SPRINT Issue 63 - Spring 2018
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Volunteering/Officiating<br />
Roger Cross (UKA Level 3 Track Official & UKA Event Adjudicator)<br />
Most sports, especially at grass roots level simply couldn’t exist without<br />
volunteers. This is especially true with athletics and running events.<br />
My love of Track & Field started in the 1970’s, I was then, a keen sprinter and<br />
long jumper & competed many times for both school and county, with my<br />
PBs set at Motspur Park, University of London (11.2 100m & 6.54 Long Jump)<br />
… my large calf muscles were formed during this period of intense sprint<br />
training!<br />
In addition, during the late 70’s and 80’s we were fortunate in being able to<br />
watch the likes of Foster, Bedford, Ovett, Coe & Cram etc have some success<br />
on the track.<br />
Competitive Track & Field is truly<br />
a worldwide sport. The World<br />
Athletics Championships is<br />
exactly that, unlike some sports<br />
whose world championships are<br />
competitions only held between<br />
those countries that have the<br />
funds and infrastructure to<br />
provide the necessary training &<br />
competition facilities.<br />
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