CEO UKA - grateful for a life in sport, double Olympian, former CEO British Triathlon, British Swimming and apple orchard owner - all views my own
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Last night was so fun.
Congrats to all the nominees and winners at the @EuroAthletics Golden Tracks. Including:
AOY: Gianmarco Tamberi 🇮🇹
Audrey Werro 🇨🇭
Rising Stars:
Viktoria Angelova 🇧🇬
Michal Rada 🇨🇿
The present & future is bright.
Great team @EuroAthletics convention - 2026 has been an epic and we can’t wait for 2027 @KatharineMerry @CAlexanderOBE @sebcoe @BritAthletics
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European Athletics final session underway ..
Brits in the house 🥰
@sebcoe @CAlexanderOBE @wendyslyrun @jackrbuckner
@EuroAthletics
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Sad to report that David Miller, the former sports correspondent for The Times, The Daily Telegraph and The Daily Express, has died. He was 91.
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On this day (20 Oct) in 1964 at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, GB's Ann Packer won gold in the 800m. My photo. shows Ann breaking the tape in a WR 2.01.1. Tokyo '64 was the first of 14 consecutive summer games I covered as a photographer and the last to be held on a cinder track.
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The 2027 Novuna London Athletics Meet is going to be box office 🍿
Get your tickets now 🎟️ bit.ly/4gajSfP
#LondonDL
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Paula Dunn has been a trailblazer, breaking barriers for others to follow 👏
Click here for details on the live screening of ‘Breaking Barriers’ - bit.ly/4yLS61f
#BlackHistoryMonth
Great work @PdunnPaula superstar !
Paula Dunn has shown how leadership comes hand in hand with empowerment and support 🙌
Join us for the live screening of ‘Breaking Barriers’ next Friday to see more of this 👇 🎬
Event details - bit.ly/4yLS61f
#BlackHistoryMonth
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Imani-Lara Lansiquot: The Princess of Peckham 👑
Introducing our new three-part Black History Month series honouring the people and places that shaped two-time Olympic medallist Imani-Lara Lansiquot.
Peckham celebrated her. Now it's time to celebrate Peckham ❤️
Read more now: teamgb.com/article/imani-lar…
#BlackHistoryMonth #HonouringOurCommunities
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We need role models that represent all of us 🙏
Join us for the live screening of ‘Breaking Barriers’ this #BlackHistoryMonth to hear British Athletics Performance Director Paula Dunn talk about the value of representation in coaching 🎬
Event details - eventbrite.com/e/breaking-ba…
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It all starts with a bit of mud 🏃♀️🏃♂️
From cross-country to the world. The British Athletics Cross Challenge Series presented by Sportsshoes x Nike is back 😍
And it all kicks off in Cardiff this November: britishathletics.org.uk/even…
#MuddyBrilliant
ALT Green and black graphic that says 'Cardiff' in red across the middle and shows the outline of a castle and people running
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The final step on the journey 😎
Nottingham will host the final leg of the Cross Challenge Series 🙌
Join the list of iconic British athletes who have taken part and write your cross-country story now: britishathletics.org.uk/even…
#MuddyBrilliant
ALT Light blue graphic which states Nottingham and Wollaton Park across the front. It has a big house at the top of the graphic and four runners across the bottom
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Join us for a screening of ‘Breaking Barriers’ this #BlackHistoryMonth 🎥
From competing on the world stage to becoming the first female Head Coach of British Athletics, Paula Dunn’s story is one of family, determination, and leadership 🫡
Event details: bit.ly/4yLS61f
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Around the world with the Novuna GB & NI Team, captured on film 🇬🇧 📸
#NovuanGBNI
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All while making TikToks
A reminder of Keely Hodgkinson's 2026 track and field season 🌪️
🌍 World indoor 800m record (1:54.87 WR)
🥇 World indoor 800m champion (1:55.30 CR)
🇬🇧 British outdoor 800m record (1:54.33 NR)
🥈 European 800m silver medallist (1:55.01)
⚡️ Second at World Ultimate Champs (1:56.26)
🏃♀️ Debuts speed suit and wins at Athlos (1:56.40)
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Good luck to Jake Wightman & Georgie Hartigan who get married tomorrow (10 Oct) at the Newhall Estate in Penicuik, Scotland. My photo. shows Jake & Georgie during a training session in Guildford in 2020. @scotathletics @JakeSWightman @AthleticsWeekly @WightmanGeoff
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Applications for the 2027 Competition Grants funding are now open. We are pleased to re-open our funding to support the evolving needs of affiliated competition and event providers in England.
Learn more and apply here: bit.ly/4jJVVzo
