{"id":120510,"date":"2026-05-13T11:40:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T11:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/13\/seven-u20-scots-for-picked-loughborough-and-thrower-amy-heads-for-halle-scottish-athletics\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T11:40:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T11:40:27","slug":"seven-u20-scots-for-picked-loughborough-and-thrower-amy-heads-for-halle-scottish-athletics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/13\/seven-u20-scots-for-picked-loughborough-and-thrower-amy-heads-for-halle-scottish-athletics\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven U20 Scots for picked Loughborough and thrower Amy heads for Halle &#8211; Scottish Athletics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"meta-date\">Wednesday 13th May 2026<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishathletics.org.uk\/news-and-features\/gb-ni-u20-team-and-para-team-named-for-2026-loughborough-international\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">British Athletics team announcement U20<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Seven young Scots have been selected to compete for the GB and NI U20 team at the Loughborough International.<\/p>\n<p>It is a strong representation within a team of 51 athletes selected by British Athletics.<\/p>\n<p>And in a separate selection <strong>Amy Kennedy<\/strong> will win her first GB and NI vest at a throws meet in Halle, Germany, also this weekend.<\/p>\n<p><em>Many congratulations to these eight athletes and their families, coaches and clubs on well-deserved selections for GB and NI.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishathletics.org.uk\/news-and-features\/novuna-gb-ni-throws-team-selected-for-halplus-werfertage-competition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Throws team for Germany<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Scots selected for Novuna GB &amp; NI U20 team and Novuna Para GB &amp; NI invitational team for the 2026 Loughborough International Athletics Meet on Sunday 17 May<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Sprints &amp; Hurdles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Women:<\/p>\n<p>Sophie Thomas (Dunfermline Track &amp; Field Club, Agustin Rafael Paniagua Osorio) (200M) *<\/p>\n<p>Rebecca Scott (Stevenage &amp; North Herts AC, Paul Keeble) (Para 200M)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Middle &amp; Long Distance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Men:<\/p>\n<p>Mathew McKenna (Walton AC, Martin Norman) (800M)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jumps<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Women:<\/p>\n<p>Charis Crawford (Springburn Harriers, Alasdair Strange) (POLE VAULT)<\/p>\n<p>Men:<\/p>\n<p>Nathan Mobbs (North Ayrshire AC, Alasdair Strange) (POLE VAULT)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Throws<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Men:<\/p>\n<p>Jacob McKinlay (Edinburgh AC ) (DISCUS THROW)<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Relays<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Women\u2019s 4x100M:<\/p>\n<p>Sophie Thomas (Dunfermline Track &amp; Field Club, Agustin Rafael Paniagua Osorio)<\/p>\n<p>Mixed 4x400M:<\/p>\n<p>Luc Macleod (Banchory Stonehaven AC, Tom Leeson)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishathletics.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lboro-International-26-U20.png.v1.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-115784\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottishathletics.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lboro-International-26-U20.png.v1-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottishathletics.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lboro-International-26-U20.png.v1-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/www.scottishathletics.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lboro-International-26-U20.png.v1-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/www.scottishathletics.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lboro-International-26-U20.png.v1-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/www.scottishathletics.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lboro-International-26-U20.png.v1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>+++<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tags:<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishathletics.org.uk\/tag\/loughborough\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Loughborough<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishathletics.org.uk\/tag\/loughborough-international\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Loughborough International<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>(function ( d, s, id ) {\n        var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName( s )[0];\n        if ( d.getElementById( id ) ) return;\n        js = d.createElement( s );\n        js.id = id;\n        js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=234654626717555\";\n        fjs.parentNode.insertBefore( js, fjs );\n    }( document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk' ));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishathletics.org.uk\/gb-selections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wednesday 13th May 2026 British Athletics team announcement U20 Seven young Scots have been selected to compete for the GB and NI U20 team at the Loughborough International. It is a strong representation within a team of 51 athletes selected by British Athletics. 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