Athletics Weekly

It was 21.75. The time was on Northern website results but has then been lost when the page was reorganised.

The AGM Agenda is on their website, and there is no proposal to change Age Groups in it. The meeting has been, but the Minutes are not there yet.

The above examples are strong hurdlers doing different specification when they choose to compete in a higher age group. The UKA proposed situation will mean half the hurdling (Young Athlete) population doing different specifications just to compete in their own Age Group. Those affected in hurdles, ...

For anyone interested, the proposed hurdles and throwing wights for the "new" Age Groups is on the UKA website, under Competitions and Competition Review. I am actively opposing the change in Age Groups, and will be pleased to hear from anyone supporting this view. davepaver@hotmail.com I ...

Any changes would need to be thought out and lined up with English Schools changing at the same time. Taking the top end of Under 18 at 31 December will mean that one third of athletes have their top year at Under 18 in the GCSE year anyway, so the exam argument does not hold up so well. And I don't...