Wednesday, December 25, 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.

The National Lottery’s 25th Anniversary – Impact on Sport in Liverpool

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This week marks the 25th anniversary of the National Lottery. We take a look at the impact the funding has had to sport in the UK and Liverpool.

St Helens Sutton Athletic Club – A club decorated in history

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An in-depth anaylsis of the history surrounding St Helens Sutton Athletic Club, including thoughts from the current club Chairman Matt Crehan.

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...
Scouse 5K run - by William Moore, MSL reporter

The Arriva Scouse 5k Run

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Ready, set, go. Earlier this morning, Liverpool's annual Scouse 5k run set off from St George's Hall, as participants set forth on their quest to the finish line. Laughter, respect and a willingness to finish is what makes these sorts...

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
KJT - Photo by filip bossuyt, under Creative Commons licence

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...

Katarina Johnson-Thompson nominated for IAAF World Athlete of the Year

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Liverpool’s world heptathlon champion, Katarina Johnson-Thompson has been nominated for the IAAF World Athlete of the Year award. The 26-year-old, who started her career at the Liverpool Harriers Athletic Club, became the city’s first ever athlete to win a World...
Cross country running - Picture by farmama - Creative Commons

Merseyside’s athletic club’s begin cross country season

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The Manchester Area Cross Country League continues, as Wirral AC competitors Katie Bagley and Sarah Kearney finished first in their individual categories.

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...

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