BRITISH ATHLETICS LEAGUE PREMIERSHIP, ALLIANZ PARK, HENDON, AUGUST 6
BIRCHFIELD Harriers look set to confirm their retention of the men’s Premiership at the final match on Saturday, writes Martin Duff.
The event is held as a joint fixture with the UK Women’s League and, as the ground is the home of Saracens rugby club and the main arena is AstroTurf, the only field event to be held inside the stadium will be the discus. The other throws will be held behind the stand on the back straight.
Birchfield have been strong in the sprints this summer and, in match three, their Leon Reid notched up a sprint double with 10.48 and 21.15 and contributed to the sprint relay win. They also had Greg Miller (javelin) and Chris Shorthouse (hammer) score good victories.
The hammer was something of a feature event in the early matches. Mark Dry won in the second match for Woodford after nine athletes had bettered 60 metres in the opening round, led by Windsor’s Campbell Taylor. Things will change next season as Windsor are already destined for the drop to the second level with Sale Harriers.