Athletics
Mariya Lasitskene lifts fifth Diamond League trophy in Zurich
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Wednesday, 08 September 2021 11:12
High jumper rises to the occasion with world-leading mark of 2.05m as Francine Niyonsaba and Berihu Aregawi take 5000m titles on unique 563m-long track Much attention centred on the unusual track for the 5000m races on the first of two days of Diamond League finals in Zurich. But the star performer came in the women’s high jump when Mariya Lasitskene…
Strong fields for 40th Great North Run
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Wednesday, 08 September 2021 02:32
Many of this year’s top runners from the track and marathon will clash on a new course at the iconic half-marathon on Sunday After having its anniversary celebrations scuppered by the pandemic last year, the Great North Run returns on September 12 with a redesigned course as many of the athletics stars of 2021 meet over the 13.1-mile distance. For…
Are you up for the Cross Challenge?
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Tuesday, 07 September 2021 02:54
Winter is coming and the first meeting in the British Athletics Cross Challenge series is little over a month away As the track season draws to a close, endurance athletes will turn their attention to the autumn road racing circuit and the cross-country season. For the latter in the UK the Cross Challenge series begins in Cardiff on October 16…
Diamond League final: who, what and when?
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Tuesday, 07 September 2021 04:35
Zurich stages the climax to this season’s premier elite athlete grand prix series on Wednesday and Thursday this week The 2021 Diamond League season got off to an uncertain start with the first meeting in Rabat hastily moved to Gateshead due to the pandemic. Planned meetings in China were also called off, but many events on the calendar did manage…
Sasha Zhoya: “I want to be one of the greatest of all-time in the hurdles”
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Monday, 06 September 2021 10:41
World U20 110m and 60m hurdles record-holder on idolising Usain Bolt, his background in contemporary dance and ballet and ambitions to be one of the great sprint hurdlers Last month Sasha Zhoya set a world junior record in the 110m hurdles (99cm) with 12.72 to win gold at the World Under-20 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya. During the championships, the 19-year-old…
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