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Barbadian athletes hoping to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will enter the home straight today, when the National Championships get off and running. The Olympics are now less than a month away and all eyes will be on the Usain Bolt Sports Complex and the National Stadium, where some of the island’s biggest stars in athletics are set to align at one of the final events for local …
Top-ranked New Mexico JC bolstered its position on top of the National TFRI this past weekend with a few new or improved national top-10 marks. The best of the bunch belonged to Victoria Villaneuva, who took over the national lead in the pole vault at 3.75m (12-3½). Second-ranked South Plains (Texas) made up some ground thanks to adding a plethora of top marks to the Descending Order List. Joniar Thomas is the headliner, though, as she soared 6.16m (20-2½) for the national lead in that event. Third-ranked Barton County CC chipped in six new or improved national top-10 marks this past w...
BBC News By Bryony Hopkins image copyrightIan Taverner When you flick through a recipe book there are often brightly coloured photos of food, with texture and zing bursting off the pages. The pictures are designed to make you think "I want to eat that", but what if those photos do the exact opposite? That was the challenge Ian Taverner faced when he was diagnosed with a chronic illness. When Ian turned to his cookbooks while managing fibromyalgia, he found the timings unachievable and the expectation of the photos overwhelming. Living with chronic pain and fatigue meant even getting into the...
Cloud County CC hasn’t budged from its perch atop the National TFRI. The T-Birds are still ranked No. 1 for the second week in a row after starring at the Region VI/KJCCC Invitational this past weekend. Cloud County CC added four national-leading marks to its haul: Mercy Ntia-Obong is now No. 1 in the 200 at 24.14; Patricia Koma is now No. 1 in the 1000 at 3:09.33, The T-Birds now also have the top-ranked DMR (13:11.24) and 4×800 relay (9:40.29). Barton County CC jumped two spots from Week 1 to No. 2 in Week 2. The Cougars have been a force in the field with 11 national top-10 marks, inc...