Happy Birthday from Thursday 9 May to Wednesday 15 May – Alicia Bebey, Shimaala Elliott, Linda Elmore, Emily Hathaway, Harry Kyriacou, Jason Nicholson, Trinity O’Connor, Bryan Ogbebor, Freya Stapleton and Larissa Wilson

NEW CLUB RECORDS – Congratulations to HOLLY RYAN and MALIA ANDERSON-WATSON who broke their own Under 15 Club Records, at the last Sunday’s Eastern Young Athletes League at Watford. Firstly HOLLY equalled her own 300m time (40.6), which she ran at the EYAL at Ware on 14 April. Secondly MALIA extended her own Hammer 3kg throw (29.46m), adding 1.88m to her throw also at the EYAL at Ware on 14 April.

ENTRY FORMS FOR ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS – Which takes place at the Alexander Stadium, Birmingham from 19 to 21 July. The entry system will be open from w/c 3 June on Roster. The entry standards will be published on the England Athletics website in the next couple of weeks.

CONGRATULATIONS TO KEELAN FARRELL – KEELAN joined Shaftesbury as an Under 17 in 2020, and has a personal best (13.29m) in the Triple Jump. He has competed successfully in multi events in both the EYAL and MYAL leagues.

KEELAN has excelled at his second sport Rugby Union, and plays for Esher Rugby Club. Last week he was selected for the Under 20 USA squad which consists of 32 players. The full traveling squad will arrive in Bellingham, Washington on May 18 for a 10-day training camp at the deWilde Rugby & Polo Fields, before heading to Canada for the qualifier series. The objective is to qualify for the Under 20 World Cup finals in South Africa on 29 June to 19 July.

STATUS ON OPEN MEETINGS – These are the fixtures which are now open for you to enter yourself, which are as follows.
BFTA Series – 14 April Entries Closed, 19 May Closing Date 12 May and 2 June Closing Date 26 May, 23 June Closing Date 16 June (All entries on Opentrack)
Lee Valley – 24 April Entries Closed, 8 May Entries Closed, 22 May Closing Date 21 May, 5 June Closing Date 4 June (All entries on Opentrack)
Newham – 26 May Open To Enter, Closing Date 23 May (All entries on Entry4sports)
Watford – 17 April Entries Closed, 1 May Entries Closed,  15 May Closing Date 13 May (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.

EASTERN YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE – The second of four fixtures took place at Watford on 5 May.
The following results are provisional, although I have added any season or personal best performance from your profile.

Due to an abnormal amount of unavailable athletes, the team rallied to an exceptional win. Our athletes covered numerous events where possible, and as you will see we had many great individual performances.

Our next fixture is on Sunday 2 June at Sandy, in which our next opponents are Bedfordshire Lions, Harlow, City of Norwich, Peterborough & Nene Valley and Stevenage & HAWCS.

Match Result – 1st SBH (638 points), 2nd St Albans (480), 3rd Bedford & County (444), 4th Watford (366), 5th Brentwood (363), 6th Peterborough (0)

Based on the provional results published, we are currently in 3rd place to Chelmsford & Havering. At our next fixture on Sunday 2 June, our best placed opponets are City of Norwich in 6th place and Stevenage & HAWCS are in 10th place.

100m – U13B A HARRISON HENDERSON U13 4th (PB 14.6 nwr) taking .57 of a second off his 27 April time, B NOSA URUBUSI U13 2nd (PB 14.4 nwr) taking .3 of a second off his 14 April time
100m – U13G A ANU JAIYEOLA U13 1st (SB 13.3 nwr) taking .37 of a second off her 27 April time, B DAMI ADEKUNLE U13 1st (PB 14.0 nwr) taking .9 of a second off her 14 April time, Non Scoring KALA VAUGHAN U13 (PB 14.9 nwr)
100m – U15B A JOSHUA NYMAN U15 1st (PB 11.1 nwr) taking .54 of a second off his 27 April time, and is ranked UK No.2 U15 in 2024, B LANI JAIYEOLA U15 1st (PB 11.8 nwr) taking .41 of a second off his 2023 time, Non Scoring LOUIS XUN U15 (PB 12.0 nwr) taking .58 of a second off his 27 April time, BEN BAMISAIYE U15 (PB 13.0 nwr) taking .43 of a second off his 2023 time, ISLEY AKENIZI NORTON U15 (PB 13.2 nwr) taking .5 of a second off his 2023 time, JIMI ADU U15 (14.3 nwr), KEYLLAN NGOUTA TENTET U15 (14.7 nwr)
100m – U15G A HOLLY RYAN U15 1st (SB 12.2 nwr) taking .20 of a second off her 3 April time, and is ranked UK No.1 U15 in 2024, B AARA KAMARA U15 1st (SB 12.6 nwr) taking .4 of a second off her 14 April time, and is ranked UK Equal No.8 U15 in 2024, Non Scoring MOEISHA SAVAGE U15 (SB 12.7 nwr) taking .5 of a second off her 14 April time, GRACE NYAONGO U15 (PB 13.4 nwr) taking .87 of a second off her 27 April time, DESTINY NGIGE U15 (PB 14.3 nwr) taking .02 of a second off her 24 June time
100m – U17M A B KHYAN MARKLAND U17 1st (11.2 nwr) taking .1 of a second off his 14 April time, B NATHAN HOWELL U17 1st (PB 11.3 nwr) taking .21 of a second off his 2023 time, Non Scoring MODEBAYO AKIN-AGUNBIADE U17 (SB 12.4 nwr) taking .12 of a second off his 2023 time
100m – U17W A TAMI GEORGE U17 1st (SB 12.2 nwr) equalling her 14 April time, and is ranked UK No.4 U17 outdoors in 2024, B ADANNA MAZINWOSU U17 2nd (SB 13.0 nwr) taking .1 of a second off her 28 April time, Non Scoring FOYIN SONOIKI U17 (SB 13.3 nwr) equalling her 14 April time, MILLI BRIDGEMAN-ATHANASATOS U17 (SB 13.7 nwr) taking .15 of a second off her 2023 time
200m – U13B A HARRISON HENDERSON U13 4th (PB 29.9 nwr), B NOSA URUBUSI U13 1st (PB 30.2 nwr)
200m – U13G A DAMI ADEKUNLE U13 2nd (SB 29.7 nwr) taking .7 of a second off her 14 April time, B LEXI MAI U13 4th (PB 31.6 nwr) taking .1 of a second off her 14 April time
200m – U15B A JOSHUA NYMAN U15 1st (23.1 nwr) taking 1 second off his 14 April time, and is ranked UK No.3 U15 in 2024, B LANI JAIYEOLA U15 1st (PB 24.2 nwr) taking .9 of a second off his 2023 time, Non Scoring LOUIS XUN U15 (PB 25.0 nwr) taking .6 of a second off his 14 April time, ISLEY AKENIZI NORTON U15 (PB 27.9 nwr) taking .4 of a second off his 2023 time
200m – U15G A AARA KAMARA U15 1st (SB 26.5 nwr) taking .6 of a second off her 14 April time, B MOIESHA SAVAGE U15 1st (SB 27.3 nwr) taking .6 of a second off her 14 April time, Non Scoring VERA DOUDKO U15 (28.9 nwr)
200m – U17M A KHYAN MARKLAND U17 1st (SB 23.1 nwr) taking .12 of a second off his 28 April time, B NATHAN HOWELL U17 1st (SB 23.8 nwr) taking .9 of a second off his 14 April time, Non Scoring MODEBAYO AKIN-AGUNBIADE U17 (SB 25.4 nwr) taking 2.5 of a second off his 14 April time
200m – U17W A TAMI GEORGE U17 1st (25.3 nwr), B FOYIN SONOIKI U17 2nd (PB 26.2 nwr) taking 1.8 seconds off her 2023 time Non Scoring EVA HIGSON U17 (PB 28.5 nwr) taking .14 of a second off her 2023 time
300m – U15B A BEN BAMISAYE U15 5th (PB 42.1) taking 1.2 seconds off his 27 April time, B SAM DARCY U15 1st (PB 43.2) taking .9 of a second off his 14 April time
300m – U15G A HOLLY RYAN U15 1st (PB 40.6) equalling her 14 April time, and is ranked UK No.2 U15 outdoors in 2014, B KYRA WILLIAMS U15 3rd (PB 48.7)
300m – U17W A ADANNA MAZINWOSU U17 2nd (43.5), B ELLA BUCKLEY U17 1st (42.9) Non Scoring TAYLA ROBINSON U17 (PB 44.6) taking .4 of a second off her14 April time, SHAMMAH ST JOHN U17 (45.7), HOLLY GREEN U17 (PB 49.2) taking 1.17 seconds off her 27 January time
400m – U17M A JOE COX U17 1st (PB 53.6) taking .44 of a second off his 2023 time, B SETH RENNIE-RODDY U17 1st (SB 55.7) taking .5 of a second off his 14 April time
800m – U13B A HARRISON HENDERSON U13 2nd (2:32.7), B TAHA COCKERELL U13 1st (2:41.9)
800m – U13G A SIENNA DARCY U13 2nd (SB 2:40.3) taking .6 of a second off her 27 April time, B ABIGAIL ROSS U13 2nd (PB 2:50.6) taking 1.3 seconds off her 14 April time, Non Scoring LOIS CLARKE U13 (PB 2:57.0)
800m – U15B A SAM DARCY U15 3rd (SB 2:22.9) taking 7.9 seconds off his 27 April time
800m – U15G A KIMBERLEY FLACK U15 5th (PB 2:49.6), B HOLLY CLARKE U15 4th (PB 2:50.1)
800m – U17M A YEDIDYA MAXWELL U17 4th (SB 2:12.4) taking 1.61 seconds off his 2023 time, B AMITAI BLOOM U17 1st (PB 2:16.2) taking 2.91 seconds off his 17 April time
800m – U17W A POSIE SHAW U17 1st (PB 2:15.3) taking .89 of a seconds off her 2023 outdoor time, B ERIN GIBLIN U17 4th (SB 2:38.2) taking 14.4 seconds off her 27 April time
1500m – U13B A BEN KASPAR U13 1st (PB 5:09.4) taking 8.4 seconds off his 2022 time
1500m – U13G A LUCIA CASALENUOVO U13 4th (SB 5:44.9) taking 2.3 seconds off her 14 April time, B ISABELLE HUDSON U13 3rd (PB 5:53.3)
1500m – U15B A JESSE ABRAHAMS U15 2nd (4:47.3), B LADDIE SHAW U15 1st (5:06.0)
1500m – U15G A AMBER JACKSON U15 3rd (PB 5:21.1) taking .27 of a second off her 2023 time
1500m – U17M A MATTHEW MAY U17 2nd (SB 4:27.8) taking 16.4 seconds off his 14 April time, B JOHN-MICHAEL DIRACLES U17 2nd (PB 4:27.9) taking 2.9 seconds off his 27 April time
70m Hurdles – U13G A LEXI MAI U13 3rd (PB 14.6 nwr) taking .2 of a second off her 27 April time, B SIENNA DARCY U13 2nd (15.8 nwr)
75m Hurdles – U13B A SETH SAUNDERS U13 1st (PB 15.0 nwr) taking .13 of a second off his 27 April time, B BEN KASPAR U13 1st (PB 16.2 nwr) taking .43 of a second off his 27 April time
75m Hurdles – U15G A KYRA WILLIAMS U15 1st (PB 12.1 nwr) taking 1 second off her 14 April time, B SIENNA OAKLEY-MEDWINTER U15 2nd (PB 13.2 nwr) taking .46 of a second off her 27 April time, Non Scoring KIMBERLEY FLACK U15 (PB 15.1 nwr)
80m Hurdles – U15B A JIMI ADU U15 1st (PB 12.7 nwr) taking .64 of a second off his 2023 time, B SAM DARCY U15 1st (15.3 nwr)
80m Hurdles – U17W B TALYA ROBINSON U17 2nd (13.7 nwr) Non Scoring EVA HIGSON U15 (PB 12.6 nwr) taking .07 of a second off her 2023 time
100m Hurdles – U17M A SETH RENNIE-RODDY U17 1st (PB 15.0 nwr) equalling his 14 April time
High Jump – U13B A BEN KASPAR U13 3rd (PB 1.15m)
High Jump – U13G A SIENNA DARCY U13 4th (PB 1.10m)
High Jump – U15B A LOUIS XUN U15 2nd (SB 1.35m) equalling his 27 April height, B CASEY NGIGE U15 2nd (PB 1.30m) adding 5cm to his 2023 height
High Jump – U15G A KYRA WILLIAMS U15 4th (PB 1.25m) adding 10cm to her 2023 height
High Jump – U17W A ADANNA MAZINWOSU U17 1st (PB 1.50m) adding 5cm to her 14 April height, B ELLA BUCKLEY U17 1st (1.45m) Non Scoring AMY HALLETT U17 (1.30m)
Pole Vault – U15B NOAH VAN DEN BERGH U15 1st (2.90m) Non Scoring RAMSEY GILL U17 (PB 2.90m)
Pole Vault – U17M ISAAC VAN DEN BURGH U17 1st (3.60m) Non Scoring THOMAS ROBERTSON U17 (SB 3.80m) adding 20cm to his 2023 height, WILLIAM SYLVESTER U17 (PB 3.40m) adding 20cm to his 31 January height
Long Jump – U13G A DAMI ADEKUNLE U13 2nd (PB 4.06m nwr) adding 3cm to her 14 April jump, B LEXI MAI U13 2nd (PB 3.70m nwr) adding 4cm to her 14 April jump Non Scoring KALA VAUGHAN U13 (PB 3.63m nwr), EDIE RENNIE-RODDY U13 (2.60m nwr)
Long Jump – U15B A KEYLLAN NTOUNTA GENTET U15 2nd (PB 5.34m nwr) adding 59cm to his 27 April jump, B BEN BAMIISAIYE U15 2nd (SB 4.73m nwr) adding 7cm to his 27 April jump
Long Jump – U15G A GRACE NYAONGO U15 1st (4.57m nwr), B VERA DOUDKO U15 3rd (SB 4.04m nwr) adding 13cm to her 14 April jump
Long Jump – U17M A HARRY PINCHERLE 2nd (SB 5.49m nwr) adding 23cm to his 7 January jump, B HARLEY HENRY 1st (PB 5.14m nwr)
Long Jump – U17W A MILLI BRIDGEMAN-ATHANASATOS U17 2nd (4.74m nwr), B ULANI MCCABE-HUGGINS U17 1st (4.72m nwr)
Triple Jump – U17M A HARLEY HENRY U17 1st (12.92m nwr), B JOE COX U17 2nd (SB 10.71m nwr) adding 16cm to his 14 April jump
Triple Jump – U17W A MILLI BRIDGEMAN-ATHANASATOS U17 3rd (9.78m nwr), B ULANI MCCABE-HUGGINS U17 1st (9.74m nwr)
Shot 2.72kg – U13G A LUCY COX U13 3rd (PB 5.21m) adding 9cm to her 27 April put, B EDIE RENNIE-RODDY U13 1st (PB 4.01m)
Shot 3kg – U13B A NOSA URUBUSI U13 2nd (PB 6.77m) adding 1.03m to his 27 April put, B SETH SAUNDERS U13 1st (PB 5.50m) adding 97cm to his 27 April put
Shot 3kg – U15G A MALIA ANDERSON-WATSON U15 1st (8.65m), B MOIESHA SAVAGE U15 1st (6.57m)
Shot 3kg – U17W A ELSA SHABANI U17 1st (9.57m), B KEIRA LAKE-BRYAN U17 1st (9.23m) Non Scoring MAIREAD MCGRATH U17 (SB 9.02m)
Shot 4kg – U15B A MILO RYNEHART U15 1st (12.95 nwr), B CHU ONONOGBU U15 1st (SB 10.32m nwr) adding 1.20m to his 27 April put
Shot 5kg – U17M A JAVON WILLIAMS U17 1st (11.41m) adding 22cm to his 14 April put
Discus 1.25kg – U15B A CHU ONONOGBU U15 1st (SB 42.39) adding 3.28m to his 27 April throw, and is ranked UK No.1 U15 in 2024, B MILO RYNEHART U15 1st (34.48m)
Discus 1kg – U15G A MALIA ANDERSON-WATSON U15 1st (21.00m)
Discus 1kg – U17W A MAIREAD MCGRATH U17 1st (18.49m), B AMY HALLETT U17 1st (PB 12.81m)
Discus 1.5kg – U17M A JAVON WILLIAMS U17 2nd (17.70m), B MODEBAYO AKIN-AGUNBIADE U17 2nd (17.65m) adding 85cm to his 27 April throw
Hammer 4kg – U15B A MILO RYNEHART U15 1st (PB 46.05m) adding 3.60m to his 2023 throw, and is ranked UK No.2 U15 in 2024
Hammer 3kg – U15G A MALIA ANDERSON-WATSON U15 1st (SB 29.46m) adding 51cm to her 2023 throw
Hammer 3kg – U17W A ELSA SHABANI U17 1st (42.18m), Non Scoring KEIRA LAKE-BRYAN U17 (PB 45.90m) adding 2.34m to her 2023 throw, MAIREAD MCGRATH U17 (PB 37.99m) adding 4.28m to her 30 March throw
Javelin 400g – U13B A STEFAN CONSTANTIN U13 1st (PB 19.54m)
Javelin 400g – U13G A EDIE RENNIE-RODDY U13 4th (PB 10.06m), B ABIGAIL ROSS U13 5th (PB 5.59m)
Javelin 500g – U15G A VERA DOUDKO U15 3rd (PB 16.24m) adding 6.82m to her 14 April throw
Javelin 500g – U17W A EVA HIGSON U17 2nd (18.63m)
Javelin 600g – U15B A CHU ONONOGBU U15 1st (31.32 nwr)
4x100m Relay – U13B 1st (SB 59.1) HARRISON HENDERSON, BEN KASPAR, SETH SAUNDERS, NOSA URUBUSI, U13G 2nd (SB 58.4) SIERRA DARCY, LEXI MAI, LUCY COX, DANI ADEKUNLE, U15B 1st (SB 48.3) LANI JAIYEOLA, KEYLLAN NGOUNTA TENTET, LOUIS XUN, JOSHUA NYMAN, U15G 1st (SB 50.7) GRACE NYAONGO, AARA KAMARA, MOIESHA SAVAGE, HOLLY RYAN, U17M 1st (46.3) NATHAN HOWELL, JOE COX, HARLEY HENRY, KHYAN MARKLAND, U17W 2nd (51.2) FOYIN SONOIKI, ADANNA MAZINWOSU, EVA HIGSON, MILLI BRIDGMAN ATHANASATOS

UK ATHLETICS YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE, SOUTHERN PREMIER UPPER – The first of three fixtures took place at Eton on 28 April.
On reviewing the results on the PO10, the following results are those athletes that achieved a season or personal best performances. The remaining results that were published last week, I have removed them.

Our next fixture is on Sunday 26 May at Hemel Hempstead.

100m – U20M A JOSEPH GOATER U20 5th (PB 11.53 w1.9), B OLIVER LAURENS U20 2nd (PB 11.34 w1.7) taking .36 of a second off his 2022 time
100m – U20W B ALINA COFIE U20 1st (PB 12.62 w3.9) taking .08 of a second off her 2019 time
200m – U17M A JAIAN SAUNDERS U17 2nd (PB 22.64 w0.5) taking .18 of a second off his 2023 time, B KHYAN MARKLAND U17 2nd (PB 23.22 nwr) taking .36 of a second off his 2023 time
200m – U20M A MALACHI AMADI U20 2nd (SB 22.39 w2.1) taking .36 of a second off his 6 April time, B OLIVER LAURENS U20 2nd (PB 22.77 w1.0) taking 1.04 seconds off his 2021 time
200m – U20W A NIAH AKINTOKUN U20 3rd (SB 25.67 w0.6) taking .52 of a second off her 6 April time, B NIA FORBES-AGYEPONG U20 1st (PB 25.84 w0.3) taking .10 of a second off her 2021 time
300m – U17W B ELLA BUCKLEY U17 3rd (SB 42.67) taking .63 of a second off her 27 April time
400m – U20M A EBUKA NWOKEJI U20 1st (PB 50.20) taking 1.10 seconds off his 2023 time
800m – U17M A ARTHUR PHILLIPS U17 3rd (SB 2:05.94), B EUAN PHILLIPS U17 2nd (SB 2:06.69) taking 3.11 seconds off his 14 April time
800m – U20M B JOSIAH WILLIAMS-OLLIVIERRE U20 2nd (SB 2:06.03)
1500m – U17M A ARTHUR PHILLIPS U17 4th (PB 4:18.60), B EUAN PHILLIPS U17 2nd (PB 4:24.60)
1500m – U20M Non Scoring JORDAN PEARLMAN U20 (PB 4:16.11) taking .34 of a second off his 2023 time, PETER BAYVEL-ZAYATS U20 (SB 4:22.14)
80m Hurdles – U17W A MACIE SUTHERLAND U17 5th (SB 12.89 w1.1), B TAYLA ROBINSON U17 4th (PB 13.66 w0.7) taking .74 of a second off her 14 April time
100m Hurdles – U17M B RIAN SHAH U17 2nd (PB 15.69 w0.9) taking 1.01 seconds off his 14 April time
100m Hurdles – U20W A ALINA COFIE U20 2nd (PB 14.56 w1.9) taking .03 of a second off her 2023 time, and is ranked UK No.7 U20 in 2024, B NIA FORBES-AGYEPONG U20 1st (PB 14.69 w2.2)
300m Hurdles – U17W A MACIE SUTHERLAND U17 3rd (SB 48.31) taking 1.60 seconds off her 6 April time, B TAYLA ROBINSON U17 3rd (PB 51.30) taking .65 of a second off her 6 April time
400m Hurdles – U17M A SETH REDDIE-RODDY U17 5th (PB 61.26)
400m Hurdles – U20W A ZULEIKHA COLLINS U20 5th (PB 73.12), B AKHAILA COLLINS U20 3rd (75.63)
Pole Vault – U20M A ANGUS BROWN U20 2nd (4.05m)
High Jump – U17M A JAMES WALTERS U17 4th (PB 1.75m) equalling his 7 March height
High Jump – U17W, B MACIE SUTHERLAND U17 1st (SB 1.45m)
High Jump – U20W A REBECCA WHEELER-HENRY U20 2nd (SB 1.65m) equalling her 10 March height
Long Jump – B NATHAN HOWELL U17 3rd (SB 4.62m w1.1) adding 1cm to his 14 April jump
Long Jump – U20M A VICTOR PAIUSCO U20 6th (SB 5.13m w0.5)
Long Jump – U20W A AKHAILA COLLINS U20 6th (PB 4.22m w-2.0), B ZULEIKHA COLLINS U20 3rd (PB 3.56m w2.1)
Triple Jump – U17W B AMY HALLETT U17 3rd (PB 7.82m w3.6)
Triple Jump – U20M A CALLUM SYDENHAM U20 (2nd  Claim) 5th (SB 10.71m nwr), B VICTOR PAIUSCO U20 4th (SB 10.35m nwr)
Shot 4kg – U20W A GRACIE JENVEY U20 (2nd  Claim) 4th (SB 7.56m)
Hammer 3kg – U17W A ELSA SHABANI U17 1st (PB 47.68m) adding 4.02m to her 7 April throw, and is ranked UK No.8 U17 in 2024
Hammer 4kg – U20W A GRACIE JENVEY U20 (2nd  Claim) 1st (SB 47.58m)
Hammer 6kg – U20M A ALASTAIR BROWN U20 (2nd  Claim) 3rd (PB 52.38m) adding adding 2cm to his 2023 throw, and is ranked UK No.9 U20 in 2024
Javelin 500kg – U17W A TAYLA ROBINSON U17 3rd (PB 15.03m) adding 2.04m to her 2023 throw, B ADANNA MAZINWOSU U17 3rd (PB 10.11m)
Javelin 600g – U20W A NAOMI OGUNNIYI U20 6th (SB 21.10m)
4x100m Relay – U17M 3rd (SB 45.18) NATHAN HOWELL, KHYAN MARKLAND, RIAN SHAH, JAIAN SAUNDERS and is ranked UK No.6 U17 team in 2024, U17W 2nd (SB 50.15) ADANNA MAZINWOSU, ELLA BUCKLEY, MAKAYLA BRAI-ALOYE, TAMI GEORGE and is ranked UK No.5 U17 team in 2024, U20M 1st (SB 43.53) JOE GOATER, MALACHI AMADI, OLIVER LAURENS, EDUKA NWOKEJI and is ranked UK No.4 U20 team in 2024
4x300m Relay – U17W 4th (SB 2:53.14) ADANNA MAZINWOSU, ELLA BUCKLEY, MACIE SUTHERLAND, DINA SILVERMAN and is ranked UK No.5 U17 team in 2024
4x400m Relay – U17M 3rd (SB 3:38.29) AUSTIN WARD (52.9), SETH RENNIE-RODDY (55.7), EUAN PHILLIPS (57.4), ARTHUR PHILLIPS (52.7) and is ranked UK No.5 U17 team in 2024
4x400m Mixed Relay – U20 A 3rd (PB 3:46.48) MATEI FRUNZA (53.3), MYA MAIRS-INGRAM (58.6), LARISSA WILSON (57.5), JACOB CLEMENT (57.3), U20 B 5th (PB 4:05.82) NATHAN HOWELL U17 (59.1), LOLA MCCANN-EZEKIEL (65.8), CHARLOTTE HARRIS (63.2), OLIVER LAURENS (57.9)

HVEZDNE HAZENI A MEMORIAL JANA MAZANCE – Took place at Domazlice, Czech Republic on 8 May
Shot 7.26kg – SM SCOTT LINCOLN (HCA) 1st (SB 21.25m) adding 24cm to his 2 February put, and is ranked UK No.1 in 2024

BMC BANNISTER MILES – Took place at Oxford on 6 May
Men’s Mile – H NOAH CLARKE U20 (2nd Claim) 5th (PB 4:43.13) taking 8.53 seconds off his 2023 time, CALLUM SYDENHAM U20 (2nd Claim) 7th (PB 4:46.23) taking 3.18 seconds off his 2022 time

SCOTTISH NATIONAL ATHLETICS LEAGUE MATCH 2 – Took place at Grangemouth on 5 May
100m – SM 1 KRISHAWN AIKEN 1st (SB 10.58 w2.3)
200m – SM 1 KRISHAWN AIKEN 1st (21.72 w2.0)
Long Jump – SM BEN MCGUIRE 2nd (PB 7.26m nwr) adding 15cm to his 2016 jump

SOUTHAMPTON AC THROWS COMPETITION – Took place at Southampton on 5 May
Hammer 4kg – U20W A GRACIE JENVEY U20 (2nd Claim) 1st (46.30m), B GRACIE finished 1st (47.38m)

BUCS CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Sportcity on 4-6 May
100m – SM H2 EMMANUEL DURUIHEOMA U23 (Loughborough Students) 1st (SB 10.74 w2.3), BRYAN OGBEBOR U23 (Kingston University) 6th (11.52 w2.3) in Semi-Final 1 EMMANUEL finished 2nd (SB 10.71 w-0.4) taking .03 of a second off his H2 time
200m – SM H7 DECARIE DAVIES U23 (East Anglia University) 4th (22.71 w-0.4)
400m – SW H2 VANESSA ANSUAA U23 (Kings College London) 4th (59.50) in Semi-Final 3 VANESSA finished 7th (59.50)
800m – SM H3 MAX WINFIELD U20 (Warwick University) 6th (SB 1:59.39) taking .86 of a second off his 17 April time
5000m – SM 1 ISAAC HIRSHMAN CHANDLER U20 (Birmingham University) 6th (SB 14:28.16)
110m Hurdles – SM H1 CRAIG MONCUR U23 (Birmingham University) 4th (PB 15.18 w0.4) taking .31 of a second off his 2023 time, H3 RUBEN HEDMAN U23 (St Mary’s University) 2nd (PB 14.47 w-0.4) taking .21 of a second off his 27 April time, and is ranked UK No.3 U23 in 2024, in the Final RUBEN  finished 6th (14.48 w0.1)
2000m Steeplechase – SW H1 AMELIA WILLS U23 (HCA) 1st (7.05.78), in the Final AMELIA won the Silver Medal (PB 6.40.85) taking 4.01 seconds off her 2023 time, and is ranked UK No.2 U23 in 2024
High Jump – SM QB KIMANI JACK U23 (Birmingham University) 4th (1.91m), in the Final KIMANI won the Gold Medal (2.09m)
High Jump – SW QB LILY HOLT U23 (Birmingham University) 1st equal (1.63m), EVELYNE FONTEYNE U23 (Bath University) 1st equal (1.63m), in the Final EVELYNE won the Silver Medal (1.74m), LILY won the Bronze Medal (SB 1.71m) adding 6cm to her 12 April time
Pole Vault – SW Final 1 MANON BAINES U20 8th (3.54m), Final 2 TRINITY O’CONNOR U23 (Birmingham University) shared the Silver Medal (SB 3.14m) adding 18cm to her 20 January height
Long Jump – SM QB JOSH WOODS U23 (Birmingham University) 4th (6.83m w0.0), QC CRAIG MONCUR U23 (Birmingham University) 3rd (PB 7.02m w0.5) equalling his 24 February jump, and is ranked UK No.10 U23 in 2024, in the Final JOSH finished 6th (6.96m w0.7), CRAIG finished 8th (6.82m w0.0)
Triple Jump – SM QB JOSH WOODS U23 (Birmingham University) 1st (14.66m w1.6) in the Final JOSH finished 9th (14.04m nwr)
Shot 4kg – SW QB ALEXANDRA BALTAZAR-HALL U23 (Loughborough Students) 3rd (11.81m) in the Final ALEXANDRA finished 6th (12.40m)
Shot 7.26kg – SM QA CRAIG MONCUR U23 (Birmingham University) 6th (12.82m) in the Final CRAIG finished 10th (12.49m)
Discus 1kg – SWM Final 1 ALEXANDRA BALTAZAR-HALL U23 (Loughborough Students) won the Bronze Medal (PB 48.24m) adding 1.97m to her 14 April throw, and is ranked UK No.4 U23 in 2024
Discus 2kg – SM Final 2 CRAIG MONCUR U23 (Birmingham University) won the Gold Medal (SB 39.98m) adding 2.05m to his 27 April throw

IVY HEPTAGONAL – Took place at Princeton, New Jersey, USA on 4-5 May
100m Hurdles – SW H1 LILY PARRIS U23 (Princeton University) 2nd (SB 13.94 w2.5) taking .17 of a second off her 20 April time, in the next race LILY finished 5th (14.16 w0.3)

OREGON TWILIGHT – Took place at Eugene, Oregon, USA on 3 May
5000m – SM 3 CHARLES HICKS U23 (Stanford University) 1st (13:29.36)

JERSEY SPARTAN AC SUMMER SERIES – Took place at St Clement on 2 May
Discus 2kg – SM EVAN CAMPBELL 1st (PB 40.50m) adding 9cm to his 2021 throw

KINGSTON & POLYTECHNIC HARRIERS OPEN MEETING – Took place at Kingston on 1 May
100m – SX 1 RUBEN HEDMAN U23 2nd (SB 11.26 nwr)
200m – SX 1 RUBEN HEDMAN U23 3rd (SB 23.36 w0.4)

WATFORD OPEN MEETING – Took place at Watford on 1 May
100m – SX 1 LUCY CAMPOS U20 3rd (SB 13.58 w-0.3), 2 LYDIA ROGERS 6th (SB 13.98 w-1.1), 3 SEAN SUTHERLAND V50 5th (SB 12.34 w-0.6) and is ranked UK No.3 V50 in 2024
1500m – SX 4 RAFI GAYER U20 2nd (PB 4:02.29) taking 12.57 seconds off his 2023 time, ADAM O’GORMAN U20 4th (PB 4:04.04) taking 6.3 seconds off his 2023 time, JACOB CLEMENT U20 9th (PB 4:09.86) taking .80 of a second off his 2023 time, 5 AMITAI BLOOM U17 2nd (PB 4:43.81) taking 19.18 seconds off his 2023 time, 6 LADDIE SHAW U15 7th (PB 4:49.71) taking 3.56 seconds off his 2023 time, 6 there are two No.6 races LUCA STUBBS U23 9th (4:05.12), 7 PHILLIP CROUT 7th (SB 3:56.82), 8 JESSE ABRAHAMS U15 2nd (PB 4:38.24) taking 8.15 seconds off his 3 April time, SCARLETT KENT U23 6th (SB 4:48.60) taking 8.15 seconds off her 3 April time, 9 MYA MAIRS-INGRAM U20 4th (PB 4:33.98) taking 6.16 seconds off her 2023 time, YEDIDYA MAXWELL U17 7th (PB 4:39.19) taking 3.32 seconds off his 2023 time
3000m – SX 1 NOAH CLARKE U20 (2nd Claim) 2nd (PB 9:39.93) taking 9.94 seconds off his 2023 time, JAI DARYANANI U20 3rd (PB 9:43.35) taking 12.85 seconds off his 2023 time, 2 PHILLIP CROUT 9th (SB 9:06.82)

BRIGHTON TRACK NIGHT 1 – Took place at Brighton on 1 May
200m – SX 1 JORDAN WATSON-BROWN 1st (21.55 w-1.8)

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…
1,198 events – 202,732 walkers, joggers, runners and volunteers – 13,241 first timers – 30,194 PBs

COMPLETELY USELESS RANDOM FACT – Did you know that there were nearly 170,000 instances of volunteering at parkrun in April!

UPCOMING TRACK AND FIELD FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 5 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 9 MAY UNTIL WEDNESDAY 12 JUNE – The SBH 2024 Summer Fixture Card can be found on the SBH website, in which you can Access/Print a copy for future reference. Also the majority of fixtures Information can be found on the SBH Website under the ‘Fixtures and Results’ section.

SUMMER OPEN MEETINGS 2024 – The link will open the document that has the dates for all fixture dates for BFTA, Lee Valley, Newham and Watford fixtures and updated up to the 9 May – All Summer Open Meetings 2024 Updated 9 May 2024
The Information including how to enter for each fixture, will be published below as and when known.

HERTFORDSHIRE AND BEDFORDSHIRE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 11 May and Sunday 12 May. at the Woodside Stadium, Horseshoe Lane, Watford (Satnav WD25 7HH)
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women
Entries Closed
Note: There are no entries on the day.

MIDDLESEX COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 11 May and Sunday 12 May at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR)
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women
Entries Closed
Note: There are no entries on the day.

WATFORD OPEN MEETING  – Takes place on Wednesday 15 May at the Woodside Stadium, Horseshoe Lane, Watford (Satnav WD25 7HH).
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Timetable – TBC
Link to entries on roster athletics, although entries scheduled to be open from TBC –
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on the day, and there is a possibility that the limits will be taken up well before the race day.

WORLD PARA ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS  – Takes place from Friday 17 May to Sunday 25 May at Kobe, Japan.
Link to their website for all information – https://en.kobe2022wpac.org/schedule/

NIGHT OF THE 10000m PBs – Takes place on Saturday 18 May at Parliament Hill Fields Athletics Track, London (Satnav NW3 2JP).
Established in 2013, the 2022 races incorporates the UK 10,000m Championships. Taking place at Parliament Hill Athletics Track, it will also provide a key performance indicator for athletes targeting the Olympic Games in Paris later in the summer. Free for spectators against a backdrop of music and entertainment, the high-quality open races are sure to be an event for all the family
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Events 800m and 10000m
Link to entries – https://www.nightofthe10kpbs.com/race-entry/
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on the day, and there is a possibility that the limits will be taken up well before the race day.

MIDDLESEX YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE – The second fixture of four takes place on Sunday 19 May at the Perival Park Athletics Track, Stockdove Way, Perivale, Greenford (Satnav UP6 8TJ).
Age-Groups Under 13, 15 & 17 Men/Women.
Note: You will have to be selected by your Team Manager.
To Be Confirmed: Those athletes who wish to compete as a non-scorer, please contact your Team Manager no later than Thursday 16 May as the declarations have to be in on Friday 17 May. 

LOUGHBOROUGH INTERNATIONAL – Takes place on Sunday 19 May at the Loughborough University Track, Ashby Road, Loughborough (Satnav LE11 3TU).
Age-Groups Under U20 & Senior Men/Women.
Note: There are Guest Entries, but limited, this is the link https://www.lboro.ac.uk/sport/sports/athletics/loughborough-international-athletics/

BFTTA OUTDOOR SERIES – Takes place on Sunday 19 May TBC at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR)
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Entry is via Open Track – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2024/GBR/bft11111/
Entries Closing Date Sunday 12 May
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on the day, and there is a possibility that the limits will be taken up well before the race day.

LEE VALLLEY 100M/200M SPRINTS NIGHT – Takes place on Wednesday 22 May at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR)
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Timetable 19.00pm 100m, 20.00pm 200m estimated start time, or 20 minutes after the end of the last 100m race.
Entry is via Open Track – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2024/GBR/lvac100200-2/
Entries Closing Date Tuesday 21 May
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on the day, and there is a possibility that the limits will be taken up well before the race day.

BIGISH JUMPS AND THROWS FESTIVAL – Takes place on Saturday 25 May at the Horspath Athletics and Sports Ground, HorspathRoad, Oxford. (Satnav OX4 2RR)
Age-Groups Under U20 & Senior Men/Women.
Events – Triple Jump: 10.60m women / 12.90m men, High Jump: 1.45m women / 1.65m men, Long Jump: 5.25m women / 6.50m men, Shot Put for Seniors and U18 athletes, Discus for Seniors and U18 athletes
Link for entries – www.bedfordgames.co.uk
Entries Closing Date Monday 20 May
Note: You will have to enter yourselves and pay the appropriate fee

UK YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE PREMIER SOUTH – The second fixture of three takes place on Sunday 26 May at the Jarman Park Athletics Track, Hemel Hempstead (Satnav HP2 4JS).
Age-Groups Under 17 & U20 Men/Women.
Link to the timetable –UKYDL UAG Timetable 2024
Note: You will have to be selected by your respective Team Manager

NEWHAM OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Sunday 26 May at the London Marathon Community Track, Marshgate Lane, London (Satnav E20 8ST)
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Timetable – TBC
Entry is via Open Track, not open as yet –
Entries Closing Date TBC
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on the day, and there is a possibility that the limits will be taken up well before the race day.

WATFORD OPEN MEETING  – Takes place on Wednesday 29 May at the Woodside Stadium, Horseshoe Lane, Watford (Satnav WD25 7HH).
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Timetable – TBC
Link to entries on roster athletics, not open as yet –
Entries Closing Date TBC
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on the day, and there is a possibility that the limits will be taken up well before the race day.

NATIONAL ATHLETIC LEAGUE – The first of four fixtures takes place on Saturday 1 June at the Chelmsford Melbourne Park Athletics Centre, Salerno Way, Chelmsford (Satnav CM1 2EH).
Age-Groups Under U20 & Senior Men/Women.
This is the link to the timetable – NAL Championship Timetable 2024.docx
Note: You will have to be selected by your Team Manager

EASTERN YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE ROUND 3  – The third of four fixtures takes place on Sunday 2 June at the Sandy Upper School Track, Engayne Avanue, Sandy (Satnav SG19 1BL).
Age-Groups Under U13, U15 & U17 Men/Women.
Link to the timetable – EYAL Timetable 2024 For Matchess 1 and 3
Note: You will have to be selected by your Team Manager, Those athletes who wish to compete as a non-scorer, please contact your Team Manager no later than Thursday 30 May as the declarations have to be in on Friday 31 May 

EUROPEAN ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place from Friday 7 June to Wednesday 12 June in Rome, Italy.

 SOUTHERN U20 AND SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 8 June and Sunday 9 June at the Thames Valley Athletics Centre, Pococks Lane, Eton (Satnav SL4 6HN).
Link to entries on roster athletics – https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/about?id=25020
Entries Closing Date Tuesday 28 May
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on the day, and there is a possibility that the limits will be taken up well before the race day.

BANNISTER MILES LIVES UP TO EXPECTATIONS WITH SUB-FOURS GALORE – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

A jubilant OSSAMA MESLEK leads a quartet of milers inside four minutes in Oxford exactly 70 years after ROGER BANNISTER’S famous feat. On an afternoon that saw Iffley Road track in Oxford drenched with relentless rain, the showers finally stopped just in time for the final race of the day at 6pm. The flag on top of the nearby church stopped fluttering in the wind and went limp, just as it had 70 years earlier when ROGER BANNISTER became the first man to break four minutes for the mile. On that occasion – May 6, 1954 – BANNISTER created history with 3:59.4. This Monday, though, four men smashed through the barrier on a day of joyous anniversary celebrations. OSSAMA MESLEK led the charge in glorious style with (3:56.15) followed by JAMES YOUNG with (3:57.71), TIARNAN CRORKEN in (3:58.85) and MAX WHARTON with (3:59.19). The Italian international, who runs for Leeds City, even had the luxury of celebrating during his final strides as a crowd of around 2000 roared its approval. Moments earlier – and 70 years after DIANE LEATHER had become the world’s first female sub-five-minute miler – KHAI MHLANGA ran (4:36.09) to hold off BETHAN MORLEY and LAUREN CHURCH in the women’s mile.

“Going sub-four here is pretty special,” said MESLEK k. “As I’m racing at the Diamond League in Doha in a few days’ time, it felt perfect to come here. The conditions didn’t seem great but it was perfectly still in the end. I tried to wind it up toward the end and everything went to plan.” Among the crowd was current world mile record-holder HICHAM EL GUERROUJ of Morocco, British record-holder STEVE CRAM and former mile record-holders FILBERT BAYI of Tanzania and NOUREDDINE MORCELI of Algeria, plus Irish miling legend EAMONN COGHLAN. After being swamped by autograph hunters and selfie seekers all day, the supermilers turned their attentions to watch the main race of the day – and it didn’t disappoint.

The BANNISTER family were also in attendance with their father, who died in 2018, no doubt casting a nod of approval from the heavens. “I think he would have been very proud of what happened today,” said one of his sons, THURSTAN BANNISTER. EL GUERROUJ, whose mile record of (3:43.13) has stood since 1999, was determined to visit Oxford for the anniversary celebrations despite visa problems and he said: “I wanted to be here to celebrate the whole legacy that our spiritual father left behind. “I had the privilege to meet ROGER BANNISTER at Crystal Palace and I was excited because he was such a great inspiration to me and many athletes who know the history of the sport.”

MORCELI an Olympic and three-time world 1500m champion in addition to being a (3:44.39) miler, added: “ROGER was a wonderful person. His spirit will live on as long as we live and will be an inspiration for many generations. I was inspired by him because nobody thought someone would break four minutes but he opened the door for us. He made us believe in ourselves and that there is no limit to our performance.” COGHLAN, the first man to run a sub-3:50 mile indoors and, later, a sub-four-minute mile as an M40, said: “I was only a year old when Sir ROGER ran a world record for the mile. I remember watching it at the cinema as a child. When I took up athletics I dreamed of running for Ireland, going to the Olympics and running a sub-four-minute mile, so to achieve all this after watching him as a child and then being here as part of that whole tradition is unbelievable.”

The day was as much of an “occasion” as a track meeting. It began with community mile runs in the centre of Oxford at 9am with CRAM and EL GUERROUJ rolling back the years and rubbing shoulders with fun runners and youngsters. The track races during the afternoon were superbly staged in difficult conditions by Oxford University students and the British Milers Club with spectators able to browse around a magnificent Museum of World Athletics display as they took refuge from the rain. Later, a number of guests enjoyed an evening of fine dining and nostalgia at Exeter College as the BANNISTER family paid an emotional and heartfelt tribute to their father’s exploits, not just in athletics but in neurology and sports administration.

There were even world bests recorded in the new steeplechase mile with WILL BATTERSHILL running (4:25.81) in the men’s race despite being frustratingly held in the rain at the start with his fellow runners for several minutes as officials made sure the barriers were fixed in the right positions. “The mile is hard enough anyway so if you add barriers then it’s a tough event,” said BATTERSHILL on this new event. “It felt like a sprint and you haven’t got time to lose focus as the last lap comes around quickly. It hurt a lot too!” Despite the damp conditions, athletes of all ages excelled. The masterful CLARE ELMS smashed the British W60 mile record by eight seconds with (5:30.88) in the women’s C race, which means she now owns 10 national age group records in the mile from the W45 through to W60 categories on the road and track.

Only 14, JORJIA MARCH of Barnet & District AC was a convincing winner of the under-15 girls’ mile in (4:57.00), while MADISON KINDLER of Brentwood Beagles ran (5:03.85) for a big win in the under-13 girls’ race. The men’s B race also saw some fine running with BEN REYNOLDS taking a narrow win in (4:06.32) from under-20 runner WILLIAM RABJOHNS as EVAN GRIME, only 15, clocked (4:11.59) in ninth. In comparison, BANNISTER clocked just (4:24.6) aged 18, albeit on a cinder track with heavy leather spikes, before eventually breaking the four-minute barrier seven years later. Monday was also an opportunity for plenty of Oxford students, past and present, to put on their racing spikes. These included former Oxford student SIMON MUGGLESTONE, the 1987 European junior 5000m champion and 3:58 miler, who didn’t run a step for 30 years following Achilles surgery but made a comeback a couple of years ago and now, as an M55 runner, clocked (5:09.99) just 24 hours after racing 10km at the Great Birmingham Run. Full results here.

BRITISH RELAY RUNNERS QUALIFY FOR PARIS EN MASSE IN THE BAHAMAS – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

Four of the five GB teams at the World Athletics Relays on Saturday secured their places at this summer’s Olympics with all the teams having a further chance on Sunday. British relay teams enjoyed an almost perfect night when it came to qualifying for the Olympics as four out of their five teams secured places at the Paris Games thanks to good results at the World Relays in The Bahamas.

The men’s and women’s 4x100m and 4x400m teams all earned qualification for Paris with only the mixed relay team missing out, although they will have a further chance during the second day of the action on Sunday (May 5) in Nassau.

Olympic hosts France and the United States also qualified four teams for Paris at the end of the first day. On Sunday the leading teams will compete for prize money and Olympic lane seeding positions at this summer’s Games, whereas all other teams will race in the additional round where the top two teams in each of the heats will also qualify for Olympics. The mixed relay on Saturday saw the event record broken multiple times with the United States emerging as quickest with (3:11.52). Led by FEMKE BOL, the Netherlands were the second quickest on the night with (3:12.16) whereas Ireland clocked a national record of (3:12.50) with CILLIN GREENE, RHASIDAT ADEKELE, THOMAS BARR and SHARLENE MAWDSLEY excelling. In the same heat as Ireland, the GB team of BRODIE YOUNG, AMA PIPI, CHARLIE DOBSON and LAVIA NIELSEN were third in (3:13.52) with DOBSON running a reported (43.63) split. NIELSEN said: “This is a lot of our season openers. It’s really hard to judge your pace and your race plan. We’ll watch it back and have a good debrief with MARTYN ROONEY our coach and try to do much better than that.”

The women’s 4x100m saw the United States lead the way with (42.21) but the GB team of ASHA PHILIP, IMANI LANSIQUOT, BIANCA WILLIAMS and AMY HUNT won their heat with the second fastest time overall of (42.33). “That was incredible it was my first time with these three girls,” said HUNT, “and they’ve been so absolutely amazing in trusting me and mentoring me and making sure I am on it!”

Anchored by world 100m, 200m and 4x100m champion NOAH LYLES, the United States were quickest in the men’s 4x100m too with (37.49) as they comfortably beat Olympic champions Italy in their heat. Britain – with EUGENE AMO-DADZIE, ZHARNEL HUGHES, RICHARD KILTY and NETHANE MITCHELL-BLAKE – were seventh quickest overall but crucially runner-up in their heat to France in (38.36). “For years I was sat on my sofa watching GB teams smash it in the relay,” said AMO-DADZIE, “it was always one of those things I would think ‘oh wow how amazing that would be’ and now I am in the situation where I have helped GB get to that stage.”

Ireland led the way in the women’s 4x400m as they continued their great (and busy) night. Their quartet of PHIL HEALY, MAWDSLEY, SOPHIE BECKER and ADELEKE (with 49.48) clocked (3:24.38) as the United States had the second best time overall with (3:24.76) and Great Britain next best with (3:24.89) as they finished runners up to Ireland in their heat with HANNAH KELLY, VICTORIA OHURUGU, NICOLE YEARGIN and LINA NIELSEN on duty.

There was a shock in the men’s 4x400m as the United States were disqualified for moving out of the assigned order at one of the changeovers, although they will have a second attempt at qualification for Paris on Sunday. It meant a Botswana quartet that included LETSILE TEBOGO (with a 43.49 split) and ISAAC MAKWALA were fastest overall with (2:59.73) followed by a South African team with world record-holder WAYDE VAN NIEKERK clocking (2:59.76). The British team of MATT HUDSON-SMITH, TOBY HARRIES, LEE THOMPSON and LEWIS DAVEY were second in their heat behind Italy with (3:02.10).

Teams qualified for Paris on Saturday (May 5)
Women’s 4x100m Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain & NI, Netherlands, Poland, United States – Men’s 4x100m Canada, China, France, Great Britain & NI, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, United States – Women’s 4x400m Canada, France, Great Britain & NI, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Poland, United States – Men’s 4x400m Belgium, Botswana, Germany, Great Britain & NI, Italy, Japan, Nigeria, South Africa – Mixed 4x400m Belgium, Dominican Republic, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Nigeria, Poland, United States

ATHLETES SET FOR THE INAUGURAL PICKERING MEMORIAL THROWS INTERNATIONAL – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

Hammer thrower CHARLOTTE PAYNE is among the entries for an event that is being staged one year after SHAUN PICKERING died and which aims to raise funds for the RON PICKERING Memorial Fund. Looking for bank holiday plans for the end of this month? Look no further. The inaugural PICKERING Memorial Throws International is coming to Loughborough University on Monday May 27, writes NICK RIDGEON. Partnering with some fantastic charities and brands, this exclusive throws-only event will be the most inclusive pathway competition, incorporating able-bodied and para-events across the different disciplines. Celebrating the lives and contributions of the PICKERING family, we can’t wait to give throwers the perfect opportunity to throw far, nurture new talent and showcase British throwing at its best.

Featuring teams from England and all across Europe, the standard of this competition will be nothing short of impressive, with athletes vying for those all-important qualification distances to secure their spots on the European, world under-20 and Olympic teams this summer. England team captain CHARLOTTE PAYNE shared her excitement for the event not only in terms of competition, but also as it is supporting a cause close to her heart as a recipient of a RON PICKERING Memorial Fund grant: “The PICKERING Memorial Throws International is the perfect way to honour the legacy of SHAUN PICKERING who was an incredible champion of athletics. He contributed so much to the athletes and coaches in our sport, and we are so grateful for the time and effort he invested in us. “We have such a talented crop of young throwers in the UK, and I can’t wait to witness some future champions in action not only from the UK but from all across Europe, all celebrating the amazing work of the PICKERING family.” Joining PAYNE on the line-up so far will be Swiss javelin and shot specialist SABRINA BOSS and Italian discus and shot specialist PIETRO DAL SOGLIO, to name just two.

Throws coach GARRY POWER will be heading up the England team and says: “The PICKERING Memorial Throws International is going to be a fantastic celebration of throws. We are throwers, throwing a party! Come and see our excellent young throwers striving for personal bests and qualification distances in high quality competition from athletes across Europe.” As well as claiming top spot on the podium, athletes will be battling for prizes that range from free accommodation on a warm weather training camp to £500 from the RON PICKERING Memorial Fund and free Shokz headphones.

Tickets are £6 with all of the ticket sales split between the RPMF and the Personal Best Foundation.

MY GREATEST RACE: BRENDAN FOSTER – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently. Photograph taken by MARK SHEARMAN.

On home turf, the European champion vowed to christen the revamped Gateshead Stadium with a world record bid.Gateshead Meeting, Gateshead,  August 3, 1974 – 3000m, first place,(7:35.2) world record.

In 1972, I ran the 1500m in the Olympics and was fifth. I thought: “That’s as good as I’m going to get,” so I stepped up to the 5000m. I ran two miles at Crystal Palace in 1973 and broke the world record but then, in the autumn of that year, Gateshead Council decided that, with money in the budget following local government reorganisation, they would build a proper track at the stadium instead of the ash track which we’d had for years. They held a reception for my two miles record and I’d had a couple of drinks. I did a reply saying thanks very much indeed and I then said: “I promise you, if you put the track in, I’ll come back and organise an event and break a world record.” Of course, it was reported in the press and everything locally. Eventually, summer came around and I thought: “I’m going to have to do it.” People started referring to it and it became a big deal.

The Commonwealth Games was in January 1974 and I finished second in the 5000m, breaking the British record for that distance and also in the 1500m. I was obviously running really well and the world record was a logical step. I thought: “Let’s go for the 3000m,” which was EMIEL PUTTEMANS’ record. It was a bloody good record of (7:37.6). It’d been (7:39) before that. When I started studying it, I realised I needed to run 61 seconds for seven-and-a-half laps, which is quite a tall order. Luckily, I was in good shape. The track was laid about 10 days beforehand. Before they put the lines on it, I ran on it and thought: “This is really good.” It probably felt like these new running shoes. It was nice and bouncy, it looked good and it felt good. For the meeting that we organised, we’d sold all the tickets. It was absolutely packed with 10,000-12,000 people so it was all turning into a big event. ITV decided they wanted to televise it.

Maybe nowadays, making a promise that you were going to get a world record would feel a bit risky and a bit stupid, unnecessarily aggressive or loud. This was different. It was just matter of fact. It didn’t feel as though, if it didn’t happen, it would be a big deal. Now, if I’d said I was going to do it, and I didn’t manage it, I would be battered on social media. I’d trained in Leeds with MIKE BAXTER, an international who’d run at the Commonwealth Games and the European Championships for Great Britain in the 5000m. When I told him I was going to go for this record, he said he’d run the first mile for me. He took me around in about (3:47) for 1500m and then I had to do the rest myself, because we didn’t have pacemakers in those days. They weren’t really allowed, so he had to keep going with it and run the whole race. The crowd was mental. The minute I stepped on the track, they were cheering and, as the race went on, you could feel it. Coming into the finishing straight, there were so many people on the trackside and they were almost invading the track at the finish. It was the first major event at Gateshead but it wasn’t a new stadium. It was an old wooden stadium, everyone was stomping on the floor and you could hear it. It was a raucous occasion and a great one. The leader of Gateshead Council often tells me he was there when that happened. He was only 15 years of age but still remembers it to this day. Lots of people came. In fact, I’ve probably met 100,000 people who said they were there to see it! And that was a springboard for the halcyon days of athletics in Gateshead.

A few weeks later I won the European title as well. When I lined up in Rome, I was running against the greatest distance runner of all time in LASSE VIREN. But, after Gateshead, I knew I was in great shape. I knew I could beat him. I just had to perform in Rome but I had the confidence that came from running faster than he’d ever run before. It was his two miles world record I’d broken the year before so I knew he couldn’t run any faster than me.

In the final in Rome, I broke away and he came with me. There was a short period when he was literally on my shoulder and I was thinking: “Right, just go faster, just go faster, just go faster,” which I did and eventually broke him, and he dropped back. The confidence came from breaking that 3000m record because at the time it was considered one of the top marks. In fact, it was only in recent years that the stadium record was broken at Gateshead, so it was a good record. It was a good performance.

ENGLAND ATHLETICS APRIL THROWS NEWSLETTER – I recently received this months edition from NICK RIDGEON of EA.
The content is varied and interesting including upcoming events from April to August – Throws Newsletter Apr-24

OLYMPIC GAMES 2024 – Take place in Paris from the 26 July until the 11 August. The Athletics take place from the 1 August until the 11 August.

Link to the Olympic Games website for the schedule for all events – https://www.paris2024.org/en/competition-schedule-olympic-games/
Detailed schedule for events will be issued later this year
Link to the Olympic Games website to register for tickets – https://tickets.paris2024.org/en/

PARALYMPIC GAMES 2024 – Take place in Paris, from the 28 August until the 8 September.
Link to the Paralympic Games website for the schedule for all events – https://www.paris2024.org/en/competition-schedule-paralympic-games/
Link to the Paralympic Games website to register for tickets – https://tickets.paris2024.org/en/

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS ON INSTAGRAM – Since the account was setup, there has been an amazing amount of Videos and Photographs contributed with many comments. There is 1 post this week.

A set of 3 photographs of our relay teams at last Sunday’s Eastern Young Athletes League at Watford.
Photograph 1 – ADANNA MAZINWOSU, TAMI GEORGE, ELLA BUCKLEY and FOYIN SONOIKI
Photograph 2 – KEYLLAN NGOUNTA TENTET, JOSHUA NYMAN, LOUIS XUN and LANI JAIYEOLA
Photograph 3 – HOLLY RYAN, AARA KAMARA, MOIESHA SAVAGE and GRACE NYAONGO

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 JUMPS CLUB AT STONEX STADIUM – The current arrangements until further notice are that Pole Vault training is on Monday’s and Wednesday’s from 18.30pm to 21.00pm. High Jump training is on Wednesday’s from 18.45pm to 21.00pm.
Please contact the session administrator CLYDE GORDON at clydeg67@hotmail.co.uk in advance and let him know if you are planning to attend.

SBH TRAINING AND COACHING – Please see the 2024 Summer Fixture Card, which gives full details of Traing and Coaching – A SBH Summer 2024 Fixture Card Front Sheet Re-Issued 10-03-24

POLE VAULTERS REQUIRED FOR 2024 – To all athletes young & old – are you aware of the SBH Pole Vault sessions held at StoneX Stadium on Monday & Wednesday evenings from 18.30pm. We have room to coach more of you, why not come along and watch a session and the get involved – give it a try NOW.
Please contact the session administrator CLYDE GORDON at clydeg67@hotmail.co.uk for more details.

STEEPLECHASE TRAINING AT STONEX STADIUM – Check with your Coach for details of training times.

SBH PRIVACY STATEMENT – In becoming a member, SBH will collect certain information about you. Can you please read the attached ‘Privacy Statement’ which contains Information on General Data Protection Regulations – SBH Privacy Statement Final April 2018

STONEX STADIUM – Main Switchboard telephone number is 020 3675 7250.

STONEX STADIUM AWARDED TRACKMARK STANDARD – Congratulations on achieving the UK Athletics Quality Assurance Standards for StoneX Stadium. This is the letter from UK Athletics and certificate showing all area that achieved compliance – StoneX Stadium Award Letter 09.11.21StoneX Stadium Certificate

ALAN WELLER – SBH NEWSLETTER EDITOR AND WEBSITE MANAGER