Wallaceneuk parkrun
Stuart Singer V65  23:04 (41) SB – Oak Hill parkrun

Wednesday 5 August
Watford Harriers Open Graded Meetings
Mens 3000m: Adam O’Gorman, 8:45.45 (2) SB
Mens 800m: Aaron Hidalgo-Hudi, 2:04.79 (14)
Womens 800m: Emilia Economu, 2:26.98 (10), Helena Agholor, 2:32 (7)

Sunday 2 August
Don Turner U14s Inter-County Match, Walton
Womens 100m: Naylah Adeeko, U12, 13.00 (1), Dami Adekunle, U14, 13.17 (3). Mens 100m: Zachary Ononye, U14, 11.34 (1), Nathan Alfred, U14, 11.96 (3) PB. Mens 1500m: Lewis Ward, U14, 4:49.91 (9). Mens 200m: Zachary Ononye, U14, 23.15 (1) PB, Nathan Alfred, U14, 26.05 (5). Womens 200m: Sienna Darcy, U14, 27.19 (2). Womens 75m Hurdles: Sienna Darcy, U14, 11.96 (3). Mens 80m Hurdles: Daniel Murray, U14, 12.48 (1) PB. Mens 800m: Harrison Henderson, U14, 2:14.85 (5). Mens High Jump: James Tsui, U14, 1.73m (2) PB. Mens JT500: James Tsui, U14, 32.49 (3). Womens Long Jump: Dami Adekunle, U14, 4.92m (1) PB, Naylah Adeeko, U12, 3.98m (13). Mens Long Jump:James Tsui, U14, 5.52m (2). Womens Shot Put 2.72kg: Dami Adekunle, U14, 7.96m (6) PB.

UK Youth Development League Upper – Southern 1A, Finsbury Park
Womens 100m: Tami George, U18, 12.12 (1), Makayla Brai-Aloye, U18, 12.26 (1), Holly Ryan, U18, 12.31 (1), Shenel Okrah, U18, 13.91 (2). Mens 100m: Khyan Markland, U20, 11.10 (1), Zachary Bindon-Goss, U20, 11.22 (1), Modebayo Akin-Agunbiade, U18, 11.45 (1), Joshua Amponsah, U18, 11.93 (3). Womens 200m: Tami George, U18, 24.49 (1), Holly Ryan, U18, 24.98 (1), Makayla Brai-Aloye, U18, 25.21 (1). Mens 200m: Khyan Markland, U20, 22.51 (1), Zachary Bindon-Goss, U20, 22.73 (1), Modebayo Akin-Agunbiade, U18, 22.81 (1), Kacei Griffith, U16, 22.71 (1), Jahzel Morgan, U18, 27.88 (1) PB. Womens 400m: Zuleikha Collins, U20, 60.52 (2) PB. Mens 400m: Kacei Griffith, U16, 52.81 (2), Joshua Nyman, U18, 58.65 (2). Womens 800m: Posie Shaw, U18, 2:12.75 (1), Akhaila Collins, U20, 2:23.07 (1) PB. Mens 1500m: Sam Turner, U18, 4:19.9 (2). Womens 1500m: Amber Jackson, U18, 5:38.8 (3) SB. Mens 4x100m: Shaftesbury Barnet U18 Team, 44.00 (1). Womens 4x100m: Shaftesbury Barnet U20 Team, 49.21 (1) SB. Mens 4x100m: Shaftesbury Barnet U20 Team, 43.48 (1) SB. Womens Long Jump: Makayla Brai-Aloye, U18, 5.28m (1) PB, Zuleikha Collins, U20, 5.10m (1) PB. Mens Long Jump: Jahzel Morgan, U18, 4.99m (2) PB. Mens Triple Jump: Harley Henry, U18, 13.09m (1), Keyllan Gentet, U18, 11.26m (3), Jahzel Morgan, U18, 10.41m (1) PB. Womens High Jump: Bridget Tawana Nhandara, U18, 1.40m (1), Amy Hallett, U18, 1.40m (1), Akhaila Collins, U20, 1.50m (2) SB. Mens High Jump: Joshua Amponsah, U18, 1.60m (2), Harley Henry, U18, 1.50m (4) PB, Keyllan Gentet, U18, 1.35m (3) PB.Womens Pole Vault: Amy Hallett, U18, 2.45m (1). Mens Pole Vault: Isaac van den Bergh, U18, 4.19m (1), Thomas Robertson, U18, 4.05m (1), Ramsey Gill, U18, 3.90m (1). Womens Shot Put 4kg: Akhaila Collins, U20, 9.59m (1) PB, Zuleikha Collins, U20, 8.51m (1) SB. Mens Shot Put 5kg:Chu Ononogbu, U18, 11.34m (2), Modebayo Akin-Agunbiade, U18, 6.05m (2).Womens Discus 1kg: Makayla Brai-Aloye, U18, 14.58m (1), Shenel Okrah, U18, 17.87m (3). Mens Discus 1.5kg: Chu Ononogbu, U18, 58.41m (1) PB, Sam Turner, U18, 19.12m (2) PB. Mens Hammer 5kg: Chu Ononogbu, U18, 24.66m (2) PB. Womens Javelin 500g: Amy Hallett, U18, 17.62m (3) PB, Bridget Tawana Nhandara, U18, 14.31m (2). Womens Javelin 600g: Akhaila Collins, U20, 26.10m (2) SB. Mens Javelin 700g: Alon Taylor, U18, 45.43m (1), Kacei Griffith, U16, 17.83m (1) PB. Mens Javelin 800g: Harley Henry, U18, 7.47m (3) PB.

Saturday 1 August
IFAM Outdoor, Oordegem, BEL
Womens 400 Hurdles, Hayley McLean, 58.00 (5)

Monday 27 July
Southern Counties Veterans AC League – Hertfordshire & North Middlesex Division, Harrow
Mens 200m: Sean Sutherland, V55, 26.72 (1), Nii Barnor, V45, 26.03 (2) PB.
Womens 200m: Rosalind Zeffertt, V60, 35.86 (3).
Womens Hammer 3kg: Rosalind Zeffertt, V60, 3.63m (3).
Mens Javelin 800g: Clyde Gordon, V55, 17.90m (5) SB.
Womens Long Jump: Rosalind Zeffertt, V60, 3.56m (2).