Athletics

Olympic champion Davis-Woodhall 'lucky to be alive' after car crash
Olympic long jump champion Tara Davis-Woodhall says she is "lucky and blessed to be alive" after being involved in a car crash.
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2 hours ago
More British athletes convicted in connection with Baptiste case
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Athletics
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5 days ago
How student midwife became a European champion
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Manchester
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4 days ago
Werro edges closer to 800m mark as world records fall in Zurich
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6 days ago
Second world record in Zurich goes to Russell in the 100m hurdles. Video, 00:01:39
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6 days ago
Dos Santos breaks 400m hurdles world record in Zurich. Video, 00:02:40
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6 days ago
Hodgkinson withdraws from Zurich Diamond League
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24 August

Athletics Shorts

Athletics video

'Sensational' Hunt's historic European Championships. Video, 00:06:49
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17 August
Hunt wins fourth gold as GB storm to mixed 4x100m relay victory Video, 00:04:30
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16 August
GB's Hunter-Bell comfortably wins 'serene, beautiful' 1500m gold. Video, 00:07:11
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16 August
'The jump of her life!' - GB's Sawyers takes long jump silver. Video, 00:05:24
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16 August
Dramatic last laps as GB take silver in men's and women's 4x400m relays. Video, 00:04:18
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16 August

Athletics news

Kejelcha breaks men's half marathon world record by 29 seconds
Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha breaks the men's half marathon world record in a time of 56 minutes 51 seconds in a World Athletics road race in Buenos Aires.
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Athletics
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23 August
'The record will fall' - Werro takes aim at 43-year-old 800m mark
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7 days ago
'We're not going to run from it': Sydney Marathon laughs off medal error
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World
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23 August
Hunt second in Diamond League 200m as White wins
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21 August
Duplantis releases song for Ultimate Championship
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21 August
Athletics coach believed missing is in jail for sexual assault
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19 August
Edmonton Marathon route was 674 metres too long
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20 August

More athletics video

Bronze for Donnelly and team gold for GB in women's marathon. Video, 00:01:03
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Athletics
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16 August
European Championship marathon records fall in men's and women's races. Video, 00:01:39
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16 August
'Absolutely miles ahead!' GB women win brilliant relay gold. Video, 00:03:30
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15 August
Great Britain storm to 4x100m relay gold. Video, 00:03:43
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15 August
'It was so up and down' - O'Connor wins heptathlon gold Video, 00:02:28
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15 August

More athletics news

Olympian Simpson says she will never run again after cardiac arrest
Olympic 1500m medallist Jenny Simpson says a "chapter has ended" and she will not return to running after having a cardiac arrest.
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21 August
'Are you not entertained?' - Hunt enters stardom with iconic quadruple
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17 August
History for Hunt and Asher-Smith in golden finish for GB
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16 August
Donnelly wins GB's first women's marathon medal at Europeans
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16 August
Johnson-Thompson vows she still has hunger to compete
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15 August
Hunt praises 'superwomen' team-mates after winning third European gold medal
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15 August
Fresh rivals & forced to settle for silver - but Hodgkinson up for fight
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15 August

Features and analysis

Why is the women's 800m record so tough to break?
The world record for the women's 800m is the longest standing in athletics. No-one has managed to break it for 43 years. Why is it such a tough task?
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Athletics
Posted
12 August
GB's Hunt comes of age with European 100m gold
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10 August
The team behind Hodgkinson's golden rise and the hunt for a world record
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Athletics
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10 August
Selfies, signatures & social media - how Kerr embraced Glasgow Games
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Commonwealth Games
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2 August
Saturday scrap ends with emotional Kerr winning fight
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Commonwealth Games
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1 August
2,000km, eight countries, 29 days - the fastest runner to cross the Alps
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2 August
Speed suits & altitude rooms - how Kerr planned to beat mile world record
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Athletics
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17 July

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