Tag: athletics
From Track Star to Netball Star: Pierrette Simuene
Early Life
Pierrette Simuene was born in Gloucester on the 13th July 2001. She then moved to Enfield at a young age. She moved around...
Newham and Essex Beagles James Ellington Sues Fellow Teammate
James Ellington, a British Olympic sprinter, has filed a £1 million lawsuit against his former teammate Nigel Levine for the motorbike incident that ended...
GB’s CJ Ujah Faces 22 Months After Failed Drug Test
It has been confirmed that GB athlete CJ Ujah has been banned for 22 months after testing positive for Ostarine and S-23.
The ban has...
Former Olympian & UEL Student Loses UK Athletics Funding
Former University of East London student and British Olympian Adam Gemili has been dropped from UK Athletics' funding after refusing orders to leave his...
How Doping Scandals Affect Future Athletes
The sporting world of athletics has seen it all with drug doping. Some of the biggest top-name athletes have broken the rules, including Canadian...
The London 2012 Olympics: A Historic Games, With A Proposed Long-term Benefit for The...
When the area of Stratford is mentioned, what is the first thing that springs to mind? Westfield or Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, right?
Well, go...
“My Dream And Goals For Athletics Is To Be The Best” – Kore Samuel...
For many sports athletes, making the right decisions at the right moments holds the key to a successful sporting career. East London’s scholar sprinter,...
Q&A With UEL Scholar And Sprinter, Kore Samuel
Who Is Your Idol?
“From an athletics point, I wouldn’t say my idol was Usain Bolt, my idol was Justin Gatlin because his form...
Covid Not Slowing Down Sprinter Kore Samuel
Despite Covid-19 shutting down all athletics competition, 100 and 200-metre sprinter, Kore Samuel has continuously trained throughout the lockdown period, with major competitions in...
“Work Stops, Training Stops and My Income Stops Too” – Student Athlete on the...
The world of athletics has certainly faced some tough times due to COVID-19, with authorities having to shut off arenas, gyms and stadiums, as...
East London Sport Scholar Targeting Olympic Dream
Rising East sat down with East London Sport's Scholar, Korede Awe, to take a look at the promising athlete who's dreaming of competing at...
Amy Holder Throws Personal Best To Clinch Spot In BUCS Final
Following this year's BUCS Indoor Championships in Sheffield, Rising East sat down again with Amy Holder to review the weekend.
The East London Sport athlete...
East London Sport Kick-Off BUCS In Style
East London Sport came away with two gold medals, one silver and one bronze as the 2020 BUCS indoor Athletics Championship got underway in...
East London Sport Scoops Indoor Success
On a manic and very busy weekend at the BUCS Indoor Championships in Sheffield, East London Sport reigned supreme in the sprint events claiming...
Prepping for BUCS With Amy Holder
With the BUCS indoor championships in Sheffield just around the corner, different athletes from East London Sport are preparing for this showpiece event in...
UEL Athletics Scholar: Emmanuel Sosanya
https://youtu.be/nNkyH0MOV5w
Sosanya is a sprinter in the 100m, 200m and 400m distances and recently travelled to Sheffield with UEL for the BUCS Indoor Athletics Championships....
Joslyn Hoyte-Smith Goes the Distance with UEL Athletes
Having reached the very pinnacle of track and field by taking global medals at both the Olympic and Commonwealth Games, UEL’s athletics Team Manager...
Hylton Aiming For 2020 With Murray Support
UELSports Athletics Scholar Shannon Hylton has recently been signed to Andy Murray’s Sports Management Company.
“It’s a new venture that I am doing along with...
World Champion Gemili Inspires Next Generation of UEL Athletes
https://youtu.be/bYmVBReDESY
Before coming to UEL I was very excited at the prospect of studying at the same University where one of my sporting heroes had...
Being A Bucs Champion
Omolulu Abiodun, is an aspiring British and UEL sprint elite and BUCS 200m Indoor and Outdoor champion. With his 2017 season off to a...
Daobry Aims for Tokyo
Vanessa ‘Nessa’ Daobry, an F34 shot putter, is dreaming big after Rio 2016.
Born in North London with a neurological impairment, Vanessa continues to have...
UEL Dominate The 200m At BUCS Championships
Omololu Abiodun wins another gold whilst Kyle Ennis takes Bronze on a day UEL dominated the Men’s 200m race at the BUCS Nationals. Manny...