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• Noah Lyles smashes Bolt's 200m record – then discovers he only ran 185m

  10-07-2020 11:09 via theguardian.com
  
  Lyles’ 18.90 seconds appeared to break Bolt’s 19.19s world recordRace organisers started 200m world champion in the wrong laneNoah Lyles was denied a new 200 metres world record in the Inspiration Games after it was revealed he ran only 185m due to a blunder by the organisers.The 22-year-old’s 200m world champion’s time of 18.90 seconds on Thursday would have usurped the 19.19-second mark set by Jamaican great Usain Bolt in 2009."That CANNOT be right, can it?"At first gla
  
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• Bianca Williams: Met apologises to sprinter over stop-and-search

  08-07-2020 18:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dame Cressida Dick also says a senior officer will review the Met's handcuffing practices.
  
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• Inspiration Games: Allyson Felix and Shaunae Miller-Uibo meet in hi-tech event

  08-07-2020 14:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A high-tech race between American track legend Allyson Felix and Olympic 400m champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo headlines the Inspiration Games.
  
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• Bianca Williams: Met refers British sprinter stop-and-search

  07-07-2020 20:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Footage of Bianca Williams and her partner being searched by officers has sparked controversy.
  
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• Chrissie Hynde condemns 'aggressive' police stop of black athletes in London

  07-07-2020 14:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Pretenders singer writes to the Guardian over treatment of couple trained by Linford Christie• Letter: London police should focus on gangs – Chrissie HyndeThe Pretenders singer, Chrissie Hynde, has described her shock at witnessing a “disturbing and aggressive” incident in which police stopped and handcuffed two black athletes who were driving home with their three-month-old baby.The GB athlete Bianca Williams and her partner, Ricardo dos Santos, the Portuguese 400-metre r
  
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• Bianca Williams: Sprinter says 'I've never had to experience anything like this'

  06-07-2020 14:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  British sprinter Bianca Williams tells the BBC her "heart hurts" after being stopped by police with her partner.
  
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• Bianca Williams and partner Ricardo dos Santos stopped by Met Police

  06-07-2020 13:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  British sprinter Bianca Williams tells BBC Sport that she feels "hurt and scared" after she and her partner Ricardo dos Santos were stopped by police.
  
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• PE sport premium finally gets confirmation for the coming school year

  05-07-2020 14:40 via theguardian.com
  
  £320m funding gets thumbs-up after campaigners’ callsFarah, Cockcroft and Tuilagi signed letter to the government The government has responded to calls from campaigners and confirmed the Primary PE and Sport Premium for the next school year. The PE premium is a ring-fenced top-up to school funding which helps ensure every primary school-age child gets 60 minutes of physical activity a week. The £320m fund has been in place since 2013, but had not been confirmed for September, l
  
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• Wilson Kipsang: Marathon winner handed four-year ban for anti-doping rule violations

  03-07-2020 17:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former London Marathon winner Wilson Kipsang is banned for four years for anti-doping rule violations.
  
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• Wilson Kipsang hit with four-year ban for violating anti-doping rules

  03-07-2020 15:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Kenyan accused of missing tests on four occasions38-year-old twice won the London Marathon
  Two-time London Marathon winner Wilson Kipsang has been banned from athletics for four years for violating anti-doping rules. Announcing the decision on Friday, the Athletics Integrity Unit said that World Athletics’ disciplinary tribunal had suspended the 38-year-old for “whereabouts failures and tampering by providing false evidence and witness testimony”. Continue reading...
  
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• Kipsang hit with four-year ban for fake photo and violating anti-doping rules

  03-07-2020 15:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Kenyan used fake photo to justify missed test
  38-year-old twice won the London Marathon
  The former world marathon record holder Wilson Kipsang has been banned for four years for a series of anti-doping violations – including using a fake photograph of an overturned lorry to justify a missed test.The two-times London Marathon winner and London 2012 bronze medallist was punished for four whereabouts failures between April 2018 and May 2019. Three such failures within 12 months leads to an au
  
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• Kirsty Law: Women athletes under pressure to retire earlier

  03-07-2020 10:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Women athletes feel under pressure to retire earlier than they should, says discus thrower Kirsty Law.
  
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• World Athletics puts brakes on Russia return after $5m fine goes unpaid

  02-07-2020 19:49 via theguardian.com
  
  Prospect of blanket ban on all Russian athletes increasesCoe warns Russia has fallen ‘well short of expectations’The prospect of a blanket ban on all Russian track and field athletes has increased after World Athletics froze the process allowing them to compete on the international circuit. The decision came a day after the Russians failed to pay a $5m (£4m) fine for doping offences – as well as another $1.31m (£1m) in legal costs – to the sport’s govern
  
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• World Athletics "very disappointed" after Russia fails to pay anti-doping fine

  02-07-2020 17:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  World Athletics says it is "very disappointed" after the Russian Athletics Federation fails to pay part of a $10m fine.
  
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• Usain Bolt, Alistair Brownlee and Jessica Ennis-Hill: Reflections on covering the Olympics for BBC Sport

  02-07-2020 13:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  On the eve of the BBC Sport website’s 20th birthday, chief sports writer Tom Fordyce looks back on his defining moments covering the Olympics in that time.
  
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• Christian Coleman: Lord Coe says athletes should not 'minimise' whereabouts rule

  29-06-2020 13:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  No athlete should "minimise the importance of the whereabouts rule", says World Athletics president Lord Coe after Christian Coleman missed three doping tests.
  
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• Forgotten hero of the '68 podium protest | Letters

  28-06-2020 19:44 via theguardian.com
  
  The courage of Peter Norman during an anti-racism protest by two of his fellow athletes at the 1968 Mexico Olympics should not be overlooked, writes James VineWhat a shame that yet another story has been written (Racism has been the grinding backdrop to my life. Is a different future now possible?, 26 June) about that iconic photograph of the medal ceremony for the 200m in the 1968 Mexico Olympics, without giving credit to the dignity and courage shown by the silver medallist, Peter Norman of Au
  
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• 'Change is coming' - Tommie Smith backs sports stars making anti-racism stand

  27-06-2020 10:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Olympian Tommie Smith, who gave the Black Power salute at the 1968 Games, backs current sports stars taking an anti-racism stand.
  
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• Ready, steady... oh: Olympics, Glastonbury and Euro 2020 stars on the summer we’ve lost

  27-06-2020 10:00 via theguardian.com
  
  From the medallist to the festival star, what happens when your best-laid summer plans come undone? Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Harry Kane, Mabel and others share their might-have-beens. Interviews by Joe Stone, Zoe Williams and Sam Wolfson
  ‘There’s no such thing as a socially distanced mosh pit’: artists on the thrill of the crowdOlympic Games, postponed from July to July 2021I wouldn’t have held back on the drama; it would have been a big, fun, glossy pop performanceWith
  
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• Barry Fudge: British Athletics' head of endurance steps down

  26-06-2020 21:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  British Athletics' head of endurance Barry Fudge will leave the organisation at the end of June.
  
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• Barry Fudge to step down as British Athletics head of endurance

  26-06-2020 17:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Fudge played major role in Mo Farah’s triumphs‘The time is right for me to move on,’ says FudgeBarry Fudge, the head of endurance at British Athletics, will leave his role next week.Fudge was appointed in December 2013 and played a pivotal role in Mo Farah’s world and Olympic triumphs. However, he had found himself under increasing pressure in recent years over his links with Farah’s disgraced former coach Alberto Salazar. Related: UK Athletics hit by devastating bl
  
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• British Athletics Championships rescheduled for 4-5 September

  26-06-2020 12:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The British Athletics Championships are rescheduled for 4-5 September and will take place behind closed doors.
  
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• Coe warns Christian Coleman not to expect Olympic deal over missed tests

  25-06-2020 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Sebastian Coe surprised by Coleman’s thought of Tokyo dealWorld Athletics president optimistic of fans at Monaco eventSebastian Coe, the president of World Athletics, has warned Christian Coleman not to expect any special deals or favours that would allow him to return in time for the Tokyo Olympics if he is banned for missing anti-doping tests.Coleman, who stormed to the world 100m title last October and was favourite for the blue riband event in Tokyo, is facing two years out of the spor
  
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• New York City and Berlin marathons cancelled because of coronavirus pandemic

  24-06-2020 17:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The New York City and Berlin marathons have been cancelled because of the global coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Anna Gordon: Ex-athlete says 'big questions' about Scottish Athletics' commitment to welfare

  24-06-2020 09:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There are "big questions" as to whether Scottish Athletics is prioritising the welfare of young athletes, says former pole vaulter Anna Gordon.
  
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• Laura Muir: Scot was 'guinea pig' for training colleague Jemma Reekie

  24-06-2020 09:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Laura Muir says she was the "guinea pig" for coach Andy Young in developing a training programme that has allowed Jemma Reekie to flourish.
  
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• Mo Farah: Briton returns to track to take on hour record

  23-06-2020 20:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Briton Mo Farah will return to the track for the first time since 2017 in a bid to break the men's one-hour world record.
  
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• Luke Traynor banned for cocaine use

  23-06-2020 12:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain's Luke Traynor is suspended from all sport for two years for cocaine use, having served 13 months to date.
  
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• Svein Arne Hansen: European Athletics president dies aged 74

  20-06-2020 20:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  European Athletics president Svein Arne Hansen dies at the age of 74.
  
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• London Marathon: Race organisers 'still have hope' for October event

  19-06-2020 12:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  London Marathon organisers have "not given up hope" of holding the event in October, despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Quiz: sport in the 1980s

  19-06-2020 11:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Following on from his quiz about football in the 1980s, Steven Pye has 15 questions about other sporting occasions of the decadeAt which football ground in London did Barry McGuigan beat Eusebio Pedroza to win the world featherweight title in 1985?WembleyLoftus RoadWhite Hart LaneHighburyWhich country hosted the Winter Olympics in 1988?USAYugoslaviaNorwayCanadaWho won Great Britain’s only gold medal at the World Athletics Championships in 1987?Steve Cram Daley ThompsonColin Jackson Fatima
  
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• Eilish McColgan: Scot 'excited' by Tokyo Olympics distance double

  19-06-2020 08:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Eilish McColgan is "excited" to go for the distance double at the Tokyo Olympics - 30 years after mother Liz won 10,000m world gold in the same city.
  
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• Christian Coleman: World 100m champion provisionally suspended after third missed drugs test

  17-06-2020 16:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  World 100m champion Christian Coleman is provisionally suspended after missing a third doping test, says the Athletics Integrity Unit.
  
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• World 100m champion Christian Coleman told shopping no excuse for missed test

  17-06-2020 09:33 via theguardian.com
  
  American provisonally banned for whereabouts failureColeman accuses AIU of trying to get him banned
  The world 100m champion Christian Coleman has been told that going on a Christmas shopping trip is no defence for missing a drugs test under World Anti-Doping Agency rules – and neither is a tester obliged to call him to find out where he is.The 24-year-old American, who is said to earn close to a seven-figure salary from his sponsors Nike and faces the prospect of a two-year ban that could
  
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• Christian Coleman provisionally suspended over missed drugs tests

  17-06-2020 09:33 via theguardian.com
  
  100m world champion could miss Tokyo OlympicsAmerican accuses AIU of trying to get him banned
  Christian Coleman, the world 100m champion, is facing a two-year ban that would rule him out of next year’s Olympics after being formally charged with missing three drugs tests in 12 months by the Athletics Integrity Unit.However, in an extraordinary post on social media that pre-empted the AIU’s announcement, the American appeared to accuse testers of trying to get him banned – and re
  
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• Christian Coleman provisionally suspended over missed drugs test

  17-06-2020 09:33 via theguardian.com
  
  100m world champion could miss Tokyo OlympicsColeman accuses AIU of setting a trap for him
  World 100 metres champion Christian Coleman has been provisionally suspended and faces the prospect of missing next year’s Tokyo Olympics after he was accused of violating anti-doping rules on whereabouts.The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) confirmed on Wednesday that it has imposed “a provisional suspension against Christian Coleman of the USA for whereabouts failures, a violation of the World
  
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• Doubts over London Marathon as Great North Run is cancelled

  15-06-2020 17:10 via theguardian.com
  
  London race has been postponed from April to OctoberBrendan Foster’s north-east event was due 13 September
  It will be “extremely difficult” to hold the London Marathon this year amid the coronavirus pandemic, the founder of the Great North Run, Brendan Foster, has said.Foster’s event, due to be staged on 13 September with a record 60,000 adult participants, was cancelled on Monday because of the insurmountable challenges posed by the Covid-19 outbreak. Related: Sports qui
  
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• Coronavirus: Great North Run cancelled in 40th year

  15-06-2020 12:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A record 60,000 people were set to run the half-marathon in September.
  
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• Tom Bosworth reveals homophobic abuse from athletics volunteer

  14-06-2020 20:11 via theguardian.com
  
  Racewalker told ‘fags aren’t welcome’ on social media
  Bosworth is only openly gay athlete in British team
  Tom Bosworth has revealed an athletics volunteer abused the British racewalker on social media to say “fags aren’t welcome” in the sport.Bosworth, who came out in 2015 and is the only openly gay athlete in the British team, revealed he had reported the abuse but had subsequently decided not to take the matter further. The 30-year-old was previously involve
  
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• Commonwealth Games: Birmingham stadium closure forces local athletes to train elsewhere

  14-06-2020 18:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Athletes are upset at having to find a new home after the early closure of Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium to prepare for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
  
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• Reduced drug testing during coronavirus pandemic a 'let-down', say athletes

  14-06-2020 11:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some athletes are worried a reduced drug testing programme during the coronavirus pandemic "opens the doors" to doping abuses.
  
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• IOC has 'big opportunity' to make anti-racism statement, says Colin Jackson

  12-06-2020 19:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hurdling great Colin Jackson believes the International Olympic Committee has "a really big opportunity" to take a stand against racial inequality.
  
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• Athletes will not be punished for activism at Commonwealth Games 2022

  11-06-2020 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Competitors can take the knee at Birmingham Games‘We need solutions that don’t build walls but bridges’Commonwealth Games authorities have promised not to ban or punish any athlete at Birmingham 2022 who takes a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.That decision, which has been revealed by the Commonwealth Games Federation chief executive, David Grevemberg, is in direct contrast to the International Olympic Committee, which has warned athletes they will be thrown
  
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• Karsten Warholm breaks 300m hurdles world record at Impossible Games

  11-06-2020 21:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Karsten Warholm sets a 300m hurdles world record at the Impossible Games, athletics' biggest event since the coronavirus pandemic began.
  
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• Karsten Warholm breaks world 300m hurdles record at the Impossible Games in Oslo

  11-06-2020 21:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Norwegian star Karsten Warholm breaks the world 300m record at the Impossible Games from the Bislett stadium in Oslo.
  
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• Lamine Diack trial: Choices were for 'financial health of the IAAF'

  11-06-2020 18:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lamine Diack says he slowed the handling of Russian doping cases between 2011-2013 "for the financial health" of the organisation.
  
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• World Athletics: Anti-viral sand part of 'new normal'

  11-06-2020 18:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Anti-viral sand, a ban on post-race hugs and open-air call rooms are part of a raft of measures proposed to help protect athletes and officials when international competition restarts.
  
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• Sports quiz: fast times, late hours and memorable minutes

  11-06-2020 13:09 via theguardian.com
  
  You know what happened, but do you know when it happened?Usain Bolt set the current world record for the 100 metres at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin in 2009. What was his time?9.55 seconds 9.58 seconds9.69 seconds 9.72 seconds Bolt also set the current 200m record at those championships. What is it?19.19 seconds19.27 seconds 19.58 seconds 19.86 seconds What time was on the clock when Sergio Agüero scored against QPR in the last game of the 2011-12 season to ensure that Manches
  
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• Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Start date pushed back by 24 hours

  11-06-2020 11:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will start 24 hours later than originally scheduled because of the coronavirus pandemic's impact on the sporting calendar.
  
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• Guy Learmonth hopes Scottish athletes 'prioritise' 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games

  10-06-2020 09:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Guy Learmonth hopes Scottish athletes "all get behind" the Birmingham Commonwealth Games during a busy 2022 event calendar.
  
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