Happy Birthday from Thursday 20 June to Wednesday 26 June – Tami George, Rayyan Kaderbhoy, PZehra Kizilgoz, Paul MaCarthy, Orlando Edwards, Eugene Riza and Natasha Tanner

NEW CLUB RECORD – Congratulations to ELSA SHABANI who lowered the Under 17 Women’s 3kg Shot record with (12.81m) at Sandy on 2 June. The previous record was held by LINDSEY JONKER (12.64m) set at Birmingham on 7 September 2014.

NEW CLUB RECORD – Congratulations to EMILY NEWNHAM who broke her own Under 23 400m Hurdles Club Record with a time of (56.85) at the Immobel International Athletic Meeting at Nivelles, Belgium on 16 June. Taking .18 of a second off her (57.03) set in Annecy, France on 25 May 2024.

NEW CLUB RECORD – Congratulations to CHU ONONOGBU who broke his own Under 15 Discus 1.25kg Club Record with a throw of (51.06m) at the Middlesex Young Athletes League at Harrow on 16 June. Adding 4.73m to his (46.33m) set in Birmingham on 30 June 2023. CHU is ranked UK No.1 U15 in 2024 and UK No.7 U15 on the UK all-time list.

TONY SMITH RECALLS – TONY who was Shaftesbury’s Young Athletes Team Manager from the early 1980s for a period of some 35 years, in those years he installed a team spirit that we still have until this present day.
A little while ago TONY was watching a medical programme on TV, and on the end credits he recognized the name JAY RAWAL. His memory kicked in and remembers JAY from the 1980s who was a very good 800m and cross country runner.
TONY followed this up by phoning Addenbrooks Hospital in Cambridge, and the receptionist confirmed that JAY was the Head of the Trauma Unit. Later that day JAY rang TONY, and as he was going to be in the area soon, arranged to meet TONY at his house in Radlett. They spent a time reminiscing his time at Shaftesbury, and still keeps fit with the occasional jog.
Another ex-Shaftesbury runner is ABIB ABOOD, who is a Senior Plastic Surgeon in a private hospital. TONY also recollects a certain singer GEORGE MICHAEL was with Shaftesbury for around 18 months when he was 13.

CHANGE TO SBH HIGH JUMPS GROUP AT STONEX STADIUM – From 1 July, High Jump training will take place on Monday’s from 19.00pm to 21.00pm. These sessions will be run by our High Jump Coach GRANT BROWN. There will be a charge of £10 per session.
Please contact the session administrator CLYDE GORDON at clydeg67@hotmail.co.uk in advance and let him know if you are planning to attend

ENTRIES NOW OPEN FOR ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS – Which takes place at the Alexander Stadium, Birmingham, the U20/U23/Senior Championships takes place from 19 to 21 July, the U15/U17 Championships takes place from 26 to 28 July.
This is the link to enter the U20/U23 and Senior Championships – https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/registration?id=25344
This is the link to enter the U15/U17 Championships – https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/about?id=25381
This is the link to the entry standards for the U20/U23/Senior and U15/U17 Championships – https://www.englandathletics.org/competitions-and-events/national-championships/2024-championships/
Entries Closing Date For Both Championships Sunday 7 July

BRITISH MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS, NOW OPEN TO ENTER – Takes place on Friday 26 July and Sunday 28 July at the Moorways Stadium, Moor Lane, Derby (Satnav DE24 9HY)
Link to the provisional timetable – https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/files.opentrack.run/live/BMAF_FILES/bmafotfc2024+timetable_prov+(3).pdf
Link to enter on opentrack – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2024/GBR/bmaf-otfc/
Entries Closing Date Saturday 13 July

OLYMPIC GAMES ATHLETICS TIMETABLE 2024 – The Athletics take place from the 1 August until the 11 August.
Link to the athletics timetable – https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/schedule/athletics

PARALYMPIC GAMES OVERALL TIMETABLE 2024 – Take place in Paris,France from the Friday 30 August to Sunday 8 September.
Link to the overall timetable for all sports – https://medias.paris2024.org/uploads/2024/01/Competition-Schedule-by-session-Events-V4.pdf
Detailed athletics timetable to be issued in due course.

STATUS ON OPEN MEETINGS – These are the fixtures which are now open for you to enter yourself, which are as follows.
BFTA Series – 28 July Closing Date 21 July (All entries on Opentrack)
Lee Valley Sprints – 3 July Closing Date 2 July, 17 JulyClosing Date 15 July(All entries on Opentrack)
Watford – 26 June Closing Date 24 June (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.

Provisional results from the South East Schools Championships (Cunliffe Cup) at StoneX Stadium on 15 June. ELKIE BAKER U17 in the Women’s Discus 1kg (2nd Claim) threw a (PB 38.17m) adding 1.01m to her 2023 throw (37.16m), and is ranked UK No.4 U17 in 2024.

MIDDLESEX YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE – The third of four fixtures took place at Harrow on 16 June.
Apologies but the provisional results are not published as yet.
Our final fixture is on Saturday 6 July at Parliament Hill.

The following Shaftesbury athletes hold Middlesex Young Athletes League records.
Under 11 Boys – DENNYS PASCAL 600m (1:42.53 2023) and 800m (2:24.53 2023), 4x100m RELAY TEAM (60.42 2019)
Under 11 Girls – 4x200m RELAY TEAM (2:15.71 2019)
Under 13 Boys – ZICO JONES 800m (2:19.05 2019), MILO RYNEHART Shot (9.86m 2022) and Discus (22.11m 2022)
Under 13 Girls – ANGEL MCLEOD 100m (12.93 nwr 2021), MOEISHA SAVAGE 100m (12.89 w3.3 2022), AIMI WEIGHTMAN 1500m (4:59.6 2017), MILLIE ROXBURGH Javelin (27.87m 2021)
Under 15 Boys – ZICO JONES 200m (22.30 w1.6 2021), LEO RONCARATI 800m (2:08.90 2019), MILO RYNEHART Shot (12.97m 2024) and Hammer (44.11m 2024), CHU ONONOGBU Discus (51.06m 2024), 4x100m RELAY TEAM (44.90 2017)
Under 15 Girls – REBECCA WHEELER-HENRY High Jump (1,63m 2019), ABI EDWARDS Pole Vault (3.01m 2022), 4x100m RELAY TEAM (51.28 2017), 4x300m RELAY TEAM (3:11.94 2019)
Under 17 Men – EBUKA NWOKEJI 100m (11.01 w-1.1 2023), JOSEPH WHEELER-HENRY 100m (10.95 w3.7 2023), ZICO JONES 200m (21.87 w1.9 2022), CALVIN SMITH 400m (49.32 2021), MITTIO MOHAMMADIAN 800m (2:00.93 2017), GIANLEO STUBBS 1500m (4:06.7 2023), KEELAN FARRELL High Jump (1.86m 2021), ANGUS BROWN Pole Vault (4.20m 2023), SEBASTIANO CORBO Shot (12.13m 2019), 4x100m RELAY TEAM (45.59 2017 and 45.4 2023)
Under 17 Women – TAMI GEORGE 100m (12.9 w2.2 2023), POSIE SHAW 1500m (4:41.75 2024), SOPHIA OBI 80m Hurdles (13.34 w-1.0 2017), KACEY WALTERS High Jump (1.70m 2021), ABIGAIL EDWARDS Pole Vault (3.00m 2023), KATIE WEBB Discus (34.06m 2019), KEIRA LAKE-BRYAN Hammer (47.99m 2024)

EASTERN YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE – The third of four fixtures took place at Sandy on 2 June.
The following are changes following the results being posted on the PO10 and in the 13 June SBH Newsletter.

100m – U17M Non Scoring DEREON WRAY U17 3rd (PB 12.0 nwr) taking .04 of a second off his 2 June time
100m – U17W Non Scoring UGONNA UKACHUKWU U17 2nd (PB 13.7 nwr) taking .12 of a second off her 8 June time
200m – U17M Non Scoring MODEBAYO AKIN-AGUNBIADE U17 3rd (PB 25.3 nwr) taking .20 of a second off his 5 May time
80m Hurdles – U15B A KAYDEN THOMAS U15 1st (PB 12.3 nwr), B SAM DARCY U15 1st (PB 13.4 nwr) taking 1.23 seconds off his 19 May time (the names have been reversed)

PAAVO NURMI GAMES – Took place at Turku, Finland on 18 June
400m Hurdles – SW LINA NEILSEN 2nd (55.25)

IMMOBEL INTERNATIONAL ATHLETICS MEETING – Took place at Nivelles, Belgium on 16 June
100m Hurdles – SW A JESSICA HUNTER 1st (13.99 nwr)
400m Hurdles – SW 1 EMILY NEWNHAM U23 2nd (PB 56.85) taking .17 of a second off her 2023 time, and is ranked UK No.1 U23 in 2024, also a New Club Record
High Jump – SM AKIN COWARD 2nd (2.12m)

WELSH 106TH SENIOR AND U15 CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Cardiff on 15-16 June
Discus 2kg – SM NICK PERCY won the Gold Medal (61.97m)

HAMPSHIRE, KENT, MIDDLESEX, SURREY AND SUSSEX SCHOOLS INTER COUNTIES – Took place at StoneX Stadium on 15 June
All out athletes were competing for Middlesex

Junior Boys
Shot 4kg – MILO RYNEHART U15 2nd (12.29m)
Discus 1.25kg – MILO RYNEHART U15 3rd (PB 39.44m) adding 3.42m to his 11 May throw, and is ranked UK No.5 U15 in 2024
Hammer 4kg – MILO RYNEHART U15 1st (45.45m)

Junior Girls
100m – Race 1 MOIESHA SAVAGE U15 2nd (13.01 w-2.3)
300m – Race 1 HOLLY RYAN U15 1st (40.80) championship best performance
75m Hurdles – Race 2 KYRA WILLIAMS U15 3rd (12.28 w0.2) 

Intermediate Boys
100m – Race 1 ALEX KONSTANTARAS U17 (2nd Claim) 2nd (11.29 w0.0)
200m – Race 2 NATHAN HOWELL U17 5th (23.81 w2.2)
400m – Race 2 AUSTIN WARD U17 4th (53.30)
100m Hurdles – Race 2 SETH RENNIE-RODDY U17 2nd (PB 14.39 w-2.2) taking .11 of a second off his 2 June time
400m Hurdles – SETH RENNIE-RODDY U17 4th (PB 60.1) taking .59 of a second off his 8 June time

Intermediate Girls
200m – Race 1 TAMI GEORGE U17 1st (25.28 w-0.1), MAKAYLA BRAI-ALOYE U17 3rd (26.04 w-0.1)
300m – Race 2 ELLA BUCKLEY U17 1st (SB 41.69) taking .13 of a second off her 8 June time
800m – POSIE SHAW U17 3rd (2:12.86)
300m Hurdles – MACIE SUTHERLAND U20 (Middlesex) 4th (49.19)
Long Jump – MILLI BRIDGMAN-ATHANASATOS U17 5th (4.68m nwr)
Triple Jump – MILLI BRIDGMAN-ATHANASATOS U17 6th (9.95m nwr)
Discus 1kg – ELKIE BAKER U17 (Middlesex) 1st (PB 38.17m) adding 1.01m to her 2023 throw (37.16m), and is ranked UK No.4 U17 in 2024.

Team Result – 1st Kent (734.5 points), 2nd Hampshire (668), 3rd Surrey (633), 4th Sussex (597.5), 5th Middlesex (523)

MEETING PREMIUM DE TROYES – Took place at Troyes, France on 16 June
400m Hurdles – SW A HAYLEY MCLEAN 5th (58.48)

CAMPEONATO DE ANDULACIA ABSOLUTO – Took place at Nerja, Spain on 15 June
200m – SM H3 CAI CRAWFORD U20 3rd (PB 21.56 w2.6) taking .10 of a second off his 20 April time, in the next race CAI finished 6th (PB 21.54 w0.7) taking .02 of a second off his H3 time, and is ranked UK No.10 U20 in 2024

SOUTHAMPTON INTER-CLUB JAVELIN EVENT – Took place at Southampton on 15 June
Javelin 800g – U20M JACOB AXTEL U20 (2nd Claim) 2nd (48.17m)

SOUTHERN ATHLETICS LEAGUE DIVISION 2 SOUTH & WEST – Took place at Carshalton on 15 June
Long Jump – SM A PAUL OGUN V35 (2nd Claim) 1st (6.70m nwr)

SOUTHERN ATHLETICS LEAGUE DIVISION 3 NORTH – Took place at Luton on 15 June
100m Hurdles – SM Non Scoring GARY SMITH V50 (2nd Claim) 1st (14.6 nwr)

WATFORD OPEN MEETING – Took place at Watford on 12 June
200m – SX 1 MIA HIGSON U20 1st (SB 27.46 w0.8) taking .15 of a second off her 17 April time, 2 AZARIA NWANKWO U20 3rd (PB 26.58 w1.0) taking .79 of a second off her 2023 time
800m – SX 1 JENSON DAY U13 2nd (PB 2:33.00) taking 9.80 seconds off his 27 April time, 2 ETHAN MOSS U15 7th (SB 2:35.48) taking .52 of a second off his 14 April time, IZZY CLEMENT U15 9th (SB 2:39.01), 3 EMILIA ECONOMU 8th (2:31.21), 6 LADDIE SHAW U15 10th (2:21.47), 7 JARED MORRIS U17 1st (PB 2:14.02) taking 2.68 seconds off his 14 April time, EDWARD PASCAL U15 5th (PB 2:16.65) taking .82 of a second off his 15 May time, JESSE ABRAHAMS U15 7th (2:17.05), SCARLETT KENT U23 8th (SB 2:17.09) taking 1.29 seconds off her 29 May time, 8 EMMA MCCLUSKEY U20 (2nd Claim) 7th (2:18.15), 9 CALEB HILTON U15 6th (PB 2:10.66) taking 3.40 seconds off his 15 May time, SX 1 MYA MAIRS-INGRAM U20 9th (2:09.50), 2 NOAH CLARKE U20 (2nd Claim) 6th (PB 2:05.68) taking 1.15 seconds off his 15 May time, 4 RAFI GAYER U20 4th (PB 2:00.80) taking 1.85 seconds off his 2023 time, 5 THOMAS CADWALLADER U17 2nd (PB 1:57.89) taking 3.21 seconds off his 2023 time, JORDAN PEARLMAN U20 7th (PB 2:01.90) taking 15.73 seconds off his 2021 time, 7 JACOB CLEMENT U20 6th (1:59.46)
3000m – SX 1 ADAM O’GORMAN U20 4th (PB 8:42.51) taking 8.80 seconds off his 26 May time, JOSHUA FISHER U20 9th (PB 8:48.60) taking 1.98 seconds off his 2023 time, TOMMY NARVAEZ-WHITE U20 19th (PB 9:05.67), EUAN PHILLIPS U17 22nd (PB 9:35.58), 2 CALLUM SYDENHAM U20 10th (9:53.68)

HERCULES WIMBLEDON 3000M NIGHT OF RACING – Took place at Wimbledon on 12 June
3000m – SX 8 PHILLIP CROUT 1st (SB 8:25.14) taking 41.68 seconds off his 1 May time, 10 DYLAN EVANS 5th (PB 8:07.83) taking 5.39 seconds off his 2022 time, THOMAS BUTLER 6th (PB 8:09.42) taking 9.02 seconds off his 2023 time

BLACKHEATH AND BROMLEY OPEN MEETING – Took place at Lee Valley on 10 June
100m – SX 2 MEKHI SPENCE-FORDE U20 4th (11.09 w-0.2)

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…
1,188 events – 216,590 walkers, joggers, runners and volunteers – 10,156 first timers – 27,072 PBs

COMPLETELY USELESS RANDOM FACT – Last weekend we celebrated our 100 millionth global parkrun finish

UPCOMING TRACK AND FIELD FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 5 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 20 JUNE UNTIL WEDNESDAY 24 JULY – 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 13 June – All Summer Open Meetings 2024 Updated 13 June 2024
The Information including how to enter for each fixture, will be published below as and when known. 

NATIONAL ATHLETIC LEAGUE – The second of four fixtures takes place on Saturday 22 June at the StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon (Satnav NW4 1RL).
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

WATFORD OPEN MEETING  – Takes place on Wednesday 26 June at the Woodside Stadium, Horseshoe Lane, Watford (Satnav WD25 7HH).
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Link to entries on roster athletics – https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/about?id=25470
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.
Entries Closing Date Monday 24 June.

UK CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place from Friday 28 June to Sunday 30 June at the Manchester Regional Arena, Rowsley Street, Manchester (Satnav M11 3FF).

SOUTHERN COMBINED EVENTS U17, U20 AND SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 29 June and Sunday 30 June at the Horspath Athletics Track, Horspath Road, Oxford (Satnav OX4 2RR).
Entries Closed

UK YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE PREMIER SOUTH  – The third fixture of three takes place on Sunday 30 June at the StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon (Satnav NW4 1RL).
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

MIDDLESEX YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE – The fourth fixture of four takes place on Saturday 6 July at Parliament Hill Fields Athletics Track, London (Satnav NW3 2JP).
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 4 July as the declarations have to be in on Friday 5 July

NATIONAL ATHLETIC LEAGUE – The third of four fixtures takes place on Sunday 7 July at Ridlins Athletic Track, Woodcock Road, Shephall, Stevenage (Satnav SG2 9LX).
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

WATFORD OPEN MEETING  – Takes place on Wednesday 10 July at the Woodside Stadium, Horseshoe Lane, Watford (Satnav WD25 7HH).
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Link to entries on roster athletics, although entries not open as 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.

ENGLISH SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPS  – Takes place on Fnday 12 July and Saturday 13 July at the Alexander Stadium, Walsall Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham (Satnav B42 2LR).
Link for tickets and timetable – https://esaa.org.uk/competitions/track-field-championship/

LONDON INTER CLUB CHALLENGE – The third of five fixtures takes place on Saturday 13 July at the StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon (Satnav NW4 1RL).
Entry fee is £12 per event for all age-groups, SBH Members qualify for a 50% discount.
Link to the timetable –
Link to enter on opentrack, not open as yet –
Entries Closing Date ????, No Entries On The Day

LEE VALLLEY 100M/200M SPRINTS NIGHT – Takes place on Wednesday 17 July 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 now open on Open Track – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2024/GBR/lvac100200-4/
Entries Closing Date Monday 15 July
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.

EUROPEAN UNDER 18 CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place from Thursday 18 July to Sunday 21 July in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia.
Please Note: You will selected for these Championships

ENGLAND U20 AND SENIOR, SENIOR PARA CHAMPIONSHIPS, CAU CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Friday 19 July and Sunday 21 July at the Alexander Stadium, Walsall Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham (Satnav B42 2LR).
Link to entry standards – https://d1laub10p5ibfa.cloudfront.net/2024/05/Outdoor-Entry-Standards-2024-v2.pdf
This is the link to enter – https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/registration?id=25344
Entries Closing Date Sunday 7 July

LONDON ANNIVERSARY GAMES INCLUDING CLUB CONNECT RELAYS – Takes place on Saturday 20 July at the London Stadium, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park (Satnav E20 2ST).
Link to British Athletics website, giving all information – https://www.britishathletics.org.uk/events-and-tickets/london-athletics-meet-2024

EASTERN YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE  – The fourth of four fixtures takes place on Sunday 21 July at the. StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon (Satnav NW4 1RL).
Age-Groups Under U13, U15 & U17 Men/Women.
Link to the timetable – EYAL Timetable 2024 For Matches 2 and 4
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 18 July as the declarations have to be in on Friday 19 July

WATFORD OPEN MEETING  – Takes place on Wednesday 24 July at the Woodside Stadium, Horseshoe Lane, Watford (Satnav WD25 7HH).
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Link to entries on roster athletics, although entries not open as 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.

EMMANUEL WANYONYI RUNS 1:41.70 AT KENYAN OLYMPIC TRIALS – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

The 800m runner goes No.3 on the world all-time rankings behind DAVID RUDISHA and WILSON KIPKETER. EMMANUEL WANYONYI was fortunate to make the final at the Kenyan Olympic Trials in Nairobi after falling in his heat. But after a successful appeal he delivered a masterful performance in the final as he front-ran to victory in (1:41.70). Only DAVID RUDISHA with (1:40.91) and WILSON KIPKETER with (1:41.11) have run faster. WANYONYI‘S run, which was set at 1795m of altitude, is also the quickest since RUDISHA’S world record at London 2012.

However, world 800m standards at the highest level have not progressed hugely in recent years. SEB COE and JOAQUEM CRUZ, for example, both ran only a fraction slower than WANYONYI in the early 1980s. WYCLIFE KINYAMAL was runner-up in (1:42.50) ahead of KOITATOI KIDALI in (1:42.66) as Olympic champion EMMANUEL KORIR faded in his heat and didn’t make the final.

A world silver medallist last year, WANYONYI, who is still only 19, will now go into the Olympics as 800m favourite although DJARNEL SEDJATI of Algeria has shown dazzling form in recent Diamond League meetings too.

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.

Photograph of KRISHAWN AIKEN winning the 100m A Race (SB 10.35 w3.8) taking .21 of a second off his 25 May time, at the National Athletic League fixture at Chelmsford on the 1 June.

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.

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 POLE VAULT 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. Please contact the session administrator CLYDE GORDON at clydeg67@hotmail.co.uk in advance and let him know if you are planning to attend.

CHANGE TO SBH HIGH JUMPS GROUP AT STONEX STADIUM – From 1 July, High Jump training will take place on Monday’s from 19.00pm to 21.00pm. These sessions will be run by our High Jump Coach GRANT BROWN. There will be a charge of £10 per session.
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