On a great day for British athletes in the World Championships at Beijing when most British athletes survived their opening or qualifying rounds Charlie Grice (Phoenix) survived his heat of the 1500m despite nearly taking a tumble. In a slow run race when there was frequently bunching Grice managed to fight his way through to […]
Victories for Livvy Connor (2) and George Turner at Inter-Counties – – – Melanie Anning.
A busy season and the move to a late August date impacted heavily on the Sussex Under 20 team for the annual inter-counties match at Hendon on Sunday, where unfortunately in many events there was no Sussex representation at all. Wind and rain also made it hard going for the athletes who had to contend […]
Lewes and Withdean Tracks to close
Athletes in the Brighton and Hove and Lewes areas will be able to put their feet up throughout September as both the Withdean and Lewes athletic tracks will be closed for re-surfacing and re-marking. Lewes is actually first out of the blocks, they are getting a full resurfacing and they will be closed from Monday […]
U15/20 Inter Counties – – – World Championships
The South of England Inter-county match for Under 15s and Under 20s dominates this weekend’s activities. As is always the case with this match holidays have made team selection for the Team managers but this applies to all teams though the problem is better absorbed by the likes of Surrey, Hampshire, Kent and Essex who […]
Downbeat finish to Southern League
There was a disappointing end to the Southern Athletic League at the weekend as far as Sussex clubs were concerned although there were many excellent individual performances. No titles no promotions and three relegations made this a rather sobering end to the League season. In Division one at Bromley, where Crawley were hoping to take […]
A Golden weekend for Sussex youngsters – – – UPDATE
A great weekend for Sussex at Ashford at the weekend saw Sussex youngsters win six gold medals at the South of England Under 15/17 championships. As always the August holidays seriously depleted entries, several leading Sussex performers missed the championships and this really is not a suitable weekend to hold these championships. Brighton & Hove’s […]