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“Adonis” Okoye signs NFL deal with San Francisco 49ers
From Croydon Arena to Candlestick Park: Waddon’s Olympic discus thrower Lawrence Okoye announced last night that he has been signed as a free agent with the San Francisco 49ers NFL team. “Proud to announce that I will be signing with … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Athletics, Lawrence Okoye, Sport, Waddon
Tagged Candlestick Park, Jim Harbaugh, Lawrence Okoye, National Football League, NFL, Okoye, San Francisco, San Francisco 49ers
Okoye looks to spin his career for the lure of NFL draft
By Ian Lamont Hearing Lawrence Okoye, the British record-holder in the discus, describe gridiron as “football” was somewhat strange – especially as he seems to want to raise its profile in Britain, where the word has a completely different meaning. … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Athletics, Lawrence Okoye, Sport, Waddon, Whitgift School
Tagged 2012 Summer Olympics, American football, Lawrence Okoye, London, National Football League, NFL, Okoye, Whitgift School
Woodcote school on its marks to get right on track
IAN LAMONT reports on a £800,000 training facility in Coulsdon that will boost one of the country’s oldest athletics clubs Students returning to Woodcote High School in for the summer term are tantalisingly close to being able to use a … Continue reading
An open letter to Lawrence Okoye: NFL could be a dead-end
Dear Lawrence, Interesting piece in the Sunday papers about you and the NFL. I’d just ask: “Why?” You are already a local hero, and a national hero, too. By the age of 21, you have managed to be offered a … Continue reading
May the force be with you: Rugby 7s tournament launched
Does the Road to Rio begin at Hamsey Green? With Rugby 7s an Olympic sport from 2016, the path of a budding Olympic medal-winner might just begin at Warlingham rugby club on “Star Wars day“, May 4 (“May the Force … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Rugby Union, Sport, Warlingham RFC
Tagged Croydon, England, Gatwick Airport, Hamsey Green, London, Star Wars, Star Wars Day, Warlingham
Dasaolu denied European gold by the thickness of his vest
Croydon Harrier James Dasaolu was denied a 60 metres gold medal at the European indoor championships in Gothenburg tonight by the thickness of his vest. In the first senior international final of his career, Dasaolu did not enjoy the best … Continue reading
Dasalou takes short route to Sweden in search of a medal
IAN LAMONT reports on the latest Croydon sportsman to make some international impact A mixture of excitement and relief accompanies James Dasaolu to Gothenburg, where he is representing Great Britain in the European indoor championships which start today. The Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Athletics, Croydon Harriers, Sport
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Harrier, Dasaolu, Gothenburg, Holly Bleasdale, James Dasaolu, London, Olympic Games
England Saxons call up for former Whitgift player Daly
RUGBY ROUND-UP: Elliot Daly yesterday became the latest product of Whitgift School to get a call-up to England colours, when the 20-year-old Wasps centre was named in the Saxons squad. The Saxons are effectively the England B squad, with its … Continue reading
Roundshaw’s golden hero Weir faces a BBC date with destiny
David Weir has had a fantastic year, winning four gold medals at the Paralympic Games and several awards as a result, including the Paralympic Sportsman of the Year prize last week from the nation’s sportswriters. But the south Londoner will … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Athletics, Outside Croydon, Sport, Sutton Council
Tagged BBC, Bradley Wiggins, David Weir, London, Paralympic, Paralympic Games, Tanni Grey-Thompson, Weir
Whitgift loses out on staging Surrey cricket in 2013
Croydon may have staged its last county cricket festival, after Whitgift School confirmed to Inside Croydon that they would not be holding any Surrey matches in 2013. This will be the second year that Surrey County Cricket Club has failed … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Activities, Cricket, Schools, Sport, Surrey CCC, Whitgift School
Tagged County cricket, Croydon, David Lean Cinema, Oval, Surrey, Surrey County Cricket Club, Whitgift School
Games Maker volunteers see Palace make a game of it
Crystal Palace called on the Olympic spirit at Selhurst Park, coming back from 2-0 down against Cardiff with a Glenn Murray hat-trick, all backed by a new squad of “Games Maker” volunteers. After the success of the army of tens … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Crystal Palace FC, Football, Selhurst, Sport
Tagged Cardiff, Crystal Palace FC, Dougie Freedman, Glenn Murray, London, Olympic, Palace, Selhurst Park
Ready, set, go: trowels at the ready to bury a bad idea
An initiative by the Royal Horticultural Society inspires SUSAN OLIVER to start thinking how the idea of competition is doing more harm than we think There is a lot of competitions on television these days. Contests involving baking, cooking, singing, … Continue reading
Croydon’s Olympic “legacy”? Pricing kids off the pitches
Less than a month after the end of the London Olympic Games, which had as one of its principle objectives to get more youngsters playing sport regularly, and a local youth football and netball league is facing financial hardship because … Continue reading
