St Mary’s Athletes Compete at Sainsbury’s Birmingham Grand Prix

St Mary’s University, Twickenham students and alumni competed in the Sainsbury’s Birmingham Grand Prix athletics competition at Birmingham's Alexander Stadium on Sunday 24^th August. St Mary’s Alumnus Mo Farah continued his month of sporting success by earning 1^st place in the Men’s 2 Mile event. Farah simultaneously gained a British record, Diamond League record and European Record for his race on Sunday where he finished with a time of 8:07.85. Andy Vernon was not far behind in the Men’s 2 Mile event and finished 6^th overall. Another former student Harry Aikines-Aryeetey narrowly missed a podium finish in the Men’s 100m sprint. Harry finished 6^th place with only 0.26 seconds separating him from the winner. Other notable results included St Mary’s Endurance Performance and Coaching Centre (EPACC) athlete Emelia Gorecka finishing 12^th in the Women’s 2 Mile event. Furthermore current student Charlie Grice competed in the Men’s Emsley Carr Mile event and finished 14^th. The Grand Prix is part of the prestigious International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Diamond League, and is organised and run by UK Athletics.