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The most generous man in British athletics
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Athletics
Tuesday, 31 March 2020 09:09
Millionaire businessman Barrie Wells spent £2m funding Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Jessica Ennis-Hill and others to reach their potential and his Box4Kids scheme is also going from strength to strength In 2008 Barrie Wells was sitting in the Bird’s Nest stadium in Beijing watching the Olympic Games and had an idea. After making millions selling insurance businesses, the money was burning a…
Calendar chaos: fixture changes due to coronavirus
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Athletics
Tuesday, 31 March 2020 03:08
The COVID-19 outbreak continues to cause widespread cancellations and postponements as athletics activity across the world is frozen Following advice from UK Athletics and the home country federations, athletics until the end of May has been suspended in the UK. Some events have been completely cancelled but many are postponing their dates until later this year. Across the world the…
New summer dates set for Tokyo Games in 2021
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Athletics
Monday, 30 March 2020 05:30
The rescheduled Olympic and Paralympic Games will take place in July and August next year The postponed Tokyo 2020 Games will take place a year later than the original dates, with the Olympics set for July 23 to August 8 and the Paralympics now due to be held from August 24 to September 5 in 2021. The International Olympic Committee…
Expert advice: coronavirus guide for athletes
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Athletics
Sunday, 29 March 2020 09:47
Dr Noel Pollock, chief medical officer at British Athletics, and co-authors Dr James Hull, Dr John Rogers and Dr James Brown offer guidance on physical activity, immune function and what to do if you get COVID-19 The coronavirus (COVID-19) has spread quickly around the world and is the cause of a global pandemic which is causing fatalities, overwhelming health care…
English Schools Track & Field Champs cancelled
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Athletics
Saturday, 28 March 2020 10:08
Historic event featuring 2000 top English teenage athletes was set to be in Manchester in July but has been called off due to the coronavirus The New Balance English Schools Track & Field Championships, which was due to take place in Manchester on July 10-11, has been cancelled due to the coronavirus epidemic. It would have been the 90th edition…
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Thursday, 26 March 2020 06:40
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Wednesday, 25 March 2020 16:05
European 10,000m Cup among continental events postponed
Wednesday, 25 March 2020 11:58
Tokyo 2020 knock-on effects
Wednesday, 25 March 2020 04:19
UK athletics activity suspended until June at earliest
Tuesday, 24 March 2020 13:17
Self-isolation running
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Athletes react to Tokyo 2020 delay
Tuesday, 24 March 2020 11:09
World Athletics U20 Championships postponed
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Coping with the coronavirus: Tom Bosworth is taking things step by step
Tuesday, 24 March 2020 06:55
Tokyo 2020 Games postponed to 2021
Monday, 23 March 2020 11:11
World Athletics discusses Oregon 21 delay
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