Alex SeftelMarilyn Okoro: “My mum didn’t even want me to run”“I am just someone that is fuelled by ‘no’. I have had so many ‘noes’ in my lifetime. Starting with my mum, she didn’t even want me to…May 26, 2023May 26, 2023
Alex SeftelThree world records broken in RaceRunning ahead of World Championships debut“I always believed, I always dreamed. Now my craziest of dreams has come true!” These were the words of Britain’s Ellie Simpson when it was…May 26, 2023May 26, 2023
Alex SeftelAimee Pratt: “He watched me run against boys and told me I could be world class”Aimee Pratt has epitomised the word ‘breakthrough’ in recent times. The 22-year-old set personal bests over five different distances in…May 26, 2023May 26, 2023
Alex SeftelMica Moore: A journey ‘defying barriers’ to make it in two sportsMica Moore jokes that she is starting to get a bit old in sporting terms. Many would laugh that one off given that she is still in her 20s…May 26, 2023May 26, 2023
Alex SeftelHow did a song that came 20th in Eurovision become a worldwide hit?Only a hardcore minority would have blinked twice when Armenia’s Rosa Linn finished in 20th place in last year’s Eurovision Song Contest.May 13, 2023May 13, 2023
Alex SeftelEuro 2020: Finland finally take seat at international football’s top tableWhen Finland secured qualification for their first major football tournament, fans could be seen climbing into fountains naked, and letting…Jun 12, 2021Jun 12, 2021
Alex SeftelEurovision 2021: 10 hot picksIf this year’s Eurovision Song Contest was virtual, the venue could be ‘Rotterdam, or anywhere, Liverpool or Rome’. But as the Netherlands…May 18, 2021May 18, 2021
Alex SeftelLockdown mental health: the good, the bad, and the muddle in betweenIt’s been hard to know what to think lately. For one, it seemed bizarre that when I handed a lost phone in on a bus, people got up to…Aug 10, 2020Aug 10, 2020
Alex SeftelSeven years on: Remembering the fire at Rooster HouseSeven years ago, on a lazy Sunday morning, Selly Oak’s student population awoke in shock to see that their favourite chicken takeaway…May 31, 2020May 31, 2020
Alex SeftelPukki Party: Finland qualify for first major international football tournamentFinland’s nickname ‘Huuhkajat’ translates as ‘The Eagle-Owls’. The national side have been called this since one such bird interrupted and…Nov 16, 2019Nov 16, 2019
