New Podcast Episode! 🎧
Catching up with sprinter Kaya Slater. Discussing her breakthrough season with GB U20's, European 🥈, Diamond league appearance and prep for Commonwealth's next summer 🏴 . Lots to catch up on!
https://t.co/ntkkZ5bWK1
#goperform#goperformpodcast
“I’m glad I was able to go through those dark times to remind me of what it’s like to get to the top.”
Julien Alfred’s journey to Olympic 100m gold had highs and lows. This weekend she’s aiming to win her first #WorldAthleticsChamps medal ✨
Full Road to Tokyo video 🔗 https://t.co/t8rIKtkOzO 📺
Fantastic 200m silver for Lucy Tallon of west malling in Kent, who runs 23.49 (-2.0) in Tampere at Euro 20's. Peaked perfectly for this meet .. training partner of Charlotte henrich
It’s amazing what a big stage can do.
In Mannheim, the GB U-20 4x1 *only* ran 44.29s
With the same quartet they ran 43.92 at the London Diamond League - just over a tenth from the British Junior Record.
They went from 5th to 1st in Europe and now favourites for gold in Tampere
Women’s 4x100m confirmed countries for London Diamond League
Jamaica 🇯����
Great Britain 1 🇬🇧
Great Britain 2 🇬🇧
France 🇫🇷
Canada 🇨🇦
Australia 🇦🇺
Ireland 🇮🇪
39.34s run from GB U-20’s in Mannheim to smash a 16 y/o Meeting Record.
GB only ran 0.14 quicker for Silver in Lima and the Mannheim quartet is without Jake O-J.
Ethan Franklin ▶️ Teddy Wilson ▶️ Dean Patterson ▶️ Dylan Williams
British record watch in Tampere potentially.
GB U-20 Women’s 4x1 run 44.29 in Mannheim, a little slower than the 44.11 ran last year in Mannheim - albeit with a very different quartet.
Nell Desir - Lucy Tallon - Kaya Slater with Mabel Akande on anchor.
Debutant Slater ran a storming third leg to pull GB back into it.
Mannheim Mayhem! 🔥
Our Women's 4x100m squad romped home to win with a seasons best time of 44.29! 👌
Our Women's 4x400m squad also won in a seasons best time of 3:35.85! 💪
Nominated for the Junior Sports Personality of the Year award is Kaya Slater!
Breaking records, mentoring young athletes & excelling on the track, she’s had an incredible season: 60m & 100m records, English Schools finalist, U20 Scotland champ & England relay star!
An essential part of safeguarding is listening to the voice of your athletes, says @ReadingAc’s Roddy Slater @RawDRasta
"The biggest thing for me is the welfare of those young people... give them a place where they can feel safe to express exactly how they feel"
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