Athletics News

Christchurch's QEII Stadium to be demolished in wake of 2011 earthquake

By Tom Degun

May 8 - Christchurch's Queen Elizabeth II (QE11) Stadium (pictured), home of the 1974 Commonwealth Games, will be torn down due to the irreparable damage it suffered from a devastating earthquake in February 2011 that killed over 150 people.

Athletics test event is a once in a lifetime opportunity, admits wheelchair racing star Cockroft

By Emily Goddard

By Tom Degun

May 6 - Britain's wheelchair racing star Hannah Cockroft, the double world champion and multiple world record holder in the T34 category, admits that the Paralympic athletics test event next Tuesday (May 8) will be a once in a lifetime opportunity for her and the perfect chance to prepare for London 2012.

Paralympics New Zealand named as Event Excellence Awards finalist

By Tom Degun

May 3 - Paralympics New Zealand was named as a finalist in the Event Excellence Award at the New Zealand Sport and Recreation Awards in Rotorua this week in a move which acknowledged their successful organisation of the 2011 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World Athletics Championships in Christchurch.

Terezinha Guilhermina smashes sprint world record ahead of London 2012

By David Gold

April 28 - Brazilian sprint star Terezinha Guilhermina (pictured top right) continued her build up to London 2012 with a stunning 200 metres race at the Abierto Mexicano Athletics competition in Mexico City, where she shattered the world record with a time of 24.67sec.

Lyon promise “best sporting conditions” at 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

By Tom Degun

April 26 - Organisers of the 2013 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics World Championships in Lyon have promised that the world's top stars, such as South Africa's quadruple Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius, can expect the best conditions in the first major disability track and field event after London 2012.

Sprint star Shirley dreams of fairytale Games comeback climaxing in Pistorius showdown

By David Gold

April 25 - Paralympic double gold medal-winning 100 metres T43/44 sprinter Marlon Shirley is poised to make a dramatic comeback in an attempt to make the London 2012 Games.

Weir claims record-equalling sixth Virgin London Marathon crown as Woods takes second title

By Tom Degun at the Tower Hotel in London

April 22 - Britain's David Weir has equalled the astonishing record of his legendary compatriot Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson by claiming a sixth Virgin London Marathon title, following a superb performance against a world-class field in the men's wheelchair race today.

Weir facing "hardest race of life" as he chases London Marathon record

By Duncan Mackay

By Tom Degun at the Tower Hotel in London

April 21 - Britain's David Weir said that the men's 2012 Virgin London Marathon wheelchair race tomorrow will be "the hardest race of my life" as he looks to secure a phenomenal sixth title on the streets of the capital.

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Britain's top Paralympic athletes step up London 2012 preparations under Portuguese sun

By Tom Degun

April 20 - Britain's top Paralympic athletes, including wheelchair racing stars David Weir and Shelly Woods, have been honing their preparations for London 2012 at a warm-weather camp in the Algarve, Portugal.

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Wheelchair ace Reilly breaks Tsuchida's stranglehold on Boston Marathon

By David Gold

April 19 - Shirley Reilly of the United States claimed victory in the Boston Marathon women's wheelchair race – finishing just one second ahead of the reigning champion Wakako Tsuchida of Japan.

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Wheels come off Lemeunier London Marathon challenge after car collision

By Mike Rowbottom

April 18 - Denis Lemeunier (pictured) has been forced to withdraw from the 2012 Virgin London Marathon men's wheelchair race following a training accident with a car on Monday (April 16).

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Weir views World Cup as perfect build-up for London Games

By Tom Degun

April 15 - David Weir, Britain's double Beijing 2008 Paralympic champion, has claimed that the Paralympic World Cup in Manchester next month gives him the perfect opportunity to finalise his preparations for London 2012.

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British Paralympic legend Crates tells his tale

By Tom Degun

April 11 - Former athletics star Danny Crates, who won gold in the T46 800 metres at the Athens 2004 Paralympics, has released his autobiography – it details the remarkable journey that saw him lose a limb in an horrific car accident before recovering to become one of the greatest disability athletes of his generation.

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Australian athletes gear up for championships in hope of gaining London 2012 spots

By Emily Goddard

By David Gold

April 6 - Australian Paralympic hopes are getting ready to compete next week at the Australian Athletics Championships at Lakeside Stadium in Melbourne from April 13 until 15, as they look to secure places at London 2012.

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Panathlon Challenge youngsters beat Usain to Olympic Stadium finish line

By David Gold

April 3 - Twenty disabled children from London have beaten Usain Bolt to the finish line at the new Olympic Stadium in London – by a clear four months.

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