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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
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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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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Whitgift School’s Olympic hero Okoye is arrested in Alabama
Lawrence Okoye, the former Whitgift School pupil and discus finalist at the London Olympics who went to the United States to seek his fortune as an American football player, was arrested in Alabama last week on soliciting prostitution charges, placing … Continue reading
Lally defies Olympic selectors to realise her lifelong dream
IAN LAMONT interviews a south London athlete who has overcome illness, depression and disappointment to drive her into becoming one of the world’s best discus throwers. Main photograph by IAN STRATTON Jade Lally can put four years of hurt behind … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Croydon Harriers, Lawrence Okoye, Sport
Tagged athletics, Jade Lally, Olympic Games
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Okoye goes on the offensive to save his American dream
Three years ago, he was a poster boy of the London Olympics. National record-holder in the discus in his first senior season, and qualifying for the final of a throws event at the 2012 Games, with a scholarship to study … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Athletics, Elliot Daly, Lawrence Okoye, Marland Yarde, Sport, Whitgift School
Tagged Elliot Daly, Lawrence Okoye, NFL, Whitgift School
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Croydon Harriers sprinter becomes four-try rugby star
Croydon Harriers recently lost one of their biggest talents – physically and metaphorically – to another sport, when British discus record-holder Lawrence Okoye signed up for the San Francisco 49ers American football team. Could they be about to lose another … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Croydon Harriers, Lawrence Okoye, Rugby Union, Sport
Tagged athletics, Croydon Harriers, Lawrence Okoye, rugby, Sport, Track and field, Tyrese Johnson-Fisher
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Thousands expected on touchline for annual schools clash
RUGBY ROUND-UP: It may be a Heineken Cup weekend, and the local rugby clubs might well be staging some important league fixtures tomorrow. But the real match of the day as far as Croydon sport is concerned kicks off at … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon RFC, Elliot Daly, John Fisher School, Lawrence Okoye, Marland Yarde, Old Mid-Whitgiftians/Trinity RFC, Old Walcountians, Old Whitgiftians, Purley-John Fisher, Rugby Union, Schools, Sport, Streatham-Croydon RFC, Warlingham RFC, Whitgift School
Tagged Croydon, England, John Fisher School, Lawrence Okoye, London, Surrey, Warlingham
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Local athletes running scared of county championships
The Surrey championships used to be a highlight of local athletes’ year, and they used to be staged at Croydon Arena. IAN LAMONT witnessed the 2013 edition at Kingston at the weekend where despite last year’s London Olympics successes, there … Continue reading
“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
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
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
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
25% off tickets: See Britain’s Olympic stars in action
We are delighted to bring you the chance to see some of Britain’s top track and field athletes, including golden Olympic hopes Mo Farah, Dai Greene and Croydon’s very own Lawrence Okoye, competing at Crystal Palace next Friday night, July … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Athletics, Croydon Harriers, Lawrence Okoye, Sport
Tagged Croydon, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace FC, Dai Greene, Lawrence Okoye, Olympic, Track and field
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Discus date with destiny for Okoye, the Olympic opportunist
It is a year since the wheels fell off for the discus-throwing juggernaut that is Lawrence Okoye. At 6ft 6in tall and 21-stone, Okoye was in only his first full season as an international discus thrower, and he had known … Continue reading
Croydon trio start to scale the Olympian heights in style
It is, in case you had not noticed, Olympic year, and last weekend saw three local athletes put down strong markers for the London Games, with Martyn Rooney and Lawrence Okoye both setting world-leading performances, and wheelchair racer David Weir … Continue reading
