Great Britain’s medal-winning heptathlete, Niamh Emerson, will lead a star-studded line up at this year’s º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ International Athletics (LIA) event on Sunday, 19 May.
The 2018 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist from Shirland, Derbyshire, will compete in the Women’s 200m and will also contest in the javelin throw in front of an expected large crowd at the Paula Radcliffe Stadium on campus.
Billed as a ‘Battle of the Nations’, the º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ squad will go head to head with teams from England, Wales, and Scotland as well as a Great Britain Under-20 side and a British Universities squad. Historically, the event has attracted household names such as Jessica Ennis-Hill, Christine Ohuruogu, and Jonnie Peacock.
The Great Britain Under-20 team will feature European Under-18 3000m gold medallist Thomas Keen and 400m silver medallist Ethan Brown amongst its 48-strong squad.
On competing, Niamh said:
“I’m really excited to compete this weekend as LIA always has a high standard field and a great atmosphere. I’m using this to prepare for my first heptathlon of the season in Götzis, Austria, so it’s a great opportunity to see where I’m at.”
General admission tickets for the LIA start from just £5 and are available to purchase in advance online. Tickets are also available on the door, but an increased rate will apply. Gates open at 10.00am with the first event at 11.00am.
Notes for editors
Press release reference number: 19/57
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is equipped with a live in-house broadcast unit via the Globelynx network. To arrange an interview with one of our experts please contact the press office on 01509 223491. Bookings can be made online via www.globelynx.com
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It has been awarded five stars in the independent QS Stars university rating scheme, named the best university in the world for sports-related subjects in the 2019 QS World University Rankings, University of the Year by The Times and Sunday Times University Guide 2019 and top in the country for its student experience in the 2018 THE Student Experience Survey.
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is in the top 10 of every national league table, being ranked 4th in the Guardian University League Table 2019, 5th in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019 and 8th in The UK Complete University Guide 2020.
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is consistently ranked in the top twenty of UK universities in the Times Higher Education’s ‘table of tables’ and is in the top 10 in England for research intensity. In recognition of its contribution to the sector, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ has been awarded seven Queen's Anniversary Prizes.
The º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ London campus is based on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and offers postgraduate and executive-level education, as well as research and enterprise opportunities. It is home to influential thought leaders, pioneering researchers and creative innovators who provide students with the highest quality of teaching and the very latest in modern thinking.
Great Britain’s medal-winning heptathlete, Niamh Emerson, will lead a star-studded line up at this year’s º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ International Athletics (LIA) event on Sunday, 19 May.
The 2018 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist from Shirland, Derbyshire, will compete in the Women’s 200m and will also contest in the javelin throw in front of an expected large crowd at the Paula Radcliffe Stadium on campus.
Billed as a ‘Battle of the Nations’, the º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ squad will go head to head with teams from England, Wales, and Scotland as well as a Great Britain Under-20 side and a British Universities squad. Historically, the event has attracted household names such as Jessica Ennis-Hill, Christine Ohuruogu, and Jonnie Peacock.
The Great Britain Under-20 team will feature European Under-18 3000m gold medallist Thomas Keen and 400m silver medallist Ethan Brown amongst its 48-strong squad.
On competing, Niamh said:
“I’m really excited to compete this weekend as LIA always has a high standard field and a great atmosphere. I’m using this to prepare for my first heptathlon of the season in Götzis, Austria, so it’s a great opportunity to see where I’m at.”
General admission tickets for the LIA start from just £5 and are available to purchase in advance online. Tickets are also available on the door, but an increased rate will apply. Gates open at 10.00am with the first event at 11.00am.
Notes for editors
Press release reference number: 19/57
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is equipped with a live in-house broadcast unit via the Globelynx network. To arrange an interview with one of our experts please contact the press office on 01509 223491. Bookings can be made online via www.globelynx.com
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is one of the country’s leading universities, with an international reputation for research that matters, excellence in teaching, strong links with industry, and unrivalled achievement in sport and its underpinning academic disciplines.
It has been awarded five stars in the independent QS Stars university rating scheme, named the best university in the world for sports-related subjects in the 2019 QS World University Rankings, University of the Year by The Times and Sunday Times University Guide 2019 and top in the country for its student experience in the 2018 THE Student Experience Survey.
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is in the top 10 of every national league table, being ranked 4th in the Guardian University League Table 2019, 5th in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019 and 8th in The UK Complete University Guide 2020.
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is consistently ranked in the top twenty of UK universities in the Times Higher Education’s ‘table of tables’ and is in the top 10 in England for research intensity. In recognition of its contribution to the sector, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ has been awarded seven Queen's Anniversary Prizes.
The º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ London campus is based on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and offers postgraduate and executive-level education, as well as research and enterprise opportunities. It is home to influential thought leaders, pioneering researchers and creative innovators who provide students with the highest quality of teaching and the very latest in modern thinking.
