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• As elite sports think again about trans participation, our only demand is for fairness | Chris Mosier

  29-06-2022 14:10 via theguardian.com
  
  After the banning of almost all transgender women from elite swimming competition, we must prepare for battles ahead A long list of elite sports – swimming, water polo, diving, artistic swimming, high diving and open-water swimming – are affected by new rules that exclude almost all transgender women from competition. The policy, from swimming’s international federation Fina, is the largest ban on trans people’s participation in sport to date.I am a trans man and a profes
  
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• World Athletics Championships: Dina Asher-Smith & Katarina Johnson-Thompson in 64-strong GB team

  28-06-2022 14:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Reigning world champions Dina Asher-Smith and Katarina Johnson-Thompson will headline the Great Britain team at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon next month.
  
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• Blessing Okagbare: Nigerian sprinter's doping ban extended to 11 years

  28-06-2022 07:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare is handed an extra one-year ban for doping violations on top of her existing 10-year suspension.
  
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• Ella Connolly to take world’s fastest after making Australia’s Comm Games squad

  28-06-2022 03:34 via theguardian.com
  
  Sprinter among 53 added to an 85-strong track and field teamOlympian Rohan Browning headlines men’s sprint teamFive long years after debuting at the world championships as a raw relay runner, sprint star Ella Connolly will take on many of the world’s fastest women at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.Now 21 and in the form of her life, Connolly will tackle the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay. The Queenslander was among 53 athletes added on Tuesday to an 85-strong track and field team for
  
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• Ella Connolly to take on world’s fastest after making Australia’s Comm Games squad

  28-06-2022 03:34 via theguardian.com
  
  Sprinter among 53 added to an 85-strong track and field teamOlympian Rohan Browning headlines men’s sprint teamFive long years after debuting at the world championships as a raw relay runner, sprint star Ella Connolly will take on many of the world’s fastest women at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.Now 21 and in the form of her life, Connolly will tackle the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay. The Queenslander was among 53 athletes added on Tuesday to an 85-strong track and field team for
  
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• Commonwealth Games: Alastair Chalmers eyes medal for Guernsey after British 400m hurdles title

  27-06-2022 13:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Alastair Chalmers wants a first Commonwealth Games medal for Guernsey in 28 years after winning his third successive British 400m hurdles title.
  
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• Shericka Jackson runs third fastest women's 200m of all time at Jamaica trials

  27-06-2022 07:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shericka Jackson runs the third fastest women's 200m of all time, clocking 21.55 seconds at Jamaica's World Championship trials.
  
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• US Athletics Championships: Noah Lyles edges out Erriyon Knighton in 200m final

  27-06-2022 01:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  World champion Noah Lyles beats teenager Erriyon Knighton to win the men's 200m final at the US Athletics Championships with an impressive time of 19.67 seconds.
  
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• Max Burgin storms home to win 800m men’s final at UK Championships

  26-06-2022 20:17 via theguardian.com
  
  Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake triumphs in men’s 200mDaryll Neita adds women’s 200m to 100m titleMax Burgin has borne the burden of being compared to a young Sebastian Coe or Steve Cram ever since he shattered the under-15 world 800 metres record four years ago. But those lofty comparisons did not look misplaced as he led from gun to tape to destroy a high-class field to win his first national title.The 20-year-old has worked on his strength and conditioning over the winter after missing l
  
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• Eilish McColgan eyes World Championships impact despite illness disruption

  26-06-2022 19:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  British runner Eilish McColgan is determined to overcome illness and make an impact at next month's World Championships.
  
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• UK Athletics Championships: Neita completes sprint double with victory in 200m

  26-06-2022 19:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Daryll Neita follows up her gold in the 100m with victory in the 200m on the final day of the UK Athletics Championships in Manchester.
  
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• UK Athletics Championships: Daryll Neita & Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake win

  26-06-2022 17:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Daryll Neita and Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake win their respective 200m finals at the UK Athletics Championships, with Mitchell-Blake setting a new championship record.
  
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• Caster Semenya brands African athletics leaders 'cowards' over DSD stance

  26-06-2022 10:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  World champion Caster Semenya brands African athletics leaders "cowards" for failing to fight for female athletes facing eligibility issues.
  
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• Sydney McLaughlin breaks own 400m hurdles world record at US championships

  26-06-2022 00:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Olympic gold medallist Sydney McLaughlin breaks her own 400m hurdles world record at the US championships in Eugene, Oregon.
  
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• UK Athletics Championships: Jeremiah Azu and Daryll Neita take 100m gold

  25-06-2022 22:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jeremiah Azu and Daryll Neita take gold in the men's and women's 100m finals on day two at the UK Athletics Championships in Manchester.
  
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• Neita and Azu upset favourites to win 100m finals at UK Championships

  25-06-2022 21:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Asher-Smith has no answer to Neita’s time of 10.8sec Azu runs 9.90sec but wind speed prevents national recordOn a blustery day in Manchester, the established pecking order of British sprinting was blown spectacularly off kilter - with shocks in both the women’s and men’s 100m finals of the national trials.Dina Asher-Smith has dominated British female sprinting for nearly a decade. But she had no answer as Daryll Neita glided home in a wind-powered 10.8 sec. Asher-Smith made her
  
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• UK Athletics Championship: Daryll Neita beats Dina Asher-Smith to win 100m title

  25-06-2022 20:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch as Daryll Neita beats Dina Asher-Smith to win the 100m at the UK Athletics Championship in Manchester.
  
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• UK Athletics Championships: Jeremiah Azu beats Zharnel Hughes and Reece Prescod to win 100m

  25-06-2022 20:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch as Jeremiah Azu claims a surprise 100m victory ahead of pre-race favourites Zharnel Hughes and Reece Prescod at the UK Championships.
  
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• UK Athletics Championships: Laura Muir wins 1500m final - highlights

  25-06-2022 17:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch as Britain's Laura Muir dominates to win the 1500m title at the UK Athletic Championship in Manchester.
  
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• US Championships: Fred Kerley & Melissa Jefferson win 100m titles

  25-06-2022 08:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fred Kerley wins the men's 100m at the US Championships after running a world-leading time in the semi-finals.
  
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• Zharnel Hughes forgives CJ Ujah for failed drug test that cost GB Olympic silver

  24-06-2022 22:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Zharnel Hughes says he forgives CJ Ujah for the failed drugs test that saw Great Britain stripped of their Olympic sprint relay silver medal.
  
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• Zharnel Hughes forgives CJ Ujah for failed test that cost Olympics medal

  24-06-2022 20:06 via theguardian.com
  
  Team won 4x100m silver in Tokyo before failed testsDina Asher-Smith through to 100m semis in ManchesterZharnel Hughes says he has forgiven CJ Ujah for failing a drugs test that cost Team GB an Olympic 4x100m silver medal, because “sometimes these things happen”.Hughes is looking for redemption himself this year after false starting in the Olympic 100m semi-finals. But after running a smooth 10.18 sec in the first round of the opening day of the British trials in Manchester, Hughes wa
  
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• Sha'Carri Richardson fails to advance in 100m at US trials for World Championships

  24-06-2022 09:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sha'Carri Richardson fails to advance past the first round in the women's 100m at the US Track and Field Championships in Oregon.
  
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• British Championships: Steve Cram's five events to watch

  24-06-2022 08:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Can anyone overhaul boy wonder Max Burgin? Is Reece Prescod back to his best? BBC Sport's Steve Cram picks out the weekend's storylines.
  
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• Sha’Carri Richardson suffers shock early exit in 100m at US championships

  24-06-2022 06:07 via theguardian.com
  
  Sprinter had recent success as comeback from ban continuedFred Kerley posts impressive 9.83sec in men’s 100mSha’Carri Richardson appeared to have both her speed and swagger back for the US track and field championships but she had a disappointing result on Thursday night in her signature event.Despite a few promising races heading into the national championships, Richardson failed to advance out of the first round of the 100m. She finished fifth in her heat and did not speak to repor
  
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• ‘This is a reset’: Reece Prescod roars into form after giving up gaming

  23-06-2022 18:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Sprinter accepts his lifestyle was holding his huge talent back but now he eyes the world championships and British 100m recordWhen Reece Prescod turned up at the UK Athletics trials last year, he was 8kg overweight after bingeing on fast food and cake from Deliveroo while enjoying epic eight-hour Call of Duty sessions deep into the night. Despite the 26-year-old’s highly unorthodox preparations, he still made the Tokyo Olympics, only to false start in the 100m semi-finals. There was also
  
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• ‘This is a reset’: Reece Prescod finds form after giving up Call of Duty and Deliveroo

  23-06-2022 18:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Sprinter accepts his lifestyle was holding his huge talent back but now he eyes the world championships and British 100m recordWhen Reece Prescod turned up at the UK Athletics trials last year, he was 8kg overweight after bingeing on fast food and cake from Deliveroo while enjoying epic eight-hour Call of Duty sessions deep into the night. Despite the 26-year-old’s highly unorthodox preparations, he still made the Tokyo Olympics, only to false start in the 100m semi-finals. There was also
  
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• Lina Nielsen on yoga, rivals and Olympic aims

  23-06-2022 16:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How a month in the foothills of the Himalayas put Lina Nielsen's Olympic dream back on track.
  
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• Norfolk veteran athlete wins gold after cancer treatment

  23-06-2022 07:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Janice Nottingham returns to sport after surgery and wins a medal after just 11 months of sprint training.
  
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• Max Burgin adds intrigue to strong England Commonwealth Games squad

  22-06-2022 19:11 via theguardian.com
  
  Young 800m sensation has been compared to Coe and Cram Asher-Smith and Johnson-Thompson set for BirminghamDina Asher-Smith and Katarina Johnson-Thompson are the headline acts in a 93-strong England athletics team for the Commonwealth Games that is packed with promise and star power, and includes the brilliant youngster Max Burgin on his major championship debut in the 800m.Of particular delight to organisers is that Asher-Smith, the world 200m champion, has agreed to race in both the women&rsquo
  
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• Shara Proctor: Britain's world silver medal-winning long jumper retires

  22-06-2022 17:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  British long jumper Shara Proctor, who won world silver at Beijing 2015, retires at the age of 33.
  
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• Here’s the result of the trans swimming ban: strife, with a big role for sports lawyers | Robin Moira White

  22-06-2022 15:30 via theguardian.com
  
  This is just the beginning, as others sports review their eligibility criteria based on contested science: much may have to be settled in courtA new policy barring most trans women from elite swimming has sent shockwaves through sport this week. Within a day, the International Rugby League announced that it would be barring trans women from international competition, and football’s governing body, Fifa, stated that it would be also be reviewing its gender eligibility regulations.Those who
  
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• Eliud Kipchoge and Ineos Grenadiers launch cycling academy in Kenya

  22-06-2022 15:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cycling team Ineos Grenadiers have joined forces with marathon world record holder Eliud Kipchoge to launch a cycling academy in Kenya.
  
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• Dina Asher-Smith adds gloss to strong England Commonwealth Games squad

  22-06-2022 12:33 via theguardian.com
  
  Katarina Johnson-Thompson set to defend heptathlon titleYoung 800m sensation Max Burgin also set for BirminghamDina Asher-Smith and Katarina Johnson-Thompson have been named in a stronger-than-expected England athletics squad for the Commonwealth Games, which includes all the big stars as well as young sensations such as the 800m runner Max Burgin.Asher-Smith, the world 200m champion, has particularly delighted organisers by confirming that she will race in the women’s 100m and 4x100m, whi
  
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• Commonwealth Games 2022: Team England names 72-strong athletics squad

  22-06-2022 12:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dina Asher-Smith and Katarina Johnson-Thompson will headline a 72-strong England athletics team at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
  
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• Transgender athletes: Lord Coe hints athletics could follow swimming in banning trans women

  20-06-2022 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  World Athletics president Lord Coe hints the sport could follow swimming in banning transgender women from elite female competitions, insisting "fairness is non-negotiable".
  
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• Coe hints athletics may bar transgender women from female competition

  20-06-2022 18:00 via theguardian.com
  
  World Athletics president suggests sport may follow swimmingCoe says ‘biology trumps gender’ and policies will reflect thisThe World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe, has hailed swimming’s decision to ban transgender women from elite female competition as in “the best interests of its sport” – and hinted that track and field could soon follow suit.Lord Coe was in Budapest on Sunday as swimming’s governing body, Fina, voted to bar trans athletes who hav
  
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• BBC wins new deal to broadcast London Marathon

  19-06-2022 19:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Sport renews its partnership with the London Marathon and will be the host broadcaster for another five years.
  
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• Kelly Holmes on coming out as gay: ‘Sometimes I cry with relief’

  19-06-2022 09:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Former Olympic champion says she ‘needed to do this now’Holmes feared she would be court martialed while in army Dame Kelly Holmes has announced that she is gay, saying she “needed to do this now”.Speaking during Pride month, the two-time gold medal winning Olympic champion said she realised she was gay at the age of 17 after kissing a fellow female soldier, and that her family and friends have known since 1997. “I needed to do this now, for me,” she told the
  
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• Bol breaks Oceania record as Australian men master the mile

  19-06-2022 06:38 via theguardian.com
  
  Bol broke the 800-metre Australian record for the third time in ParisThe brilliant Perth-based half-miler ran 44.00 at Diamond League racePeter Bol has lowered the Australian 800 metres for the third time and thought for a moment he’d earned a perfect early birthday present for his coach at the Paris Diamond League meeting.The brilliant half-miler was outpaced for victory on Saturday night by an inspired but controversial finish from home favourite Benjamin Robert, with Bol’s handsom
  
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• Dame Kelly Holmes shares relief at coming out as gay

  19-06-2022 01:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The athlete says she's going to "explode with excitement" as she gets rid of fear around her sexuality.
  
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• Diamond League: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce equals her own 2022 world's best time in Paris

  19-06-2022 00:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce equals her record 2022 best time to win the women's 100m at the Diamond League meeting in Paris.
  
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• Diamond League: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce runs world-leading 100m time in Paris

  18-06-2022 23:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch as Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce wins the 100m with a world-leading time for 2022 of 10.66 seconds, while GB's Daryll Neita finishes second in 10.99.
  
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• Diamond League: NFL wide receiver Devon Allen wins 110m hurdles in Paris

  18-06-2022 22:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Multi-sport athlete Devon Allen notches another 100m hurdles win on the Diamond League circuit.
  
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• Legacy of London 2012 is one that has sold Britain’s fitness short | Barney Ronay

  18-06-2022 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The 2012 Games were over budget while existing stadiums like Crystal Palace have been allowed to become dilapidated relicsThis summer marks the 10th anniversary of the London 2012 Olympic Games. It is customary here to suggest that decade has simply flown by, that the years have passed in a blink. In reality this already feels like an event from a different timeline altogether.It’s not the actual Games, which will remain a wonderful thing, tenderly guarded. It’s more the staging. Loo
  
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• Christian Malcolm ‘disappointed’ after Olympic head coach role scrapped

  17-06-2022 13:24 via theguardian.com
  
  Former sprinter dropped as part of UK Athletics restructureCoach Stephen Maguire expected to become technical directorThe UK Athletics Olympic head coach, Christian Malcolm, has expressed his deep disappointment after his role was scrapped in a restructure following the team’s poor performance at the Tokyo 2020 Games.A new role of technical director – “with extensive coaching knowledge” – is being introduced, with former British sprint head coach Stephen Maguire exp
  
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• Christian Malcolm loses role as head coach of UK Athletics

  17-06-2022 12:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Christian Malcolm says he is "disappointed" his role of Olympic head coach is being discontinued by UK Athletics in August.
  
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• Diamond League: Keely Hodgkinson leads British 800m one-two as Armand Duplantis clears highest jump of 2022

  17-06-2022 00:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Keely Hodgkinson leads British one-two in women's 800m and Armand Duplantis clears biggest height of 2022 in the Diamond League meeting in Oslo, Norway
  
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• Diamond League: Jake Wightman breaks 40-year-old Scottish mile record in Olso

  16-06-2022 23:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jake Wightman finished third in the Dream Mile race, breaking Graham Williamson 40-year-old Scottish mile record, his time of 3:50.30 bettering the old one by 0.34 seconds.
  
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• Diamond League: Keely Hodgkinson wins 800m in Oslo

  16-06-2022 22:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Keely Hodgkinson wins the women's 800m at the Oslo Diamond League, with fellow Britons Laura Muir and Jemma Reekie finishing second and eighth respectively.
  
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