"It was another memorable day for Jakob Ingebrigsten, who beat his own record in the European 1500m at the Silesia Diamond League in Poland. The Moroccan, Hicham El Guerrouj, holds the current 1500m record with his time of 3:26.00.…
"Following Nigeria’s disqualification, Team England have been confirmed as the 4x100m relay Commonwealth Champions. Asha Philip, Imani-Lara Lansiquot, Bianca Williams and Daryll Neita managed a time of 42.41 seconds which was enough for…
"Iwan Thomas believes new British record holder Hughes will thrive after breaking the British 100m record. Hughes, 27, shattered Linford Christie\u0027s 30-year British 100m record when he stopped the clock in 9.83 seconds at last month…
"Paula Dunn is predicting a battle of the generations when the stars of ParalympicsGB descend on Paris. Dunn was appointed to her former role ahead of London 2012, a landmark Games for the growth of para-sport in the UK and sees no reason…
"Sophie Hahn has been backed to use Commonwealth Games disappointment to aid her Paralympic quest. Hahn, 26, was defeated when defending her T38 100m Commonwealth Games crown in Birmingham last year, as Olivia Breen emerged as a surprise…
"The UK Athletics Championship heralded some fine results for British athletes on Sunday. After claiming the 100m title on Saturday, Zharnel Hughes capped a superb week by winning the men’s 200m event. Daryll Neita recorded a championship…
"It was a memorable day for Shericka Jackson, who set the fastest time by a woman this year to win the 100m in Jamaica’s national championships on Friday. Shashalee Forbes and Natasha Morrison came in second and third place, respectively.…
"Wightman suffered a stress fracture to his foot during a gym training session in South Africa in January. He is still not ready to compete, meaning he will miss the chance to defend his 1500m title at the World Championships in Budapest.…
"Zharnel Hughes ran the fastest 100m time of the season at the New York Grand Prix over the weekend. The British sprinter clocked a time of 9.83 seconds to break Linford Christie\u0027s British record and says the "sky is the limit".…
"After 30 years Linford Christie’s British 100m record has been broken after Zharnel Hughes stamped a time of 9.83 in New York, taking 0.04 seconds off Christie’s long-standing 9.87 record. Christie set the bar at the World Championships…
"Following the news that Tori Bowie\u0027s death in May, aged 32, came as a result of complications in childbirth, Allyson Felix has described a "crisis" in the disparity of maternal healthcare outcomes for black women and white women in…
"World champion sprinter Tori Bowie, a three-time Olympic medallist, tragically passed away as a result of childbirth complications. An autopsy report revealed the details of Bowie\u0027s passing, which occurred during labour at her…
"Records tumbled at the Paris Diamond League meeting on Friday evening, with the star of the show undoubtedly Faith Kipyegon who blitzed the field to set a new world record in the 5000m. The run came a week on from her world record in the…
"Faith Kipyegon from Ethiopia is already widely regarded as the best 1500m runner in women\u0027s athletics but now there can be no doubt. She already has two world championship golds and two Olympic Games golds, but on Friday night in…
"Katarina Johnson-Thompson took victory in the 100m hurdles and the 4x400m relay at the Loughborough International. Johnson-Thompson was competing in her first competition since last year\u0027s Commonwealth Games. She ran 13.73 seconds in…
"Tori Bowie held the record at Doha\u0027s Diamond League track until Friday, when it was claimed by fellow American sprinter, Sha\u0027Carri Richardson. Bowie died earlier in the week, and after the race Richardson focused on the…
"The tragic news of Tori Bowie\u0027s death was confirmed on Wednesday by her management company, who released an emotional statement via social media. Bowie won acclaim for her gold medal at the Rio 2016 Olympics, where she came first in…
"Kelvin Kiptum was just 16 seconds outside Eliud Kipchoge\u0027s world record as the Kenyan athlete won the men\u0027s London Marathon in a time of two hours, one minute and 25 seconds, while Mo Farah finished ninth in his final ever race…
"Eliud Kipchoge suffered his first marathon defeat since October 2020 as he finished a distant sixth in Boston. It was his slowest ever marathon time. Kipchoge, who had won 15 of his 17 marathons coming into the race, did not go with…
"In the latest segment from The Power of Sport we hear from Gabriela Andersen-Schiess as she reflects on an incredibly difficult race during the first women\u0027s marathon at the Olympics in 1984. The Power of Sport is back this week and…
"Eilish McColgan smashed her own British record at the Berlin Half Marathon, taking 43 seconds off her previous best. She was first to cross the line, 30 seconds quicker than Ethiopia\u0027s Tsigie Gebreselama. Yalemget Yaregal was third,…
"The double Paralympic gold medallist in the T44 men\u0027s 100m was speaking at the launch of Paralympics\u0027s new initiative Every Body Moves. The 29-year-old from Cambridge won back-to-back gold medals at London 2012 and Rio 2016,…
"Dick Fosbury, winner of the high jump gold medal at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, and inventor of the famous \u0027Fosbury Flop\u0027 technique, has died following a recurrence of lymphoma. The news was announced by his former agent.…
"The European Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Turkey witnessed two gold medals for Great Britain on Sunday. Keely Hodgkinson defended her 800m title as she continued her strong form in 2023, while Jazmin Sawyers produced an elite-level…
"It was a day to remember for Eilish McColgan after breaking Paula Radcliffe\u0027s long-held British 10,000m record at the Soundrunning Ten event in California. McColgan has been tipped for success at the Paris 2024 Olympics by ex…
"Great Britain\u0027s Laura Muir continued her impressive winter form as she competed in the 1500m in Istanbul, Turkey, at the European Indoor Championships on Saturday. She took the gold medal at the event, adding to earlier successes in…
"British sprinter Adam Gemili has opened up on how close he came to walking away from athletics and returning to football at the end of last year after a disappointing 2022. After suffering an injury at the delayed Tokyo Olympics, Gemili…
"Anjelina Nadai Lohalith took first place at the European Champion Clubs Cup Cross Country in Castellon, Spain, picking up a landmark victory for the Athlete Refugee Team. Clocking in with a very impressive time of 27:55 over the 8.7km…