To honour Black History Month, I wanted to write an article about an inspirational Black sporting figure. The choices were plentiful; from Jesse Owens to Serena Willams, many have led the way in their respective sports as we as a sporting community continue to strive for racial equality. However, in the end I settled upon…
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The Caster Semenya case is a real Catch-22
Caster Semenya, after being disallowed to compete in professional athletics for her naturally high testosterone levels, has made the transition to women’s football. She is currently training with a South African club with the hopes of playing for the team at the start of the next season. But should she be allowed to compete, given…
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2017 in Sport
January The New Year has already seen its first world championship claimed, with Michael van Gerwen defeating Gary Anderson 7-3 at the Alexandra Palace to be crowned the PDC World Darts Champion for the second time. Hot on the heels of that success comes the first tennis major of the year as newly knighted Sir…
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The Concrete Sports Fair guide
Athletics Are you interested in joining athletics whilst at university or simply looking for a fun and easy way to get fit? Then we are the club for you! The UEA Athletics Club prides itself on being one of the friendliest and accepting clubs on campus – everyone is welcome to join. Whether you are…
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UEA athletics slip to Derby Day defeat
Cerys Currie reports on UEA Athletics’ defeat at Derby Day 2014.
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Where does athletics go from here?
Alison Mailloux comments on the shocking revelations that prominent sprinters, Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell, have used performance enhancing drugs.
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Spotlight: Athletics
Concrete Sport caught up with UEA Athletics. Find out more about the club.
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Weld done UEA’s half ironman triathletes
UEA’s triathlon club tackled the Ely half ironman last month, beating record temperatures and finishing in good time.
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Triathlon enjoy successful season
Triathlon is one of the most physically demanding sports that UEA has to offer. But there is room for everyone as club president Rebecca Layland told Concrete Sport.
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