Olympic and world 100m hurdles gold medallist announces decision to hang up her spikes as her body “has decided it is time to let it go” Australia’s 100m hurdles star Sally Pearson has announced her decision to retire after a 16-year athletics career. The London 2012 Olympic and two-time world gold medallist said her body “has decided it is time…

Highlights from the German Championships, Norwegian Championships, World Para Athletics Junior Championships, England combined events action and more Coverage of national league action, with Thames Valley and Birchfield retaining their respective UKWL and BAL titles, can be found here. A report on Sharon Gayter’s JOGLE record, as she ran from John O’Groats to Land’s End in 12 days, 11 hours,…

Marathon world record-breaker, Olympic medallist and English cross-country running legend Basil Heatley sadly passes away Basil Heatley, the former world marathon record-holder and 1964 Olympic silver medallist behind Abebe Bikila, has died aged 85. The Coventry Godiva legend broke Buddy Edelen’s world marathon mark by half a minute with 2:13:55 at the Polytechnic Marathon in June 1964, but he was…

Highlights from the joint UKWL and BAL fixture in Birmingham Birchfield Harriers won their third match of the season to make it five men’s league titles in successive years. They were led off in Birmingham by Craig Murch who posted his fourth league hammer victory of the campaign and did so with his second personal best in a week. His…