After being interned in a prisoner-of-war camp, Harry Edward won bronze medals for Britain in both the 100m and 200m at the 1920 Olympic Games in Antw…
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Category: Athletics writers
Lord Coe pays tribute as Vikki Orvice is honoured with posthumous award
Vikki Orvice has been honoured for her services to athletics coverage across the world. The Sun’s athletics correspondent died earlier this year aft…
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Rob Faulkner leaves Inter Milan to become head of comms at European Athletics
European Athletics has appointed Rob Faulkner as their new head of communications. Faulkner, a former head of comms at UEFA, leaves Inter Milan after …
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London Marathon media centre named after Vikki Orvice
Vikki Orvice was uppermost in many journalists’ minds on Sunday following an unprecedented tribute at the London Marathon. Vikki, who died two m…
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How C B Fry set Terry O’Connor on the road to the pinnacle of sports journalism
Friends and family gathered earlier this month to commemorate Terry O’Connor, former chairman of the SJA, who covered 11 Olympic Games and 10 Br…
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Farah and Muir the BAWA athletes of 2017
Mo Farah and Laura Muir have been named as the UK’s Athletes of the Year for 2017 by the British Athletics Writers’ Association. Farah took th…
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World Athletics 2017 media welcome reception
The Sports Journalists’ Association, the British Athletics Writers’ Association and the Organising Committee for the IAAF World Athle…
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World Para Athletics media welcome reception
The Sports Journalists’ Association, the British Athletics Writers’ Association and the Organising Committee for the World Para Athle…
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Accreditation: European Cross-country Champs in Chia, Italy
The 2016 European Cross-Country Championships are being staged in Italy next month. Deadline for media accreditation applications is this Friday, Nov …
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London Marathon: communications intern
This an opportunity for a young sports writer with a keen interest in athletics to gain invaluable experience by working in the press office in the bu…
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