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• World Relays: Great Britain's women narrowly miss out on medal

  24-04-2017 07:57
  
  Great Britain's 4x400m women miss out on a medal by 0.23 seconds on the final night of the World Relays in the Bahamas.
  
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• Beijing half marathon hit by controversy as China’s He Jie allowed to win

  16-04-2024 07:57 via theguardian.com
  
  Investigation launched after trio appear to let He cross line firstKenya’s Willy Mnangat says they were all hired as pacemakers Organisers of the Beijing half marathon are investigating the men’s race after two Kenyans and one Ethiopian runner appeared to deliberately allow China’s He Jie to win.Footage of the final few hundred metres of the race seemingly shows Robert Keter and Willy Mnangat of Kenya and Ethiopia’s Dejene Hailu Bikila slow down and gesture in front of th
  
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• Yoghurt and disinfectant: Team GB’s plan for Olympic triathlon swim in Seine

  15-04-2024 20:05 via theguardian.com
  
  E coli levels in Paris river one of Games’ ‘biggest challenges’Triathletes will be ‘sanitised to within an inch of their lives’Team GB’s triathlon stars are already preparing for pollution in the Seine during the Paris Olympics by eating more yoghurt and taking probiotics, it can be revealed.British triathletes have also been told they should not touch recovery drinks or food after training in the water until they have been “sanitised to within an inch o
  
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• UK Athletics defends ‘difficult’ decision to pick sprinter CJ Ujah after drugs ban

  15-04-2024 17:51 via theguardian.com
  
  Ujah was banned for failed test but cleared of intentional doping‘I’d rather we face up to that and plan,’ says UK Athletics chiefUK Athletics has defended its “incredibly difficult” decision to pick CJ Ujah for Great Britain’s 4x100m relay squad for the first time since his drugs ban, saying it had little choice given the sprinter could qualify for the Olympics.Eyebrows were raised at UKA’s decision to include Ujah in the GB squad for the world relays n
  
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• Coe’s $50,000 prize money move for athletes will damage the Olympics | Cath Bishop

  15-04-2024 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  It’s fair to say that the Olympic philosophy is not in a good shape – but is that a reason to give up on its values?We were told last week how World Athletics is leading the way in modernising the Olympics, showing all the other sports how behind the times they are and how much the international athletics federation is on the side of its athletes. Sebastian Coe, chair of World Athletics, announced that $50,000 (£40,000) prize money will be given to Olympic gold medallists in tr
  
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• ‘It’s pure joy’: Australia names first track and field athletes for Paris Olympics

  15-04-2024 01:25 via theguardian.com
  
  Teenager Claudia Hollingsworth among four rookiesNicola Olyslagers, Matt Denny and Peter Bol get ticketsMiddle-distance sensation Claudia Hollingsworth and long jump surprise packet Chris Mitrevski are among four Olympic rookies who locked in their spots for the Paris Games with standout performances at the Australian track and field championships.Hollingsworth turned 19 on Friday and enjoyed the most welcome of late birthday presents when she stormed to victory in a world-class 800m final in a
  
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• Olympic champion Rojas misses Paris through injury

  12-04-2024 19:29
  
  Olympic triple jump champion Yulimar Rojas says her "heart is broken" after she is ruled out of Paris 2024 with an Achilles tendon injury.
  
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• On your marks, get set, dope! Welcome to the Enhanced Games – the sporting event no one wants | Marina Hyde

  12-04-2024 16:34 via theguardian.com
  
  Athletes paid $1m to take enough performance-enhancing drugs to win records? Truly we get the TV sports we deserveHow encouraging to learn of another shot in the arm for the Enhanced Games. If you’re not familiar with it, this is the sporting event scheduled for inauguration next year in which openly drug-taking athletes will be able to take part in a “better version of the Olympic Games”. I know – imagine being able to watch track and field but with athletes who dope. Wh
  
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• Kipchoge 'expects' to win third Olympic marathon

  12-04-2024 14:28
  
  Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge has "huge expectation" to win a historic third successive Olympic marathon gold medal in Paris this year.
  
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• Sports quiz of the week: Masters, money, mud, monikers and main courses

  12-04-2024 13:34 via theguardian.com
  
  Have you been following the big stories in football, golf, cricket, horse racing, athletics, basketball, NFL and UFC? Continue reading...
  
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• Cockroft picked in strong British team for Worlds

  12-04-2024 11:50
  
  Reigning champion Hannah Cockroft is included in the Great Britain team for May's World Para Athletics Championships.
  
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• Glasgow offer back up for 2026 Commonwealth Games

  12-04-2024 09:36
  
  Glasgow is ready to step in with a scaled-down offering should no other host be found for the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
  
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• Mboma to make competitive return after 20 months out

  11-04-2024 20:14
  
  Namibia's Olympic 200m silver medallist Christine Mboma is set to make her competitive return after being out for 20 months.
  
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• Ujah returns to British squad for world relays

  11-04-2024 18:35
  
  CJ Ujah is included in Great Britain's squad for the first time since his doping ban for next month's World Athletics Relays.
  
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• CJ Ujah given shock recall to GB 4x100m relay squad after serving drugs ban

  11-04-2024 17:29 via theguardian.com
  
  Sprinter’s failed test cost Britain Olympic silverUjah in squad for World Athletics Relays next monthCJ Ujah, whose failed drugs test cost Team GB an Olympic silver medal in Tokyo, has been recalled to Britain’s 4x100m squad for the World Athletics Relays in the Bahamas next month.It means that the 30-year-old, whose positive test after the Olympic final was found to have been caused by a contaminated amino acid bought off Amazon for £10 during lockdown, could yet have a shot a
  
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• World Athletics to award prize money at Olympics

  10-04-2024 19:30
  
  World Athletics will reward gold medallists at this year's Olympic Games in Paris with $50,000 (£39,400) in prize money.
  
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• Watch: Moment Russ Cook finishes length of Africa run

  07-04-2024 19:36
  
  Russ Cook, nicknamed "Hardest Geezer", has finished his challenge of running the length of Africa.
  
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• 'Hardest Geezer' Cook completes run across Africa

  07-04-2024 17:52
  
  Almost one year after starting, Russ Cook - more widely known as the Hardest Geezer - completes his challenge to run the length of Africa.
  
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• ‘Why wouldn’t you, if you can run faster?’: the unstoppable rise of the carbon-fibre super shoe

  07-04-2024 14:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Hi-tech running shoes have sent world records tumbling and sparked debate. Do do they herald the end of the level playing field, or are they the saviour of long-distance racing?The 31-year-old British athlete Phil Sesemann arrived at the Seville marathon in February with a clear aim: to run the 26.2-mile course in less then two hours, eight minutes and 10 seconds. If he recorded that time or went faster, he’d meet the British qualifying standard to compete for Team GB at this summer’
  
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• Watch the London Marathon live on BBC

  04-04-2024 13:17
  
  More than 50,000 runners, with their reasons and motivations, will aim to tackle the 26.2 miles, while raising millions of pounds for charity in the process.
  
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• Peter Bol ploughs through rain as weather causes havoc at Stawell Gift

  01-04-2024 05:46 via theguardian.com
  
  Thunder, lightning and heavy rain cause delays at carnivalBol pipped by Riley Bryce in 1,000m invitational handicap raceOlympic finalist Peter Bol has finished a soggy second in the 1,000m invitational handicap race as a severe thunderstorm played havoc with the program on finals day at the Stawell Gift carnival.Minutes after Stawell Gift favourite Endale Mekonnen clocked the fastest semi-final time of 12.23 seconds in the feature 120m event on Monday, heavy rain started falling at Central Park.
  
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• GB win World Cross Country mixed relay bronze

  30-03-2024 14:41
  
  Bethan Morley puts in a strong last leg to earn World Cross Country mixed relay bronze for Great Britain.
  
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• Marcell Jacobs: ‘People’s criticism really hit me hard. It came from everywhere’

  30-03-2024 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Italy’s Olympic 100m hero on what went wrong after Tokyo, troublesome professional ties and his new life in Florida A couple of days after speaking to Marcell Jacobs, a call comes through from a member of his team. Amid logistical discussions over where and when the reigning Olympic 100 metres champion might be available for some photos, she has a message that Jacobs is keen for her to relay.“He wanted to thank you for asking the difficult questions,” she says, “and for g
  
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• Keith open to 'pretty boring' 10,000m switch

  28-03-2024 16:03
  
  Megan Keith admits "through gritted teeth" that the 10,000m could be the event that suits her best, despite finding it "pretty boring".
  
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• Watch World Cross Country Championships 2024 live on BBC

  28-03-2024 13:55
  
  The World Cross Country Championships take place in Serbia on Saturday and you can watch it live on the BBC.
  
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• Hallucinations and no sleep: Jasmin Paris on her historic ultramarathon

  25-03-2024 22:01 via theguardian.com
  
  In an exclusive interview, the first woman to complete the Barkley Marathons explains how she beat the 100-mile course“I was so close to passing out,” says Jasmin Paris, as she relives the moment she became the first woman to complete the race widely seen as the most devilish, daunting, and toughest of them all. “I felt I was going to reach the finishing gate, or collapse right in front of it. There was a tunnel of roars on either side. But I couldn’t focus. It was all a
  
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• I ran 'toughest race' to inspire women worldwide

  25-03-2024 18:30
  
  Jasmin Paris made history by becoming the first woman to finish the gruelling 100-mile Barkley Marathons.
  
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• Paris becomes first woman to finish Barkley Marathons

  24-03-2024 12:27
  
  Jasmin Paris from Midlothian made history by finishing the gruelling 100-mile Barkley Marathons.
  
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• Molly Caudery: ‘There’s a natural chaos that’s just part of me’

  23-03-2024 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Accident-prone British hope for Olympic pole vault gold has learned to embrace the mishaps and believe in her talentUntil the moment Molly Caudery charges down the runway at the Paris Olympics, before bending, twisting and flipping her body over a bar above the height of a doubledecker bus, she will be wrapping herself in cotton wool. With good reason, as it turns out. For while the 24-year-old has a favourite’s chance of pole vault gold this summer – and the X factor to gatecra
  
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• Victoria Ohuruogu cleared by Ukad but laments missing world medal chance

  21-03-2024 19:48 via theguardian.com
  
  British 400m runner was pulled from relay amid investigationAdverse effects on career and personal life ‘cannot be undone’British sprinter Victoria Ohuruogu has described her anguish at missing out on the chance to win a world relay medal last year after a 16-month anti-doping investigation cleared her of any wrongdoing.UK Anti-Doping (Ukad) launched their case in December 2022 after Ohuruogu was photographed at a London track alongside her Italian sprinter boyfriend, Antonio Infanti
  
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