July 2007

Stars start warm-up for Osaka at Crystal Palace

The world’s leading athletes will use this Friday’s Norwich Union Grand Prix at Crystal Palace as the start of their warm-up for the IAAF World Championships in Osaka later in the month. 31 July 2007
UK Athletics names World Championship Team

UK Athletics today named 49 athletes in its first wave of selection for the Norwich Union Great Britain & Northern Ireland team that will compete at the IAAF World Championships in Osaka, Japan, next month. 31 July 2007
Mottram and guests touch down ahead of Bank of Scotland Celtic Cup

All guest athletes for tomorrow evening's Bank of Scotland Celtic Cup have arrived in Scotland, or are en route. 30 July 2007
Norwich Union World Trials & UK Championships, Day 3

Marlon Devonish and Jeanette Kwakye both claimed impressive sprint doubles at the third and final day of the Norwich Union World Trials & UK Championships. 29 July 2007
Norwich Union World Trials & UK Championships Day 2

Devonish wins the "Battle of Britain" 100m as Ennis takes a superb double. 28 July 2007
Norwich Union World Trials & UK Championships Day 1

Gold for Lemoncello, Nieland and Williams as the Norwich Union World Trials & UK Championships get underway in Manchester. 27 July 2007
Norwich Union GB & NI Team for CE international

Sixteen British athletes have been selected to represent GB & NI at an U23/U20 international in France. 27 July 2007
Paralympic marks for British flyers

Two more British athletes secured Paralympic qualification marks at last weekend’s German Championships in Singen. 26 July 2007
Success for GB & NI team

Team GB & NI take Gold and three Silver medals at the 2007 European Youth Olympic Festival in Belgrade. 27 July 2007
ThrowsFest Statement

Following an initial survey conducted by UK Athletics on the recommendation of the Technical Committee, distances attained in the discus competitions at the ThrowsFest event on 1 July at Alexander Stadium, Birmingham will be marked as a “D” for downhill. 26 July 2007
New man to put Welsh Athletics on track

Welsh Athletics Ltd is set to enter a new era following the appointment of Matt Newman as Chief Executive Officer. 26 July 2007
Norwich Union World Trials & UK Championships preview

A thrilling weekend is anticipated as the best of British get set to battle for domestic glory and places in the World Championships team. 25 July 2007
Kluft to make Norwich Union London Grand Prix debut

Olympic heptathlon champion Carolina Kluft will compete at the Norwich Union London Grand Prix next week. 25 July 2007
Intensive Coaching Course

Following a successful coach education course for ex-international athletes in 2006, UK Athletics is staging a similar course this year. 25 July 2007
UKA Performance Director praises successes of young athletes

UK Athletics Performance Director Dave Collins praises performances of young athletes. 24 July 2007
Bank of Scotland Celtic Cup

Scotland at full strength and National high jump record holder Deirdre Ryan will lead the Irish raid. 24 July 2007
Power of 10 is working!!

With more than 30,000 athletes and 175,000 performances already listed, it is now possible to look at the level of performances in depth across Britain. 23 July 2007
BAL Cup semi-finals/BMC inc. UK Challenge

Performance highlights that beat the awful weather. 21 July 2007.
European Junior Championships Day 4 full report

Norwich Union GB&NI thunder to 14 medals in Hengelo. 22 July 2007.
European Junior Championships Day 3 full report

Two golds, two silvers, two bronzes for Norwich Union GB&NI in Hengelo. 21 July 2007.
European Junior Championships Day 2 full report

Emily Pidgeon wins another medal for the Norwich Union GB&NI Team in Hengelo. 20 July 2007.
Olympic and Paralympic Games 2008

Important additions to the website which should be read by all athletes and those with an interest in gaining selection to the Olympic and Paralympic teams for Beijing. 31 July 2007
Tim Benjamin Announcement

Tim Benjamin today announced he will leave Colin Jackson’s training group as he concentrates on his long term development towards the Beijing and London Olympics. 19 July 2007
European Junior Championships Day 1 full report

Update on the Norwich Union GB&NI performances as the action gets underway in Hengelo. 19 July 2007.
Eligibility Rule Change

From 1 August 2007 the responsibility for reviewing and determining eligibility as it relates to change of Club membership within England will be transferred from the (England) Territorial Associations to England Athletics. 18 July 2007
Lemoncello commits to Celtic Cup

The UK's top steeplechaser Andrew Lemoncello will race in the Bank of Scotland Dream Mile at the Celtic Cup in Grangemouth. 18 July 2007
European Junior Championships preview

Norwich Union GB & NI team prepare to compete in Hengelo, Netherlands on the 19- 22nd July at the European Junior Championships. 18 July 2007
UK Challenge up for the Cup

Athletes to chase points for performances in BAL ties. 18 July 2007.
World Universities Games, GB & NI team additions

Five additions have been made to the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team, who will compete in the World University Games in Bangkok. 17 July 2007
GB Mountain runners travel to France to take on the Pyrenees

GB Women's Under 20's take Gold at 6th European Mountain Running Championships. 17 July 2007
Gold and Two Silver Medals for GB Deaf Athletes

The Great Britain team travelled to Sofia, Bulgaria on the 7- 14 July for the 7th European Athletics Championships of the Deaf and brought home three medals. 17 July 2007
European Under 23 Championships Final Day (Day 4) report

Golds for Westley, Kenney, White, the 4x100m men; Silver for Brathwaite in Debrecen. 15 July 2007.
World Youth Championships: Final Day (Day 5) report

A silver-lining for the Norwich Union GB & NI team as the World Youth Championships conclude in Ostrava. 15 July 2007
Champion Simeon aims to make haste slowly

New European Under 23 100m champion Simeon Williamson will not be rushed as he prepares to peak at London 2012 or even the 2016 Olympics. 15 July 2007.
UK Athletics (UKA) welcomes government announcement on school sport.

UKA today welcomed the announcement by Prime Minister Gordon Brown to make sport part of every child’s day and give all children the opportunity to do five hours of sport a week. 13 July 2007
World Youth Championships: Day 4 PM report

A UK junior record in the 2000m steeplechase for Louise Webb in Ostrava. 14 July 2007
European Under 23 Championships Day 3 report

Gold for David Greene, bronze for Rikki Fifton and Jessica Ennis in Debrecen. 14 July 2007.
European Under 23 Championships Day 3 AM report

Douglas sizzles again as Debrecen reaches boiling point. 14 July 2007.
World Youth Championships: Day 4 report

Top six performances from Louise Webb and Sarah Hopkinson in the 2000m steeplechase final in Ostrava. 14 July 2007
World Youth Championships: Day 3 report

Another gold for the Norwich Union GB & NI team as Chris Clarke wins the 400m at the World Youth Championships. 13 July 2007
European U23 Championships Day 2 report

Gold for Williamson, silver for Pickering and Douglas in Debrecen. 13 July 2007.
GB team to compete for student honours

The British Universities Sports Association (BUSA) have today announced a team of 18 student athletes to represent Great Britain at the World University Games in Bangkok. 13 July 2007.
European Under 23 Championships Day 2 AM report updated

PB for Jackson and progress for Ennis, Lewis but it’s Friday the 13th for Hall, Ive. 13 July 2007.
World Youth Championships: Day 3 AM report

Brown and Hitchon unable to progress from the qualifying stages of the women’s shot and hammer competition at the World Youth Championships. 13 July 2007
World Youth Championships: Day 2 report

Asha Philip wins a historic gold, with GB & NI team mate Ashlee Nelson taking the bronze in a thrilling 100m final. 13 July 2007
European Under 23 Championships: Day 1

Thunder and lightning from GB athletes and Hungarian weather. 12 July 2007.
Jessica Ennis to compete at Bank of Scotland Celtic Cup 2007

Further to the event launch on Friday June 29th with Scotland’s Lee McConnell and Australian star Craig Mottram, scottishathletics are please to confirm a further signing for the Bank of Scotland Celtic Cup on the Tuesday July 31st at Grangemouth Stadium, Falkirk
World Youth Championships Day 1

The Norwich Union GB&NI team maintained their solid start to the World Youth Championships currently taking place in Ostrava, Czech Republic, with the sprinters in particular catching the eye. 11 July 2007
Highlights from Norwich Union British Grand Prix

The biggest names in World athletics are showing their metal in the City of Steel today as they compete in the Norwich Union British Grand Prix. 15 July 2007
New Licence System and Online Running Club for Road Running

Road Running Leadership Group proposes new system of regulation for Britain’s 2,000 plus races. 11 July 2007
European Under 23 Championships preview

‘Failures’ of 2004 are the inspirations for Norwich Union GB&NI in Debrecen. 11 July 2007.
World Youth Championships 11 July morning report

Searing sprinting from the GB & NI team capped a fine day's performances in Ostrava. 11 July 2007.
Class of 2007 hoping for top marks

Norwich Union Great Britain & Northern Ireland team at the World Youth Championships in Ostrava. 10 July 2007
British one-two in Lausanne

Marlon Devonish (Coventry Godiva) continued his impressive form with victory and a personal best at the Lausanne Super Grand Prix last night. 11 July 2007
New directors named at UKA’s High Performance Centres

UK Athletics (UKA) today announced the appointment of new directors for its High Performance Centres (HiPAC) at Loughborough, North London and West London. 9 July 2007
Bekele relishes debut challenge at Norwich Union British Grand Prix in Sheffield

Kenenisa Bekele hopes his quest for a hat trick of World Championship titles will continue at the Norwich Union British Grand Prix on July 15 in Sheffield. 9 July 2007
Early warning of unisex Ekiden Relay

UK Athletics wishes to give interested endurance athletes early warning that it has been invited to select a Norwich Union Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for a revamped Ekiden Road Relay on 23 November in Chiba, Japan. 9 July 2007
Weir and Woods clinch Osaka places

Britain’s leading wheelchair racers have concluded their North American tour in style as David Weir and Shelly Woods both clinched their places in the 1500m races at this summer’s IAAF World Championships in Osaka, Japan. 9 July 2007
Kehler and Kupidis take Carnegie GP titles

Lisa masters blustery course to pick up UK Challenge points. 8 July 2007.
British League / UK Women’s League UK Challenge report

Discus duo star as Beagles and Manchester win the matches. 7 July 2007.
European Cup Combined Events – women win!

Jessica Ennis wins as Norwich Union Great Britain and Northern Ireland team triumph in Szczecin. 8 July 2007.
Karen Harewood jogging back to happiness

Great news four months after horrifying injury at European Indoor Championships. 7 July 2007.
Pole vaulter is UK Challenge monthly winner

Joe Ive is top UK Challenge athlete in a month of 564 PBs and 92 Power of 10 national standards. 7 July 2007.
Young Athletes Go For Gold In Blackpool

Over 400 young athletes will compete at Stanley Park Stadium in Blackpool this weekend, in the biggest national junior disability athletics event in the country
Event Development Update

Event Management Groups look towards the future. 6 July 2007
Jumps International date announced for four age groups

UK Athletics today announced that there will be a Jumps International for Seniors, Under 23s, Under 20s and Under 18s at Uden, Netherlands on Saturday 4 August.
UK Challenge points at stake

UK Challenge points for performances are at stake at competitions around the country.
European Cup Combined Events Super League preview

The Norwich Union Great Britain and Northern Ireland women’s team aim for their first-ever top three finish in Poland.
Chris Tomlinson sets new UK long jump record updated

Plus: Devonish PBs in Athens, Abeyie wins in Zagreb, Yamauchi's PB, highlights from Paris, Island Games. 7 July 2007.
Norwich Union GB&NI Under 23 team expanded

Eight athletes have been added to the Norwich Union Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for the European Under 23 Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, on 12-15 July
Norwich Union GB&NI U20 team expanded

UK Athletics today announced the additions of nine athletes to the Norwich Union Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for the European Junior Championships in Hengelo, Netherlands, on 19-22 July.
Kluft to make her UK outdoor debut in Sheffield

Sweden's Olympic superstar set to light up Sheffield showpiece. 4 July 2007
Weir sets another new World mark

Britain's David Weir has continued his blistering form by setting a world record in the USA. 3 July 2007
UK Challenge ThrowsFest – report, results

Happy returns … World Championships qualifier for Philippa Roles. 1 July 2007.