Tade Ojora hopes to ‘give back’ to NAL
Hurdler looks ahead to the European Under-23s and talks about how league athletics has helped him.
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NAL round two preview
National Athletics League leaders Thames Valley Harriers will be aiming to stay on top on home soil at the second round of fixtures this weekend, in which Lawrence Okoye is among at least three British champions set to appear. TVH will face the same three clubs – Blackheath & Bromley, Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow … Read more
Tara Simpson-Sullivan looking forward to NAL match at Manchester
New British hammer champion Tara Simpson-Sullivan will make her National Athletics League debut for Wigan at the Championship North fixture in Manchester this weekend. Simpson-Sullivan has recently returned from university in the United States where she has improved her PB by nearly 10 metres this season. Her best of 68.91m puts her fourth on the … Read more
TVH keen to stay on top at home
After topping the Premiership league table in the opening fixture, Thames Valley Harriers will be hoping home advantage spurs them on to another National Athletics League victory at the Linford Christie Stadium on Saturday. The Harriers will field a similar team to that which opened their league account so well at Bromley. Nicole Kendall, who … Read more
Second round NAL fixtures on 3rd and 4th July
The second round of National Athletics League fixtures will take place on the weekend of the 3rd & 4th of July. Premiership fixtures will take place at the following venues: Linford Christie Stadium (3rd July), StoneX Stadium (4th July), Longford Stadium (3rd July), Yate Sports Complex (3rd July). Championship matches will be at these venues … Read more
NAL first round recap: TVH score Premier victory
The National Athletics League made its long-awaited start last Sunday and it was Thames Valley Harriers (TVH) who came out on top in the opening round of matches. Hurdler Nicole Kendall and pole vaulter Jade Ive stood out with league bests, beating all performances in the UK Women’s League, which has been replaced by this … Read more
Kendall breaks 400m hurdles League record
Thames Valley Harrier Nicole Kendall continued her impressive recent improvement by setting a new national league 400m hurdles record of 56.32 at the Premiership match in Bromley on Sunday (6th June). In setting a new personal best by over three tenths of a second, the 25-year-old beat the 56.43 clocking of the 2018 European medallist … Read more
Championship begins in style in Peterborough
National Athletics League Championship East, Embankment Athletics Track, 6/6/21 – by Elaine Larkins Like a favourite relative visiting laden with gifts for all the family after a long and exotic adventure overseas so National Athletics League athletics returned with plenty for everyone to be thrilled by. Peterborough and Nene Valley Athletics Club hosted the Championship … Read more
Top athletes set for first NAL matches
Several internationals will be involved as Britain’s top clubs begin vying for the title in the new National Athletics League this weekend. The NAL replaces the former British Athletics League and UK Women’s League. Even though the pandemic has led to a revised format of nine matches around the country for each of the four … Read more