Athletics

Some of the greatest names in British athletics have represented Team England at the Commonwealth Games.

David Hemery, Alan Pascoe, Daley Thompson, David Moorcroft, Brendan Foster, Steve Cram, Steve Ovett, Jonathan Edwards, Kathy Cook and Denise Lewis have all competed at and won medals at past Commonwealth Games.

Dame Kelly Holmes, who became President of Commonwealth Games England in May 2009, won gold for England at the Victoria Games in 1994, silver at Kuala Lumpur four years later and then gold again at Manchester 2002.

She said the Commonwealth Games provided her with invaluable experience of major multi-sport events ahead of her double gold medal winning performance at the Athens 2004 Olympics.

England won six golds, four silvers and eight bronzes at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games, with Christine Ohuruogu (400m), Kelly Sotherton (heptathlon), Lisa Dobriskey (1500m), Phillips Idowu (triple jump), Dean Macey (decathlon) and Nick Nieland (javelin) capturing golds.

The performance in Melbourne took Team England through the 500 athletics medals mark. Team England athletes have won 177 golds, 173 silvers and 157 bronzes to top the all-time medal table.

There are 46 athletics events taking place at the Delhi Games - the track and field events, as well as the marathon and 20km walk for men and women.

Athletics makes its 19th Commonwealth Games appearance in Delhi – it has featured at every Games to date.

It is one of four sports on the Delhi programme to feature para-sport events for elite athletes with disabilities.

Athletics in Delhi

Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Sports Complex

Training venues: (4)

• Thyagaraj Sports Complex : Track events & jumps
• Chatrasal Stadium : Track events & jumps
• Delhi University : Track events & jumps
• Games Village : Track events – Jumps & long throws
   

Athletics featured on the Commonwealth Games Programme since the inaugural Games in 1930 at Hamilton, Canada. Out of 46 events for Men & Women 44 events will be held over seven days from 6 - 12 October and Marathon will be held on 14 October 2010, at J.N. Stadium.

Men

  
Women

   
Entry

• Individual events – 3 athletes per event
• Relay events – One team of 6 athletes per CGA
 

Athletes Competing in Delhi

MEN:

100m	Mark Lewis-Francis
100m(T46)	Ola Abidogun
200m	Leon Baptiste, Marlon Devonish Jeffrey Lawal Balogun
400m	Richard Buck, Robert Tobin, Conrad Williams
800m	Niall Brooks, Andrew Osagie, Darren St Clair
1500m	Andy Baddeley, Tom Lancashire, Colin McCourt
5000m	Mo Farah, Chris Thompson
10000m	Mo Farah, Chris Thompson, Andrew Vernon
Marathon	Andi Jones, Ben Moreau
3000m sc	Luke Gunn, Stuart Stokes
110mH	Lawrence Clarke, William Sharman, Andy Turner
400mH	David Hughes, Nathan Woodward, Richard Yates
20kRace Walk	Thomas Bosworth Luke Finch, Alex Wright
High Jump	Martyn Bernard, Samson Oni, Tom Parsons
Long Jump	Greg Rutherford, Chris Tomlinson
Triple Jump	Larry Achike, Nathan Douglas, Phillips Idowu
Pole Vault	Luke Cutts, Max Eaves, Steve Lewis
Shot	Mark Edwards, Carl Myerscough, Scott Rider
Shot F32/34/52	Daniel West
Discus	Carl Myerscough, Chris Scott, Emeka Udechuku
Hammer	Mike Floyd, Matthew Lambley, Alex Smith
Decathlon	Martin Brockman, Ben Hazell, Kevin Sempers
4x100m	Leon Baptiste, Marlon Devonish, Jeffery Lawal Balogun, Mark Lewis- Francis, Ryan Scott, Andy Turner
4x400m	Richard Buck, Graham Hedman, Darren St Clair, Rob Tobin, Conrad Williams

  
WOMEN:

100m	Montell Douglas, Katherine Endacott, Laura Turner
100m(T37)	Katrina Hart, Bethany Woodward
200m	Abi Oyepitan, Joyce Maduaka
400m	Victoria Barr, Christine Ohuruogu, Nadine Okyere
800m	Lisa Dobriskey, Emma Jackson, Marilyn Okoro
1500m	Helen Clitheroe, Lisa Dobriskey, Hannah England
10000m	Charlotte Purdue, Hayley Yelling
Marathon	Helen Decker, Michelle Ross-Cope, Holly Rush
3000m sc	Tina Brown
100mH	Louise Hazel
400mH	Meghan Beesley
20kRace Walk	Johanna Jackson, Lisa Kehler
High Jump	Stephanie Pywell, Vikki Hubbard
Triple Jump	Yasmin Regis, Laura Samuel, Nadia Williams
Pole Vault	Kate Dennison, Emma Lyons
Shot	Eden Francis, Eleanor Gatrell, Rebecca Peake
Shot F32/34/52	Gemma Prescott
Discus	Eden Francis, Jade Nicholls
Hammer	Zoe Derham, Sarah Holt
Javelin	Goldie Sayers, Laura Whittingham
Heptathlon	Phyllis Agbo, Grace Clements, Louise Hazel
4x100m	Montell Douglas, Katherine Endacott, Hayley Jones, Abi Oyepitan, Laura Turner
4x400m	Victoria Barr, Meghan Beesley, Hayley Jones, Kelly Massey, Christine Ohuruogu, Marilyn Okoro, Nadine Okyere, Joyce Maduaka