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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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Trustees abandon free school plan for Crystal Palace Park
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
Rooney proves a point as he flies on his Chinese magic carpet
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
Posted in Athletics, Croydon Harriers, James Dasaolu, Martyn Rooney, Sport
Tagged athletics, Beijing, Croydon Harriers, James Desaolu, Martyn Rooney
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Young Harriers break records at London Olympic Stadium
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
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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Frank Harmer Memorial 10km road race, Mar 1
Posted in Athletics, Herne Hill Harriers, Sport
Tagged athletics, Road running, Sport
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Bromley 10km charity road race, Jan 11
Posted in Activities, Athletics, Bromley Council, Outside Croydon, Sport
Tagged athletics, Bromley, road race, Sport
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Young runners display mud and guts in London Youth Games
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
Coe wants community to have its say over Palace plans
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
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Athletics, Boris Johnson, Bromley Council, Community associations, Croydon Harriers, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Community Association, Crystal Palace Park, Environment, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Property, South London Harriers, Sport, Stephen Carr, Upper Norwood Library Trust
Tagged athletics, Boris Johnson, Conservative, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, London, London Assembly, Lord Coe, Mayor, Seb Coe, Sebastian Coe, Sport, Tory
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Bromley leader Carr attacks Boris’s Palace consultation
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
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Athletics, Boris Johnson, Bromley Council, Crystal Palace Park, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Planning, Sport, Stephen Carr
Tagged athletics, Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon, Crystal Palace, GLA, Greater London Authority, London, Lord Coe, Sebastian Coe, Tory
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Dorothy Tyler: Athletics’ Silver Lady who stood up to Hitler
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
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Athletics, Golf, Sanderstead, Sport
Tagged 1936 Berlin Olympics, 1948 London Olympics, 2012 London Olympics, Adolf Hitler, athletics, Dorothy Tyler, Golf, Sport
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Inspired by Glasgow 2014? Get on track with Croydon Harriers
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
Posted in Athletics, Croydon Harriers, Martyn Rooney, Sport
Tagged athletics, Croydon, Croydon Arena, Croydon Harriers, Martyn Rooney, Sport, Track and field
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Record-setting sprinter takes national title at English Schools’
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
Posted in Athletics, Croydon Harriers, James Dasaolu, Sport
Tagged athletics, Croydon, Croydon Harriers, Sport
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Streatham Common Six-mile race, Sept 27
Posted in Athletics, Herne Hill Harriers, Sport
Tagged athletics, cross-country, Herne Hill Harriers, Lambeth, Sport, Streatham Common
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Rooney named as shooting witness in Pistorius murder trial
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
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Athletics, Crime, Croydon Harriers, Martyn Rooney, Sport
Tagged athletics, Blade Runner, Croydon Harriers, Martyn Rooney, Oscar Pistorius, Sport
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Entries open for Croydon Half-marathon: Mar 30
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
Posted in Activities, Addiscombe West, Athletics, Charity, Community associations, Croydon Nightwatch, Shirley, Sport, Striders of Croydon
Tagged Addington Hills, athletics, Croydon, Croydon Half-marathon, half-marathon, Lloyd Park, London, Marathon, Road running, Shirley, Striders of Croydon
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