Leon Baptiste
@LeonBaptiste
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Former Double Commonwealth Games Champ (2010) now a professional track & field sprints coach .Boxing fan π₯
England
Joined September 2009
"There is, and only ever will be, one Ricky Hatton." Boxing commentator Adam Smith giving an emotional eulogy at Ricky Hatton's funeral today ποΈ
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Voluntary role π¨ Assistant sprints Coachπ¨ Join our elite sprint group (Olympic, World, Commonwealth, European & National medallists). Voluntary role with mentoring + potential to become paid. Coaching qualification + DBS required. Please share or DM if interested.
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Good couple of weeks for the group Charlie ran 44.14 at the diamond league π to go 6th in the world π and today was crowned British champion π¬π§ for the 2nd year running. Ethan massively stepped up and finished 3rd in 200m π₯ in 20.51 and Elliot jones 5th in the 100m in 10.19
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Good end to the season 2024 Achievements Menβs 4x100 Olympic bronze π₯ @charliedobson99 European 400m silver medalist π₯ Olympic bronze 4x400m relayπ₯ Diamond league final Winner π British championπ¬π§ @shawzac World para 100m & relay π₯π₯ Paralympic 100m & relay π₯π₯
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Britain's Charlie Dobson wins the 400m! π¬π§ Matthew Hudson-Smith pulled up early into the race. #BBCAthletics #DiamondLeague
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Itβs SILVER for the 4x100m universal relay team! @shawzac π @JonniePeacock π @AliSmith_T38 π @Sam_Kinghorn π #ParalympicsGB π₯
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Shaw upgraded to bronze π₯ Zac Shaw has been awarded the bronze medal in the menβs T12 100m, following a retrospective disqualification. Congratulations Zac! #WhereItStarts | #Paris2024 | #Athletics
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Bronze for the British 4x100m men π₯ The quartet of Jeremiah Azu, Louie Hinchliffe, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake and Zharnel Hughes clocked 37.61 in the final π¬π§ It's a season's best for the team as they finish closely behind Canada and South Africa π₯ π https://t.co/MxwvUHX1Ve
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Job done for men's 4x100m relay β
@Jeremiah_Azu, Louie Hinchliffe, @RKilty1 and @Nethaneel book a spot in the final, finishing third in their heat with 38.04. #Paris2024 #WhereItStarts
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Proud of the team and congrats to all the people behind the scenes! Lots of brilliant work from personal coaches, support services, friends and family that make this happen! #thankstoyou
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We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of our beloved referee, John Anderson, at the age of 92. Our hearts go out to his friends and family. John will forever be remembered as the iconic voice that brought "Gladiators Ready! Contenders Ready!"
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Appreciate the recognition βπΎ44.23 2nd on the 400m all time British list. #DiamondLeague #Paris2024
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Great day for the training group @SophieHahnT38 back to her best 12.55 SB @shawzac running 10.87 SB @riomitcham 45.87 SB big personal best from Bailey Swift 45.70 PB and @charliedobson99 showing his class 44.23 PB #DiamondLeague #coaching #Olympic2024 #ParisOlympics
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Respect βπΎ
Random tweet for a Friday, but massive shout out to @LeonBaptiste since he has athletes going to the Olympics. Have to shine light on the coaches sometimes.
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Olympic team confirmed π We can announce which athletes will be representing @TeamGB at #Paris2024 π¬π§ Click below to see the full squad π #WhereItStarts
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Successful British championships for the group 3 gold medals @shawzac π₯ @SophieHahnT38 π₯@charliedobson99 π₯and a big shout out to Bailey Swift ran his fastest times at the championships 46.08 personal best
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