Athletics
Rose Harvey finished Olympic marathon on broken femur
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Tuesday, 13 August 2024 13:27
British distance runner clocked 2:51:03 in Paris on Sunday and then discovered she had a stress fracture Rose Harvey completed the Olympic marathon in Paris despite limping her way through the 26.2 miles with a stress fracture in her femur. The 31-year-old was taken away from the finish area in a wheelchair after finishing 78th in a race won by…
10 highlights from the Paris Olympics
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Tuesday, 13 August 2024 06:14
From world records to dramatic head-to-heads and brilliant breakthroughs, we look at the top moments from the 2024 Games McLaughlin-Levrone stands alone Track fans were licking their lips in anticipation at the prospect of Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone going up against European record-holder Femke Bol in the womens 400m hurdles. But it was a no contest in the end as the American…
Cooper Teare stars at British Milers Club event in Bury
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Monday, 12 August 2024 08:30
American miler runs BMC 1500m record of 3:33.96 in the same week that his training partner Cole Hocker wins Olympic title in Paris Cooper Teare stormed to a British Milers Club 1500m record of 3:33.96 in Bury in north-west England on Saturday (Aug 10) and then demonstrated his sense of humour by pointing out his training partner, Cole Hocker, had…
Beattie and Partridge win Quayside 5km titles
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Monday, 12 August 2024 07:50
Newcastle-Gateshead event kicks off our latest UK-wide distance running results round-up QUAYSIDE 5km, Newcastle-Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, August 7 Finishing in the shadow of the old Baltic Flour Mill, Scott Beattie won by 10 seconds from Jonathan-Escalante-Phillips, in 13:46, to retain his title in exactly the same time as in 2023 and go fifth on the 2024 UK 5km rankings.…
Paris was incroyable but how can athletics maintain the momentum?
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Sunday, 11 August 2024 07:49
Seb Coe admits it is the holy grail for every sport and he offers some ideas as 2024 Games draw to a close Eleven days of athletics in Paris this month saw three world records and 13 Olympic records. Every session at the Stade the France was full as the capacity crowd watched Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Faith Kipyegon, Cole Hocker, Sifan…
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Sunday, 11 August 2024 09:26
Mysterious headband Sifan Hassan wore on way to Olympic gold
Sunday, 11 August 2024 03:50
Super-sub Clara Evans top British woman in Olympic marathon
Sunday, 11 August 2024 04:12
Sifan Hassans sprint finish provides compelling finale to Paris 2024
Saturday, 10 August 2024 11:58
Ingebrigtsen supreme in Olympic 5000m in Paris
Saturday, 10 August 2024 12:34
Hamish Kerr holds his nerve to secure high jump glory
Saturday, 10 August 2024 13:00
Javelin gold for Haruka Kitaguchi at Paris 2024
Saturday, 10 August 2024 13:03
USA a class apart as they land eighth womens 4x400m gold in a row
Saturday, 10 August 2024 13:36
Brits smash long-standing European mens 4x400m record
Saturday, 10 August 2024 03:14
The marathon deserves to have the final word
Saturday, 10 August 2024 03:15
Fantastic fourth for Emile Cairess in brutal Olympic marathon in Paris
Friday, 09 August 2024 19:00
Zola Budd Pieterse remembers iconic race from LA 1984
Friday, 09 August 2024 11:59
Silver lining in Paris for Katarina Johnson-Thompson
Friday, 09 August 2024 12:04
Last-gasp win for Germanys Yemisi Ogunleye in the womens shot
Friday, 09 August 2024 12:53
Jordan Diaz Fortun defies the rain to land triple jump gold
Friday, 09 August 2024 13:08
Dominant Benjamin beats Warholm to Olympic gold
Friday, 09 August 2024 14:09
Chebet out-sprints inspired Battocletti to Olympic 10,000m gold
Friday, 09 August 2024 10:58
ShaCarri Richardson leads USA to womens sprint relay triumph
Friday, 09 August 2024 11:23
Record-breaking Paulino flies to Olympic 400m gold
Friday, 09 August 2024 11:24
British bronze in mens sprint relay behind runaway Canadians
Friday, 09 August 2024 08:39