Steph Twell
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@beattiejohn @AthleticsWeekly I will be asking to disclose this evidence otherwise it’s merely opinion.
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@AthleticsWeekly Is it possible to disagree with anything more strongly than this?
Where is the evidence that not selecting qualified athletes improves performances?
Does he seriously think that any athletes, fans, or sponsors are going to buy into this?
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“Setting tough standards helps improve performance levels,” writes UK Athletics chair Ian Beattie as he outlines the reasoning behind the governing body’s strict policy.
athleticsweekly.com/blog/why-the-b…
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The British Championships (Olympic trials) will be shown on the BBC Red Button.
Saturday - 11:20 - 20:30
Sunday - 11:20 - 17:30
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📣 British Athletics have just approved an updated Olympic Selection Policy on March 26th 2024. Make sure you and your coaches, check it out the amendments here: 👇🏽
uka.org.uk/wp-content/upl…
Any q’s please contact athletescommission@britishathletics.org.uk
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Open to *all* classified Para Athletes aged 11-19, UK Wide, No Entry Standards! The first time this indoor event has been integrated @WelshAthletics @scotathletics @AthleticsNI @SDS_sport @dsw_news @CP_Sport @dwarfsportDSAuk @BritBlindSport @SportExcelUK
England Athletics@EnglandAthletic
Calling all age group athletes! 📢 Entries to the England U15 & U17 Combined Events and the Age Group Para Athletics Championships close this weekend. Don't miss out, enter now ➡ bit.ly/3TjHHbb
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Finally as a publicised ‘England Atheltics’ run coach & ‘@tracksmith run leader, I’m sure one of the @england athletics codes of conduct is not to encourage unfair advantage or competition! Sad, if this is the case!
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1) Taking off a race chip bib to not ‘overcook’ pacing makes no sense as shared with a friend via SM?
2) It’s unfair for competitors around you to remove/ edit your bib
3) It’s really unsafe for race organisers such as @LondonMarathon @LLHalf to know who’s on the course, when!
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Interested to see what this story amounts to.If facts are to become true or not @seaningle
Daily Mail@DailyMail
World record-holding running magazine boss is accused of posting fake times for the London Marathon: Oxford-educated Kate Carter 'may have used software to manually create results' with 'no evidence' to show she ran the entire race, it's claimed trib.al/54vb3wR
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📣 The election process for 7 members to join the UK Athletics Athletes’ Commission is now open & self-nominations are welcomed prior to the deadline on Friday 9 February 2024.
Submit a supporting statement to athletescommission@britishathletics.org.uk 📣
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DCMS Call for evidence has been extended to Oct 31st! Not a long survey but start to recognise the patterns and trends within sports which need to addressed. Worth responding prior to *hopefully* a consultation/ review.
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@KateyRoss Thank you for sharing! I didn’t realise it was extended! I’ll share as well. Thanks
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Without athletes and journalists highlighting issues in elite sport, it would all be ignored in favour of medals, money and fame.
Sport and those who run it, cannot regulate their behaviours and can no longer be expected to.
The status quo does nothing to advance performance
Steph Twell@StefApril
Pleased I responded to the DCMS Call forEvidence on misconduct, harassment, bullying, & discrimination @BritAthletics! Medals mask systemic cultural issues which have never been tackled! No hand to play in any departure but a review should be conducted on itsorganisational health
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@TMayglothling I have been directly in the firing line for raising issues. Im not there to preserve any position but do what’s right for our current and future of the sport in of course a respectful manner. Appreciate your support! Open for a chat!
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Thank you for speaking up @StefApril. Takes huge bravery to be the change you want to see and those athletes who speak out have the most to lose.
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Pleased I responded to the DCMS Call forEvidence on misconduct, harassment, bullying, & discrimination @BritAthletics! Medals mask systemic cultural issues which have never been tackled! No hand to play in any departure but a review should be conducted on itsorganisational health
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At the 1928 Olympics, women ran the 800m for the 1st time.
After the race, reporters wrote stories of women collapsing in utter exhaustion with half the field dropping out
None of that occurred
The 800 was eliminated for 32 years. Stories are powerful.
thegrowtheq.com/the-unfortunat…
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@StefApril Steph hi - would you be able to follow me so I can DM? Many thanks, Mike R
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Working hard behind the scenes. Like most volunteers. This matters. Today and for future opportunities in athletics👇🏽
UKA Athlete Commission@UKA_AC
The Commission have sought UKA’s position on whether they will be willing to extend selections to athletes by virtue of the World Rankings Invitations, announced on August 2nd. All athletes affected, please get in touch so we can keep you informed & how to proceed via our contact
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After the week I’ve had, still so much work to do! 🤦🏽♀️
Kelly Sotherton MBE@KellySotherton
@BritAthletics @wabudapest23 Nice to see the throwers added … still disappointing not to see another heptathlete plus a few others ALSO : Would have loved to have seen a female coach in the coaching team 🤷🏻♀️
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@DaiGreene I’m sorry you experienced this. I have also previously presented on the WIT2W data to the staff.I’ve been made to feel very uncomfortable from a very recent experience despite sharing current and previous concerns with the NGB.Instead, deflection against you personally is used.
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I presented to two previous performance lead teams on the issues with the @BritAthletics selection policy, with support from 30+ elite athletes. One of the staff even accused me of manipulating data to suit my agenda🙃 I showed them an abundance of data from previous finalists...
Dai Greene@DaiGreene
1/ The @BritAthletics policy of only taking medalists and top 8 athletes is going to hinder not only an athletes development but also their chance to become full time athletes. I know that their policy standard (for a lot of events) is based on the IAAF standard.
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👇🏽Very happy to help!
UKA Athlete Commission@UKA_AC
The UKA AC are happy to support any funded AND non- funded athletes to apply for any appeals regarding World Championship non-selection. Please get in touch to help with immediate appeal procedure before aim to support you with Pro Bono advice via @SportResol27268
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