Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Athletics

Liverpool Harriers’ Anyika Onuora retires

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Olympic Bronze medalist Anyika Onuora has announced her retirement from Athletics, just a year before the 2020 Olympics held in Tokyo.

St Helens Sutton AC weekend round-up

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A weekly round-up of the results of the athletes from St Helens Sutton Athletic Club.

Sutton Harriers’ 1907 French Adventure

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Story about the Sutton Harriers' trip to Paris in 1907, where they took on the French National Cross-Country Champions after successfully winning the English version in 1907.
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England Deaf cricketer ‘buzzing’ for second Liverpool half marathon

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An England Deaf International cricketer is "absolutely buzzing" to be taking part in his second Liverpool half marathon this weekend. James Dixon is running the race for the secind year in a row and will be raising finds to support...

Has London 2012 Paralympics failed to provide a legacy for disability sport?

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33 athletes represented Liverpool at the 2012 London Paralympic Games. They showcased their skills and inspired Merseyside youngsters to get involved. But did those games provide the lasting legacy for disability sport many hoped it would? James Lee reports
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Katarina Johnson-Thompson reflects on “unbelievable” achievement

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Katarina Johnson-Thompson reflected back on an “unbelievable” couple of weeks, after securing a record-breaking first World Championship gold medal and being nominated for IAAF World Athlete of the Year. The Liverpool Heptathlete broke Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill’s British points record of...

Anyika Onuora – An Olympian’s secret battle with malaria

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On the 21st August 2016, Anyika Onuora was part of Team GB’s 4x400m relay team, which won bronze in the 2016 Rio Olympics. 10 months before that, her life nearly came to a premature end. This is a look...

Katarina Johnson-Thompson reveals she is recovering from an Achilles injury

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British heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson has revealved via her official instagram page that she suffered an achilles injury at the end of last year. 'At the very end of last year I sustained an injury to my achilles. As a result...

Kipchoge makes marathon history

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History has been made as Kenyan Athlete Eliud Kipchoge breaks the two-hour marathon mark and breaks one of sports toughest time barriers. Eliud, 34, and his team of pacemakers took on the challenge earlier today in the Ineos 1:59 challenge...

Six Merseyside-based athletes chosen for Tokyo 2020 funding

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Six athletes based in Liverpool have been chosen for Tokyo 2020 funding for podium potential. Katarina Johnson-Thompson is one chosen.

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