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Medals for Maria – double gold and Champion of England

Maria Lyle had a fantastic two days of competition at the England Athletics Senior and Disability Championships in Bedford at the weekend. The championship is about the opportunity it provides to the athletes with a home Commonwealth Games on the horizon. As well as the Commonwealth Games of course, all eyes in the sporting world…

Top form on track and field, SNJL

It was the 4th meeting of the Scottish National Junior League series at Grangemouth on Sunday 18 July. Temperatures soared and so did the performances from Team East Lothian athletes, both on the track and in the field. Corey Campbell again dipped under four minutes for the 1500m in the U17 category, with an impressive…

Personal bests bonanza at Saughton

From grassroots sports to the Olympic Games, this is what athletes train for – achieving, or setting a personal best performance (PB). And there was an abundance of excellent PBs recorded at both the Magnificent Seven Track Endurance Races in Edinburgh and the Scottish National Junior League in Grangemouth at the weekend. The Magnificent Seven…

Pentathlon silver for Donald

Team East Lothian athlete, Donald Ross, won silver in the U13 Boys Scottish pentathlon championship in Ayrshire at the weekend. Remarkably, Donald achieved personal best performances in each of the five track and field disciplines, scoring 1,639 overall. As well as throwing more than a metre over his previous best for the shot put, Donald…

Wright receives Scotland call-up

Team East Lothian athlete, Angus Wright has been selected to represent Scotland in the U18s for the Home Countries Youth International, a hill running race to be held in Ambleside on 24 July. The junior hill running league race, held at Luss on Saturday 19 June, was the selection event. It was a testing hill…

Maria Lyle Visits Team East Lothian Summer Camp

Many thanks to double World Champion Maria Lyle who took time out of her preparations for Tokyo to visit athletes taking part in the Team East Lothian Summer Camp at Meadowmill. As Team East Lothian Community Coach, James Fraser said, “it’s really fantastic to have Maria come down and inspire everyone who’s at the camp…

Enter now for Team East Lothian Open Graded Meetings in both August and September!

Entries are now open for Team East Lothian Open Graded Meetings in August and September 2021. Competition opportunities are available across the spectrum with sprints, hurdles, frame-running, middle-distance and steeplechase on the track, and a full programme of throws and jumps events infield. The Meetings, scheduled for Saturday 7th August and Saturday 4th September, are…

Adam delivers at decathlon

International Combined Events Meeting, Hexham, 26 – 27 June 2021 Team East Lothian athlete, Adam Hoole, spent the weekend in Hexham competing for Scotland in the Men’s Decathlon. He had a superb competition, finishing in 2nd place with a total score of 6,401. He was well clear of 3rd finisher and has improved his decathlon…

Team Edinburgh in action at Scottish National Junior League

The Scottish National Junior League (SNJL) was launched, with Match One in May, seeing the return of club competition in athletics, since the hiatus caused by Covid. Match Two took place in mid-June and Match 3 on Sunday 27 June. East Lothian athletes compete as part of Team Edinburgh. It was a busy weekend for…

Soaring to success at Jumps and Throws Grand Prix

The Jumps and Throws Grand Prix event took place at Caird Park Dundee on Saturday 26 June, with some great performances from Team East Lothian athletes. Laura Buchan finished in 2nd place in both the long jump and the triple jump, with jumps of 5.01m and 10.90m, respectively. Erin Hall was 3rd in the triple…

TEL athletes shine at YDL

Young athletes from Team East Lothian (TEL) were delighted to be back in action on the track and field at the recent Youth Development League (YDL) event, at Grangemouth Stadium on Sunday 20 June. The YDL meet had, like many others, been postponed due to Covid, so it was fantastic to see Match One for…

Active Schools Partnership makes it easier to “Get into Summer” with Team East Lothian Summer Camps

Team East Lothian AC are excited to announce a partnership agreement with East Lothian Council Active Schools to make it easier for aspiring Primary School Aged Athletes to “Get into Summer”. Summer Camp prices have been reduced by 40%. For P1-P3 pupils, 5 days of coach led training is now £15 and for P4-P7 pupils…