The scottishathletics Track and Field Championships and National Outdoor Opens took place over the weekend with Team East Lothian athletes travelling to Grangemouth, Kilmarnock and Inverness to compete. There were outstanding performances from Michael Welch (U13B) who competed in three events and came 1st in both the Shot Put in 9.23m and Discus in 23.66m and…
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First Phase of Community Athletics Hub Opens with Special Event
To celebrate the completion of the first phase of the Team East Lothian Athletics Club’s Community Athletics Hub, around 250 people attended a special event at the East Lothian Athletics Arena at Meadowmill on Saturday morning, with special guests including East Lothian Provost, Councillor John McMillan; scottishathletics CEO, Mark Munro and Councillor Jim Goodfellow. With…
TEL Endurance Athletes pick up 11 Trophies at the Borders XC Series
The final race and Presentation Round of The Borders XC Series was held in Galashiels on Sunday. Although not a point scoring race, that didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of all those who participated on the very wet, cold and muddy course. All athletes then gathered for the post-race presentations at Gala Academy where, Scottish National…
TEL athletes shine with Gold and Silver Medals at SSAA Scottish Schools’ Cross Country Championship
Many TEL athletes represented their schools at the SSAA Scottish Schools’ Cross-Country Championships, which took place at Hopetoun House Estate in South Queensferry on Saturday. With 685 entrants from secondary schools across Scotland, it was a major event in the Cross-Country Calendar. Set in the rolling parklands of the estate, the event provided a selection opportunity for…
Double Gold for TEL athlete Maria Lyle at the Grand Prix in Dubai
Congratulations to Maria Lyle who took Gold at the Fazza International Championships in Dubai. This was the first of nine events scheduled to take place around the world in The World Para Athletics Grand Prix Series before the World Para Athletics Championships in November. Maria took the Gold Medal in the 200m T35/6 in 30.18,…
TEL athlete Adam Hoole takes Bronze in the U17 Mens Heptathlon
Thirty Team East Lothian athletes travelled to the Emirates Arena in Glasgow to compete in the 2019 Combined Events, Relays and Masters Championship. There was Bronze success for Adam Hoole in the Men’s U17 Heptathlon. Competing in an impressive seven events over two days, Hoole came confidently 1st in the Men 60 metre; 2nd in the…
TEL athletes do well at the East Lothian Schools’ Cross Country Championship
Many TEL athletes contributed to their School’s success at the East Lothian Secondary Schools Cross-Country Championship. On what was a sunny but bitterly cold day at Foxlake Adventures, 181 students from 6 East Lothian secondary schools competed in the team event, with the top 4 runners from each school gaining points, and penalty points given…
Gold, Silver & Bronze TEL Success at the National Indoor Championships
There was Gold, Silver and Bronze success for TEL athletes competing at the FPSG scottishathletics National U13, U15 and U20 Indoor Championship at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow on the 2nd and 3rd of February 2019. First to bring home a Gold medal was Michael Welch in the U13 boys’ 3kg Shot Put. He put…
TEL XC Open & XC Championship roundup
Nearly 200 athletes of all ages descended on Foxlake Adventures near Dunbar on Saturday 26th January 2019 for the annual Team East Lothian XC Open and XC Championship. On a sunny winter’s morning, conditions were glorious and, thanks to support from Foxlake Adventures in providing the new venue, runner from all over the country commented…
Team East Lothian Construction Work Nearing Completion
Construction work for the Team East Lothian Community Athletics Hub Phase 1 Project is nearing completion. Key to enabling the project has been the financial support provided by 4J Studios and the European Union and Scottish Government through the TyneEsk Leader Programme. The project has delivered a number of key enhancements to East Lothian Athletics…
Team East Lothian AC win scottishathletics FPSG Impact Club of the Year Award
At a star-studded event at the Hilton Hotel in Glasgow on Saturday 3rd November, Team East Lothian AC was presented with the scottishathletics FPSG Impact Club of the Year Award. The award recognises the huge amount of work and commitment that athletes, coaches, team managers, officials, volunteers, trustees, sponsors and partners have made in advancing the…
Results for Team East Lothian Open Graded Meeting – 6th May 2018
Please find below downloadable results for the Team East Lothian Open Graded Meeting from Sunday 6th May 2018. Congratulations to everyone who competed. Many thanks to the team of officials and volunteers that made the event happened. And wasn’t the weather just wonderful?! TEL OG 06 May 2018 RESULTS
