Action from the Manchester Great City Games

Some action from the Great City Games in Manchester last night. Thankfully, the rain stayed off long enough to get all the events pretty much completed and there were some good performances for an early season outdoor meet.

Britain’s Greg Rutherford returned from a 3 month training camp in Arizona to win the long jump with a Games record 8.20m.

Dafne Schippers won the women’s 100m in 10.94 well ahead of the rest of the field, while Kim Collins showed a clean pair of heels to the younger runners with a time 10.08 secs, with 60m world indoor champion Trayvon Bromell second, and Britons Chijindu Ujah and Richard Kilty third and fourth respectively.

Tiffany Porter won the 100m hurdles in 12.89 ahead of Lucy Hatton. Britain's David King clipped teh last hurdle and was unlucky to lose out to Ryan Wilson of the United States.

In the women's pole vault, America's Katie Nageotte won with a 4.50m vault.
 

 Lucy Bryan

 Chloe Henry from Belgium

Canada's Anicka Newell

 

 Sally Peake

America's Katie Nageotte

 Greg Rutherford

 Netherland's Ronald Hertog

 Greg Rutherford

 

 J J Jegede

 

Men's 100m T44  L to R: Michail Setis (Greece); Felix Streng (Germany); Jarryd Wallace (USA); Paul Peterson (USA)

 Women's 100m hurdles  L to R:  Isabelle Pedersen (Norway); Serita Solomon; Tiffany Porter; Lucy Hatton

 Men's 100m hurdles  L to R: Andreas Martinsen (Denmark); Ryan Wilson (USA); David King; Rene Mahlmann (Germany)

 

 Women's 100m  L to R: Laura Muller (Germany); Tianna Bartoletta (USA); Dafne Schippers (Netherlands); Cleo Vanburen (USA)

Men's 100m  L to R: Richard Kilty; Kim Collins (St Kitts & Nevis); Trayvon Bromell (USA); Chijindu Ujah

Press call for the Manchester Great City Games

In a move away from the traditional Saturday afternoon session of city athletics, this year's Great City Games in Manchester will be run from 6pm on Friday evening.

This meant that the press call was bumped forward to Thursday, but at least the sun was shining a bit for the athletes as they walked down the still-being-built-mind-the-wet-paint track.

The athletes: Greg Rutherford, Chijindu Ujah, Lucy Hatton, Tiffany Porter, Treyvon Bromell

 The runners: Kenenisa Bekele, Tirunesh Dibaba, Zane Robertson

 Kenenisa Bekele and Anthony Crolla swap bling

 Lucy Hatton, Silver at the 2015 European Indoor Championships, 60m hurdles

 Greg Rutherford - Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth long jump champion

 Tiffany Porter - 2014 European Champion at 100m hurdles

 Trayvon Bromell - 2016 World Indoor 60m Champion

 Chijindu Ujah - 2015 British 100m Champion

Kenenisa Bekele - 2004 Olympic 10000m Champion; 2008 Olympic Champion at 5000m and 10000m; 16 times a World Champion

Tirunesh Dibaba - 2008 Olympic Champion at 5000m and 10000m, 2012 Olympic 10000m Champion

Zane Robertson - New Zealand record holder at half-marathon

Action from Sainsbury's British Championships Birmingham Alexander Stadium 4th July 2015

Some action pictures from Day 2 of the Sainsbury's British Championships.

 Dai Greene (Swansea) wins Heat 3 of the Men's 400m hurdles

 Eilidh Child (Pitreavie) wins Heat 1 of the Women's 400m hurdles

 Montell Douglas (Blackheath & Bromley) wins Heat 5 of the Women's 100m

 Sean Safo-Antwi (Enfield & Haringey) wins Heat 7 of the Men's 100m

 Jonnie Peacock (Charnwood) comes home in Heat 8 of the Men's 100m

 Jessica Ennis-Hill (Sheffield) wins Heat 1 of the Women's 100m hurdles ahead of Serita Solomon (Blackheath & Bromley)

 Katarina Johnson-Thompson (Liverpool) comes home in Heat 2 of the Women's 100m hurdles

Yasmin Miller (Derby) comes home in Heat 3 of the Women's 100m hurdles

Lucy Hatton (Corby) wins Heat 4 of the Women's 100m hurdles

 Laviai Nielsen (Enfield & Haringey) comes home in Heat 2 of the Women's 400m

Christine Ohuruogu wins Heat 3 of the Women's 400m

Jessica Ennis-Hill (Sheffield) comes home third in the final of the Women's 100m hurdles

 Luke Gunn (Derby) leads the pack in the Men's 3000m Steeplechase

Tom Wade (AFD AC) coming out of the water in the Men's 3000m Steeplechase

Holly Bradshaw (Blackburn) winner of the Women's Pole Vault

Deborah Martin (Ashford) in the Women's High Jump

Isobel Pooley (AFD AC) clearing the bar in the Women's High Jump

Morgan Lake (WSE Hounslow) going over in the Women's High Jump

Zharnel Hughes (Shaftesbury Barnet) celebrating his win in the Men's 200m

 Jennie Meadows (Wigan) setting off in Heat 3 of the Women's 800m

Ben Williams (Sale) in the Men's Triple Jump

Lennie Waite (AFD) leading the way in the Women's 3000m Steeplechase

Isobel Pooley (AFD AC) celebrating her clearance of 1.94m in the Women's High Jump

Isobel Pooley (AFD AC) discussing tactics with coach Fuzz Ahmed after clearing 1.94m in the Women's High Jump

Bianca Williams (Enfield & Haringey) in the Women's 200m final

Margaret Adeoye (Enfield & Haringey) winning the Women's 200m final

 Louise Bloor (Trafford) in the Women's 200m final

Zharnel Hughes (Shaftesbury Barnet) winning the Men's 200m ahead of Danny Talbot (Birchfield)

Zharnel Hughes (Shaftesbury Barnet) celebrating his win in the Men's 200m