• Briton seals 11th world title in record time of 16.79
• Team-mate Adenegan second in season’s best 17.49Hannah Cockroft claimed a fifth consecutive T34 100m title with a stunning world-record time of 16.79sec at the World Para-Athletics Championships in Dubai.In a British one-two Kare Adenegan won silver in a season-best time of 17.49. The 18-year-old had gone into the final as world record holder, having defeated her more experienced rival in the T34 100m at the European Champ
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‘I had settled for silver’: Hannah Cockroft breaks T34 100m world record
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Emile Cairess: ‘I definitely want to break Mo’s record. I can run a lot quicker’
via theguardian.comQuiet man of British athletics on overhauling Farah, taking a risk in running London and Olympic hopes for Paris and beyondThe changing of the guard usually takes place at Buckingham Palace. But at last year’s London Marathon it happened on Tower Bridge, as Emile Cairess blasted past Mo Farah on the way to finishing as the top British athlete in the race.It was a hell of a performance given it was Cairess’s debut over 26.2 miles – and, strikingly, it also came without the -
Torrie Lewis: ‘If I can run 100m that fast, I can run a 200 way faster’ | Mike Hytner
via theguardian.comAustralia’s fastest woman, who broke the 100m national record earlier this year, may not even race the event at the Paris OlympicsShe may be Australia’s fastest woman ever over 100m, but the blue-ribband event is not a priority for Torrie Lewis as she seeks to qualify for the Paris Olympics later this year. It may seem counterintuitive, but to the 19-year-old it makes perfect sense.Given the choice, Lewis, whose profile has sky-rocketed since breaking the national 100m women’s -
Beijing half marathon winner thrown out after trio slowed to let him win
via theguardian.comAll four athletes disqualified and forced to return prize moneySpecial committee issues apology but steers clear of fix talkOrganisers have revoked He Jie’s first place in the Beijing half marathon last weekend after an investigation confirmed that three other runners had slowed down to let him win the race. All four were disqualified and had to return their medals and prize money.Online users in China had shared the video from the final moments of Sunday’s race out of suspicion that -
Sports quiz of the week: London Marathon, FA Cup and Olympic teams
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Peter Bol case prompts Wada to reform synthetic EPO testing processes
via theguardian.comAnti-doping agency now requires two experts to assess resultAustralian’s ban was lifted after analysis of second sampleAthletes who record inconclusive initial doping test results for synthetic EPO may be saved from public shaming, following World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) reforms prompted by the Peter Bol saga.The Australian Olympian was provisionally suspended from competition in January 2023 after an out-of-competition test showed he had elevated levels of synthetic EPO, which can stimu -
Tigist Assefa targets breakthrough women’s marathon world record time
via theguardian.comEthiopian athlete aims to ‘run under two hours and 10 minutes’Assefa will run London Marathon in £450 Adidas super shoeEthiopia’s Tigist Assefa has set her sights on further lowering her women’s marathon world record to under two hours 10 minutes – but admits her only goal in Sunday’s London marathon is to win.Achieving that time sounds like a staggering ambition but the 27-year-old is clearly confident after running 2:11:53 in Berlin last September &nda -
Tigist Assefa hails super shoes as she targets new marathon world record
via theguardian.comEthiopian eyes 2hr 10min mark – but not necessarily in LondonAssefa will run London Marathon in £450 Adidas super shoeEthiopia’s Tigist Assefa has set her sights on further lowering her women’s marathon world record to under two hours 10 minutes – but admits her only goal in Sunday’s London marathon is to win.Achieving that time sounds like a staggering ambition but the 27-year-old is clearly confident after running 2:11:53 in Berlin last September – a t -
Who really wins if the Enhanced Games go ahead? – podcast
via theguardian.comBilled as a rival to the Olympic Games, the Enhanced Games, set to take place in 2025, is a sporting event with a difference; athletes will be allowed to dope. Ian Sample talks to chief sports writer Barney Ronay about where the idea came from and how it’s being sold as an anti-establishment underdog, and to Dr Peter Angell about what these usually banned substances are, and what they could do to athletes’ bodiesRead Barney Ronay’s opinion piece on the Enhanced Games Continue r -
London Marathon director urges protesters not to disrupt ‘force for good’
via theguardian.comEstimated £66m will be raised for charity, including aid for GazaRace to begin with tribute to world record holder Kelvin KiptumLondon Marathon organisers have urged potential protesters not to allow the heightened tensions in the Middle East to disrupt Sunday’s race, which the event’s director, Hugh Brasher, said was “a force for good” throughout society.Brasher confirmed multiple security measures would be in place this weekend, but said he hoped the foc -
London Marathon director urges protesters not to disrupt event
via theguardian.comEstimated £66m will be raised for charity, including aid for GazaRace to begin with tribute to world record holder Kelvin KiptumLondon Marathon organisers have urged potential protesters not to allow the heightened tensions in the Middle East to disrupt Sunday’s race, which the event’s director, Hugh Brasher, said was “a force for good” throughout society.Brasher confirmed that multiple security measures would be in place this weekend, but said he hoped the focus wo -
Dina Asher-Smith: ‘For the first time in 10 years, I can just kind of be’
via theguardian.comBritain’s greatest female sprinter has found herself on and off the track after a life-changing move to Texas to prepare for Paris 2024‘I’ve changed a lot,” says Dina Asher-Smith as she looks back at six dizzying months that have seen her decamp 5,000 miles from the Garden of England to the Lone Star state, find herself off the track, and rediscover her mojo on it.“I went to a new coach, a new group, and a new philosophy. And part of the transformation is that -
‘The picture did no justice’: US athletes retreat from criticism of ‘hoo haa’ uniform
via theguardian.comInitial release provoked debate over sexism in sportAthletes say they are comfortable with choices offeredIn the moments before she fired off the Instagram comment heard around the world, Tara Davis-Woodhall could hardly believe her eyes.The American long jumper and world silver medalist had just seen a photograph of one of Nike’s Team USA uniforms for this summer’s Games, a high-cut leotard barely covering the bikini line that was unveiled at a launch event in Paris last week. The r -
Prize money at Paris 2024 against 'Olympic spirit'
World Athletics' decision to award prize money at the Paris Olympics goes against the Olympic spirit, says the head of cycling's governing body. -
'Fireball' out to end GB's 40-year Olympic men's 800m medal drought
Ben Pattison won world 800m bronze on his global championships debut last summer - now he hopes to stun the best at Paris 2024. -
Beijing half marathon hit by controversy as China’s He Jie allowed to win
via theguardian.comInvestigation 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 -
The controversial dress code at sport's biggest party
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Yoghurt and disinfectant: Team GB’s plan for Olympic triathlon swim in Seine
via theguardian.comE 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 -
Controversial half marathon result being investigated
Organisers of the Beijing half marathon will investigate allegations that three African athletes deliberately allowed China's star runner He Jie to win Sunday's race. -
UK Athletics defends ‘difficult’ decision to pick sprinter CJ Ujah after drugs ban
via theguardian.comUjah 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 -
UK Athletics announces venture to improve finances
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Coe’s $50,000 prize money move for athletes will damage the Olympics | Cath Bishop
via theguardian.comIt’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 -
Men's discus world record broken after 38 years
Mykolas Alekna produces a throw of 74.35m in the discus to break the longest-standing men's world record. -
‘It’s pure joy’: Australia names first track and field athletes for Paris Olympics
via theguardian.comTeenager 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 -
Olympic champion Rojas misses Paris through injury
Olympic triple jump champion Yulimar Rojas says her "heart is broken" after she is ruled out of Paris 2024 with an Achilles tendon injury. -
On your marks, get set, dope! Welcome to the Enhanced Games – the sporting event no one wants | Marina Hyde
via theguardian.comAthletes 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 -
Kipchoge 'expects' to win third Olympic marathon
Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge has "huge expectation" to win a historic third successive Olympic marathon gold medal in Paris this year. -
Sports quiz of the week: Masters, money, mud, monikers and main courses
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Cockroft picked in strong British team for Worlds
Reigning champion Hannah Cockroft is included in the Great Britain team for May's World Para Athletics Championships. -
Glasgow offer back up for 2026 Commonwealth Games
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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