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Scotsman obituaries: Roddy Campbell, Scottish athlete and businessman

Roddy Campbell had senior marketing positions with businesses worldwide Roddy Campbell was an outstanding young Scottish athlete and later a highly successful businessman who held positions with a number of international companies. He was a talented middle distance runner, the high point of whose career was winning the silver medal at the AAA’s [British] Junior Championships in the 1,500m steeplechase in 1964 at Crystal Palace, missing out narrowly on the gold medal by 1/10th of a second. In business he held prestigious positions with Adidas, the international sportswear company, including Managing Director of their UK operation, Director on the company’s main board in charge of marketing and President of Western Hemisphere marketing, with responsibility for substantial budgets. Along the way he became acquainted with some of the great and good in British sport including Sebastian Coe, Daley Thompson and Kenny Dalglish.

A prodigious talent | Sports | thenews com pk

Coming from a renowned hockey family, Hanan Shahid has all the attributes of a modern day striker These days, all lament the talent drought in Pakistan sports. But still there are some who bring hope such as Mahnoor Shahzad, our female badminton star who is ranked 133rd in the world, and Hamza Khan, the winner of the under-15 title at the last British Junior Open. In hockey, Pakistan, the record four time World Cup winners, are currently ranked 17th. They say hockey is in Pakistanis blood. Even today, very talented players appear on the scene but the pathetic outdated domestic structure means they don`t grow to become stars.

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