Athletics in Scotland, UK & local Scottish athletics news

Triathlete Grant Sheldon has set his sights higher for next season.

ATHLETE Grant Sheldon has just completed an amazing second triathlon season which saw the teenager crowned British Junior Elite Male champion and earn an athletics scholarship at Stirling.Read

Next stop: Daegu, South Korea

AFTER the huge success of Lanarkshire 2011, plans are already in full swing for the 2012 International Children’s Games in South Korea.Read

Athletics: Mhairi quick off the mark to gain silver for Lanarkshire

HAMILTON girl Mhairi Hendry was quick off the mark to secure a silver medal in the 800metres.Read

Athletics: East Kilbride girl gains bronze in long jump

EAST Kilbride girl Emma Frame leapt for joy after taking bronze in the long jump.Read

Athletics: Lanarkshire lad gains silver in 100metres

LANARKSHIRE lad Alec Thomas beat off stiff competition to secure silver in the 100metres event on Saturday at the John Wright Sports Centre.Read

Foreigners rule in the pool

TEAM Lanarkshire may have only won a solitary medal in the pool during last week’s games but there’s a perfectly good reason for that – foreign domination.Read

Athletics: Lanarkshire are golden boys of relay

TEAM Lanarkshire raced through the pain barrier to grab gold in the boys’ 4x100metres relay after one of the team suffered a hamstring problem.Read

Roundup of International Cihldren’s Games

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Olympic legend praises Lanarkshire Games

OLYMPIC legend Tommie Smith insists Lanarkshire got a glimpse of the world’s future athletics stars last week.Read

Veteran Hamilton Harriers athlete Andy McLinden in medal triumph

BOTHWELL athlete Andy McLinden powered his way to the top of the British veterans’ over-60 age-group half-marathon and 10k rankings following a super display in France.Read

Hamilton triathlete chosen to represent GB at European championships

HAMILTON triathlete Grant Sheldon is one of a trio of young Scots chosen to represent Great Britain at the ETU European Triathlon Championships in Spain.Read

Businesses back International Children’s Games 2011

A MAJOR British business has agreed to back the International Children’s Games, due to take place in Lanarkshire later this year.Read

Hamilton runner Mhairi Hendry wins under-17 800m title, despite being only 14

HAMILTON teenager Mhairi Hendry won the Scottish Under-17 women’s 800m title at the Scottish Indoor Championships last weekend – at the age of just 14.Read

Teenager Grant Sheldon wins age-group title at Scottish Cross-Country Championships

ATHLETE Grant Sheldon has been running competitively for just one year – but blew away the competition to win the under-17 men’s title at the Scottish Cross-Country Championships in Callendar Park, Falkirk, last Saturday.Read

Former soldier Gordon Sustins will run the London Marathon in full Army gear

A FORMER soldier aims to raise thousands of pounds for an armed forces charity by running the 2011 Virgin London Marathon.Read

Anxious wait for Lanarkshire Commonwealth Games hopefuls

LANARKSHIRE athletes’ hopes of Commonwealth Games glory were yesterday (Wednesday) in the balance.Read

Runner Robert Gilroy enjoyed a great week of races and events in his personal life.

HAMILTON runner Robert Gilroy enjoyed an amazing week by finishing second in the Bank of Scotland Great Scottish Run 10k and winning the Cumbernauld Road Race over the same distance.Read

Hamilton athlete Mhairi Hendry (14) is chosen as the face of the 2011 Lanarkshire International Children’s Games.

A YOUNG Hamilton athlete is set to become one of the most recognised youngsters in the country after being selected as the face of the 2011 Lanarkshire International Children’s Games.Read