Tag: Christine Ohuruogu
Okoro hoping for Tokyo swansong as she prepares to give her all in 2020
Posted on January 5, 2020 by moults
It was upon belatedly receiving her Olympic bronze medal in 2018 that Marilyn Okoro realised she still had more to give athletics. Ten years after being part of the 4x400m quartet that initially finished fifth in Beijing, Okoro – alongside Christine Ohuruogu, Kelly Sotherton…
Category: Athletics, The 52Tags: 2007 World Athletics Championships, 2009 World Athletics Championships, 2010 European Athletics Championships, 2011 World Athletics Championships, 2018 Mullers Anniversary Games, Athens 2004, Athletics, Beijing 2008, Christine Ohuruogu, Dame Kelly Holmes, Great Britain, Jeanette Kwakye, Jenny Meadows, Kelly Sotherton, London, London 2012, Marilyn Okoro, Nicola Sanders, Olympics, Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers, SportSpiel, Team GB, Tokyo 2020, USA, Wigan
The Start of Something Special
Posted on August 26, 2014 by moults
British athletics hasn’t had much success for a long time – indeed, there have been very few medal-winning athletes since the likes of Ovett, Wells, Coe and Thompson way back in the ‘70s and ‘80s. That’s not saying that there haven’t been some outstanding…
Category: AthleticsTags: 2012 European Athletics Championships, 2013 World Athletics Championships, 2014 Commonwealth Games, 2014 European Athletics Championships, Adam Gemili, Allan Wells, Andrew Osagi, Athletics, Bianca Williams, Blessing Okagbare, Charles van Commenee, Christine Ohuruogu, Dai Greene, Daley Thompson, Dame Kelly Holmes, Eilidh Child, Great Britain, Greg Rutherford, Hannah England, Holly Bleasdale, Jamaica, James Dasaolu, Jess Ennis, Jo Pavey, Jodie Williams, Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Linford Christie, London 2012 Olympics, Lord Seb Coe, Lyndsey Sharp, Martyn Rooney, Mo Farah, Neil Black, Nigeria, Perri Shakes-Drayton, Phillips Idowu, Robbie Grabarz, Sally Gunnell, Scotland, Steve Ovett, Tiffany Porter, Will Sharman
2013 – my review of a wonderful year of sport
Posted on January 1, 2014 by moults
Whilst 2012 was dominated by the Olympic Games, British sport didn’t enjoy much success outside of those few weeks of madness in late summer and early autumn. 2013, however, provided us with many more reasons to celebrate. The year included long-awaited victories, new records,…
Category: End Of Year ReviewsTags: 2013 Champions League, 2013 Europa League, 2013 FA Cup final, 2013 Investec Ashes, 2013 League Cup, 2013 RBS 6 Nations, 2013 Track Cycling European Championships, 2013 US Open, 2013 Women's Football European Championships, 2013 World Athletics Championships, 2014 Commonwealth Games, A.P. McCoy, Acer Nethercott, Alberto Ascari, Alex Cuthbert, America's Cup, Andrew Simpson, Andy Murray, Asafa Powell, Australia, Barclays Premier League 2012/13, Bayern Munich, BCCI, Becky James, Ben Ainslie, Bert Trautmann, Bill Hoskyns, Bradford City, Bradley Wiggins, Brazil, Brian O'Driscoll, British and Irish Lions, Chelsea FC, Chile, Chris Froome, Christian 'Chucho' Benitez, Christine Ohuruogu, Christopher Martin-Jenkins, Commonwealth Bank Ashes Series 2013/14, Cricket, David Beckham, David Oates, Dean Whare, England, England's Women, F1, F1 World Championship 2013, Fernando Verdasco, football, Fred Perry, French Open, Germany, Graeme Swann, Hope Powell, India, Jacques Kallis, Jamie Roberts, Jason Day, Jerzy Janowicz, Joe Root, Jonathon Davies, Juan Manuel Fangio, Justin Rose, Lance Armstrong, London 2012 Olympics, Manchester City, Manchester United, Marc Marquez, Maria de Villota, Matt Prior, Michael Schumacher, Mike Denness, Mo Farah, MotoGP, Mountain Tunes, New Zealand, Nick Faldo, Novak Djokovic, Oprah Winfrey, Oscar Pistorius, Paul O'Connell, Phil Mickelson, Phill Nixon, Poland, Rahul Dravid, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, Rugby League, Rugby Union, Sachin Tendulkar, Sailing, Sam Warburton, Scotland, Sean Edwards, Sebastian Vettel, Serbia, Sir Alex Ferguson, Sir Chris Hoy, Sir Henry Cecil, South Africa, Swansea City, Team Oracle, Team Sky, Tony Greig, Tony Gubba, Tour de France, Tyson Gay, USA, Usain Bolt, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Wales, Wembley, Wigan Athletic, Wimbledon, World Cup Rio 2014
Lightning Bolt
Posted on August 20, 2013 by moults
Almost exactly a year after London 2012, the world’s finest track and field stars repeated their battles at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow for the 2013 World Championships in Athletics. Despite the recent doping allegations, legends such as Usain Bolt, Shelley-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Sally…
Category: AthleticsTags: 2014 European Athletics Championships, Abebe Aregawi, Adam Gemili, Andrew Osagie, Athletics, Australia, Bohdan Bondarenko, Christine Ohuruogu, Czech Republic, Dai Greene, Dominican Republic, Eilidh Child, Emir Bekric, Ezekiel Kemboi, Felix Sanchez, France, Goldie Sayers, Great Britain, Greg Rutherford, Hannah England, Holly Bleasdale, IAAF 2013 World Championships in Athletics, IAAF 2015 World Championships, Jamaica, Javier Culson, Jehue Gordon, Jess Ennis-Hill, Jessica Simpson, Katerina Johnson-Thompson, Kenya, London 2012, Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad, Michael Tinsley, Mo Farah, Mutaz Essa Barshim, Paul Kipsiele Koech, Perri Shakes-Drayton, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Rio 2016, Robbie Grabarz, Russia, Sally Pearson, Serbia, Shara Proctor, Shelley-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Steve Lewis, Sweden, Team GB, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine, USA, Usain Bolt, Warren Weir, Yelena Isinbayeva, Zuzana Hejnova
