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Kelly Sotherton wins despite injury Jul 28 2008

OLYMPIC heptathlon gold medal favourite Kelly Sotherton defied medical advice to convincingly win the women’s four-event challenge at the Aviva London Grand Prix.Read

Tom Parsons sets the bar high Jul 25 2008

HALL Green high jump star Tom Parsons plans to put his new-found British No.1 status on the line tonight at the Crystal Palace Aviva London Grand Prix.Read

Beijing hopefuls get to work at Birmingham Games Jul 22 2008

BEIJING-bound Olympic hopefuls were out in force at the inaugral Birmingham Games, at the Alexander Stadium.Read

Birchfield Harriers' Bernice Williams burns off rivals Jul 22 2008

BIRCHFIELD Harrier Bernice Wilson stormed to victory in the England Sprint Series Finals, which featured alongside the Birmingham Games.Read

Tom keeps options open Jul 17 2008

HALL Green high jump star Tom Parsons comes back down to earth tonight when he travels to Loughborough University’s LEAP meeting.Read

Brum relay duo enjoy silver lining Jul 14 2008

BIRMINGHAM duo Jordan McGrath and Robert Davis were celebrating after winning 4x400m silver at the World Junior Championships in Poland.Read

Chambers set for final showdown Jul 14 2008

DWAIN Chambers took his battle for Olympic selection into a final showdown at the High Court on Wednesday as he broke the stadium 100m record to lift the national title and - in normal circumstances - automatic selection for Beijing.Read

Tom Parsosns jumps into Olympics place Jul 14 2008

HALL Green high jump star Tom Parsons was living the dream after booking his place at the Beijing Olympics when striking gold at the Aviva National Championships in Birmingham.Read

Tom's a high flier Jul 14 2008

TOM Parsons celebrates after leaping his way to the Beijing Olympics, jumping higher than he has ever done to strike gold in the trials at Birmingham's Alexander Stadium.Read

Zoe gives it some hammer Jul 14 2008

BIRCHFIELD'S Zoe Derham was almost two metres better than the rest of the field in the women's hammer as she took gold from her training partner Carys Parry with 67.27 metres.Read

Dwain Chambers in the driving seat Jul 12 2008

DWAIN Chambers took his battle for Beijing Olympic selection 10.14 seconds closer last night as he recorded the fastest time in qualifying for today’s 100-metre semi-final in the Aviva UK Championships at Alexander Stadium.Read

Megan Beesley win puts her right back on track Jul 11 2008

BIRCHFIELD Harrier Megan Beesley enhanced her growing reputation with victory in the first 400 metres hurdles semi-final at the World Junior Championships in Poland yesterday.Read

Chambers is fighting on and off the track Jul 10 2008

DWAIN Chambers faces a double trial in his bid to compete in next month's Olympic Games in Beijing.Read

McGrath scrapes through into final Jul 10 2008

JORDAN McGrath's hopes of a World Junior Championship medal are still alive after the Birchfield Harrier scraped into today's 400metres final by the finest of margins.Read

Chambers begins court battle Jul 09 2008

DWAIN Chambers began a race against time today to try to clear the way for him to compete at next month's Olympic Games in Beijing.Read

Golden girl Ashia Hansen is forced to retire Jul 09 2008

ASHIA Hansen has announced her retirement from athletics after losing her battle to be ready for this weekend's Olympic trials in Birmingham.Read

Jordan's unhappy despite qualifying Jul 09 2008

BIRCHFIELD Harrier Jordan McGrath was his own biggest critic - despite qualifying for the 400metres semi-final at the World Junior Championships in Poland yesterday.Read

Kelly Holmes expects trials to prove a point Jul 04 2008

KELLY Holmes says next week’s Olympic trials in Birmingham will prove British female middle-distance running has never had such strength in depth.Read

Birchfield hoping for Jonathan Moore points Jul 04 2008

OLYMPIC long jump hopeful Jonathan Moore makes his final outing ahead of next weekend’s National Championships in Birmingham when he turns out for Birchfield Harriers in the British Men’s League meet at Eton tomorrow.Read

Jonathan Moore aims to jump for Beijing in Birmingham Jun 27 2008

JONATHAN Moore is determined to see his Beijing dream come true in Birmingham next month.Read

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