James Sullivan is back with part 2 of his A-Z review of the 2012 athletics year. PART 2 (I-P) I – Istanbul Istanbul was the setting for the 14th World Indoor Championships, which took place between the 9th and 11th of March. In total, 618 athletes competed, representing 171 nations. 28 countries made it on to the medals [...]
After previously talking to his sister Jessie, James Sullivan has been having a chat with Irish 400 metre hurdler Thomas Barr. Thomas Barr is an elite athlete from County Waterford, Ireland, who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles. At the 2011 Irish Track and Field Championships he took the title over the long hurdles in [...]
A little later than planned, but James Sullivan is back with the final installment of his A-Z of the 2011 athletics year. PART 3 (Q-Z) Q – Qualification standards With the London Olympics only around the corner, the dreaded B-Standard debate is well and truly under way. The Olympic Council of Ireland has firmly stated [...]
James Sullivan is back with part 2 of his A-Z of the 2011 athletics year. PART 2 (I-P) I – Incompetence Daegu 2011 marked the first occasion in the history of the World Championships where the BBC didn’t broadcast the event. Having covered every championship since the inaugural competition in 1983, the national broadcaster [...]
It has been another eventful year of athletics, with jaw dropping performances, some shock results, along with a touch of controversy. James Sullivan takes us through Part 1 of his A-Z of the 2011 athletics year. PART 1 (A-H) A – Allyson One of track and field’s finest ambassadors, Allyson Felix, had another eventful [...]
After chatting with Zola Budd previously, James Sullivan has been talking to another running legend from South Africa. Step forward Olympic silver medallist Elana Meyer… Elana Meyer is a former elite female long distance runner from Western Cape, South Africa, who competed primarily in the 10000 metres and half-marathon. The early part of her career was [...]
James Sullivan is currently spending some time overseas and is using the opportunity to check out local sports facilities in various places. Here he talks to us about athletics in Australia and the lessons that can be applied closer to home. There are very few things that Australians don’t do well it seems (their very [...]
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