Tag Archives: athletics

Concern over Crystal Palace sports centre’s emergency closure

Posted on November 19, 2022 by insidecroydon

Crystal Palace Stadium, for 50 years the home of British athletics, was last night subject to an emergency closure for safety reasons. The whole of the National Sports Centre, including the sports hall and gyms, is closed this weekend. There … Continue reading →

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Lally defies Olympic selectors to realise her lifelong dream

Posted on June 24, 2016 by insidecroydon

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 →

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Trustees abandon free school plan for Crystal Palace Park

Posted on September 24, 2015 by insidecroydon

Controversial plans to build a free school in the middle of a Grade II-listed public park have been abandoned. The Crystal Palace Primary School wanted the public to pay for its buildings in the middle of the south London park, … Continue reading →

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Rooney proves a point as he flies on his Chinese magic carpet

Posted on August 23, 2015 by insidecroydon

Croydon Harrier Martyn Rooney proved a point today, when the British athletics team captain stormed to a lifetime best performance in the 400 metres heats on the second day of the world championships in Beijing. Rooney raced to 44.45sec for … Continue reading →

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Young Harriers break records at London Olympic Stadium

Posted on July 29, 2015 by insidecroydon

Three sprint relay teams from Croydon Harriers tasted victory in London’s Olympic Stadium at the Anniversary Games last Friday evening. Eight teams of Croydon Harriers sprinters got the chance to stretch their legs on the big stage alongside Usain Bolt … Continue reading →

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Croydon Harriers sprinter becomes four-try rugby star

Posted on March 11, 2015 by insidecroydon

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 →

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Frank Harmer Memorial 10km road race, Mar 1

Posted on January 20, 2015 by insidecroydon
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Bromley 10km charity road race, Jan 11

Posted on January 9, 2015 by insidecroydon
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Young runners display mud and guts in London Youth Games

Posted on November 17, 2014 by insidecroydon

Report by Matthew Kiernan More than 60 young runners represented Croydon at the opening event of the 2015 Balfour Beatty London Youth Games at Parliament Hill Fields on Saturday, delivering a batch of team and individual medals. The 67-strong Croydon … Continue reading →

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Coe wants community to have its say over Palace plans

Posted on November 12, 2014 by insidecroydon

Sebastian Coe, the double Olympic gold medal-winner and former chairman of the organising committee of London’s acclaimed 2012 Games, wants the local community to back calls to save the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre for future sporting use. Lord Coe, … Continue reading →

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Bromley leader Carr attacks Boris’s Palace consultation

Posted on November 5, 2014 by insidecroydon

Seconds out, round three: In a pull-no-punches letter sent to City Hall today, Stephen Carr, the leader of Tory-run Bromley Council, has condemned London Mayor Boris Johnson’s on-going consultation over the future of Crystal Palace National Sports Centre as “…variations … Continue reading →

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Dorothy Tyler: Athletics’ Silver Lady who stood up to Hitler

Posted on September 27, 2014 by insidecroydon

Sanderstead resident and Croham Hurst golfer Dorothy Tyler was one of this country’s greatest pioneers of women’s sport – two Olympic silver medals and two Empire Games golds as a high jumper demonstrated that. Following Tyler’s death this week, STEVEN … Continue reading →

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Inspired by Glasgow 2014? Get on track with Croydon Harriers

Posted on July 27, 2014 by insidecroydon

Croydon Harriers is hosting six free athletics sessions this August for budding young athletes aged from six to 18. Taking place at Croydon Sports Arena, a range of events will be on offer, including sprinting, middle-distance running, throwing, jumping and … Continue reading →

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Record-setting sprinter takes national title at English Schools’

Posted on July 16, 2014 by insidecroydon

By Matthew Kiernan Sprinter James Dasaolu was yesterday named in the Great Britain team for next month’s European athletics championships being staged in Switzerland, thus joining his Croydon Harriers clubmate, Martyn Rooney, in the squad. Yet the borough’s sprinter production … Continue reading →

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Streatham Common Six-mile race, Sept 27

Posted on July 8, 2014 by insidecroydon
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Rooney named as shooting witness in Pistorius murder trial

Posted on March 7, 2014 by insidecroydon

Croydon’s Olympic sprinter Martyn Rooney was with Oscar Pistorius and two other dinner guests in a restaurant when the “Blade Runner” is alleged to have fired a pistol, a court in Pretoria heard this week during the South African Paralympian’s … Continue reading →

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Entries open for Croydon Half-marathon: Mar 30

Posted on January 21, 2014 by insidecroydon

Online entries are now being accepted for the 2014 Croydon Half-marathon, sponsored by Streets Ahead and organised by Croydon Striders, to be staged on Sunday, March 30. It will be the fourth staging of the 13.1-mile race, with the event … Continue reading →

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