Sandra Dyson had just set a World record and told “Athletics Weekly” that “if anyone wishes to organise another 400 metres hurdles – late in the season, of course – I would be delighted to run”. The Coca Cola international meeting at Crystal Palace in September of that year of 1971 would have provided an […]
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Welsh under 20 International Report
The annual Welsh Athletics sponsored under 20 International competition took place on Wednesday 20th June at Cardiff Athletics Arena. The team representing England North came away from the meeting with a first ever victory in the event taking the title by 9 points over England South and England Midlands with Wales under 20 in fourth […]
NA Senior & Under 20 Championship Report
Jessica Ennis-Hill was the star of the show as she continued her Olympic preparations in style. She won titles in her strongest event, 100 hurdles and her two weakest, shot and javelin as well as running a quick heat in the 200. Conditions were far from ideal when she lined up for the hurdles on […]
Northern Athletics Open Meeting Report 2015
Northern Athletics held a well attended annual open meeting at Trafford on 14th November, Dr Leo Carroll of Wirral AC was invited to be the President for the next 12 months and he was presented with his chain of office by retiring President Mrs Jean Simpson MBE. Northern Athletics long standing chairman Brian Heywood who […]
Cross Country Relay Championships Report
Leeds City AC regular winners on the roads, turned their attentions to the country with equal stature as they stormed to victory in the Northern Athletics four-stage contest in Graves Park, Sheffield. Josua Woodcock-Shaw set the Yorkshire quartet on their way to post the seventh joint fastest time of the day as he handed over […]
Northern Athletics Annual Open Meeting
The Annual Open Meeting of Northern Athletics will be held on Saturday 14th November 2015 at ‘The Longfords’, Longford Park Athletics Stadium, Stretford, Manchester, commencing at 11.30pm. A buffet lunch will be served at 1.00pm followed by the North of England Track & Field League Annual General Meeting. In accordance with the Northern Athletics Constitution […]
