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Colin Jackson: Commonwealth Games provides invaluable experience for athletes
Dec 07, 2025

Colin Jackson: Commonwealth Games provides invaluable experience for athletes

Former world champion hurdler Colin Jackson is excited for stars of the future to flourish when the Commonwealth Games come to Birmingham in 2022.With the appli...

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Tokyo Olympics: Commonwealth Games organisers hoping to avoid 2022 clashes from postponement
Dec 07, 2025

Tokyo Olympics: Commonwealth Games organisers hoping to avoid 2022 clashes from postponement

Organisers of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games have written to the heads of both World Athletics and swimming's world governing body (FINA) in the hope of...

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Kelvin Kiptum: World marathon record holder dies in car accident aged 24
Dec 07, 2025

Kelvin Kiptum: World marathon record holder dies in car accident aged 24

World marathon record holder and London Marathon winner Kelvin Kiptum has died aged 24 in a road accident in Kenya, it has been announced.Kiptum's coach, Gervai...

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London Marathon wheelchair race prize fund to be made same as able-bodied races in historic first
Dec 07, 2025

London Marathon wheelchair race prize fund to be made same as able-bodied races in historic first

In a historic moment for disability sport, the London Marathon has become the first in the world to make its prize money for wheelchair and able-bodied athletes...

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Eilish McColgan on body confidence and keeping girls in sport - 'I'll never look like Kim Kardashian, who cares - I'm proud of my body'
Dec 07, 2025

Eilish McColgan on body confidence and keeping girls in sport - 'I'll never look like Kim Kardashian, who cares - I'm proud of my body'

A positive force for good on and off the track, Eilish McColgan has never felt more comfortable and confident in her skin. But it hasn't always been that way.It...

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Great Britain in the mix to host 2029 World Athletics Championships, says UK Athletics chief Jack Buckner
Dec 07, 2025

Great Britain in the mix to host 2029 World Athletics Championships, says UK Athletics chief Jack Buckner

Great Britain is in the mix to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships with London the most likely venue, according to UK Athletics chief Jack Buckner.Londo...

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Neurodiversity Celebration Week: Adelle Tracey talks about being a runner and having dyslexia and dyscalculia
Dec 07, 2025

Neurodiversity Celebration Week: Adelle Tracey talks about being a runner and having dyslexia and dyscalculia

This summer, runner Adelle Tracey will be on the world stage in Paris chasing her Olympic dreams. She has already reached big finals for Great Britain and Jamai...

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Real Talk: Exercise safety - Jenny Stoute, Sarah McDonald, Hayley Madigan share their experiences
Dec 07, 2025

Real Talk: Exercise safety - Jenny Stoute, Sarah McDonald, Hayley Madigan share their experiences

We should obviously all be able to go outside, to the gym, to the track, to play football - or anywhere - without having to worry about our safety. But the real...

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Saving Athletics: UK Athletics agrees joint venture to secure sports future
Dec 07, 2025

Saving Athletics: UK Athletics agrees joint venture to secure sports future

Beset by financial difficulties which could have seen athletics governing body in the UK go bust, UK Athletics (UKA) has joined forces with the organisers of th...

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London Marathon: Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir wins race in women's-only world record time
Dec 07, 2025

London Marathon: Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir wins race in women's-only world record time

Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir won a thrilling London Marathon in a women's-only world record time.The Kenyan kicked for home as she turned down The Mall an...

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