Athletics
The moment Coe knew Ingebrigtsen would win world 5000m gold
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Saturday, 11 March 2023 09:16
World Athletics president reveals conversation in Eugene last year with Norwegian middle-distance runner ahead of the 2023 Laureus Sports Awards Seb Coe says Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s reaction to his congratulatory handshake after his defeat in the world 1500m final last year was the moment he realised that no one was going to beat him in the subsequent global 5000m final. Coe…
Mark Richardson: my greatest race
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Saturday, 11 March 2023 04:25
The 400m runner looks back at the Bislett Games in Oslo in July 1998 when he beat Michael Johnson and won in a PB of 44.37 from the inside lane Just weeks before claiming European bronze, the two-time Olympic relay medallist became only the second man in nine years to leave the greatest 400m runner in history trailing in his…
For years, many athletes have lived by the mantra of not stretching during warm-ups, but is this still the right way to go? Do you stretch as part of your warm-up? For years, athletes have been advised not to but the research which led to that approach is becoming dated. Has anything changed? The argument goes that held, passive stretches…
Laura Weightman on the comeback trail
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Saturday, 11 March 2023 04:10
A series of injuries resulted in Laura Weightman having to watch from the sidelines as her team-mates excelled at major champs but the European and Commonwealth medallist is confident of still making a mark Laura Weightman is smiling, but it’s been a rough morning. First, she endured swimming in a cold pool, then – just when she needed it least…
It’s not all about medals
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Friday, 10 March 2023 09:21
UK Athletics want to select smaller teams for global championships but their policy flies in the face of popular opinion About 20 years ago I knew an ambitious British runner whose main goal was to run in the World Cross Country Championships. He realised the ceiling of his talent was to squeeze into the squad and after years of gruelling…
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Wednesday, 08 March 2023 02:48
Rich history of the Isle of Man Festival of Running
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Tuesday, 07 March 2023 03:35
10 top moments from Istanbul
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Charlotte Penfold, UK age-17 800m record-holder, enjoys cross-country win
Tuesday, 07 March 2023 06:37
English race-walking titles for Luc Legon and Bethan Davies
Tuesday, 07 March 2023 06:46
British records in Istanbul and San Juan Capistrano – weekly round-up
Sunday, 05 March 2023 14:39
Femke Bol in seventh heaven after Dutch relay delight
Sunday, 05 March 2023 13:16
Ingebrigtsen reigns supreme in Istanbul
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Keely Hodgkinson: “He had so much belief in me”
Sunday, 05 March 2023 12:15
Jazmin Sawyers soars to long jump gold with British record in Istanbul
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Rosemary Wanjiru and Deso Gelmisa take Tokyo Marathon titles
Saturday, 04 March 2023 22:30
Eilish McColgan breaks Paula Radcliffe’s British 10,000m record
Saturday, 04 March 2023 13:25
Emile Cairess breaks European record for 10 miles
Saturday, 04 March 2023 14:08
Laura Muir: “Winning a fifth gold medal is a pinch me moment”
Saturday, 04 March 2023 12:21
Karsten Warholm wins the hard way in Istanbul
Saturday, 04 March 2023 13:00