Birmingham Mail - Other Sport - Athletics

In Profile: Birchfield Harriers heptathlete Louise Haze

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

WHILE virtually every other British athlete will spend the coming months chasing times, stretching for heights and striving for distances, heptathlete Louise Hazel has done all of that and is sure of her Olympic dream.

Athletics: Louise Hazel starts London 2012 Olympics quest at Birmingham Games

Birmingham Mail — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:55:00 GMT

LOUISE Hazel raised the curtain on a year that will hopefully lead to the London Olympics at the Birmingham Games – but admits she’s got plenty to work on before then.

UK crowd can inspire Mark Lewis-Francis to 100m final at London Olympics

Birmingham Mail — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

MARK Lewis-Francis believes a home crowd can inspire him to break the ten second barrier and reach the Olympic 100 metres final.

Heptathlete Louise Hazel slams funding system as she prepares for London 2012

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:00:00 GMT

COMMONWEALTH heptathlon champion Louise Hazel has criticised the system that saw her kicked off National Lottery funding just a few months before the most important season of her career.

Birmingham Mail Top Ten: The best sports venues in Birmingham

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:55:00 GMT

This week's Birmingham Mail top ten looks at the many grounds, past and present, that have been home to these unforgettable fixtures. Do you agree with our selection? Have your say.

Former Olympic medallists visit Birmingham for athletics masterclass

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 23:00:00 GMT

YOUNGSTERS from Birchfield Harriers were left starstruck when some of Britain’s greatest athletes treated them to a masterclass.

Birchfield Harriers trio lose UK Athletics funding support

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:13:00 GMT

Three of Birchfield Harriers’ elite athletes have had their Olympic dreams jeopardised after they were kicked off Lottery funding.

Birchfield Harriers look to wrap up UK Women's Athletics League Premier Division title

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:00:00 GMT

BIRCHFIELD Harriers are looking to write a new chapter in the club’s history as they go for glory in Sunday’s final fixture of the UK Women’s Athletics League.

Video: Aviva UK athletics trials in Birmingham

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 05:42:00 GMT

Video report capturing the scenes at Alexander Stadium as Britain's top athletes and large crowds of spectators gathered in Birmingham for the Aviva UK Trials and Championships.

Louise Hazel calls for a qualification period for foreign imports to GB squad

Birmingham Mail — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 23:00:00 GMT

COMMONWEALTH heptathlon champion Louise Hazel has called for a change to the policy that allows foreign athletes to compete for Great Britain.

Mark Lewis-Francis sets fastest time in 100m heats at Aviva World Trials

Birmingham Mail — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 05:33:00 GMT

MARK Lewis-Francis insists the best is yet to come after laying down a marker to his domestic rivals at the Aviva Worlds Trials and UK Championships on home soil on Friday.

Athletics: Stars ready to light up Birmingham in Aviva UK trials

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:13:00 GMT

AN all-star British cast of Olympic, World and European champions will compete in what is arguably the strongest ever line-up in the history of the Aviva UK Trials and Championships when the 2011 edition of the event gets under way in Birmingham tomorrow.

Athletics: Stars ready to light up Birmingham in Aviva UK trials

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:13:00 GMT

Birchfield Harriers sprinter suspended after testing positive for steroids

Birmingham Mail — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 10:03:00 GMT

BRITISH sprinter Bernice WIlson has been provisionally suspended from all competition after testing postitive for steroids.

Birchfield Harrier Bernice Wilson tests positive for steroids

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT

BRITISH sprinter Bernice WIlson has been provisionally suspended from all competition after testing postitive for steroids.

Birchfield Harriers: Dunn and Cotton star in European Junior Championships

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 11:50:00 GMT

RISING Birchfield stars Jarryd Dunn and Adam Cotton made their respective finals at the European Junior Championships in Tallinn yesterday.

Birchfield Harriers pair excel in Tallin heat\n

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT

RISING Birchfield stars Jarryd Dunn and Adam Cotton made their respective finals at the European Junior Championships in Tallinn yesterday.

Birchfield Harriers quintet begin European Under 23 Championships campaign

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT

LUKE Lennon-Ford heads a list of five Birchfield Harriers looking to make their mark in the European Under-23 Championships, which begin in the Czech Republic today.

Asafa Powell closes Birmingham's first Diamond League meeting with statement of intent

Birmingham Mail — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT

THE world’s fastest man, Asafa Powell, brought Birmingham’s first Samsung Diamond League meeting to a thrilling climax but impressed the raucous capacity crowd not so much with what he did as what he threatened to do.

Asafa Powell aiming for Alexander Stadium's fastest sprint ever

Birmingham Mail — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 09:13:00 GMT

ASAFA Powell has promised to mark the opening of the redeveloped Alexander Stadium by obliterating its 100 metres record at Sunday's Samsung Diamond League meeting.