Club win the final of the YDL so Manchester for the National Final here we come! Congratulations to all👏👏👏 More details to follow . Good decision we made to change the date of our Club Champs!
We’re off to the Western Isles Champs in Stornoway with 36 Junior athletes. Travel today, compete Saturday and return Sunday. News of our adventure will be posted on Twitter over the weekend. Send us a heart to wish us good luck
Our first Olympian runs in the fastest 1500m Olympic final of all time! Super proud of you Neil - we were all cheering you on!!! Huge well done from all of us 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@Neil_Gourley
@scotathletics
Neil on his tour of Giffnock with his Silver Medal from European Champs & Trophy from World Tour !! 1st Stop U11s at Eastwood .Thanks Neil. Great to see you in person !
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@ronniegourley
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A big ‘Welcome Home’ to our Olympic 1500m finalist
@Neil_Gourley
He was a little speechless at first at the sight of 100+ people in his garden but autographs and chats followed! Thanks
@ronniegourley
and everyone who made it happen. 📸
@MearnsColin
@scotathletics
Erin Wallace wins bronze with a superb lunge finish in the European u23 Championships in Estonia!
She ran a time of 4.14.85 to claim third by two-hundredths of a second. Brilliant running,
@erinwallace___
! 👏🥉
BRITISH RECORD
One of the great performances from Neil Gourley as the Scot breaks Josh Kerr's British Indoor 1500m record (3:32.86) with 3:32.48 in Birmingham 🔥
He goes eighth on the all-time list 🤯
Only Jakob Ingebrigtsen has gone quicker in 2023 💥
#WorldIndoorTour
Giffnock’s going to Manchester for National Final ! Club win the Scottish YDL Final today at Grangemouth ! That’s outstanding Team ! Well done all the U13& U15 Athletes & their Coaches 🙌🙌🙌
Here’s some photos of Neil Gourley, on an outstanding 1500 metre race this evening in Toruń, Poland. PB of 3:35.79 third place, mere hundredths behind the class act that is Marvin Lewandowski (twice European indoor champion, among other honours).
Absolutely nothing but immense pride to see
@Neil_Gourley
line up in the amazing Olympic Final today. All our members have been inspired by your resilience and efforts over the years. We can’t wait to hear all about your adventure in person!
@scotathletics
@ronniegourley
Well done
@Neil_Gourley
top 10 in the Olympic final. Congratulations to the coaches, clubs, families & support teams behind these two outstanding athletes
@scotathletics
Angus Weir U13 taking home 2 Gold medals 🥇 🥇 in 60m and Long Jump from Age Group Champs . Another huge leap today of 5.38 to exceed his Scottish All time from the Schools Competition ! Congratulations Angus !
Congrats Erin! A solid, composed performance in Euro Champs1500metres.Part of the lead group in a cagey, tactical race, &into final 100, well placed for a crack at a medal,but as 3 others had similar plans she had to settle for fourth in 4:15.65. Great debut &
@erinwallace___
A huge thanks must go to our coaches who have worked tirelessly for the last day and a half to take our fabulous athletes to the YDL final. Safe to say all will have a very good sleep tonight 😴😌
“WORLD-CLASS best wishes to our awesome twosome, Erin Wallace and Neil Gourley at World Indoors in Belgrade racing 1500m for GB&NI. May your feet be fast, your lane draws kind & your times terrific. Proud'ya!”Croy T adds
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@erinwallace___
GOLD! 🥇
Massive well done to Alyson Bell and her 4 x 100m team who claimed first place at the European u20 Championships with a time of 44.62.
Incredible achievement for Alyson and her team.
Some action shots from today's club championships in Kilmarnock. Thanks to the 270 athletes, coaches, officials and volunteers for making today possible.
Neil Gourley doing a session at Hutchie Track before European Champs in athletes asked lots of questions & then challenged him to a sprint🤣Thanks Neil 🤣
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Message from Budapest “sign made its way to Budapest and into the team camp! Please thank the young athletes at Giffnock North on my behalf. Always a privilege to feel like there are young athletes watching and being inspired” All the best to Neil tomorrow night & to Alyson !!!
Thank you to all our athletes, volunteers, spectators and officials for a fantastic day at the Club Championships!
A great day was had, with even the sun making an appearance. Plenty more photos ans coverage to follow … 🇺🇦😁
Beautiful calm crossing to Stornoway, escorted most of the way by a pod of dolphins. We are now all checked into the hotel. Tomorrow we race, jump and throw.
#giffnockinstornoway
A brave and battling performance sees Duncan Robinson come in 7th place which qualifies him for the final in Tallinn.
He lead for large parts of the race in what was a great effort on his Team GB debut! 🇬🇧
YES! He made us sweat, but what a final lap by
@Neil_Gourley
to win his heat in the
#WorldIndoorChamps
1500m in 3:42.79 - that's him through to the final tomorrow.
We love this picture and what it says about rivalries & friendship at Giffnock North Happy Christmas to all our athletes, coaches & all the Scottish Athletics family! maybe the best shot - Junior Xmas Handicap on Sunday on grass at Auldhouse! Freya Campbell & Scarlett Wilson
This evening,
@Neil_Gourley
competed in the
@EuroAthletics
Indoor Championship 1500m Final.
Wasn’t quite to be but a battling race saw him come in 12th position with a time of 3.45.99. Well done, Neil!
#Torun2021
Murray smashes Scottish U20 Heptathlon Record to come 1st in English CE Championships . Last event, his 1000m around 1.36
Congratulations Murray ! Simply outstanding!👏👏👏Waiting for full report !
Allie Chong on her way to Silver Medal as 2nd place W50 Category at XC Short course yesterday at Lanark! Well done Allie !👏👏👏 Another great photo from Bobbie Gavin
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Brilliant race from Hannah Ryding in very testing conditions at the World Athletics Cross Country Championships. Well up there. 24th and 2nd Brit in a very strong field. British team 6th.
Massive congratulations to Alyson Bell on her Great Britain selection for Loughborough International! 🇬🇧
She will compete in the 4x100m team.
Read more here:
We’re back! ☀️🏃🏻♂️🏃🏼♀️
Great to see some of our senior and junior ‘bubbles’ get back on the track tonight in glorious conditions!
Long may it continue ...
Last but no means least, a huge well done to all our athletes who performed fantastically well throughout all the YDL meets. It was great to see everyone competing at such a high level and the amazing sportsmanship on show. You should all be very proud of yourselves 🤩
Erin Wallace makes the final! 👏
A strong performance in this morning’s race sees her into the final of the European u23 Championship’s 1500m in Estonia. Good luck
@erinwallace___
!
Huge congratulations from all
@gnaac1
to Josh Kerr on his 🥇👏👏
@Neil_Gourley
we are so proud of you, so good to see you represent🇬🇧again and another amazing time in the final!
Huge congratulations to Erin Wallace as her place in the U23Team confirmed .Erin is selected for the 1500m for GB in Tallinn Estonia 8-13th July !! Amazing & deserved in equal measure
@erinwallace___
Huge Congratulations to Erin Wallace & Neil Gourley on their GB selections for the World Indoors Champs in Belgrade ! Superb news
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@Neil_Gourley
Best of luck to Scottish Team & esp to the Giffnock 5 - Esme Dougall, Craig Shennan , Calum Dick, Freya Campbell & Scarlett Wilson !! Have a great run guys 💪
Very sad news about the death of John Melvin. Many of our athletes will know John from his work with the GAA -Events, Team Glasgow, Glasgow Under 12s & as a dedicated coach, organiser& an official with Scottish Athletics. Many roles he played . One of the unsung heroes.
Beyond saddened to share news of the passing of my coach and dear friend John Melvin. Many in Scotland will have been impacted by or have benefited from John’s efforts, skills, and experience over the years. I will miss him greatly and probably won’t have dry eyes for a while.