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Sprinter Glave’s lifetime best takes him into world semi-finals
Croydon Harrier Romell Glave produced the run of his life yesterday to reach the semi-finals of the 100 metres at the athletics world championships in Tokyo. Glave is drawn alongside one of the favourites, Canada’s Andre de Grasse, in the … Continue reading
Glave defies his broken back to win European 100m bronze
Croydon Harrier Romell Glave won 100 metres bronze in the Stadio Oilmpico in Rome last night, on the second day of the 2024 European Championships. It is the 24-year-old’s first international championship medal, and underlines his claim for a place … Continue reading
Bittersweet for Rooney as he is declared an Olympic medallist
Croydon Harrier Martyn Rooney is an Olympic medallist, eight years after he’d finished his race. Rooney, along with his team mates from Great Britain’s 4×400 metres relay squad who finished fourth at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, have been promoted to … Continue reading
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Rooney apologises for his performance, on and off the track
Croydon Harrier Martyn Rooney has issued an apology after announcing on national television that he “ran like a dick” at the Rio Olympics. Rooney had just been eliminated at the heats stage of the 400 metres when he gave his … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Croydon Harriers, James Dasaolu, Martyn Rooney, Sport
Tagged Croydon Harriers, James Dasaolu, Martyn Rooney, Olympic Games, Rio Olympics, Usain Bolt
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Double champion Rooney proves a point and relays a message
Martyn Rooney ensured his place among the greats in British athletics history last night when he retained his European 400 metres title in Amsterdam, and promptly stirred another row with officials over selections for the relay squads this weekend. The … Continue reading
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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
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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
Coe is accused of ‘world-class hypocrisy’ over Palace plans
Some of London’s leading athletes and coaches have reacted with dismay and horror at plans, revealed this week, to demolish the athletics stadium and indoor training facilities at Crystal Palace. And there is mounting anger among some senior athletics figures … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Athletics, Boris Johnson, Bromley Council, Business, Croydon Harriers, Crystal Palace Community Association, Crystal Palace Park, Environment, London Assembly, Martyn Rooney, Mayor of London, Planning, Property, South London Harriers, Sport, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Boris Johnson, Bromley Council, Conservative, Croydon Harriers, Crystal Palace athletics, Crystal Palace athletics stadium, Martyn Rooney, Mayor, Sebastian Coe, Sport, Tory
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Gold adds lustre to Rooney’s consistently quick career
Croydon finished the European athletics championships in Zurich last night in sixth place in the medals table with three golds – just behind Russia, but reassuringly ahead of Poland – after Martyn Rooney brought home the relay team in first … Continue reading
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Rooney’s long wait for gold ends in triumph in Zurich
Croydon’s Martyn Rooney finally fulfilled his promise tonight by claiming the European 400 metres title in Zurich, the first international gold medal of his senior career. “It’s been a long time coming,” he admitted after his lap of honour around … Continue reading
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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
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Tagged athletics, Croydon, Croydon Arena, Croydon Harriers, Martyn Rooney, Sport, Track and field
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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
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Tagged athletics, Blade Runner, Croydon Harriers, Martyn Rooney, Oscar Pistorius, Sport
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Inspired Croydon Harrier Safo latest to join the golden greats
IAN LAMONT catches up with two high-flying athletes who, inspired by the London Olympics, won medals at the weekend’s European junior championships Inspired by the Olympics? The record haul of 19 medals won by British juniors at last weekend at … 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
