British Athletics Supporters Club

British Athletics Supporters Club - supporting British athletes. Official UKA recognised fan club. Views expressed are individual members views only.

[British Athletics Supporters Club @BASCSupporters]

British Athletics Supporters Club is run by athletics fans for athletics fans 🙌

BASC members receive:
⭐ Our own athletics magazine, BackTrack
⭐ Priority ticket access
⭐ Chance to meet athletes at our annual dinner
and much more..

Join us today...! 👉 https://t.co/4N62pbQATl

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Brilliant from Max Burgin to take @Diamond_League glory in Rabat tonight ✨

Max stormed home in a season's best of 1:42.98 to take the 800m from Emmanuel Wanyonyi 🤎

It's his 2nd Diamond League victory - the first being London 2023.

📸 Chiara Montesano for Diamond League AG

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📣 Thames Valley Harriers comfortably won the first NAL Premiership match of the season in Derby, beating reigning champions Harrow

🔗 Report and results: https://t.co/RXYEM3llUC

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📣 4️⃣ Brits will compete in the @Diamond_League in Rabat on Sunday as coverage returns to BBC2 🙌

👉 Molly Caudery (PV)
👉 Matt Hudson-Smith (400m)
👉 Max Burgin (800m)
👉 Laura Muir (1500m)

Good luck everyone! 🇬🇧

📺 Sunday 7pm BBC2

📸 Molly Caudery

#athletics #Rabat

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Congrats to @TVH_Athletics for taking provisional victory in the 1st match of the @Nat_Ath_League Premiership yesterday ⭐

After 35 results, TVH have a massive 96pt lead over @HarrowAC , which was simultaneously contesting the European Champion Clubs Cup 🏆

Photo: BASC

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Top 3️⃣ toughest @Nat_Ath_League records to break 👀

All set more than 40 years ago

Lorna Boothe, Shirley Thomas, Wendy Hoyte & Eleanor Thomas set the toughest record in 1982 ⭐

Good luck to everyone competing in the NAL today! ✨

#athletics #records #stats

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📣 Saturday's @Diamond_League programme, live from Xiamen, China 🇨🇳

Brits to watch:
👉 Morgan Lake (High Jump)
👉 Amy Hunt (200m)
👉 Revee Walcott Nolan (1500m)

📺 Coverage is on BBC red button from 12-2pm UK time ⭐

#diamondleague #athletics #Xiamen

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2️⃣ days until the start of the country's top athletics league! 🇬🇧

Saturday's @Nat_Ath_League matches are at:

👉 Prem: Derby
👉 North: Liverpool
👉 South: Crawley
👉 West: Yate
👉 East: Chelmsford

⏱️ First events 11.10am

📺 Streaming: @VincoSport ⭐

Photo: Daniel Rees / NAL

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GB 🇬🇧 sprint star @amyghunt has been checking out traditional Chinese dress ahead of her @Diamond_League 200m outing in Xiamen on Saturday.

Amy said she was in love with the local garments 💃

📸 Marta Gorczynska for Diamond League AG

#200m #athletics #Xiamen

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If you thought Britain held a monopoly of athletics rain, this is France over the weekend ☔💦

📸 @Baptiste_jri / Federation Francaise d'Athletisme

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Britain's top athletics league kicks off on Saturday, featuring the country's top 🎱 clubs ✨

@HarrowAC are defending their inaugural @Nat_Ath_League Premiership title while the league welcomes promoted @SwanHarrierDev and Tonbridge AC.

Fans welcomed, usually free of charge.

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Congrats Ben East for becoming one of a select few British men to throw a #javelin 8️⃣0️⃣m! 🚀

80.05m in Germany today for a big PB and an entry into an illustrious list ⭐

First British 80m throw since 2019.

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In a nailbiter of an 800m, Ben Pattison's SB just 0️⃣.3️⃣4️⃣s behind winner Mark English was one of the 🇬🇧 highlights of today's @ShanghaiDL @Diamond_League

Amy Hunt's 22.48s took 5th in the 200m, while Lawrence Okoye was the highest placed Brit with 4th.

📸 Lawrence Okoye

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💎 @Diamond_League - first event on Saturday 💎

📺 Live from @ShanghaiDL @BBCSport BBC2 from 12-2pm

Tickets: from £9 ❤️
Venue: China Textile City Sports Center
Temp: low 20s 😅

Schedule follows:

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The toughest race in Wales kicks off tomorrow as dozens of endurance athletes head into the mountains for the Ultra-Trail Snowdonia by UTMB 🏃‍♀️🏃

The 💯 mile course through the heart of Snowdonia includes a brutal 9️⃣2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ metres of ascent ⛰️

📸 Ultra-Trail Snowdonia by UTMB

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Who's enjoying their BackTrack magazine? 👀

BackTrack is written by athletics fans for athletics fans, and is free to all members.

To find out more about your supporters club, visit https://t.co/4N62pbQATl ⭐

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The Diamond 💎 League kicks off this Saturday! 🏃‍♀️🏃

China is first and second up, with London forming part of a busy summer of athletics on 18 July 🗓️

Here's the full list of events 👇

@Diamond_League @London_DL

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Big thanks to Ochils Mountain Rescue, who helped this runner off the hillside in the Dumyat Hill race, Stirling last week 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The athlete had suffered a leg injury near the 418m summit during the University's out and back race.

📸 Ochils Mountain Rescue

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@purdonmartin @Mo_Farah @leedsbeckett @sebcoe For the top female runners, you can see the list from the study in our previous tweet. Clearly all those mentioned have had outstanding careers 🙌

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@Mo_Farah hits the Top 6️⃣ runners of all-time, accordingly to an international academic study led by @leedsbeckett Uni ❤️🇬🇧

@sebcoe also makes the list at #19 ❤️🇬🇧

Great recognition for 2️⃣ glittering careers ✨

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Top 5️⃣ female runners of all time 💥

👉 Int'l study led by Leeds Beckett Uni 🇬🇧

👉 8️⃣2️⃣4️⃣ women who have medalled at a global Champs or achieved a WR considered

What do you make of this list?

@leedsbeckett

#athletics #GOAT

👉 Full paper: https://t.co/5jAdDn3PbY

📸 BASC