Professional Track & Field Comes Back to Atlanta

Tuesday, May 14, 2013 by Paul Doyle

Atlanta Grand Prix to provide opportunity for fans to meet Olympic athletes                         ATLANTA, GA -- Olympic athletes and medalists such as Ashton Eaton, Lolo Jones, Reese Hoffa, and Queen Harrison will compete in the only Track and Field event of its kind in Atlanta on May 17, 2013 at 7 p.m. Hosted by Doyle Management Grou...

Taylor using Doha DL as World Champs launchpad

Thursday, May 9, 2013 by Paul Doyle

Taylor to use Doha meet as World C’ships launchpad     Viewd by: 337      Not rated yet     10:49 PM 8 May 2013 ONE FOR THE ALBUM: Doha Diamond League athletes (from left) Amantle Montsho of Botswana, Allyson Felix and Christian Taylor of US, and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica strike a pose during a visit to the Olympic exhibition, being held in the precincts of the Museum of Islamic Art in ...

Christian Taylor 'mentally stronger' for UK move

Monday, May 6, 2013 by Paul Doyle

  Olympic and world triple jump champion’s sights are set on the world record Posted on May 1, 2013 by Athletics Weekly  Tagged with Charlie Gibson + Christian Taylor + London 2012 + triple jump Olympic and world triple jump champion Christian Taylor has made no secret of the fact that his sights are set on breaking Jonathan Edwards’ almost 18-year-old world record. The 22-year-old cl...

Eilidh Child seeks Moscow final

Monday, May 6, 2013 by Paul Doyle

Commonwealth Games poster girl Eilidh Child seeks Moscow final by SPIKES Magazine Scottish 400m hurdler Eilidh Child talks to SPIKES about having to raise her game; an excellent indoor season; celeb spotting with Jess Ennis, and making her mark in Moscow. “Bloody awful” and “too timid” were just two of the blunt terms used to describe Eilidh Child’s hurdles technique when she first joined the training grou...

Three DMG World Leads set at Drake Relays

Sunday, April 28, 2013 by Paul Doyle

Des Moines, Iowa – The assault of world-leading performances early in the outdoor track and field campaign continued Saturday during the 104th edition of the Drake Relays as Queen Harrison, Reese Hoffa and Christian Taylor all set world bests in helping push the total to 11 set throughout the meet. Thirteen Drake Relays records were set during the four-day meet which enjoyed its 48th consecutive sellout crowd for the Saturday session with ...

Lawrence Okoye signs with San Francisco 49ers

Sunday, April 28, 2013 by Paul Doyle

28 April 2013Last updated at 17:00 GMT 1K Share Facebook Twitter print Lawrence Okoye: Discus thrower signs for San Francisco 49ers British Olympic discus thrower Lawrence Okoye has signed for the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent. Okoye, who finished 12th in the discus at London 2012, has never played a competitive game of American football. "It's going to be a baptism of fire but I don't set limits on myself," the 2...

Ashton Eaton finally beaten...by SPIKES Mag quiz

Sunday, April 28, 2013 by Paul Doyle

Ashton Eaton finally beaten...by SPIKES Magazine decathlon quiz In a bid to find something that Ashton Eaton isn’t a world beater at, SPIKES makes the decathlon WR holder take our test. Phones off, eyes down: it’s decathlon quiz time. 100m SPIKES: Which of the following animals would be quickest over 100m: a) horse, b) ostrich or c) dog? Eaton: “I would say dog”  WRONG!  Ostriches can reach speeds...