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Young athletes need to develop a healthy winning mindset. Without this type of mindset, their chances of success are low. They wont have the drive thats necessary if they want to persevere despite setbacks. Its easy for them to become arrogant about their wins and make excuses for their losses. Some may even get anxious over their losses and eventually quit.

Athletes should be able to relate success to hard work and see accomplishment in terms of even small gains. This helps them to consistently do their best. Here are some ways to help develop this type of mindset.

Connect winning with hard work

It helps to give young athletes examples of how hard top athletes have to work to achieve success. The best players often practice the hardest. They may have been born with certain talents, but it isnt talent alone that brings success. The truth is that they often work very hard to attain success despite their talent.

Michael Jordan is an NBA legend. He has great talent, but his hard work made him a legend. His coach said that when he first entered the league, his jump shot wasnt strong enough. He would spend hours and hours in off seasons perfecting his jump shot.

He had the humility to know that he needed to work hard if he wanted to be the best. Student-athletes need to know their weak points and keep working on improving them. They should be happy about every step of progress they make toward becoming better athletes.

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Define success differently

Success doesnt always come from winning. A winning mindset is to see success in improving. Athletes need to be able to bounce back after a loss. Being able to do so can be seen as an accomplishment. Any failure should help to build resilience. Athletes often face obstacles such as physical injuries, losing form or battling addiction.

The controversial boxer Tyson Fury made an incredible comeback from a downward spiral into addiction. Tennis player Andre Agassi is another athlete who made it to the top and was brought down by consistent injuries and a toxic relationship. He had to rehabilitate from addiction and fight his way back up the rankings. He became the oldest player to become number two in the world.

Learn from team-mates

When young athletes compare themselves with other athletes, they can become despondent and feel as though they will never measure up. This is a negative, unhealthy mindset. They need to ask themselves what these other athletes are doing that could inspire them and help them to reach their own goals.

Midfielder in the U.S. womens national soccer team, Samantha Mewis, appreciated having veteran team-mate Carli Lloyd as a role model. It was an education for her on how to care for herself and be unapologetic about what she wanted. An injury kept her from the 2023 World Cup, and she doesnt have a timeline yet for her return. Her winning mindset is likely to carry her through, and she says she will give her best effort to her recovery.

Develop mental toughness

When athletes train hard during practice, they can rely on muscle memory during a game and perform intuitively. They also need to become mentally tough. Internal motivation is essential for this. At the most elite level, winning a sporting event is about more than just physical training. Its also about passion and mindset.

Freerunner Hazal Nehir, a Red Bull athlete, made a name for herself, by jumping across gaps between rooftops. This requires great mental strength. Mental toughness is when quitting isnt an option. Its knowing something will be hard and doing it anyway.

Conclusion

Developing a winning mindset requires thinking about success differently. Its not so much about winning or losing games but about improving as an athlete. Its about learning from teammates and having internal motivation. Its about continually pursuing a goal and having perseverance despite setbacks and obstacles along the path. Developing this type of mindset can help young athletes to write their own success stories.

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Natasha Phillips wins Scottish half-marathon title plus there is a quick 10km for Jonny Mellor and a world 40 miles record for Ollie Garrod in our latest UK results round-up

INVERNESS-HALF MARATHON (Including Scottish Championships), March 12

Natasha Phillips, the Scottish under-20 cross-country runner-up, and only 17 years old, made a stunning half-marathon debut with a 71:56 clocking to set a womens course record and win her first Scottish title.

The previous record was set by Kenyan Cathy Mutwa (73:21) in 2007.

The former swimmer and prospective triathlete said: I am just delighted that I did and it was such an amazing atmosphere. I felt good and I went out fast but did think have I gone round too fast then I got to 6km and my legs started to hurt.

Also under the record and around 100 metres back was Fionnuala Ross.

Fraser Stewart was first man in 65:24.

Men:
1 Fraser Stewart 65:24 Cambuslang H
2 Lewis Rodgers 65:38 Fife AC
3 Hamish Hickey 65:46 Central AC
4 Luca Fanottoli 66:18 Central AC
5 Michael Ferguson 66:23 Aberdeen AAC
6 Kenny Wilson 67:29 Moray Road Runners
7 Rob Sinclair 68:22 Highland Hill Runners
8 Ruairidh Gollan 68:34 East Sutherland AC

Women:
1 Natasha Phillips 71:56 Dundee Hawkhill
2 Fionnuala Ross 72:17 Shett
3 Virginie Barrand 74:03 Metro
4 Yvonne McNairn 79:30 Giff N
5 Claire Bruce 79:34 Metro
6 Rhian Dawes 79:43 VPCOG

MBNA CHESTER 10km, March 12

Jonny Mellor won in a fast 29:20 from Omar Ahmed with former English National cross-country champion Charlie Hulson in third.

The first M40 was Olympic marathoner Scott Overall in fifth.

W45 Kirsty Longley was first woman.

Men:
1 Jonny Mellor M35  29:20
2 Omar Ahmed Birchfield H 29:36
3 Charlie Hulson Deeside AAC 30:09
4 Lewis Gamble-Thompson New Marske M35 30:40
5 Scott Overall Blackheath & Bromley M40 31:22
6 Lee Gratton Cannock & Stafford AC M35 31:29
7 Daniel Eckersley Kingston AC And Poly M35 31:57
8 Andrew Chambers M35 31:59
8 Jack Bromley Buckley RC 31:59
10 Ben Biggs Buckley RC 32:00
11 Daniel Bradley TonbridgeM35 32:05
12 Barry Stephenson Dartford M40 32:13
13 Ben Kruze Stratford Upon Avon M3532:13
14 Ricky Challinor Buckley RC 32:20
15 Jack McVann Hillingdon  32:21

M45:
1 Peter Speake Wilmslow Running Club 32:29
2 Andrew McCarron Queens Park Harriers 32:57
3 Martin Green North Wales Road Runners 33:10

M60: David Ogden South London Harriers 37:00

Women:

1 Kirsty Longley Liverpool Pembroke & S W45 35:33
2 Carla Davies Preston Harriers W35 35:41
3 Joanna Marsden Cheshire Dragons W40  36:40
4 Lindsay Fisher West Cheshire AC  36:57
5 Rachel Cooke Buckingham & Stowe W50  37:47
6 Donna Morris Builth & District W35 37:48
7 Tracy Hinxman Gloucester AC W50  37:48
8 Amy Beck Norwich Road Runners W40  37:54
9 Danielle Jepson Fylde Coast Runners W45  38:11
10 Hannah Roberts Dartford Harriers   W40 38:15

ALLOA HALF-MARATHON, March 12

Overall:
1 C Milne (Centr) 67:28
2 F Roberts (Ochil) 68:05
3 J Waldie (Perth R) 70:26
4 E McKerral (Kilb) 70:52
5 S Lamb (Bella R) 70:57
6 J Letson (Iclyde, M40) 71:20
7 S Johnston (Edin, M40) 71:32
8 S Paterson (Cgie) 72:13
9 S Donnachie 72:48
10 R Beattie 73:00
11 M Breen (Cors) 73:25
12 G Murphy (Bella R) 73:30
13 I Reid (Cambus, M40) 73:44
14 C Baillie 73:49
15 P Murphy (Cglen, M40) 73:52
16 S Fitzpatrick (Cambus) 73:53
17 J Connolly (Dumb) 74:34
18 B Mulgrew (Bella R) 74:48

M40: 5 D Ross (E Kilb) 75:33; 6 B Gibson (Dund H) 76:43; 7 B Carmichael (Bella R) 77:17; 8 M Ryan PHRC) 77:55; 9 G Trewartha (Gala) 78:00

M50: 1 R Harrison 75:56; 2 S Campbell (Cors) 78:22; 3 S McCrorie (Ayr S) 80:12

M60: 1 G Walker 90:14; 2 C Nicholls 90:22

Women:
1 J Wetton (Centr) 78:54
2 G Tindall (Centr) 81:42
3 K Barden (Gala, W40) 85:39
4 H McCormick (Edin, W40) 85:55
5 N Jackson (Cgie) 86:42

W40: 3 K Barden (Gala) 85:39; 4 H MacCormick (Edin) 85:55

W50: 1 L Tyler (Dunblane) 88:43; 2 K Robertson (Harm) 92:30

W60: 1 C Dalrymple 1:41:51; 2 F McDoanld (Strven) 1:45:28

W70: P Pattison (Pit) 2:00:58

BRENTWOOD HALF-MARATHON, March 12

Men:
1 S Bullough 72:50
2 S Pedley Bish S 73:15
3 C Bloomfield Bill M45 74:12

Women:
1 R Piggott Lon H W35 82:45
2 S Swinhoe Lon H W50 85:02
3 S Overington Spring 87:16

PADDOCK WOOD HALF-MARATHON, March 12

Men:
1 Joshua Grace 65:51
2 Nick Dawson 67:50
3 Dale Seddon 68:55

Women:
1 Chelsea Baker 75:38
2 Rachel Brown 80:10
3 Helen Gaunt 80:13

MK FESTIVAL OF RUNNING, Milton Keynes, March 12

Men (20M):
1 L Delderfield Tring 1:53:36
2 K Bowling AFD 1:55:41
3 S Tuttle MMK 1:56:08

Women:
1 S Delderfield VoA W35 2:08:27
2 K Rennie D&T W45 2:11:33
3 R Randell W35 2:14:54

Men (HM):
1 A Crossley Clap C 77:12
2 R White Hales M40 77:33
3 D Ellam B&W 77:59

Women:
1 L Parry GCR 87:45
2 F Stanyard W35 88:40
3 E Bousfield MMK 88:53

Men (10km):
1 E Hind MMK 33:23
2 S Sims E Corn 33:43
3 S Baldwin 35:06

Women:
1 E Albery Lough 40:42
2 L Collier Clap P 40:58
3 E Still Bed 41:27

CALLANDER 10km, March 12

Overall:
1 A Campbell 32:26
2 M Paxton 35:44
3 T Logie 37:11

Women:
1 K Kelly (W40) 38:28
2 A Aitken 38:55
3 A Walters 40:06

W50: M McCutcheon 42:37

RODDLESWORTH ROLLER, Abbey Village, March 12

Overall (5.6M):
1 C Ronaldson 32:54
2 D Mitchinson (Leigh) 33:03
3 T Harrison (Bolt) 33:22

Women:
1 J Badger (Pwich) 40:43
2 A Fraser (Penny L) 41:09
3 L Vidamour (Penny L, W40) 42:25

MANCHESTER LEAGUE, Heaton Park, March 11

Naomi Kingston wrapped up the overall series in style with a resounding win at a bitterly cold Heaton Park, Stephen Green reports.

The Altrincham athlete was promptly away on lap one of three, as the field descended the first sharp hill. Heading up the sharp incline at the end of the circuit, she had clear daylight over the chasing pack, which included Salford Harrier, Laura Lombard and Beatrice Cordingley.

Kingston eased away for a 51 second margin of victory, with Lombard in second, followed by Sales Cordingley, another 200m down.

Gavin Tomlinson, also enjoyed an emphatic win in the mens race. The Chorlton M40 pushed hard on the first of the three large laps through the twisty woods to get clear daylight from Nicholas Barry.

He pushed on through a series of tough inclines and tricky descents, and was probably grateful for the relatively good underfoot conditions, to come home over a minute to the good from Barry, with Horwichs Joe Mercer coming in third place, another 250m in arrears.

Barry had the consolation of winning the overall mens series title, with his club Sale Harriers taking both the mens and womens overall team medals.

The first under-20 was Louis Hudson (8th) from Manchester University, with Liverpool Harriers Grace Tobin (31st) the first woman in the under-20 category.

The overall under-20 titles went to Lucy Armitage of Sale and West Cheshires Sam Hollins.

Joseph Deighton of Trafford was 100m clear of Gabrielle Mullen, followed by Tony Robinson in the under-17 section. Salford Harriers Matilda Byrnes, was a minute clear of team mate Amber Davidson, with Charlotte Wilkinson, third.

Stockports Ella Buckley, pulled seven seconds clear of Sophia Nation, with Rachel Bowden next home in the U15 girls race. Sales Finlay Goddard was the top under-15 boy, with a six second margin of victory over Oberon Kearney, with Jamie Barber in third.

Liverpools Isobel Kavanagh sprinted clear by eight seconds from Megan Boyer to gain top spot in the under-13 girls event, Nancy Carrington completed the top three. Vale Royals Samuel Cook enjoyed an emphatic win 36 seconds clear of Sebastian Whearcroft, who just edged ahead of Thomas Rimmer.

The under-11 winners were Eve Beddow of Warriors Pentathlon (guest), and Owen Oswick of Wirral AC.

Senior men:
1 Gavin Tomlinson M40 Chorlton Runners 32:05
2 Nicholas Barry Sale Harriers Manchester 33:10
3   Joe Mercer Horwich RMI 34:02
4   Matthew Cooper Trafford 34:16
5 Steven Curley M40  Chorlton Runners 34:44
6 Ryan Moore Vale Royal Ac 34:56
7 O Macdonald Chorlton Runners 35:05
8  Louis Hudson U20 University Of Manchester 35:06
9  James Savage M40 Chorlton Runners 35:23
10  David Norman M40 Altrincham & District AC 35:45

Senior women:
1 Naomi Kingston Altrincham & District AC 34:28
2 Laura Lombard W40 1 Salford Harriers & AC 35:19
3 Beatrice Cordingley Sale Harriers Manchester 35:30
4 K Fitzpatrick W35 1 Chorlton Runners 35:39
5 Nicola Reece W40 2 Wilmslow Running Club 35:57
6 Laura Barber Sale Harriers Manchester 36:09
7 Sarah Hudak Trafford Athletic Club 36:18
8 Amy Weyers W35 2 Chorlton Runners 36:25
9 Shannon Sinclair Trafford Athletic Club 36:39
10 Diane McVey W45 1 Wilmslow Running Club 36:45

Final team standings (best 4):
Men:
Div.1: 1 Sale 38; 2 Chorlton 36; 3 Salf 32; 4 Horw 31; 5 Stock H 27; 6 Traff 22; 7 Wilm 18; 8 Manc TC 16

Div.2: 1 E Ches 40; 2eq Alt/Vale R 34

Div.3: Gdale 37

M40:
Div.1: 1 Chorlton 40; 2 Sale 35; 3 Salf 22

Div.2: Gdale 36

Div.3: E Ches 40

U20: 1 Traff 19; 2eq Manc U/Stock H/W Ches 10; 5 SHS 9

U17: 1 Traff 40; 2 Traff B 33; 3eq Sale/Traff C 26; 5 Salf 16

U15: 1 Traff 40; 2 Sale 34; 3 Stock H 27; 4 Traff B 25; 5 Macc 21

U13: 1 Liv H 36; 2 Stock H 33; 3 Traff 32; 4 SHS 28; 5eq Macc/Sale 27

U11: 1 Traff 28; 2 Wirr 27; 3 Sale 24

Women:
Div.1: 1 Sale 40; 2 Chorlton 35; 3 Wilm 34; 4 Traff 27; 5 Manc TC 25; 6 Stock H 18; 7eq Brhall/Macc/Wirr 15

Div.2: 1 Alt 38; 2 Salf M 36; 3 Vale R 35

Div.3: E Ches 39

W35:
Div.1: 1 Wilm 39; 2 Sale 37; 3 Chorlton 32

Div.2: Alt 38

Div.3: Horw 40

U20: 1 Wirr 20; 2eq Manc M/SHS 10

U17: 1 Traff 37; 2 Liv H 34; 3 Salf 19; 4 Sale 16; 5 Wirr 10

U15: 1 eq Stock H/Warr 37; 3 Sale 31; 4 Traff 30; 5 Sale B 16

U13: 1 Sale 40; 2 Liv H 36; 3 Sale B 31; 4 Liv H B 22; 5 Traff 20

U11: 1 Liv H 29; 2 Wirr 28; 3 Liv H B 24

MID LANCASHIRE LEAGUE, Burnley, March 11

Men:

1 Andrew Grenfell M40 1 Rossendale H 32:47
2 Calum Laing Lancaster University 33:07
3 Ross McKelvie Lytham St Annes Rr Club 34:14
4 Sam Hodkinson U20 1 Blackburn Harriers 34:16
5 Marcus Law Rossendale H 34:17
6 Oliver Sutcliffe U20 2 Liverpool Pembroke Sefton 34:29
7 Lawrence Fairclough Rossendale H 34:31
8 Wesley Wilkinson Preston Harriers 34:38
9 Ben Johnson Southport Waterloo Ac 34:41
10 Adam Wale M40 2 Clayton-Le-Moors Harriers 34:45

Women:
1 Amy-Nicola Davies U20 1 Blackburn H 21:13
2 Ellen Sagar-Hesketh Blackburn H 21:36
3 Emma Johnston Helm Hill Runners 22:53
4 Amber Pilkington U20 2 Chorley A & T 23:09
5 Rebecca Shorrock Blackburn Harriers & Ac 23:11
6 Caroline Betmead W50 Blackpool Wyre & Fylde 23:14
7 Anna Lonsdale Lancaster University 23:42
8 Lynne Clough W50 Chorley A & T 24:02
9 Samantha Edwards W35 Red Rose Road Runners 24:06
10 Joanne Cleaver W40 Rossendale H 24:09

Final team standings (best 3):

Men:
Div.1: 1 Prest 21; 2 Sport W 17; 3 eq L&M/Lanc U 16; 5eq Glaxo/Wesh 10; 7 Chorley 7

Div.2: 1 Wig D 19; 2eq Kirkby M/Lyth 18

Div.3: BWF 21

Div.4: Ross 30

M40:
Div.1: 1 Sport W21; 2 Prest 18; 3 Wig D 16

Div.2: BWF 21

Div.3: Waln WC 30

M50: 1 Sport W 30; 2 Bburn 27; 3 Prest 25

M60: 1 Sport W 30; 2 Wesh 27

M70: Waln WC 30

U20: Lanc U 9

U17: 1 L&M 27; 2 Waln WC 22; 3 Bburn 20; 4 Kirkby M 16; 5 Chorley 0

U15: 1 Kend&Helm 30; 2 L&M 28; 3 Bburn 24; 4 Chorley 23; 5 Leven V 18

U13:
1 BWF 26; 2 Bburn 23; 3 Kend & Helm 22; 4 Sport W 19; 5eq Chorley/Leven V 19

U11:
1 Kirkby M 30; 2 Chorley 26; 3 Traw 23

Women:
Div.1:
1 Bburn 21; 2 Sport W 17; 3 Wig D 17; 4 Lyth 15; 5 Lanc U 14; 6 Prest 14; 7 Kend 10

Div.2: 1 Clay 21; 2 L&M 19; 3 Waln WC 16

Div.3: Chorley 30

W35: 1 Chorley 27; 2 Wig D 25; 3 Clay 24

W45: 1 Clay 28; 2 Wig D 27; 3 BWF 26

W55: 1 Clay 29; 2 BWF 28

U20: Bburn 10

U17: 1 Chorley 28; 2 L&M 24; 3 Bburn 10; 4eq Liv H/Prest 8

U15:
1 Kend&Helm 27; 2 L&M 26; 3eq Barl/Bburn 20; 5 Prest 15

U13:
1 BWF 30; 2 Chorley 29; 3 Ross 24; 4 Sport W 23; 5 Kend&Helm 21

U11:
1 Liv H 30; 2 Chorley 27; 3eq BWF/Clay 23

TEDDY HALL RELAYS, Oxford, March 8

Oxford University won comfortably from local club Oxford City in a race organised by Oxford University Cross Country Club, over a course via the citys three bridges, through Christ Church Meadow and starting and finishing on the Iffley Road track, Martin Duff reports.

As with many college events, afternoon tea followed when the prizes were presented and there Naphtali Moulton, who had led the first lap runners home then put in a second appearance by bringing his team home untroubled, doubly enjoyed his cup of tea,

The Americans 22:07 time on the opener stood up as the best of the day, whilst his closing effort was third best.

The womens event was also taken by the hosts as their Alex Brown and Olivia Kelly posted joint fastest times of 25:24.

Men (44.35M): 1 Oxford U 89:51 (N Moulton 22:07, E McColgan 22:21, T Renshaw 22:53, N Moulton 22:28); 2 Oxford City 91:41 (M Robinson 22:49, G Roberts 23:12, M Marshall 22:34, D Lawrence 23:04); 3 RAF 93:41; 4 Oxford U B 95:07
56 teams finished
Fastest: Moulton 22:07; McColgan 22:21; Moulton 22:28

Women (44.35M): 1 Oxford U 1:42:04 (A Brown 25:24, C Buckley 25:28, O Kelly 25:24, L Thompson 25:47); 2 Scratch team 1:52:38; 3 RAF 1:53:51
Fastest: Brown/Kelly 25:24; Buckley 25:28
21 teams finished

MANCHESTER INDOOR OPEN MEETINGS, Sportcity, March 12

Mixed events: 60: A1: 2 W Hawker (Rhym V, U20) 7.01; 5 D Bradley (C&N, M45) 7.10. A3: 3 S Childs (WSEH, M40) 7.39. A4: 1 T Odubote 6.95. A7: 3 D Scott (SHS, M50) 7.51. A8: 5 M Line (Liv PS, M60) 8.16. A9: 1 T Grantham (Shef/Dearn, M40) 7.76; 5 A Hunter (KuH, M60) 8.35. A11: 2 S Downie (Jag, W35) 7.89. A12: 4 N Adusei (Leeds C, W40) 8.41; 5 Y Henry (SC Vets, W45) 8.44. A15: 3 K Aru (Liv H, U15) 7.45. A24: 1 N Ridler (Sale, U15W) 8.02; 2 A Jones (Liv H, U15W) 8.10; 4 L Melling (Leigh, U13W) 8.54. A25: 3 L Valentine (Sale, U13W) 8.59. B1: 1 W Hawker (Rhym V, U20) 7.02. B2: 2 S Childs (WSEH, M40) 7.40. B5: 1 T Odubote  6.95. 200: 1 D Bradley (C&N, M45) 22.86; 2 D Scott (SHS, M50) 23.67. 300: r1: 1 J Wright (Chor ATC, M60) 39.62; 3 C Edwards (E Ches, M60) 43.18. r2: 1 R Beardsell (Traff, M40) 36.79; 2 M Coogan (E Ches, M50) 37.91. r3: 2 A Bellis (Traff, M45) 38.23; 3 T Grantham (Shef/Dearn, M40) 38.29. r4: 1 P Hall (Bir, M40) 38.68; 2 D Towart (Tyne, M45) 39.09. r5: 1 S Downie (Jag, W35) 41.68; 3 N Adusei (Leeds C, W40) 43.85; 4 Y Henry (SC Vets, W45) 45.40. 600: r3: 1 D Wood (Bir, U15) 1:30.22; 2 D Locker (Kett, M45) 1:30.55. HJ: A: 6 D Dasse (Liv PS, W35) 1.48. B: 1 K Calvert (Wirr, U20) 2.00; 2 A Cresswell (Worc, M40) 2.00. D: 1 T Brown (Sale, U17W) 1.69. PV: A: 1 G Heppinstall (Shef/Dearn) 5.00; 2 N Cole (Shef/Dearn) 4.80; 3 T Walley (Wrex) 4.70; 4 T Booth (Prest) 4.70; 5 I King (Wig D, U20W) 4.60; 6 C Newby (Edin) 4.50; 7 K Kapur-Walton (Leigh) 4.40; 8 T Craincourt (Leam, M35) 3.50. B: 1 A Scott (Shef/Dearn, U20W) 3.30; 2 M Line (Liv PS, M60) 2.80; 3 E Wilkinson (Cov, U17W) 2.70; 5 G James (Shef/Dearn, U15W) 2.50. LJ: A: 3 M Line (Liv PS, M60) 4.60. TJ: 1 D Akinradewo (Traff, U20) 14.70; 2 N Aboagye (Manchester Harriers & AC, U20) 13.33; 4 L Robinson (Traff, W) 11.83; 5 Q Sin (Stock H, U15) 11.62; 6 D Keigher (Sale, U20W) 11.57; 7 A Brown (Traff, U17W) 11.40; 8 S Madigan (Liv H, U17W) 10.83

Men: 60H: 1 P Ayeh (BRAT) 8.72; 2 D Naylor (C&N) 8.76

U20: 60H: 1 J Elphick (BWF) 8.37

Women: 60H: r1: 2 R Hardy (Warr) 9.30

U20: 60H: r1: 1 M Corker (Liv H) 8.54

U18: 60H: 1 T Brown (Sale, U17) 8.60. r2: 1 T Brown (Sale, U17) 8.60

U17: 60H: r1: 1 L Noble (Dees) 8.68. SP: 1 A Dumbuya (Leigh) 12.36

ENGLAND ATHLETICS U15 & U17 COMBINED EVENT & PARA CHAMPIONSHIPS, Sheffield, March 11-12

Men: LJ: 4 M Bates (Donc, M45) 5.43

U17: 60H: Ht3: 1 S Wright (Chelm) 8.20; 2 L Pichler (Blyth) 8.38; 3 C Beechall (Liv H) 8.43; 4 S Lok (Corby) 8.52; 5 L Phillips (Card Arch) 8.61; 6 E Hughes (Chelm) 8.62; 7 J Stone (Ton) 8.77. HJ: HtA: 1 S Wright (Chelm) 1.95; 2 S Lok (Corby) 1.86. LJ: Ht1: 1 S Wright (Chelm) 6.97; 2 J Stone (Ton) 6.50; 3 S Lok (Corby) 6.46. SP: HtA: 1 C Beechall (Liv H) 13.16. HepI: 1 S Wright (Chelm) 5017; 2 C Beechall (Liv H) 4638; 3 J Stone (Ton) 4586; 4 S Lok (Corby) 4514; 5 L Pichler (Blyth) 4337; 6 L Phillips (Card Arch) 4231; 7 R Stovell (Hallam) 4031; 8 O Parry (Card Arch) 3954; 9 E Hughes (Chelm) 3914; 10 J Timms (SNH) 3839

U15: 60H: P3: 1 J Dako (B&B) 9.11; 2 H Lee (Chelm) 9.23; 3 H Douglas-Reeves (Darl) 9.45; 4 A Angilletta (Dees) 9.45. PB: 1 O Downs (Inv EK) 9.13. HJ: PA: 1 J Dako (B&B) 1.74. LJ: PA: 1 J Dako (B&B) 5.86; 2 L Deakin (SSH) 5.79. PenI: 1 J Dako (B&B) 2825; 2 O Downs (Inv EK) 2755; 3 H Douglas-Reeves (Darl) 2324; 4 L Deakin (SSH) 2184; 5 J Earle (Salis) 2168; 6 A Dodds (Bolt) 2097; 7 A Shaw (High) 2043; 8 I Pickering (C&N) 1942; 9 H Lee (Chelm) 1934; 10 F Yeo (KuH) 1931; 11 A Shiel (WSEH) 1859; 12 A Angilletta (Dees) 1833; 13 A Stamp (Card) 1792; 14 G Thomas (W Suff) 1766; 15 J Greenhalgh (Bolt) 1672

U17 women: 60H: P4: 1 E Roberts (G&G) 9.03; 2 A John (WSEH) 9.04; 3 M Quick (Swan) 9.14. P5: 1 K Jones (Kend) 8.77; 2 R Tillson (Have) 8.96; 3 Z Gregory (Bas) 9.04; 4 N Powell (Card Arch) 9.14. HJ: PA: 1 L Byrne (Sport W) 1.68. PB: 1 R Tillson (Have) 1.68. LJ: P1: 1 L Salter (Stock H) 5.40; 2 M Brockley (Annan) 5.39. SP: PA: 1 Z Gregory (Bas) 12.63; 2 A McArdle (Lifford Strabane, IRL) 12.30. PenI: 1 Z Gregory (Bas) 3604; 2 R Tillson (Have) 3489; 3 A McArdle (Lifford Strabane, IRL) 3352; 4 K Jones (Kend) 3341; 5 H Wilson (Blyth) 3279; 6 M Brockley (Annan) 3277; 7 A Wells (Works) 3273; 8 L Salter (Stock H) 3264; 9 S Parker (Blyth) 3261; 10 M Quick (Swan) 3243; 11 L Byrne (Sport W) 3185; 12 N Powell (Card Arch) 3169; 13 A Belward (Win) 3167; 14 H Mcdermott (VPCG) 3146; 15 I Lane (Cov) 3144; 16 Z Loughrey (VPCG) 3132; 17 A Hewitt (Wig D) 3125; 18 E Pounder (York) 3119; 19 S Brown (N Ayr) 3104; 20 E Roberts (G&G) 3093; 21 T Ndikanwu (B&B) 3076; 22 A Mitchell (VPCG) 3040; 23 B Idoko (Bury) 3007; 24 K Dacosta (Bburn) 2912; 25 S Gorvett (Blyth) 2889; 26 S Redfern (Sale) 2871

U15: 60H: P3: 1 L Bertacchini (Win) 9.51; 2 G Aimiuwu (Traff) 9.53. P4: 1 M Mills (Stock H) 9.17; 2 A Scott (Chelm) 9.20; 3 A Coshell (Thurr) 9.27; 4 M Thorpe (Chelm) 9.28; 5 E Elliott (Bury) 9.33; 6 G Malley (Wmoss) 9.37; 7 G Osman (Win) 9.50. LJ: PA: 1 G Osman (Win) 5.23. SP: PA: 1 M Mills (Stock H) 11.04. PenI: 1 M Mills (Stock H) 3252; 2 G Osman (Win) 3170; 3 M Thorpe (Chelm) 3102; 4 L Bertacchini (Win) 3015; 5 J Baxter (Leeds C) 2895; 6 J Nkoso (Herne H) 2889; 7 G Malley (Wmoss) 2869; 8 A Scott (Chelm) 2720; 9 J Turner (Hallam) 2711; 10 E Elliott (Bury) 2650; 11 A Kingston (Leeds C) 2644; 12 A Coshell (Thurr) 2618; 13 G Aimiuwu (Traff) 2563; 14 L Hewitt (Wig D) 2527; 15 L Flute (Win) 2483; 16 M Amey (Chelt) 2435; 17 R Adams (Sport W) 2429; 18 A Ely (Prest) 2281; 19 C Furley (WSEH) 2159; 20 N Round (Shef/Dearn) 2078

U15 girls' pentathlon medallists

Molly Mills 3252
Gracie Osman 3170
Milana Thorpe 3102 pic.twitter.com/jGKMot8nye

England Athletics (@EnglandAthletic) March 12, 2023

BASINGSTOKE & MID HANTS AC WINTER THROWS, Basingstoke, March 11

Men: JT: A: 1 J Dibble (Yeov O) 56.88

U20: DT: A: 1 T Pattison (Ports) 42.27. HT: A: 1 C Elford Pond (Win) 53.79; 2 F Hanham (Read) 53.04

U17: HT: A: 1 J Burgess (Ports) 39.78. B: 1 S Simpson (Team K) 47.31

U15: DT: B: 1 O Coulibaly (Soton) 40.03. HT: A: 1 A Axtell (Soton) 45.41

M60: SP: B: 1 N Barton (S Lon) 10.79. WT: 1 N Barton (S Lon) 13.62. P: 1 N Barton (S Lon) 12.79. DT: A: 1 N Barton (S Lon) 40.33. P: 1 N Barton (S Lon) 38.15. HT: A: 1 N Barton (S Lon) 38.24. P: 1 N Barton (S Lon) 37.72. JT: B: 1 N Barton (S Lon) 33.26. PenWt: 1 N Barton (S Lon) 2555

U20 women: JT: B: 1 R Wall (B&H) 41.18

U17: DT: A: 1 E McBriar (Win) 34.39. HT: A: 1 E MacDonald (And) 48.25

U15: DT: A: 1 A McBriar (Win) 31.14. HT: B: 1 H Scott (Swin) 38.37

37th ANNUAL BARRY 40-MILE TRACK RACE, Barry, March 5

Ollie Garrod broke the 40-mile world record with a time of 3:45:07.

The 30-year-old Belgrave Harrier is an avid racer having chalked up over 20 races in 2023 and having run over a 100 in 2022 including two 100km races and three marathons with a best of 2:22:36, but this is arguably his greatest run yet even if 40 miles is not contested that often.

The previous record was 3:48:35 set by one 0f the worlds greatest ever ultra runners, Don Ritchie, in 1982 and Garrods run works out at 5:37 miling.

Garrod can already lay claim to a number of records for example he has the most parkrun first finishes (367), the English 50km record (2:51:26) and also has the world 5km record for running in a Batman costume (16:15) and a Christmas Elf (16:41)!

Last year Garrod won in 4:01:03, just three minutes ahead of Paul Martelletti but this year his winning margin was 14 minutes from Daniel Rothwell, who also went inside four hours.

Rothwell was fifth in last months Welsh Cross-Country Championships.

Mixed events: 40 Miles: 1 O Garrod (Belg) 3:45:07; 2 D Rothwell (Swan, M35) 3:59:56; 3 N Mihalik (Nhant RR, M40) 4:07:49; 4 G Jeans (M35) 4:14:47; 5 H Drake (Amman, M45) 4:21:49; 6 G Pritchard (Vegan, M40) 4:34:27; 7 M Bissett (K&S, M55) 5:10:18

42195: 1 T Szikszay (B&W, M45) 3:16:31; 2 D Coles (Les C, M60) 3:25:59; 3 C Goddard (Les C, W45) 3:32:39; 4 G Logan (Les C, M35) 3:34:27.

All-time lists under assault in Albuquerque and British win for Yusuf Bizimana at 800m plus news from Nagoya, Leiria, Lisbon and Sydney

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Div 1, Albuquerque, USA, March 10-11

Albuquerques 1619m altitude helped produce some stunning performances in a championships that outshone the previous weeks US Championships.

St Lucias Julien Alfred won the 60m in 6.94 for a Central American and Caribbean record as she tied both the world lead and the world all-time second spot of Aleia Hobbs as she missed the world record of Irina Privalova from 1993 by two hundredths of a second.

Alfred had set an earlier collegiate record of 6.96 in her heat improving her 6.97 from earlier in the season.

Just 40 minutes after her 60m final, she also mightily impressed at 200m as her 22.01 was the second fastest ever time behind Merlene Otteys 21.87 from 1993.

Her 6.94 and 22.01 were easily the greatest ever one day sprint doubles and of course both US collegiate records.

Challenging her until the closing stages was Favour Ofili, who ran 22.20 after an African record 22.10 in the heats (temporarily fourth all-time), while in the 60m Kaila Jackson was second in 7.08, having equalled the world under-20 record of 7.07 in the heats.

Another performance to go second all-time came from Britton Wilsons US 400m indoor record of 49.48 which would have been a world record earlier in the season after Femke Bols recent 49.26 improved on the 49.59 record of Jarmila Kratochvilova from 1982.

Wilson ran laps of 23.56 and 25.92.

ANOTHER RECORD FOR ALFRED!!

With a time of 22.01 in the 200m, Julien Alfred sets a new NCAA record with her 2023 world-leading mark!

ESPN+#NCAATF x @TexasTFXC pic.twitter.com/3gzfy3qKvk

NCAA Track & Field (@NCAATrackField) March 12, 2023

Talitha Diggs ran 50.49 in second (after a suicidal 23.17 first 200m) while Irelands Rhasidat Adeleke continued her improvement to run 50.45 in winning the other heat.

A hour later Wilson later joined Briton Amber Anning (who ran 51.22 in the B final and 51.47 for the first leg of her relay), Jamaican Joanne Reid and Rosey Effiong in the 4x400m to achieve the fastest ever time indoors with 3:21.75 though because of different nationalities it cannot be ratified and so Russias 3:23.37 from 2006 remains as the world record.

Wilson ran 49.20 for her anchor leg after Reids 50.52 and Effiongs 50.57.

Kyle Garland came close to the world indoor record in the heptathlon as he scored 6639 points and missed Ashton Eatons mark of 6645 from the World Indoors 2012 in Istanbul by only 6 points.

His performances were 6.87 in the 60m, 7.74 in the hurdles, 7.96m in the long jump, 16.45m in the shot, 2.12m in the high jump, 5.16m in the pole vault and 2:41.36 in the 1000m.

Runner-up Ayden Owens-Delerme, who was coincidentally born on the same day as Garland, went third all-time with a Puerto Rican record of 6518 points.

is on the ground. Period.

Kyle Garland explodes for COLLEGIATE RECORD to capture his first career @NCAATrackField in historic fashion.

No.2 history
#Dawgs record
COLLEGIATE RECORD #GoDawgs  | #NCAATF pic.twitter.com/EPnH7uE0k5

Georgia Track&Field (@UGATrack) March 11, 2023

World under-20 champion Jaydon Hibbert of Jamaica dominated the triple jump with 17.54m for an overall under-20 world record (previously 17.50m by Volker Mai in 1985) and it was also a Jamaican senior indoor record.

Remarkably, Hibbert is still a junior in 2024.

The one British individual success came for Yusuf Bizimana who won the 800m in an outright PB of 1:46.02.

The Matt Yates-coached athletes outdoor PB came when he finished seventh in the NCAA outdoor final in 2021 in 1:46.76 though he had already gone quicker indoors this winter with a 1:46.62 last month.

The latest time moves him up to eighth all-time in the UK indoors lists and puts him top of the 2023 UK rankings.

He won by a clear margin from Crayton Carrozza (1:46.78).

After a wild 800 meters, @TexasTFXC 's Yusuf Bizimana (@flybizzy) shares his thoughts after winning a 2023 indoor title #NCAATF pic.twitter.com/s8AqCrFgky

NCAA Track & Field (@NCAATrackField) March 12, 2023

Matthew Boling went sixth all-time in the world at 200m with a 20.12 victory ahead of Robert Gregory (20.22) while Ugandan Tarsis Orogot won the other heat in 20.20.

Elija Goodwin equalled his 400m world lead with 44.75 over Matt Moorers 45.08 PB while Ryan Willie won the other heat in a 44.93 PB.

Bahamian Terrence Jones won the 60m in 6.46 over junior Jordan Anthonys 6.55.

The long jump was one of the best quality competitions as Carey McLeod won in a Jamaican record final round 8.40m but Cameron Crump (8.39m), Jeremiah Davis (8.37m) and Wayne Pinnock (8.33m) all finished within seven centimetres.

Pinnock twice jumped 8.33m and did not even win a medal.

Just six days after winning European indoor gold, Sondre Guttormsen set a Norwegian pole vault record of 6.00m to defeat Zach Bradfords 5.91m. The winning mark also equalled KC Lightfoots collegiate record.

After a 7.03m world lead and collegiate record in the long jump on day one, Jasmine Moore set a US record and world lead in triple jump of 15.12m which places her fifth all-time.

She set earlier American records of 14.74m and 15.08m before her final winning jump.

Charisma Taylors 14.88m was a Bahamian indoor record in second and came after Taylor had won a bronze in the hurdles with a 793 clocking.

There, Ackera Nugent set a collegiate and Jamaican 60m hurdles record of 7.72 in the heats and then ran 7.73 in the final though only won by 0.02 of a second from Masai Russell.

Katelyn Tuohy gained a 3000m and 5000m double.

Roisin Willis won the 800m in 1:58.932 strengthening her position as third all-time in the World junior lists.

Men
60:
1 Terrence Jones BAH 6.46
2 Anthony Jordan 6.55
3 PJ Austin 6.56
4 Shaun Maswanganyi RSA 6.57
5 Ismael Kone CIV 6.58
6 Alex Lang 6.59
7 Lawrence Johnson 6.59

Heat 1:
1 Favour Ashe NGR 6.51
2 Shaun Maswanganyi RSA 6.56
3 Ismael Kone CIV 6.57
4 Alex Lang 6.58
5 Javaughn Moore 6.59
6 Dondrea Swint 6.59
7 Marcellus Moore 6.60
Heat 2:
1 PJ Austin 6.53
2 Terrence Jones BAH 6.54
3 Anthony Jordan 6.54
4 Lawrence Johnson 6.56

200:
1 Matthew Boling 20.12
2 Robert Gregory 20.22
3 Cameron Miller 20.29
4 Lance Lang 20.75
Race B:
1 Tarsis Orogot UGA 20.20 (African record)
2 Udodi Onwuzurike NGR 20.36
3 Jacory Patterson 20.36
4 Amir Willis 20.56

Heat 1:
1 Jacory Patterson 20.35
2 Amir Willis 20.48
3 Cole Beck 20.67
4 David Dunlap 20.69
Heat 2:
1 Cameron Miller 20.48
2 Javonte Harding 20.52
3 Demar Francis JAM 20.66
Heat 3:
1 Tarsis Orogot UGA 20.17 (rec)
2 Lance Lang 20.52
3 Marcellus Moore 20.67
4 Kennedy Lightner 20.71
Heat 4:
1 Udodi Onwuzurike NGR 20.17 (rec)
2 Robert Gregory 20.27
3 Matthew Boling 20.31
4 Courtney Lindsey 20.60

400:
1 Elija Godwin 44.75
2 Matthew Moorer 45.08

Race B:
1 Ryan Willie 44.93
2 Emmanuel Bynum 45.30
3 Chris Bailey 45.32
4 Nathaniel Ezekiel NGR 45.73

Heat 1:
1 Chris Bailey 45.33
2 Michael Joseph LCA 45.81
3 Auhmad Robinson 45.93
Heat 2:
1 Hasani Barr 45.57
2 Justin Robinson 45.90
Heat 3:
1 Matthew Moorer 45.45
2 Elija Godwin 45.47
3 Nathaniel Ezekiel NGR 45.69
Heat 4:
1 Ryan Willie 45.37
2 Emmanuel Bynum 45.52

800:
1 Yusuf Bizimana GBR 1:46.02
2 Crayton Carrozza 1:46.78
3 Handal Roban VIN 1:47.28
4 Tarees Rhoden JAM 1:47.35
5 Samuel Austin 1:48.19
6 Baylor Franklin 1:48.21

Heat 1:
1 Samuel Austin 1:47.65
2 Crayton Carrozza 1:47.66
3 Tarees Rhoden JAM 1:47.84

Heat 2:
1 Yusuf Bizimana GBR 1:49.24
2 Navasky Anderson JAM 1:49.67
3 Will Sumner 1:49.71

Mile:
1 Luke Houser 4:03.33
2 Isaac Basten 4:03.36
3 Anas Essayi MAR 4:03.61
4 Joe Waskom 4:03.73
5 Nathan Green 4:03.86
6 Conor Murphy 4:04.22
7 Elliott Cook 4:04.27
8 Brian Fay IRL 4:05.07
Heat 2:
1 Joe Waskom 4:02.68
2 Brian Fay IRL 4:02.92
3 Conor Murphy 4:03.01
4 Nick Foster 4:03.23

3000:
1 Fouad Messaoudi MAR 7:48.10
2 Drew Bosley 7:48.34
3 Jackson Sharp AUS 7:48.66
4 Casey Clinger 7:49.37
5 Alex Maier 7:50.74
6 Dylan Jacobs 7:52.25

5000:
1 Dylan Jacobs 13:37.59
2 Casey Clinger 13:38.12
3 Drew Bosley 13:38.62
4 Nico Young 13:40.55
5 Parker Wolfe 13:43.69
6 Patrick Kiprop 13:45.16
7 Ky Robinson AUS 13:47.11
8 Alex Maier 13:52.50
9 Charles Hicks GBR 14:01.34

60H:
1 Giano Roberts 7.55
2 Caleb Dean 7.59
3 Darius Luff 7.60
4 Jaheem Hayles JAM 7.61
5 Joshua Brockman 7.67
6 Antoine Andrews BAH 7.73
7 Jerome Campbell JAM 7.99
Tade Ojora GBR DNF

Heat 1:
1 Jerome Campbell JAM 7.58
2 Joshua Brockman 7.63
3 Tade Ojora GBR 7.66
4 Antoine Andrews BAH 7.67
5 Jesse Henderson 7.69
6 Cameron Murray 7.69
Heat 2:
1 Darius Luff 7.54
2 Caleb Dean 7.59
3 Jaheem Hayles JAM 7.63
4 Giano Roberts 7.66

HJ:
1 Romaine Beckford JAM 2.24
2 Vernon Turner 2.21
3 Devin Loudermilk 2.21
3 Trey Allen 2.21
5 Ushan Thiwanka Perera SRI 2.18 (rec)

PV:
1 Sondre Guttormsen NOR 6.00 NR
2 Zach Bradford 5.91
3 Kyle Rademeyer RSA 5.71
4 Trevor Stephenson 5.66

LJ:
1 Carey McLeod JAM 8.40 (rec)
2 Cameron Crump 8.39
3 Jeremiah Davis 8.37
4 Wayne Pinnock JAM 8.33
5 Johnny Brackins 8.16
6 Caleb Foster 8.05
7 PJ Austin 8.01
8 Solomon Washington 7.97
13 Jake Burkey GBR 7.65

TJ:
1 Jaydon Hibbert JAM 17.54 (World U20 rec)
2 Salif Mane 16.79
3 Owayne Owens JAM 16.69
4 Clarence Foote-Talley 16.58
5 Jeremiah Davis 16.38
6 Carey McLeod JAM 16.35

SP:
1 Jordan Geist 21.15
2 Jonah Wilson 20.91
3 Turner Washington 20.72
4 Maxwell Otterdahl 20.62
5 Jordan West 20.47
6 Fred Moudani-Likibi FRA 20.42
7 John Meyer 20.27
8 Josh Sobota 20.15

WT:
1 Isaiah Rogers 24.23
2 Bobby Colantonio 23.40
3 Tarik Robinson-OHagan 22.96
4 Decio Andrade POR 22.54
5 Jayden White 22.53
6 Kyle Brown 22.44
7 Newlyn Stephenson 22.32
8 Tyler Sudduth 22.06
9 Sam Coil 21.96
10 Kenneth Ikeji GBR 21.92

Hep:
1 Kyle Garland 6639 (rec) (6.87 60m, 7.96m LJ, 16.45m SP, 2.12m HJ, 7.74 60H, 5.16m PV, 2:41.36 1000m)
2 Ayden Owens-Delerme PUR 6518 (rec) (inc 7.73 60H & 2:33.14 1000m)
3 Leo Neugebauer GER 6214
4 Till Steinforth GER 6196
5 Peyton Haack 6048
6 Yariel Soto PUR 6047
7 Heath Baldwin 6000
8 Bruno Comin ESP 5992

4400:
1 Arkansas 3:02.09
2 Georgia 3:03.10
3 Florida 3:03.96
Race B:
1 USC 3:03.16
2 Arizona State 3:03.58
3 Baylor 3:03.60
Race C:
1 Texas A&M 3:03.88

4xDISMED:
1 Oklahoma State 9:28.77
2 Ole Miss 9:31.63
3 Wisconsin 9:31.77
4 Washington 9:31.97
5 Indiana 9:33.32
6 North Carolina 9:33.68
7 Arkansas 9:34.82

Women:
60:
1 Julien Alfred LCA 6.94 (area rec)
2 Kaila Jackson 7.08
3 Jacious Sears 7.10
4 Autumn Wilson 7.12
5 Jadyn Mays 7.13
6 Favour Ofili NGR 7.17

Heat 1:
1 Julien Alfred LCA 6.96 (rec)
2 Favour Ofili NGR 7.14
3 Kiara Grant JAM 7.14
Heat 2:
1 Jacious Sears 7.04
2 Kaila Jackson 7.07 (eq World U20 rec)
3 Jadyn Mays 7.07
4 McKenzie Long 7.10
5 Autumn Wilson 7.12
6 Ezinne Abba 7.15
7 Samirah Moody 7.15

200:
1 Julien Alfred LCA 22.01 (rec)
2 Favour Ofili NGR 22.20
3 Jadyn Mays 22.63
4 Caisja Chandler 22.74
Race B:
1 Autumn Wilson 22.45
2 McKenzie Long 22.54
3 Lanae-Tava Thomas 22.73
4 Kaila Jackson 22.84

Heat 1:
1 Autumn Wilson 22.42
2 McKenzie Long 22.48
3 Mariah Ayers 22.91
Heat 2:
1 Favour Ofili NGR 22.11 (Afr rec)
2 Kaila Jackson 22.69
3 Kevona Davis JAM 22.90
4 Kynnedy Flannel 22.98
Heat 3:
1 Jadyn Mays 22.58
2 Caisja Chandler 22.70
3 Lanae-Tava Thomas 22.74
Heat 4:
1 Julien Alfred LCA 22.38
2 Jacious Sears 22.80
3 Rosemary Chukwuma NGR 22.80
4 Dajaz Defrand 22.89

400:
1 Britton Wilson 49.48 (North American record)
2 Talitha Diggs 50.49
3 Rosey Effiong 50.54
4 JanTaijah Jones 51.03
Race B:
1 Rhasidat Adeleke IRL 50.45
2 Amber Anning GBR 51.22
3 Savannah Sutherland CAN 51.60

Heat 1:
1 Amber Anning GBR 51.42
Heat 3:
1 Talitha Diggs 50.79
Heat 4:
1 Britton Wilson 50.69
2 Rhasidat Adeleke IRL 51.12
3 JanTaijah Jones 51.56
4 Yemi Mary John GBR 51.90

HISTORY!!! @brittonwilsonn goes sub-50 in the 400m to set a new NCAA record with a time of 49.48!!!#NCAATF x @RazorbackTF pic.twitter.com/I8VN1oAY4F

NCAA Track & Field (@NCAATrackField) March 11, 2023

800:
1 Roisin Willis 1:59.93
2 Juliette Whittaker 2:00.05
3 Michaela Rose 2:00.85
Heat 1:
1 Juliette Whittaker 2:01.82
2 Valery Tobias 2:02.07
3 Michaela Rose 2:02.21

Mile:
1 Olivia Howell 4:34.00
2 Lauren Gregory 4:34.24
3 Flomena Asekol KEN 4:35.18
4 Margot Appleton 4:35.83

3000:
1 Katelyn Tuohy 9:10.07
2 Olivia Markezich 9:13.01
3 Taylor Roe 9:13.22
4 Simone Plourde CAN 9:14.59
5 Hilda Olemomoi KEN 9:15.26

5000:
1 Katelyn Tuohy 16:09.65
2 Hilda Olemomoi KEN 16:11.08
3 Mercy Chelangat KEN 16:11.63
4 Kelsey Chmiel 16:18.87

60H:
1 Ackera Nugent JAM 7.73
2 Masai Russell 7.75
3 Charisma Taylor BAH 7.93
4 Leah Phillips 7.95
5 Demisha Roswell JAM 8.00

Heat 1:
1 Ackera Nugent JAM 7.72 (rec)
2 Charisma Taylor BAH 7.91
3 Demisha Roswell JAM 7.92
4 Leah Phillips 7.99
Marcia Sey GBR DQ
Heat 2:
1 Masai Russell 7.78
2 Aaliyah McCormick 8.01
3 Nyemeck Yanla Ndjip BEL 8.01
4 Talie Bonds 8.01

HJ:
1 Lamara Distin JAM 1.91
2 Rylee Anderson 1.88
3 Yelena Kulichenko CYP 1.88
4 Jenna Rogers 1.88

The Queen wins title number 3

Lamara Distin wins the women's high jump with a clearance over 6-3.25/1.91m #GigEm | @DistinLamara pic.twitter.com/CS0VPecx63

Texas A&M Track & Field/Cross Country (@aggietfxc) March 11, 2023

PV:
1 Amanda Fassold 4.45
2 Olivia Lueking 4.45
3 Marleen Mülla EST 4.45

LJ:
1 Jasmine Moore 7.03
2 Ackelia Smith JAM 6.88
3 Claire Bryant 6.88
4 Alyssa Jones 6.74
5 Charisma Taylor BAH 6.64
15 Ore Adamson GBR 5.99

TJ:
1 Jasmine Moore 15.12 AR
2 Charisma Taylor BAH 14.88 AR
3 Ackelia Smith JAM 14.29
4 Mikeisha Welcome VIN 14.21 NR
5 Anne-Suzanna Fosther-Katta FRA 14.20
6 Arianna Fisher 14.06

SP:
1 Adelaide Aquilla 19.28
2 Axelina Johansson SWE 19.12
3 Rosa Ramírez DOM 18.43
4 Alida van Daalen NED 18.05
5 Josie Schaefer 18.02
6 Jorinde van Klinken NED 17.77
7 Erna Sóley Gunnarsdóttir ISL 17.59
8 Jaida Ross 17.56
9 Jalani Davis 17.50

WT:
1 Jalani Davis 24.51
2 Shelby Frank 23.42
3 Jasmine Mitchell 23.14
4 Chloe Lindeman 22.97
5 Taylor Latimer 22.90
6 Marie Forbes JAM 22.63
14 Tara Simpson-Sullivan GBR 20.47

Pen:
1 Jadin OBrien 4512
2 Allie Jones 4440
3 Pippi Lotta Enok EST 4400
4 Sterling Lester 4358
5 Kristīne Blaževiča LAT 4305
14 Alix Still GBR 4034 (8.44, 11.47, 1.60, 5.87, 2:19.38)

4400:
1 Arkansas 3:21.75
2 Texas 3:25.67
3 Florida 3:29.88
Race B:
1 Texas A&M 3:26.99
Race C:
1 USC 3:28.58
2 Kentucky 3:29.08

4xDISMED:
1 Stanford 10:56.34
2 Arkansas 10:56.61
3 Notre Dame 10:59.46
4 Ucla 10:59.87

NCAA-II:, Virginia Beach, USA, March 10-11

Men:
60: 1 Isaac Botsio GHA 6.62

200: 1 Makanakaishe Charamba ZIM 20.55

400: 1 Truman Hare 46.99

800: 1 Oussama El Bouchayby MAR 1:46.78
4 Reece Sharman-Newell GBR 1:48.82

Mile: 1 Miguel Coca 4:07.17

3000: 1 Hamza Chahid MAR 8:00.35
10 Cameron Allan GBR 8:11.99

5000: 1 Dillon Powell 13:48.13

60H/HJ: 1 Cordell Tinch 7.51/2.18

PV: 1 Vladyslav Malykhin UKR 5.52
6 Jacob Clark GBR 5.20

LJ: 1 Henry Kiner 8.04

TJ: 1 Treyvon Ferguson 15.88

SP: 1 Myles Kerner 19.71

WT: 1 Peyton Barton 22.01

Hep:
1 Jakob Tordsen 5623
2 Aaron Worrell BAR 5604 (rec)

4400: 1 Pittsburg St. 3:09.63

Women:
60: 1 Makayla Jackson 7.20

200: 1 Alexis Brown 23.26

400: 1 Sheeren Samson Vallybouy MAS 52.27 NR

800: 1 Vanessa Aniteye GER 2:06.84

Mile/3000: 1 Stephanie Cotter IRL 4:49.86/9:06.03

5000: 1 Lindsay Cunningham 15:41.30

60H: 1 Denisha Cartwright BAH 8.11

HJ: 1 Arika Harbo 1.78

PV: 1 Hannah Miller 4.15

LJ: 1 Marie-Jeanne Ourega FRA 6.34

TJ: 1 Auna Childress 13.26

SP: 1 Trista Fintel 16.04

WT: 1 Brooklynn Chipps 20.70

Pen: 1 Nicole Warwick 4066

NCAA-III, Birmingham, USA, March 10-11

Men:
60: 1 Sam Blaskowski 6.71

200/400: 1 Cheickna Traore 20.72/46.85

800: 1 Mike Jasa 1:49.30

Mile: 1 Ryan Wilson 4:02.62

3000: 1 Ethan Gregg 8:01.23

5000: 1 Christian Patzka 13:47.01

60H: 1 Eli Etherton 8.00

HJ: 1 Sam Beatty 2.06
11 Harry Rienecker-Found GBR 1.98

PV: 1 Ben Drummey 5.05

LJ: 1 Kenneth Wei 7.39

TJ: 1 Jonathan Wilburn 15.56

SP/WT: 1 Joseph White 18.47/21.41

Hep: 1 Jackson Anderson 5364

4400: 1 SUNY Geneseo 3:11.64

Women:
60: 1 Adalia Coleman 7.54

200: 1 Kenadee Wayt 24.31

400: 1 Grace Devanny 54.96

800: 1 Emma Kelley 2:06.62

Mile: 1 Annika Urban 4:43.17

3000/5000: 1 Fiona Smith 9:25.62

60H: 1 Birgen Nelson 8.39

HJ: 1 Jaidyn Appel 1.78

PV: 1 Gracie Holland 4.00

LJ/TJ: 1 Victoria Kadiri 5.93

SP: 1 Catie Fobbe 15.04

WT: 1 Skye Digman 19.19

Pen: 1 Elizabeth Barre 3837

4400: 1 Rochester 3:44.84

NEW BALANCE NATIONALS, Boston, USA, March 11-12

Adaejah Hodge from the British Virgin Islands ran 22.33 in the 200m to set a world under-20 record, beating the previous mark of 22.40 by Bianca Knight in 2008.
U20 women: 1 Adaejah Hodge BVI 22.33 (World U20 rec)

European Throwing Cup, Leiria, Portugal, March 11-12

World discus champion Kristjan Ceh from Slovenia set a world lead of 68.30m.World and European medallist Bence Halazs won the mens hammer with 74.65m as multiple world champion Pawel Fajdek was only sixth (72.57m)  as under-23 winner Mykhaylo Kokhan was even better with with 75.80m.

Greeces European champion Elina Tzengo won the javelin with 63.65m

Ukraines Roman Kokoshko won the mens shot put with 21.52m for his nation to top the medal table with four golds and a silver.

Bob Bertemes (21.21m) and European indoor champion Zane Weir (20.98m) completed the top three with Scott Lincoln achieving the best British result with a fourth place 20.73m just ahead of Eric Favors Irish record of 20.66m.

It was Lincolns fourth best ever throw.

There were world leading marks for Italys Sara Fantini who won the hammer with 73.26m ahead of European champion Bianca Ghelber (71.52m) and Germanys Shanice Craft who won the discus with 64.88m from Portugals Liliana Ca (64.32m).

Briton Serena Vincent won the under-23 shot with a 16.90m throw.

Men:
SP:
1 Roman Kokoshko UKR 21.52
2 Bob Bertemes LUX 21.21
3 Zane Weir ITA 20.98
4 Scott Lincoln GBR 20.73
5 Eric Favors IRL 20.66 (rec)
6 Carlos Tobalina ESP 20.37
7 Leonardo Fabbri ITA 20.35
8 Simon Bayer GER 20.12
B: 1 Sven Poelmann NED 20.31

DT:
1 Kristjan Čeh SLO 68.30
2 Alin Alexandru Firfirica ROU 63.78
3 Martin Marković CRO 62.20
4 Oskar Stachnik POL 61.94
5 Robert Urbanek POL 61.77
6 Danijel Furtula MNE 61.15
7 Marius Karges GER 60.94
8 Gudni Valur Guðnason ISL 60.89
9 Nicholas Percy GBR 60.06
10 Lawrence Okoye GBR 59.84
B: 1 Yasiel Brayan Sotero ESP 60.09

HT:
1 Bence Halász HUN 74.65
2 Thomas Mardal NOR 73.94
3 Yann Chaussinand FRA 73.25
4 Merlin Hummel GER 73.06
5 Donát Varga HUN 72.81
6 Paweł Fajdek POL 72.57
7 Jean-Baptiste Bruxelle FRA 71.35
8 Henri Liipola FIN 71.21
9 Aaron Kangas FIN 70.94
10 Özkan Baltacı TUR 70.05

B:
1 Matija Gregurić CRO 71.88
2 Marcel Lomnický SVK 71.44
3 Alexandros Poursanidis CYP 71.28
4 Iván Menglebéi GRE 70.54
5 Chris Bennett GBR 70.12

JT:
1 Leandro Ramos 78.57
2 Dagbjartur Dadi Jónsson ISL 78.56
3 Manu Quijera ESP 78.42

U23 SP:
1 Muhamet Ramadani KOS 19.28 (rec)
8 Lewis Byng GBR 17.57

DT:
1 Steven Richter GER 64.23
7 Chukwuemeka Osammor GBR 53.75

HT:
1 Mykhaylo Kokhan UKR 75.80
2 Dawid Piłat POL 72.42
3 Halil Yılmazer TUR 70.45

JT: 1 Artur Felfner UKR 80.09

Women:
SP:
1 Jessica Inchude 18.14
2 Yemisi Ogunleye GER 18.09
3 Sara Lennman SWE 17.95
4 Dimitriana Bezede MDA 17.71

DT:
1 Shanice Craft GER 64.88
2 Liliana Cá 64.32
3 Mélina Robert-Michon FRA 61.70
4 Daisy Osakue ITA 60.99
5 Lisa Brix Pedersen DEN 60.07
6 Antonia Kinzel GER 59.60
B: 10 Taia Tunstall GBR 50.12

HT:
1 Sara Fantini ITA 73.26
2 Bianca Ghelber ROU 71.52
3 Katrine Koch Jacobsen DEN 71.08
4 Silja Kosonen FIN 70.17
5 Rose Loga FRA 69.45
6 Ewa Różańska POL 69.18
7 Alexandra Tavernier FRA 68.10
8 Hanna Skydan AZE 67.00

B:
1 Charlotte Payne GBR 68.89
2 Katie Head GBR 68.65
3 Vanessa Sterckendries BEL 67.67

JT:
1 Elína Tzénggo GRE 63.65
2 Marija Vučenović SRB 60.56
3 Adriana Vilagoš SRB 59.83
4 Jana Marie Lowka GER 58.89
5 Hanna Hatsko UKR 58.17

B: 1 Sigrid Borge NOR 58.63

U23
SP: 1 Serena Vincent GBR 16.90

DT:
1 Lotta Flatum NOR 56.54
5 Zara Obamakinwa GBR 52.82

HT:
1 Valeriia Ivanenko-Kyrylina UKR 65.51
2 Nicola Tuthill IRL 64.44

JT: 1 Veronika Šokota CRO 56.82

Sydney, Australia, March 11

Jessica Hull broke the Oceania record for 3000m with a solo 8:31.81, beating Kim Smiths previous record of 8:35.31.

World 100m champion Fred Kerley moved back up to 400m to win in a fast 44.65.

There was a New Zealand record for Zoe Hobbs in the 100m (10.97/0.5) as she ran the fastest legal time ever recorded in Australia, bettering Ekaterini Thanous 10.99 from the 2000 Olympic Games.

Other impressive winners were Michelle Jenneke in the 100mH (12.70, +0.6) and Abbey Caldwell in the 800m (1:58.62).

Men:
100 (-0.2):
1 Rohan Browning 10.14
2 Edward Osei-Nketia NZL 10.16
3 Jake Penny 10.26

400:
1 Fred Kerley USA 44.65
2 Luke Van Ratingen 46.17

800:
1 Riley McGown 1:46.08
2 Charles Hunter 1:46.18
3 Jack Lunn 1:46.41
4 Brad Mathas NZL 1:46.41
5 Lachlan Raper 1:46.51
6 Jamie Harrison 1:46.64
7 Jared Micallef MLT 1:46.71 (rec)

3000:
1 Jude Thomas 7:48.25
2 Ben Buckingham 7:48.99
3 Rorey Hunter 7:49.30
4 James Hansen 7:50.28
5 Cameron Myers 7:52.06
6 Andre Waring 7:52.23
7 Jack Bruce 7:52.83
8 Matthew Centrowitz USA 7:53.58
9 Archie Noakes 7:53.86
10 Lachlan Herd 7:54.23
11 Isaac Heyne 7:54.55

110H (0.3):
1 Rachid Muratake JPN 13.25
2 Jacob McCorry 13.54
3 Nicholas Andrews 13.67
4 Joshua Hawkins NZL 13.72

HJ: 1 Joel Baden 2.32

LJ: 1 Jalen Rucker 7.88

JT: 1 Capers Williamson USA 79.37

4100:
1 AUS 38.50
2 AUS 38.98
3 NZL 39.73

Women;
100 (0.5):
1 Zoe Hobbs NZL 10.97 (Area rec)
2 Torrie Lewis 11.23
Race B (-0.3): 1 Shanti Veronica Pereira SGP 11.46 =NR

800:
1 Abbey Caldwell 1:58.62
2 Georgia Griffith 2:00.41
3 Ellie Sanford 2:00.87
4 Sarah Billings 2:01.66

3000:
1 Jessica Hull 8:31.81 (Oceania rec)
2 Rose Davies 8:50.90
3 Amy Bunnage 8:51.90
4 Georgia Hansen 8:56.96
5 Maudie Skyring 8:59.58
6 Georgia Winkcup 8:59.76

100H (0.6):
1 Michelle Jenneke 12.70
2 Celeste Mucci 12.84
3 Hannah Jones 12.96

400H: 1 Sarah Carli 55.44

HJ: 1 Nicola Olyslagers 1.94

LJ: 1 Brooke Buschkuehl 6.56

HT:
1 Alex Hulley 67.52
2 Lauren Bruce NZL 67.34

JT: 1 Sae Takemoto JPN 57.03

4100: 1 Australia 43.25

Nagoya Womens Marathon, March 12

In quite warm conditions, Kenyas Ruth Chepngetich retained her title with a solo 2:18:08 with splits of 68:47 and 69:21.

Japans Ayuko Suzuki (2:21:52) and Honami Maeda (2:22:32) completed the top three.

Women
1 Ruth Chepngetich KEN 2:18:08
2 Ayuko Suzuki 2:21:52
3 Honami Maeda 2:22:32
4 Zhang Deshun CHN 2:24:05
5 Mao Uesugi 2:24:16
6 Yuka Suzuki 2:25:46
7 Mirai Waku 2:25:58
8 Li Zhixuan CHN 2:26:28
9 Honoka Tanaike 2:27:30
10 Isobel Batt-Doyle AUS 2:27:54
11 Sakiho Tsutsui 2:28:45
12 Mao Kiyota 2:29:20
13 Mizuki Tanimoto 2:29:56
14 Chiharu Suzuki 2:30:23
15 Yuri Mitsune 2:31:26
16 Mayu Nishikawa 2:31:44
17 Sarah Pagano USA 2:32:05
18 Eloise Wellings AUS 2:32:09
19 Zhang Xinyan CHN 2:32:19
20 Kaena Takeyama 2:32:20
21 Mayu Hirata 2:32:48
22 Nana Sato 2:33:15
23 Ayano Ikemitsu 2:33:29
24 Sarah Klein AUS 2:33:51
25 Ryo Koido 2:33:52

Gent Half, Belgium, March 12

Bashir Abdi won in 59:51 to go seventh on the European all-time list as he also bettered Mohamed Mourhits Belgian record of 60:18.

Men: HM:
1 Bashir Abdi 59:51 (rec)
2 Abraham Kasongor KEN 60:40
3 Djamal Abdi Dirieh DJI 60:56
4 Collins Kipkurui KEN 61:04
5 Peter Njeru KEN 61:37
6 Simon Debognies 61:52
7 Sondre Nordstad Moen NOR 62:07
21 Rikki James GBR 67:12

Women: HM:
1 Shamila Kipsiror KEN 67:53
2 Veronica Loleo KEN 68:03
3 Ayenew Kasanesh Baze ETH 68:40
4 Julia Mayer AUT 71:31
13 Abigail Woolaston GBR 78:05
Open: 1 James Tilley GBR 66:25

Lisbon Half Marathon, Portugal, March 12

Olympic 10,000m champion Almaz Ayana won in a lifetime best and course record of 65:30 ahead of Kenyas Margaret Chelimo (65:50) and fellow Ethiopians Girmawit Gebrezhair (66:28).

On her half marathon debut Burundis former Olympic and world 800m medallist Francine Niyonsaba was eighth in 68:45.

Nibret Melak won the mens race on his debut in 59:06 ahead of Hagos Gebrhiwet (59:07) and Kenyan Vincent Kipkemoi (59:10).

Men: HM:
1 Nibret Melak ETH 59:06
2 Hagos Gebrhiwet ETH 59:07
3 Vincent Ngetich KEN 59:10
4 Rhonex Kipruto KEN 59:22
5 Jake Robertson NZL 60:05
6 Solomon Berihu ETH 60:27
7 Josphat Kemei KEN 60:41
8 Edward Zakayo KEN 60:44
9 Benard Biwott KEN 60:53
10 Getachew Masersha ETH 61:43
20 Weynay Ghebreselassie GBR 64:31
27 Josh Griffiths GBR 65:42

Women: HM:
1 Almaz Ayana ETH 65:30
2 Margaret Kipkemboi KEN 65:50
3 Girmawit Gebrzihair ETH 66:28
4 Tiruye Mesfin ETH 66:31
5 Purity Komen KEN 67:08
6 Catherine Relin KEN 67:21
7 Alem Nigus ETH 67:50
8 Francine Niyonsaba BDI 68:45 (rec)
9 Viola Chepngeno KEN 68:56
10 Gete Alemayehu ETH 68:59
11 Sara Hall USA 69:31
12 Susan Chembai KEN 70:13
13 Arado Gulume ETH 71:16
14 Olha Nyzhnyk UKR 71:46
15 Lily Partridge GBR 71:46
17 Steph Twell GBR 73:10
24 Anna Bracegirdle GBR 75:39
26 Olivia Tsim GBR 80:01
Open:
2 Leila Armoush GBR 76:28
5 Gemma Hillier-Moses GBR 79:32
6 Louis Shingles GBR 79:33

Laredo 10km, Spain, March 11

Berihu Aregawi set an Ethiopian record of 26:33 to go second all-time in the world rankings.

Irelands Efrem Gidey (28:17) and Briton Tom Mortimer (28:18) were a distant second and third.

Men: 10km:
1 Berihu Aregawi ETH 26:33
2 Efrem Gidey IRL 28:17
3 Tom Mortimer GBR 28:18
4 Fernando Carro 28:18
10 Ellis Cross GBR 29:09

Women: 10km:
1 Zenah Yego KEN 31:03
2 Mirriam Chebet KEN 31:13
3 Soukaina Atanane MAR 31:21
4 Paula Herrero 31:23
5 Boulaid Kaoutar MAR 31:29

Mexico 1968 gold medallist who revolutionised his event by inventing the Fosbury flop passed away from cancer just days after turning 76

One of the most iconic figures in track and field athletics, Dick Fosbury, died on Sunday aged 76 from cancer. The American popularised a backwards flop technique and won Olympic gold at the Mexico Games in 1968. His innovative method and achievements went beyond his sport and captured the imagination of the general public.

Before Fosbury, athletes used the Western roll or straddle techniques with the torso going over the bar sideways or belly-down. But Fosbury leapt over the bar backwards a technique that gave his body a lower centre of mass than other techniques.

Fosbury was always quick to point out that he was not the first to jump backwards as Debbie Brill, a Canadian who won Commonwealth Games titles in 1970 and 1982, was also using the technique, which was dubbed the Brill bend, at an early stage. But Fosbury said: I was just blessed to be the first one to discover it and have success with it at this high level. So I got naming rights, something I am very proud of.

Jumping in an age where athletes competed more for love than money, he once said that the flop technique brought me gifts not necessarily monetarily but I have met presidents and kings, seen the world, shared my life with wonderful people. It opened doors and allowed people to perceive me in a positive light.

Born on March 6, 1947, in Portland, Oregon, Fosbury showed talent from an early age. In an interview with Stuart Weir for AW a few years ago, Fosbury recalled his introduction to athletics at school: In track and field our teacher had us try every event so I ran, I threw and I jumped. And he taught me to high jump using the Western roll where the jumper ran at the bar with a straight approach and aimed their arm and leg at the bar to go over belly first and land in the pit which was the standard technique at the time.

The other technique that he taught us was the scissors, where you run at the bar and clear the bar with your seat while your legs did a scissor kick over it. For me this was a simple technique. And of course in those days you were landing in sawdust or wood chip, which was a technological advance on sand. So the landing was as important as clearing the bar so that you survived the jump!

As things improved, wood chip was a good environment for us to land in. All the schools had sawdust pits then the new environment was with foam and that is what really opened it up, because we were jumping into a safer environment.

Fosbury was using the scissors technique and felt comfortable with it but his coach explained that the technique was too limiting, so he would have to change in order to progress. Fortunately his change of technique coincided with the introduction of softer landing mats.

I tried the straddle technique and the belly roll technique but had very poor results, said Fosbury. So I asked my coach if I could go back to the scissors. He said, dont quit yet but it is your decision. So I decided to go back to scissors and at age 16 (in 1963) I jumped a personal best height of 1.65m. Then they raised the bar and I knew I had to try something different to get over it.

I knew I had to lift my hips up and to do that I needed to get my shoulders back out of the way. And I cleared the bar at the next height, eventually jumping 1.77m so I improved by 15cm that day.

In that competition I changed my position from sitting on the bar to lying flat and going over on my back upside down from everyone else. The change made me competitive and I finished fourth in the meet.

For the next two years I would lead with my shoulders and was going over the bar at a slight angle. All the time I was doing it by feel as there was no model to follow. I was creating it as I went. In my second year (senior year in high school) I had turned my back to the bar and arched over the bar to fall into the pit. And by then by 1965 the flop had arrived.

Fosbury was studying for a civil engineering degree at Oregon State University and the 1968 Olympics initially werent really in his thoughts. I had no ambitions because the Olympics seemed so far away and such a high level of competition that I never imagined reaching it, he said. I did not have that Olympic dream until 1968 when my training began to produce better results.

He went to regional trials and USA nationals and was selected for the Mexico Olympics. Once there he jumped 2.24m to win gold from team-mate Ed Caruthers, with Russians third and fourth.

Having won the gold and broken the American record, Fosbury asked for the bar to be raised to 2.29m, hoping to break Valeriy Brumels five-year-old world record of 2.28m. However, none of his attempts at 2.29m came close.

Reports at the time suggest that while coaches were appalled at his unorthodox approach, the crowd was captivated. Fosburys analysis of the 1968 Olympics is that there were better jumpers in the competition but that his technique gave him a definite advantage. With hindsight, he added: No one realised what the advantage would be. But, as history has proved, this was a better technique.

Fosbury never set out to change the sport. He just found a technique that worked for him.

I have had the blessing and good fortune to have made a contribution to the sport but I did not set out to do this, he said. I was not trying to change the event. I knew that my technique was my path to success. And I had this technique which was mine mine alone and I thought that someday someone would use it. But who knew whether it would be two or three high jumpers or 200. The criticism of other coaches did not really matter as long as I was meeting the rules and reaching the standards.

For the first 72 years at the Olympic Games, athletes jumped forwards in the high jump

Then, at Mexico 1968, Dick Fosbury came along with his "Fosbury flop" and changed the sport forever pic.twitter.com/AZOwrV6scA

AW (@AthleticsWeekly) March 13, 2023

In the 1972 Olympics, four years later, 28 of the 40 competitors used Fosburys technique, although gold medallist Jüri Tarmak used the straddle. Fosbury failed to make the US team for the 1972 Olympics and his career was effectively over. But having proved to the world that his technique worked, he had arguably achieved his goal.

In later life he served on the board of the World Olympians Association and was involved in local politics in the United States too.

In 2008 Fosbury was diagnosed with stage one lymphoma and he had surgery the following month to remove a cancerous tumour on his lower vertebra. He survived for a further 15 years but on Monday (March 13) his former agent Ray Schulte announced Fosburys death the previous day after a short bout with a recurrence of lymphoma.

Schulte said: It is with a very heavy heart I have to release the news that longtime friend and client Dick Fosbury passed away peacefully in his sleep early Sunday morning after a short bout with a recurrence of lymphoma.

Dick will be greatly missed by friends and fans from around the world. A true legend, and friend of all!