Athletics official has defied medical verdicts on his health since London 2017 One of Britain’s top officials, Paul Rutter, is backing a new campaign which urges people to act ‘right now’ in the fight against cancer. It was shortly after the IAAF World Championships in London when Rutter was told he had just weeks left to live after a small…

Exclusive comment from Hyde Peters, who will no longer take on the UK Athletics CEO position Zara Hyde Peters says she agreed with the UK Athletics (UKA) board that “for the good of the sport” she has not taken up the chief executive position at the national governing body. Following confirmation from UKA that the former international distance runner would…

Organisers say the 10km route was missing 23 metres so times, including Charlotte Arter’s fast 31:34, will not be officially recognised Times recorded at this year’s Age UK Leeds Abbey Dash, including the 31:34 run by Charlotte Arter, will not be officially recognised after the course was found to be 23 metres short. On Tuesday organisers announced that the race…

The 2017 bronze medallist forms part of Britain’s 40-strong squad for the event in Lisbon Andrew Butchart is to return to European Cross Country Championships action on December 8 as the 2017 bronze medallist leads Britain’s 40-strong team for the event in Lisbon, Portugal. The Scot is among 21 selected athletes to have claimed a medal at these championships in…