Athletics
Adam Gemili and Steph Twell on UKA Athletes’ Commission
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Tuesday, 20 October 2020 02:30
Hannah England remains chair of the Commission Nathan Douglas, Adam Gemili, Steph Twell and Vanessa Wallace have been elected to the UK Athletics (UKA) Athletes’ Commission. They will serve a minimum two-year term. Olympic and world sprint finalist Adam Gemili joins the Commission following his spell as an ex-officio member, while two-time European triple jump silver medallist Nathan Douglas and…
Salwa Eid Naser escapes ban on technicality
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Tuesday, 20 October 2020 06:37
Bahrain sprinter’s Olympic dream remains alive after one of her missed drugs tests falls outside critical 12-month time frame World 400m champion Salwa Eid Naser has been cleared of doping charges that could have kept her out of the Tokyo Olympics. The Nigerian-born Bahrain athlete ran the third fastest time in history of 48.14 to post a shock win over…
Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal runs Norwegian 10km record – weekly round-up
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Monday, 19 October 2020 13:47
Andrew Davies clocks UK M40 marathon lead in Bedford, while Jess Judd wins Cheshire 10km The major event of the weekend was the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships in Gdynia, which meant less major events elsewhere. Click here to read our coverage of the global half-marathon event. Hytteplanmila, Hole, Norway, October 17 Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal set a Norwegian women’s 10km…
Shocked Jake Smith talks tears and triumph after top World Half time
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Saturday, 17 October 2020 15:10
The leading Briton at the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships now sits third on the UK all-time list after his 60:31 run in Gdynia Running as part of the lead group at the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships, Britain’s Jake Smith says he wanted to see how much TV coverage he could get. A fair amount, it turns out, and…
Kiplimo crowned world half-marathon champion
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Saturday, 17 October 2020 09:43
Teenager makes history for Uganda as team-mate Cheptegei finishes fourth, while Jake Smith impresses to go No.3 UK all-time For the first time in World Athletics Half Marathon Championships history, gold was won by an athlete from Uganda. But it was not the one many would have expected as teenager Jacob Kiplimo was crowned champion rather than his world record-breaking…
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George Gandy’s funeral service
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Four-year ban for Daniel Wanjiru
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Steve Cram at 60
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Naomi Mitchell’s eye-catching marathon progress
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No World Half for Sifan Hassan
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Record-breaking action in Valencia and Hengelo – weekly round-up
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Laura Weightman wants to maintain 5000m momentum
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David Weir on why “doing it for me” has to be key
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Sifan Hassan smashes European 10,000m record
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Muir, Reekie, Wightman win top Scottish award
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