Sporting Digest: Athletics

GREAT BRITAIN TEAM (European Championships, Helsinki, 7-14 Aug): MEN: 100m: L Christie (Thames Valley), J John (Newham & Essex), T Box (Wolverhampton). 200m: J Regis, P Goedluck (both Belgrave), S Wariso (Haringey). 400m: R Black (Solent), D Ladejo (Belgrave), D Mackenzie (Shaftesbury). 800m: C Winrow (Wigan), T McKean (Motherwell), A Lill (Newham). 1500m: K McKay (Sale), G Lough (Annadale), D Strang (Haringey). 5,000m: R Denmark (Basildon), J Nuttall (Preston); 10,000m: G Staines (Belgrave), J Hobbs (Cardiff). 110m hurdles: C Jackson (Brecon), T Jarrett (Haringey), A Tulloch (Wolverhampton). 400m hurdles: P Crampton (Spenborough), G Cadogan, L Lynch (both Haringey). 3,000m steeplechase: J Chaston (Belgrave), M Rowland (Newham), T Hanlon (Team RC). 4 x 100m: Christie, Regis, Wariso, John, D Braithwaite (Haringey), Box, Jackson, Jarrett. 4 x 400m: Black, Ladejo, Whittle, Mackenzie, Cadogan, Crampton. High jump: B Reilly (Corby), D Grant (Haringey), S Smith (Liverpool). Long jump: B Williams (Cannock). Triple jump: J Edwards (Gateshead), F Agyepong (Shaftesbury), J Golley (Thames Valley). Shot: P Edwards (Belgrave), M Simson (Thurrock). Discus: B Weir (Birchfield). Javelin: S Backley (Cambridge), M Hill (Leeds), C Mackenzie (Newham). Decathlon: A Kruger (Border), S Shirley (Belgrave). Marathon: R Nerurkar (Bingley), A Green (Warrington), S Brace (Bridgend), M Flint (Telford), P Whitehead (Skyrac), B Foster (Blackheath). 50km walk: L Morton (Sheffield Utd). WOMEN: 100m: S Douglas (Sale), P Thomas (Trafford), M Richardson (Windsor). 200m: K Merry (Birchfield), Thomas, S Jacobs (Shaftesbury). 400m: M Neef (Glasgow), P Smith (Wigan), L Keough (Basingstoke). 800m: D Modahl, A Griffiths, S Bowyer (all Sale). 1500m: K Holmes (Army/Middlesex), A Davies (Basingstoke), L Gibson (Oxford). 3,000m: Y Murray (Motherwell), A Wyeth (Parkside), S McGeorge (Brighton). 100m hurdles: C Court (Birchfield), J Agyepong (Shaftesbury), S Farquharson (Cardiff). 400m hurdles: S Gunnell, J Parker (both Essex), G Retchakan (Thurrock). 4 x 100m: Merry, Douglas Thomas, Richardson, G McLeod (Birchfield), Jacobs. 4 x 400m: Gunnell, Neef, Smith, Keough, S Douglas (Trafford). High jump: J Bennett (Epsom), D Marti (Bromley), L Haggett (Croydon). Long jump: Y Idowu (Oxford), D Lewis (Birchfield). Triple jump: M Griffith (Windsor), A Hansen (Essex), R Kirby (Hounslow). Shot: M Augee (Bromley), M Lynes (Croydon). Discus: J McKernan (Lisburn/Loughborough). Javelin: S Holroyd (Sale), S Gibson (Notts). Heptathlon: D Lewis, C Court (both Birchfield). Marathon: D Sanderson (Watford), M Sutton (Plymouth), L Turner (Rowheath), T Dyer (Peterborough), Z Marchant (Bath), L Rushmere (Redhill). 10km walk: L Langford (Wolverhampton), V Larby (Aldershot), V Lupton (Sheffield).

ENGLAND TEAM (Commonwealth Games, Victoria, Can, 18-28 Aug): MEN: 100m: L Christie (Thames Valley), J John (Newham), T Williams (Shaftesbury); 200m: S Wariso (Haringey), J Regis (Belgrave), T Box (Wolverhampton). 400m: D Ladejo (Belgrave), D McKenzie (Shaftesbury), A Fugallo (Highgate). 800m: C Winrow (Wigan), A Lill (Newham), M Steele (Longwood). 1500m: K McKay (Sale), J Mayock (Cannock). A Keith (Hereford). 5,000m: R Denmark (Basildon), J Nuttall (Preston), J Brown (Sheffield). 10,000m: M Jones (Horsham). 3,000m steeplechase: S Duval (Cannock), C Walker (Gateshead), T Buckner (Havant). 110m hurdles: T Jarrett (Haringey), A Tulloch (Wolverhampton), L Cowan (Shaftesbury). 400m hurdles: P Crampton (Spenborough), G Cadogan (Haringey), S Coupland (Sheffield). 4 x 100m relay (from): Christie, John, Williams, Wariso, Regis, Box, Jarrett. 4 x 400m relay (from): Ladejo, McKenzie, Fugallo, Crampton, A Patrick (Windsor), M Smith. High jump: B Reilly (Corby), D Grant (Haringey), S Smith (Liverpool). Long jump: B Williams (Cannock), F Salle (Belgrave). Triple jump: J Edwards (Gateshead), F Agyepong (Shaftesbury), J Golley (Thames Valley). Pole vault: A Ashurst (Sale), M Edwards (Belgrave), N Buckfield (Crawley). Shot: P Edwards (Belgrave), M Simson (Thurrock), N Spratley (Reading). Discus: B Weir (Birchfield), K Brown (Birchfield), G Smith (Solihull). Hammer: P Vivian (Thames Valley), P Head (Newham), M Jones (Shaftesbury). Decathlon: A Kruger (Border), S Shirley (Belgrave), R Joseph (Old Gaytonians). Marathon: D Buzza (Cornwall), M Hudspith (Morpeth), C Moore (Bingley). 30km walk: C Maddocks (Plymouth), M Easton (Surrey), D Stone (Steyning). WOMEN: 100m: S Douglas (Sale), P Thomas (Trafford), S Jacobs (Shaftesbury). 200m: K Merry (Birchfield), S Douglas (Sale), P Thomas (Trafford). 400m: T Goddard (Basingstoke), P Smith (Wigan), Sandra Douglas (Trafford). 800m: D Modahl (Sale), S Bowyer (Sale), D Gandy (Hounslow). 1500m: K Holmes (Army/Middlesex), A Griffiths, L Gibson (Oxford). 3,000m: S McGeorge (Brighton), A Wyeth (Parkside). 10,000m: Z Hyde (Woking), C Greenwood (Bingley), S Rigg (Warrington). 110m hurdles: C Court (Birchfield), J Agyepong (Shaftesbury), S Farquharson (Cardiff). 400m hurdles: S Gunnell (Essex), G Retchakan (Thurrock), J Parker (Essex). 4 x 100m relay (from): Douglas, Thomas, Jacobs, Merry, Agyepong, G McLeod (Birchfield), Farquharson. 4 x 400m relay (from): Gunnell, Goddard, Smith, Sandra Douglas, L Keough (Basingstoke), D Fraser (Croydon). High jump: J Bennett (Epsom), D Marti (Bromley), L Haggett (Croydon). Long jump: O Idowu (Oxford), D Lewis (Birchfield). Shot: J Oakes (Croydon), M Augee (Bromley), M Lynes (Croydon). Discus: S Andrews (Essex), D Callaway (Aldershot), L Shaw (Gloucester). Javelin: S Holroyd (Sale), S Gibson (Notts). Heptathlon: C Court (Birchfield), D Lewis (Birchfield), J Kelly (Bromley). Marathon: Y Danson (Formby), S Eastall (St Edmunds), S Ellis (Birchfield). 10km walk: K Smith (Coventry), V Lupton (Sheffield), L Langford.

KP CLASSIC (GB v USA, Gateshead, Wednesday's late results): MEN: 110m hurdles: 1 R Reading (US) 13.36secs; 2 A Johnson (US) 13.43; 3 T Jarrett (GB) 13.45. High jump: 1 T Barton (US) 2.28m; 2 B Reilly (GB) 2.28; 3 R Jenkins (US) 2.25. Triple Jump: 1 J Edwards (GB) 16.80; 2 F Agyepong (GB) 16.77; 3 T Fasinro (Guest) 16.55. 4 x 100m: 1 GB 38.91; 2 US 39.01; 3 GB U-23 39.55. Hammer: 1 L Deal (US) 78.28; 2 P Vivian (GB) 69.62; 3 K McMahon (US) 66.98. 4 x 400m: 1 US 3:01.38; 2 GB 3:03.91; 3 GB U-23 3:04.92. Team: 1 US 206 pts; 2 GB 180. WOMEN: 1500m: 1 Y Murray (GB) 4:04.19; 2 S Hamilton (US) 4:04.57; 3 L Gibson (GB) 4:05.75. Javelin: 1 D Mayhew (US) 61.50; 2 N Carroll (US) 57.86; 3 S Gibson (GB) 57.56. Shot: 1 J Oakes (GB) 18.63m; 2 D Dumble (US) 17.38; 3 R Pagel (US) 17.36. 4 x 100m: 1 US 43.35sec; 2 GB 44.22; 3 GB Under-23 45.03. 4 x 400m: 1 US 3:26.99; 2 GB 3:32.44. Team: 1 US 168; 2 GB 152.

WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (Lisbon): MEN: 100m: 1 D Aliu (Nigeria) 10.21sec; 2 J Gardener (GB) 10.25; 3 D Odom (US) 10.26. 10,000m: 1 D Komen (Ken) 28:29.74; 2 K Takao (Japan) 28:55.24; 3 M Noda (Japan) 29:00.55. Long jump: 1 G Cankar (Slovak) 8.04m; 2 B Tarius (Rom) 8.01; 3 S Tagawa (Japan) 7.85. Discus: 1 F Kruger (SA) 58.22; 2 J Pinero (Arg) 57.80; 3 T Sinervo (Fin) 56.76. WOMEN: 100m: 1 S Kelly (US) 11.36; 2 A Burkett (US) 11.40; 3 P Mensha (Ghana) 11.43. Triple jump: 1 Y Lysak (Rus) 14.43; 2 R Ren (Ch) 14.36; 3 T Lebedeva (Rus) 13.62. Shot: 1 Chen Xiaoyan (Ch) 18.76m; 2 Y Cumba (Cuba) 18.09; 3 C Mues (Ger) 17.07.