Glasgow International Match
The Sainsbury's International Match, formerly known as the Aviva International Match, was an annual indoor
The International Match was an international team competition, with representatives typically competing for five different squads: Great Britain, a "World" or Commonwealth select team, and three other countries. In each athletic event, athletes score points for their team depending on performance and the team with the greatest number of points at the end of all competitions is declared the winner.[1]
History
The inaugural edition (primarily a contest between French and British athletes) was held in 1988 as the
The competition was sponsored by Norwich Union from 2000 to 2009. During this time, the international competition developed from a two-team to a multi-team contest: Swedish, Russian and German athletes competed against British athletes in 2002,[8] and by 2004 it had become a five-way team contest (with athletes representing Great Britain, Russia, Sweden, Italy and a World select team). The indoor International Match became a testing ground for young and upcoming British athletes as the country's established international athletes often trained abroad or avoided indoor competition in favour of more prestigious outdoor competitions.[9][10]
In spite of this, the event continued to attract many of Britain's prominent athletes as well as significant foreign competition; in 2003 the
Following the renaming of Norwich Union, the competition became known as the
The last edition was in 2015. In 2016 the
Events
Aviva International Match events | |||||||||||
Men | 60 m
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200 m
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400 m
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800 m
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1500 m
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3000 m
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60 m hurdles
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Long jump | Triple jump | High jump | Pole vault |
Women | 60 m
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200 m
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400 m
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800 m
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1500 m
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3000 m
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60 m hurdles
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Long jump | Triple jump | High jump | Pole vault |
Meeting Records
Men
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Ref | Video |
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60 m | 6.50 | James Dasaolu | Great Britain | 25 January 2013 | [17] | |
150 m | 15.84 | Kim Collins | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 25 January 2013 | [18] | |
200 m | 20.67 | John Regis | United Kingdom | 11 February 1995 | ||
400 m | 45.33 | Danny Everett | United States | 8 February 1992 | ||
600 m | 1:15.70 | Duane Solomon | United States | 26 January 2013 | [19] | [20] |
800 m | 1:46.22 | Tom McKean | United Kingdom | 4 March 1990 | ||
1500 m | 3:34.94 | Abdelaati Iguider
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Morocco | 20 February 2016 | [21] | |
3000 m | 7:39.55 | Mo Farah | Great Britain | 20 February 2016 | [22] | |
60 m hurdles | 7.36 | Colin Jackson | United Kingdom | 12 February 1994 | ||
High jump | 2.37 m | Vyacheslav Voronin | Russia | 5 March 2000 | ||
Long jump | 8.08 m | Fabrice Lapierre | Australia | 20 February 2016 | [23] | |
Triple jump | 17.20 m | Christian Olsson | Sweden | 27 February 2007 | ||
4 × 400 m relay | 3:06.27 | Great Britain | 25 January 2013 | [24] |
Women
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Ref |
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60 m | 7.04 | Merlene Ottey | Jamaica | 8 February 1992 | |
150 m | 17.32 | Desiree Henry
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Great Britain | 25 January 2013 | [25] |
200 m | 22.81 | Natalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova | Russia | 30 January 1993 | |
400 m | 50.62 | Olga Zaytseva | Russia | 28 January 2006 | |
800 m | 1:58.46 | Maria Mutola | Mozambique | 24 January 2004 | |
1500 m | 4:01.40 | Sifan Hassan | Netherlands | 20 February 2016 | [26] |
3000 m | 8:42.59 | Hellen Obiri | Kenya | 28 January 2012 | [27] |
60 m hurdles | 7.74 | Ludmila Engquist | Sweden | 4 March 1990 | |
High jump | 1.93 m | Alessia Trost | Italy | 20 February 2016 | [28] |
Levern Spencer | Saint Lucia | ||||
Isobel Pooley | Great Britain | ||||
Pole vault | 4.76 m | Svetlana Feofanova | Russia | 2 February 2003 | |
Yelena Isinbayeva | Russia | 24 January 2004 | |||
Long jump | 6.85 m | Galina Chistyakova | Soviet Union | 3 March 1990 | |
4 × 400 m relay | 3:33.49 | Meghan Beesley Kelly Massey Laura Wake Victoria Ohuruogu |
Great Britain | 25 January 2013 | [29] |
References
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- Glasgow Herald. Retrieved on 2010-01-20.
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- Glasgow Herald(1990-01-24). Retrieved on 2009-01-20.
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- ^ Athletics: Christie plans sprint double. The Independent (1996-01-09). Retrieved on 2010-01-24.
- ^ Athletics: Sprinters face race-off. The Daily Telegraph (2002-02-20). Retrieved on 2010-01-24.
- ^ Athletics: Newton and Grant given chance to raise profile[dead link]. The Independent (2004-01-24). Retrieved on 2010-01-24.
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- IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-30.
- ^ http://www.britishathletics.org.uk/media/news/2013-news-page/january-2013/26-01-13-glasgow-int-match-report/ [dead link]
- British Athletics. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ "60m Results" (PDF). UK Athletics. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "150m Results" (PDF). UK Athletics. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.[permanent dead link]
- IAAF. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ "Duane Solomon 1:15.70 US Record! Mens 600m - British Athletics International Match 2013".
- ^ Steven Mills (20 February 2016). "1500m world lead for Iguider in Glasgow, world U20 indoor record for Tsegay". IAAF. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ Steven Mills (20 February 2016). "1500m world lead for Iguider in Glasgow, world U20 indoor record for Tsegay". IAAF. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ "Long Jump Results". IAAF. 20 February 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ "4×400m Results" (PDF). UK Athletics. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "150m Results" (PDF). UK Athletics. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ Steven Mills (20 February 2016). "1500m world lead for Iguider in Glasgow, world U20 indoor record for Tsegay". IAAF. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ "3000 Metres Results" (PDF). UK Athletics. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
- ^ "High Jump Results". IAAF. 20 February 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ "4×400m Results" (PDF). UK Athletics. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.