Another international joins Trackspeed1

Just as the squad announced its new composition for winter, one further athlete has signed up to training at Crystal Palace for the next year at least.

British Junior International, Deli Onifade, whose PB's in the sprints of 21.58 and 10.63 are likely to dip quickly, as he has spent most of 2009 combating an achilles injury, contacted John Powell this weekend (4/10).

"I'm delighted to have Deli joining the group," said John, "although it will be on a month's trial to begin with to make sure we like each other! But I'm sure there won't be a problem. It's great to have an athlete of his calibre added to the mix, and I'm sure he will find his new training environment a really positive one.

"We now have an excellent mix of specialist sprinters and 400m athletes, with a potential weakness over the shorter distances now well and truly patched up."

The squad return to training on October 13th. John Powell is currently in Boston, combining vacation with coaching some Stateside athletes and liaising with contacts at Harvard University.