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Yahoo
3 days ago
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- Yahoo
Glenpark Harrier puts name in history books with powerful performance
Simon Okiti was flying the flag for Inverclyde yet again (Image: Supplied) A GREENOCK athlete wrote their name in the history books in a powerful performance last weekend. Glenpark Harriers' Simon Okiti bounced back to form at the weekend with a season's best and national standard performance. Advertisement The Glenpark Harrier has impressed on the big stage (Image: Supplied) Simon travelled to Eton back on the hunt for medals following a stunning hat-trick back in April. He made the trip to contest the UK Athletic League Premier Division for Glasgow Jaguars. Competing in the Premier Division means that Simon is taking on the fastest athletes from across the UK. Heading into the weekend, he was keen to test a new race plan in the 100 metres. After a steady start, he was soon into his running, working through the phases before crossing the line in a season-best finish. His performance did not go unnoticed and his learnings were put to good use as he was selected to anchor the 4x100 metre relay squad later in the day. Advertisement Joining Glasgow's fastest quartet, Simon exploded into action as the baton got to him with 100m to go. Okiti was soon at top speed, mixing it with some of the UK's top sprinters. Undeterred by the company he was rubbing shoulders with, he powered the team home, stopping the clock in a time that took them to the top of the Scottish rankings and the third fastest relay time in history. Simon's season now progresses toward Grangemouth, Cardiff and Derby in the coming weeks.
Independent Singapore
3 days ago
- General
- Independent Singapore
Singapore's women's 4×100-m relay team breaks national record at Asian Championships
SOUTH KOREA: As the baton crossed the finish line at the Gumi Sports Complex, the Singapore women's 4×100-m relay team looked up at the scoreboard. The time read 44.66 seconds, a new national record. It wasn't enough for a medal at the Asian Athletics Championships, but it was enough to rewrite history. The team of Shannon Tan, Elizabeth-Ann Tan, Shanti Pereira, and Laavinia Jaiganth finished fifth overall, behind Asia's sprint powerhouses, but in the context of Singapore athletics, it marked a major breakthrough. The previous record of 44.96 seconds, set at the 2017 SEA Games, had stood for nearly eight years. That timing had only just been matched a month earlier at the Singapore Open, on home soil and with a different lead-off runner. This time, the first athlete out of the blocks was Shannon Tan, a Secondary 4 student from Cedar Girls' School. Making her debut for the national team at just 16, she became the youngest sprinter in recent memory to front a senior relay squad at a continental meet. She passed the baton cleanly to Elizabeth-Ann Tan, one of Singapore's two fastest female sprinters. Shanti Pereira, the other, ran the curve on the third leg. Having just returned from overseas competitions, she delivered one of the race's strongest splits, powering through the second bend to position the team well going into the final changeover. Laavinia Jaiganth, the national U20 400-m record holder, anchored the team. She held her ground in a stacked field to bring Singapore home in record time. Also travelling with the relay squad were Kerstin Ong and Sarah Poh, who had been part of the pool preparing for the event. Behind the scenes, the effort was supported by relay coaches Hamkah Afik, Khairyll Amri, Melvin Tan, and Remy Gan. Their respective personal coaches also train each of the four runners: Margaret Oh (Shannon), Hamkah and Khairyll (Elizabeth-Ann), Luis Cunha (Shanti), and Fabian William (Laavinia). The new national time of 44.66 s would have won medals at 30 out of 31 SEA Games editions where the women's 4×100 m relay was contested. Still, more than just the numbers, the race reflected a shift: the blend of experience and emerging talent, and a baton literally and figuratively being passed from one generation to the next. As the athletes left the track in Gumi, the message was clear — the standard has been raised.
BBC News
17-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Wolverhampton students to take on 170-mile relay for charity
Students will be running a relay from one side of the country to the other to raise money for their local team of 11 Year 10 pupils from Wolverhampton Grammar School will begin the annual Coast2Coast challenge in St Bees, Cumbria, at about 07:00 BST on 24 support from parents and staff, they will run the 170 miles to Robin Hood's Bay in North Yorkshire, aiming to complete the relay within 24 challenge has become a tradition at the school, having taken place annually for the last 25 years and raising more than £100,000 for charity. The school has chosen to donate any money it raises this year to the neonatal unit at New Cross Hospital in member Tony French, organiser of the Coast2Coast challenge, said the students had "truly outdone themselves" in their four months of "intense" training for the relay."They are not only representing our school with pride but also continuing a remarkable tradition that spans 25 years," he school has set up a fundraising page on Just Giving for the challenge, which has so far raised more than £6,000. Follow BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
CBC
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Aaron Brown, Brendon Rodney explain what makes their Olympic relay team successful
The 2024 Olympic 4x100m relay champions discuss how their teammates personalities come together to create magic on the track.
CBC
11-05-2025
- Sport
- CBC
2025 World Athletics Relays Guangzhou: Day 2
Watch the world's best relay teams gather in Guangzhou, China for Day 2 of the 2025 World Athletics Relays
