Athletics News




Greaves goes for gold at the Palace

By David Gold

Dan_Greaves_08-08-11August 4 - Discus thrower Dan Greaves is aiming to break the 60 metre mark at the Aviva London Grand Prix on Saturday (August 6) as he gears up for the London 2012 Paalympics.

Pistorius has high hopes for Ireland's Smyth in South Korea

By David Gold

Jason_Smyth_03-08-11July 30 - South Africa's Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius is hoping that he is joined on the plane to Daegu for the IAAF World Championships later this month by visually impaired sprinter Jason Smyth (pictured), who, after missing January's IPC Athletics World Championships due to an injury, is now pushing hard to compete in Korea.

Gay heaps praise on training partner Smyth's technique

By Tom Degun

Jason Smyth crossing the line(1)July 27 – Tyson Gay, the second fastest man on the planet behind Jamaica's Usain Bolt, has claimed that the technique of Paralympic training partner Jason Smyth of Northern Ireland is so good that it reminds him of sprint icon Maurice Greene.