East Kilbride Athletics, EK Harriers

St Kenneth’s athletes make it three in a row

ST KENNETH’S Primary School athletics squad made it three in a row as they clinched the 2012 East Kilbride Indoor Athletics title recently.Read

Athletics Hub set for penultimate step

A £100,000 athletics hub at the John Wright Sports Centre is set to open by the end of the year – with councillors today (Wednesday) expected to give plans the green light.Read

Athletics: Scott returns after two-years to win 60m hurdles

ATHLETE Allan Scott returned from a two-year sabbatical to take gold in the 60 metre hurdles at the Scottish National Open Indoor Championships on Saturday.Read

Athlete Emma’s delight at huge achievement

ST LEONARDS athlete Emma Brown will follow in the footsteps of Jessica Ennis and test herself against the best in the world next month.Read

Olympic legend praises Lanarkshire Games

OLYMPIC legend Tommie Smith insists Lanarkshire got a glimpse of the world’s future athletics stars last week.Read

Emma jumping for joy with bronze at ICG

EMMA Frame was jumping for joy after claiming bronze at the International Children’s Games – but rued missing out on silver by the narrowest of margins.Read

Athletics: Lanarkshire are golden boys of relay

TEAM Lanarkshire raced through the pain barrier to grab gold in the boys’ 4x100metres relay after one of the team suffered a hamstring problem.Read

Roundup of International Cihldren’s Games

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Athletics: Lanarkshire lad gains silver in 100metres

LANARKSHIRE lad Alec Thomas beat off stiff competition to secure silver in the 100metres event on Saturday at the John Wright Sports Centre.Read

Foreigners rule in the pool

TEAM Lanarkshire may have only won a solitary medal in the pool during last week’s games but there’s a perfectly good reason for that – foreign domination.Read

Athletics: Mhairi quick off the mark to gain silver for Lanarkshire

HAMILTON girl Mhairi Hendry was quick off the mark to secure a silver medal in the 800metres.Read

Athletics: East Kilbride girl gains bronze in long jump

EAST Kilbride girl Emma Frame leapt for joy after taking bronze in the long jump.Read

Next stop: Daegu, South Korea

AFTER the huge success of Lanarkshire 2011, plans are already in full swing for the 2012 International Children’s Games in South Korea.Read

Athletics: Erin takes bronze in tough field

CALDERWOOD athlete Erin Leggate says she put her body through hell to make the transition from high jump to 400 metre runner – but admits the move is paying off.Read

Emma Frame Going for Gold at ICG

EAST Kilbride has four youngsters representing Team Lanarkshire at the International Children’s Games next month and over the build up to the Games we are meeting the talented athletes who will be Going for Gold on home soil. The penultimate youngster to feature is one of the three local girls in the 78-strong squad.Read