Paralympic medalist Wondiye Fikre Indelbu wins Newton Aycliffe 10k - on only one shoe

READY TO GO: Wondiye Fikre Indelbu lines up at the start of the Riverside Run 5k last weekend

12:42pm Monday 17th June 2013

ETHIOPIAN Paralympian Wondiye Fikre Indelbu won Sunday's Aycliffe 10K, limping home to victory wearing only one running shoe.

Laura can cope with weight on her shoulders

8:00am Thursday 13th June 2013

WHEN Laura Weightman lines up at Gateshead next week, the promising London Olympian will take on Europe looking to continue the sort of progress which has made the rest of the world notice.

Shakes-Drayton excited for Gateshead

8:00am Thursday 13th June 2013

AFTER being told she will be the new captain of Team GB at Gateshead in ten days time, double European indoor champion Perri Shakes-Drayton thinks it is a fitting reward for overcoming Olympic disappointment.

Farah and Rutherford set for Gateshead meet

GNR DISAPPOINTMENT: Mo Farah says he has not had time to train for the Great North Run, which takes place next week

10:46am Wednesday 12th June 2013

Olympic champions Mo Farah and Greg Rutherford headline a strong Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad for the European Athletics Team Championships.

All set for the Blaydon Race

8:00am Saturday 8th June 2013

MORPETH veteran and former winner Ian Hudspith joins a field of nearly 4,000 runners in tomorrow's big Blaydon Race.

From Paralympics to the parkruns of Middlesbrough - meet the Ethiopian medalist who now calls Middlesbrough home

READY TO GO: Wondiye Fikre Indelbu lines up at the start of the Riverside Run 5k last weekend

9:00am Wednesday 5th June 2013

NINE months ago, Wondiye Fikre Indelbu was Ethiopia's first Paralympics medalist in the country's history - now he is dedicating his future to the UK.

Victory is a Shaw-fire thing for Dominic

8:00am Monday 3rd June 2013

NEW MARSKE Harrier Dominic Shaw snatched victory in a thrilling, record-breaking finish to yesterday's Middlesbrough College 5K Riverside Run.

Weightman ready for Diamond League outing

5:51pm Friday 31st May 2013

LAURA Weightman will make her first Diamond League appearance of the season when she competes in a strong 1,500m field in Eugene tomorrow.

Gateshead prospect sets the standard

12:00am Monday 27th May 2013

Gateshead Harrier Lauren Beales set a UK all-time hurdles record and two other young athletes scored record-breaking doubles in the North-East Track and Field Championships at Gateshead International Stadium.

Jackson vows to bounce back from Olympics disappointment

WALK ON PART: Olympian Johanna Jackson at Middlesbrough's stadium yesterday, where the Riverside Run will start and finish on June 2

8:00am Thursday 23rd May 2013

JOHANNA JACKSON is determined to put her Olympics disappointment behind her and to focus on success in the next chapter of her race walking career.

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