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Rooney becomes European Bronze medalist!by: Matthew Kiernan
30th Jul 2010 22:07:50
Congratulations to Croydon Harrier Martyn Rooney who became a European bronze medal tonight after an excellent run from a tough inside lane.

The 23 year-old overcame the odds of a difficult lane draw to sneak onto the podium with a 45.23secs clocking.

He now turns his attention to the 4x400m tomorrow.

You can see the full results and videos including Photo Finish camera shots from the Results Fixture Page



Analysis of Final

Martyn Rooney allocated Lane 1 which ....

The HarrierCast is here!by: Matthew Kiernan
30th Jul 2010 22:06:50






Rooney in Final, but heartache for Dasaoluby: Matthew Kiernan
29th Jul 2010 14:08:31
Croydon Harriers' senior international duo of Martyn Rooney and James Dasaolu experienced contrasting fortunes yesterday at the European Championships in Barcelona.

Rooney just scraped through into the final as a fastest loser thanks to a 45.0secs clocking. He is drawn in lane 1 for the Final.

You can watch his final on BBC2 tomorrow evening (Friday).

James Dasaolu though missed out on qualification for the final despite being well placed to go through as a fastest loser. He missed out by ....

International Debut for James as he qualifies for Semi Finalby: Martin Rowe
27th Jul 2010 22:57:12
James Dasaolu performed well in his first round heat this evening and finished 3rd with a 10.40 which puts him through to the Semi Final on Thursday.
A baptism of Fire being an International debut for James and a testing first Round race which James coped with well. A strong good performance all the way, out of the blocks nicely with a stagger away and engaged the big muscle groups and transfered the power well in his running.
Qualifying is what it ....

Rooney safely through to the semi-finalsby: Matthew Kiernan
27th Jul 2010 13:34:25
Croydon Harrier Martyn Rooney made light work of his 400m heat this morning with a comfortable 2nd place in 45.72secs.

The 23 year-old went off quickly for the first 250m before easing down to conserve energy for tomorrow's semi-finals.

He was the third fastest in qualifying.

You can see the race on the BBC Iplayer when its uploaded.

Club compatriot James Dasaolu will be competing later this evening

All details can be found under Fixtures HERE

Press reports - ....

Lifetime bests galore at the last 2010 NJALby: Matthew Kiernan
25th Jul 2010 21:10:14
Croydon Harrier’s junior team had many reasons to be cheerful on Sunday despite rounding off their National Junior League campaign with an 8th place finish at Ashford.

Seven A-string wins and a further two B-string victories showed Croydon are than capable of mixing it with the best in this division, but a lack numbers is currently proving the deciding factor.

Elliot Safo, who is ranked number one in the UK for the U17 long jump, was named athlete of the match after ....

Okoye 6th in World Junior Finalby: Matthew Kiernan
25th Jul 2010 20:12:57
Croydon Harrier Lawrence Okoye finished sixth in the Discus Final with a best throw of 59.77m

The Whitgift pupil admitted he was disappointed however.

"I'm really upset," he said. "My last throw felt good but I smashed the cage. I didn't connect with any of my throws which is appalling - you can't come to a major championships and not connect."

The 18-year-old is ranked third globally.

Elsewhere, there was drama for the British team who failed to secure the first baton exchange ....

Harriers 90th Anniversary Fun Dayby: Martin Rowe
22nd Jul 2010 01:05:56


Croydon Harriers celebrated their 90th anniversary in style at the Arena this month.

Club members from the past and present were in attendance to celebrate the Harriers with a range of fun activities, followed by a buffet in the evening.

Martyn Rooney and Donna Fraser made a welcome return to the club for the afternoon and both were greeted by their newly framed photos upon the wall of the clubhouse.

Families were treated to football, walking and ball throw ....

Harriers Young Athletes QUALIFY for Area Finalby: Mike Fleet
21st Jul 2010 16:10:07
Croydon Harriers Young Athletes made club history on Sunday, when they became the club’s first mixed team to reach a major cup final placing a high scoring second in their last match in the UKA Young Athletes Campaign at the Albert Road Arena. An especially appropriate achievement in the club’s 90th Anniversary Year

With points at a premium, the Croydon Arena buzzed with activity as the Harriers boys and girls, including several making their debuts, pulled out all the stops performing ....

Dasaolu all set for Team GB debutby: Matthew Kiernan
21st Jul 2010 15:30:41
Croydon Harrier James Dasaolu will hope to remain injury free during the course of his international debut at next week's European Championships in Barcelona.

The 22 year-old sprinter, who is formerly a member of Paul Weston's training group, has been hampered by injury since his 10.22s clocking at the Trials last month.

His lifetime best of 10.09s set in Geneva last year, is currently the Harriers club record for the event.

For the full story click HERE
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