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Underdog Kinlock now has his eyes on Olympic prizes
Croydon has produced another champion sprinter. ANDREW SINCLAIR caught up with Derek Kinlock to discover how the Thornton Heath teenager overcame covid and other barriers (literally) to become a European Junior gold medallist “It was just fun, man,” Derek Kinlock … Continue reading
Crystal Palace at risk as London squanders its Olympic legacy
Britain’s Olympic heroes and heroines had barely stepped off their homecoming flights from Tokyo than coaches and administrators were warning that the promised “sporting legacy” of greater participation and increased achievement and excellence is being squandered through neglect and lack … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Croydon Harriers, Crystal Palace Park, Herne Hill Harriers, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Sport, Swimming
Tagged Alex Yee, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, Crystal Palace NSC, diving, Joe Choong, John Powell, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, swimming
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Choong’s Olympic gold burnished on playing fields of Croydon
Whitgift School can now add Olympic gold to the long list of sporting achievements of its former pupils, after Joe Choong won the men’s modern pentathlon at the Tokyo Games yesterday. Whitgift has long been a nurturing ground for outstanding … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, South Croydon, Sport, Swimming, Whitgift School
Tagged 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, Croydon, Joe Choong, South Croydon, Whitgift School
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Delays at Croydon put Parkrun’s national return in jeopardy
Delays at Croydon Council could force the abandonment of the post-covid return of hundreds of popular Parkruns across England. Following the government’s “roadmap” out of lockdown, national organisers have been targeting June 26 as their English resumption date – but … Continue reading
Okoye makes giant comeback with Olympic qualifying mark
Nearly a decade since he stepped into the circle for the discus final at London 2012, and Lawrence Okoye looks set to return to the Olympics in Tokyo next month. Having made an athletics comeback after his misadventures in American … Continue reading
Paul Nihill, Addiscombe’s Olympic hero, has died aged 81
Paul Nihill, a Croydon Olympic hero, has died. He was 81. Living in a nursing home in Kent, Nihill had fallen ill with coronavirus. Nihill won the silver medal in the 50km walk at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, on his … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Athletics, Paul Nihill, Sport
Tagged Addiscombe, Paul Nihill
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Harriers sprinter switches to snow and ice in Olympic bid
Croydon Harriers sprinter James Dasaolu has switched sports in a bid to compete in his third Olympics – this time amid the snow and ice of the 2022 Beijing Winter Games. Dasaolu, 33, made his World Cup bobsleigh debut at … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Croydon Harriers, James Dasaolu, Sport
Tagged Croydon Harriers, James Dasaolu
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Lloyd Park stages first track and race trial for England Athletics
MATTHEW KIERNAN reports on how local runners tried out the ‘new normal’ on Saturday. Photos: NIGEL BRAMLEY By this time of year usually, the country’s hardened distance runners, fun runners and joggers would be two months into their winter of … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Croydon Harriers, Herne Hill Harriers, Lloyd Park, Sport, Striders of Croydon
Tagged coronavirus, Covid-19, Croydon Harriers, Lloyd Park
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Shearman is in the running to set Olympic record in Tokyo
The London Marathon takes place on Sunday. It will be 40th running, but entirely different from the previous 39 editions. And because of the special covid staging, a Purley-based sports photographer who has covered the race every year since the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Athletics, Croydon Harriers, Purley, Sport
Tagged Mark Shearman, Olympic Games, Paul Spalding, Photography, Purley, Tokyo
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Libraries, pool and Arena may not open because of cash crisis
CROYDON IN CRISIS: More embarrassment for Tony Newman as Croydon-owned sports centre in his ward remains closed, while fears have been revived that the Labour-run council could flog off some libraries for housing Several of the borough’s public libraries and … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Croydon FC, Croydon Harriers, GLL - Better, Leisure services, Libraries, Simon Hall, Sport, Tony Newman, Woodside
Tagged Bradmore Green Library, Coulsdon Library, Croydon, Croydon Arena, Croydon Council, Croydon Public Libraries, GLL, Greenwich Leisure, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Norbury Library, Purley Library, Purley Pool, Shirley Library, Simon Hall, Tony Newman, Woodside
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Virtual London Mini-Marathon opened up to primary schools
Cancelled because of covid-19 in April, the 2020 London Mini-Marathon could now be the biggest road running event for kids ever staged, as the organisers aim to get 45,000 youngsters from across the country to run 2.6 miles in a … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Health, Schools, Sport
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Harriers, London Marathon, London Mini-Marathon
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League promises to help Croydon’s homeless football club
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: Croydon FC kick-off their league season tomorrow with no certainty about when they will be able to start playing home games again at the council-owned Croydon Arena – if at all. Croydon Arena, which is operated on behalf … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Croydon FC, Croydon Harriers, Football, Sport
Tagged Croydon Arena, Croydon FC, GLL
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Football club forced to play games away over Arena uncertainty
The borough’s longest-established non-league football club go into the new season forced into a nomadic existence, uncertain of when their home ground at Croydon Arena will be available to stage home games. The council-owned Arena, the home ground of Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Croydon Council, Croydon FC, Croydon Harriers, Football, GLL - Better, Sport
Tagged Croydon Arena, Croydon Council, Croydon FC, Croydon Harriers, Donna Fraser
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Councillor claims: We can’t afford to reopen Arena stadium
Track where Olympic stars Donna Fraser, Martyn Rooney and Lawrence Okoye began their track and field careers is under threat after covid-19, as senior council figure claims it could cost £200,000 to reopen Oliver Lewis, the council cabinet member, last … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Croydon Council, Croydon FC, Croydon Harriers, Cycling, Football, Lawrence Okoye, Martyn Rooney, Oliver Lewis, Sport, Tony Newman, Uncategorized, Woodside
Tagged Croydon Arena, Croydon Council, Croydon Harriers, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Oliver Lewis, South Norwood, Tony Newman, Woodside
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Shut Arena has Croydon trailing in national fitness campaign
With the government launching a £10million health awareness campaign to encourage the public to take more exercise and lead active and fitter lifestyles, it appears Croydon has made a false start. There’s mounting concern among some of the borough’s biggest … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Croydon Council, Croydon FC, Croydon Harriers, Cycling, Football, GLL - Better, Leisure services, South Norwood, Sport
Tagged Better, Croydon Arena, Croydon FC, GLL, Greenwich Leisure, South Norwood
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Running club discovers £8,000 hidden treasure in the attic
A rare Art Deco vase that has been languishing forgotten in the attic of one of the country’s leading athletics clubs for decades will go for auction next month when it is expected to raise as much as £8,000. Hayes-based … Continue reading
Frank Harmer Memorial 10km, Brockwell Park, Mar 1
Posted in Athletics, Herne Hill Harriers, Sport
Tagged Brockwell Park, Herne Hill Harriers
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Blue plaque for Albert Hill, Tooting’s unsung Olympic hero
Posted in Athletics, Herne Hill Harriers, History, Sport
Tagged Albert Hill, Herne Hill Harriers, Tooting
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College building in park could end Crystal Palace tram scheme
Any prospect of extending the tram network to Crystal Palace could hit the buffers before its backers even check-in at a platform, if the GLA gets its way. Piece by piece, the Greater London Authority, which has responsibility for the … Continue reading
Posted in Angela Wilkins, Athletics, Bromley Council, Commuting, Croydon parks, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Planning, Sadiq Khan, Sport, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Angela Wilkins, Boris Johnson, Bromley Council, Capel Manor College, Croydon Tramlink, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace Park, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan
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HHH Streatham Common 6M Cross-country, Sep 28
Streatham Common 6M XC Tough 6-mile cross country race, multiple undulating off-road laps of Streatham Common, organised by Herne Hill Harriers. 11.15am, Saturday September 28, 2019 Streatham Common, Covington Way, Streatham SW16
Posted in Athletics, Herne Hill Harriers
Tagged Herne Hill Harriers, Streatham Common
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Harriers’ Okoye steps back into the circle at Olympic Stadium
Seven years after competing in the Olympic discus final, Croydon Harrier Lawrence Okoye is set to make his return to the sport in the London Stadium at tomorrow’s Anniversary Games televised international meeting. Okoye quit track and field athletics in … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Athletics, Croydon Harriers, Lawrence Okoye, Sport
Tagged Croydon Harriers, Lawrence Okoye
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Local runner has Sense of success after his marathon effort
Amish Patel completed his first London Marathon last Sunday, raising money for national charity Sense, having been inspired by his mother, who is registered blind. Patel, 34, from Croydon, a compliance analyst in finance, battled his way around the 26-mile … Continue reading
Jubilee 10k road race, Selsdon, Jun 23
Posted in Activities, Athletics, Charity, Church and religions, Selsdon & Ballards, Sport
Tagged Jubilee Church, Sanderstead, Selsdon
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Purley Downs golfers pitch in with £5,691 for Weir’s charity
We’re entering peak marathon season, with thousands of ordinary Londoners gearing themselves up for next month’s London Marathon and other long-distance challenges. On Sunday, in the Vitality Big Half, one far-from-ordinary Londoner, David Weir, the record-breaking wheelechair racer, was in … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Golf, Purley, Sport
Tagged David Weir, Purley, Purley Downs Golf Club, Weir Archer Academy
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