Rio 2016 comes to an end and so now does "Rule 40"

So, here goes....

Well done to:

Adam Peaty - GOLD - 100m breaststroke

Adam Peaty, British Gas Swimming Championships, Ponds Forge, Sheffield 2013

Jack Laugher & Chris Mears - GOLD - 3m synchronised springboard
Jack Laugher -  SILVER - Men's 3m springboard

 

Jack Laugher (top), Chris Mears, British Gas Diving Championships, Ponds Forge, Sheffield 2012

Nicola Adams - GOLD - Women's flyweight boxing

Nicola Adams, Team England Boxing - Commonwealth Games 2014

Mo Farah - GOLD - 5,000m and 10,000m

Mo Farah, British Athletics Grand Prix, NIA Birmigham 2013

Bradley Wiggins - GOLD - Men's team pursuit cycling

Bradley Wiggins, Tour of Britain, Derbyshire 2012

Ed Clancy - GOLD - Men's team pursuit cycling

Ed Clancy, Sheffield Grand Prix Cycling 2013

Jazz Carlin - SILVER - Women's 400m freestyle swimming, Women's 800m freestyle swimming

Jazz Carlin, Swim 4 Leukaemia, Ponds Forge, Sheffield 2014

Siobhan-Marie O'Connor - SILVER - Women's 200m individual medley

Siobhan-Marie O'Connor, British Gas Swimming Championships, Ponds Forge, Sheffield 2013

Joe Joyce - SILVER - Men's super heavyweight

Joe Joyce, Team England Boxing - Commonwealth Games 2014

Jessica Ennis-Hill - SILVER - Heptathlon

Jessica Ennis-Hill, London Olympics home-coming, Sheffield 2012

Tom Daley & Dan Goodfellow - BRONZE - Men's synchronised 10m platform

 Dan Goodfellow (right) and Ross Haslam, British Gas Diving Championships, Ponds Forge, Sheffield 2012

Tom Daley, British Gas Diving Championships 2012

Greg Rutherford - BRONZE - Men's long jump

Greg Rutherford, Great City Games, Manchester 2016

4x100m relay team - BRONZE - Asha Philip, Desiree Henry, Dina Asher-Smith and Daryll Neita

4x100m relay team, Anniversary Games, London 2016

4x400m relay team - BRONZE - Christine Ohuruogu, Emily Diamond, Eilidh Doyle and Anyika Anoura

Emily Diamond, British Championships, Birmingham 2016

Not forgetting Katarina Johnson-Thompson and the great performances that she has put in this year

Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Anniversary Games, London 2016

Oh, and good luck to:

Hannah Cockroft 

Hannah Cockroft, IPC Grand Prix, London 2016

Ellie Simmonds

Ellie Simmonds, British Gas Swimming Championships, Ponds Forge, Sheffield 2013

Which goes to show that you don't have to go to Rio to photograph top athletes in action. Sometimes they are there on your doorstep.  So, get out there and get shooting!

"Perfect 10" for Joel Fearon at the Manchester International

On a sunny summer's evening at Sport City in Manchester, Joel Fearon (England, Birchfield Harriers) produced a 10.00 second run in the Men's 100m to win the title at the inaugural Manchester International. This was the event that the crowd had been anticipating following his 9.96 at the England Championships, and he didn't disappoint - pulling away from a quick field

 

 

The Women’s 100m was also a great spectacle with Rebecca Campsall (England, City Of York) edging it with 11.68 over Rachel Miller (BAL/UKWL Harrow) in 11.69

In the Women's 400m, Phillipa Lowe (England) came home in 53.58, ahead of Ella Barrett (GB Juniors) in 55.59

 

Jenny Meadows was in fine form awarding prizes for the Women's Mile (winner Jess Judd is reflected in the trademark sunglasses):

In the Men's 400m, Conrad Williams (England) came in a close second in 46.62 to Dwayne Cowan (BAL/UKWL) in 46.46

Richard Weir (England) took the Men's 3000m in 8.12.68 ahead of Adam Hickey (Southend) in 8:14.31

Angelita Broadbelt-Blake (England) took the Women's 100m hurdles in 13.53

On a lovely sunny evening, Charlotte Green (England) won the Women's 200om steeplechase in 6:36.03 ahead of Aimee Pratt (GB Juniors) in 6:39.54

 

The Women's 200m was won by Finette Agyapong (GB Juniors) in 23.72

while the Men's 200m was taken by Reece Prescod (England) in 20.57

In the 800m races, Katy-Ann McDonald (England) won the Women's race in 2:05.03 and Ben Greenwood (Scotland) took the Men's title in 1:50.45

 

Tommy Horton (England) led from the front to win the Men's 2000m steeplechase in 5:36.25

England took both 4x100m relay races - the Women's in 45.02 and the Men in 40.13

 

Alex Tovey (England) won the Men's Mile in 4:13.95

England took both 4x400m relay races - the Women's in 3:40.71 and the Men in 3:08.06

In the field events, Adam Hague (City of Sheffield and Dearne, GB Juniors) won the Men's Pole Vault with a first time clearance of 5.25m ahead of Jack Phipps (England) with 5.20m and Ben Gregory 5.00m

Danielle Opara (England) with 14.08m was runner-up in the Women's Shot to Kirsty Yates (Scotland) - 14.56m

Alex Farquharson (GB Juniors) in action in the Men's Long Jump - third with 7.50m

Bethan Partridge (England) took the Women's High Jump on countback from Sommer Lecky (Ulster & N.Ireland) - both cleared 1.80m on their second attempts, but Sommer had failed 1.72m at the first time of asking

Scott Lincoln (England) was a clear winner in the Men's Shot with 18.87m

Full results can be seen here: http://www.englandathletics.org/athletes/england-athletics-team/england-athletics-team/manchester-international

TV presenter Charlie Webster in coma after marathon cycle ride

Sheffield television sports presenter Charlie Webster is in a Rio hospital following the six-week, 3,000-mile charity cycle ride Ride-To-Rio.

Charlie Webster, Great Yorkshire Run, Sheffield, 2014

She became unwell after watching the Olympic opening ceremony and is now in hospital with a rare strain of malaria and complications caused by a bacterial infection.

All the best wishes to her as she recovers in Rio.

Historic athletic rivalries to be renewed in new international athletics fixture

Home country athletic rivalries will be renewed when England take on Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, a GB Under 20 team, and UK Armed Forces in a new match that takes place on 17 August at Sport City Manchester. 

A combined British Athletics League and UK Women’s League will also contest the fixture at the Manchester Regional Arena and they will be announcing their selection policy soon. As well as being able to watch the match there will be a village area open to the public, including a pop-up arena, to provide a range of athletics activities and a Tom Pinks Relays Event will be held on the track during the afternoon for 11 to 13 year olds.

The action starts at 4:45pm and continues until around 9pm. For more details see: http://www.englandathletics.org/athletes/england-athletics-team/england-athletics-team/manchester-international

Check back here after the event for photos of the event.