After a week of hard work, both on the part of the athletes & the management/support team, a tired but quietly satisfied group assembled in the lobby of hotel Olivarius, Lille for the journey home. Last night was a fitting farewell to a successful Championships that, at times...
Medals on the table! Desiree "Legs" Henry just took care of business down at the track in breathtaking fashion - 3 PBs in a row has just shown how, even at the age of 15, she has been professional enough to TCB (take care of business), then get straight back to the hotel, start
We have more! Medals, that is...Louisa James & Lucy Bryan turned in some gutsy performances down at the track today to ensure Team GB jumped up the table. The competition within the competition of the field athletes...ie. who could provide the doping control officers with a...
The onslaught continues! After a hectic morning, I have just headed back to the team hotel for a quick bite of lunch & a brief respite. Meanwhile, Jazmin has stayed at the track as the long jump competition went on for hours! Will, on the other hand continues to cover events..
Well, another big day at the office & as I roll up my sleeves to help some rather tired athletes prepare for another day of competition, I will hand you back into Mr Ponissi's very capable hands to review another big day for Team GB at the World Youth Championships here in Lille.
After an early start to get the bus at 06.30, to be down at the track with Jazmin Sawyers, our heptathlete, the camp has noticed the onset of slight blonde moments! On discussing the blog with Will (Ponassi), I asked him if we could work on the blog in my apartment....
So another afternoon of intense competition down at the Stade Lille Metropole, in somewhat changeable weather conditions. This is how the afternoon's events unfolded as seen through the eyes of my guest blogster, UKA media officer, Will Ponissi. Take it away Will...
So, I am honoured (& rather tired) so the Team GB media officer that is sharing the apartment/physio centre with Rob Denmark & myself, Will Ponissi has offered his word-smith skills for the blog...I am sure you will notice the more professional nature of the reports over the next
With the first day of competition getting underway, we split our medical team cover, with Vikki Annis (physio) & Chris Tomlinson (doc) going to the stadium in the morning, whilst I accompanied the athletes who were still working their way through their training programmes with...
The big day is fast approaching for the athletes now as most put themselves through sessions down at the practice track this morning. Desiree "Legs" Henry was looking strong & fluid readying herself for the 200m heats on Thursday with some 80m form runs; Jasmin Sawyers had a...
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