The Thanet Primary Schools Cross-Country League is back and it just gets better and better! 744 children from 29 schools finished the eight races at Newington Primary School on Saturday, showing just why the competition is the envy of school sports partnerships across Kent and is officially the largest competition of its kind in South…
Monday, September 6, 2010
Thanet Athletics Club held its first open track and field meeting at The Marlowe Academy on Saturday and it was a great success with athletes representing clubs from across Kent enjoying the full range of track and field events across the whole age range. The event was planned and organised by Thanet Athletics Club Head…
Friday, September 3, 2010
… Thanet Athletics Club will host its first open track and field meeting from 11.00 am to 3.00pm on Saturday 4th September at The Marlowe Academy. Field events will include long jump, high jump, pole vault, shot putt, hammer and javelin; with a range of sprint, hurdles and middle distance races on the track. Entry is
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
… We are delighted to report that Thomas Winch is currently ranked number one in the UK for U13 2000m with his time of 7 mins 45.4 secs at the Invicta East Kent AC open meeting in July, and is shown as such on the Power of 10 the definitive athletics rankings for the UK (see
Monday, August 30, 2010
The Thanet Schools Triathlon is incorporated within the Deal Tri Fun Kids Triathlon, which is a large and well-established event. It will take place at Hartsdown Leisure Centre at 10.00am on Sunday 19th September 2010 and will include races for those age 8 to 16 (age on 31st December 2010). The race distances increase with…
Monday, August 16, 2010
A big thank you to all those who have offered to help at Thanet Athletics Club’s first open track and field meeting at The Marlowe Academy on Saturday 4 September, but we still need more helpers please. Please contact Kim Weaving via the Contact page if you are able to help for all or some…
Friday, August 13, 2010
… Aviva Startrack is UK Athletics’ flagship grassroot athletics programme, aiming to give children and young people real athletics experiences. European Heptathlon Champion Jessica Ennis started her athletics career at a Startrack training camp and 23,000 children took part last year across the UK. James Bridge will be running another of his popular Startrack camps at
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Club coach Janet Clayton, husband David and daughters and club members Sophie and Amy flew the flag for Thanet Athletics Club at the recent European Athletics Championships in Barcelona. They had a great time and were spotted on TV several times. The family are pictured in the stadium, where they were fortunate to meet Great…
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Thanet Athletics Club coaches Phil Pittock and Janet Clayton supported National School Sport Week in Thanet this week. Phil and Janet coached 100 Year 3 children from Northdown, Drapers Mills and Holy Trinity & St John’s primary schools at an event organized by Sports Coach Lisa Sparkes at Northdown. The children worked in groups on…
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Thanet Athletics Club made its competitive debut on the track at the Invicta East Kent Open Meeting last week. The performance of the night for the club, which only launched eight weeks ago, was from Jake Davies who won his 200m race in 25.5 secs. Jake’s time was a new personal best, it gave him…
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