Athletics news

• Kosgei wins Great North Run but McColgan withdraws

  13-09-2026 12:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kenya's Brigid Kosgei wins the women's race at the Great North Run as Eilish McColgan drops out early with injury, while American Zouhair Talbi wins the men's event.
  
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• How the race they said women couldn't run took centre stage

  18-09-2026 08:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After making its debut at the 1928 Olympics, the women's 800m was cut from the programme. Now, it's often billed as the must-see event of major athletics championships. So, how did we get here?
  
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• 'Built differently' - Hodgkinson reveals hamstring abnormality

  17-09-2026 20:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson says she is "built differently" after an MRI scan uncovered an "abnormality" in her hamstring.
  
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• The 'F1 of athletics'? Athlos set for London debut

  17-09-2026 15:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Keely Hodgkinson and Georgia Hunter Bell will be among the stars in action when the all-female track meet Athlos makes its London debut on Friday, live on the BBC.
  
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• Investigating the exploitation of girls by drug gangs

  17-09-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A look at two decades of failure to protect girls exploited and raped by drug gangs.
  
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• African greats inspired by the potential of Nairobi 2029

  16-09-2026 18:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some of Africa's great track and field stars expect the decision to award Kenya the 2029 World Athletics Championships to inspire the next generation.
  
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• Trio bag ultra-marathon's first women-only UK podium

  16-09-2026 10:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  At the Hardwick Estate in Derbyshire, competitors ran a 4.16-mile course every hour.
  
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• How Kenya won its bid for 2029 World Athletics Championships

  15-09-2026 19:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kenya's athletics-loving population and improved infrastructure helped Nairobi secure the rights to host the 2029 World Championships, but challenges remain to ensure a successful event.
  
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• London misses out to Nairobi in World Athletics bid

  15-09-2026 14:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  London has lost to Nairobi in its bid to host the World Athletics Championships in 2029, while the 2031 event will be held in Munich.
  
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• Sweeney ad a barrier for girls in sport - Hunt

  15-09-2026 11:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  British sprinter Amy Hunt says she is concerned about the controversial advert starring Sydney Sweeney being part of a "barrier" to girls' participation in sport.
  
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• Runner alleges racial abuse during Great North Run

  14-09-2026 17:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A runner in the Great North Run says she was racially abused by a section of spectators.
  
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• Brands v country - Kerr ramps up kit battle after latest victory

  14-09-2026 15:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Josh Kerr celebrated becoming Great Britain's first Ultimate Champion by making a clear point about funding in athletics - BBC Sport explains what the issue is.
  
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• This is what women in sport look like - female athletes hit back

  14-09-2026 15:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  British sprinter Amy Hunt is among an array of female athletes criticising the controversial betting advert starring actress Sydney Sweeney.
  
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• How did the first Ultimate Championship go?

  14-09-2026 08:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As the inaugural Ultimate Championship concludes, athletics has taken its first strides in a new direction.
  
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• Dominant Kerr wins $150k with GB's first Ultimate title

  13-09-2026 21:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Josh Kerr ends a sensational season by winning the Ultimate Championship 1500m title as the inaugural edition of athletics' new global event concludes.
  
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• 'Superb' Kerr storms to 1500m win

  13-09-2026 20:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Great Britain's Josh Kerr powers ahead on the final corner to win the men's 1500m, becoming the event's Ultimate Champion in Budapest.
  
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• 'I loved it' - Andy Burnham completes Great North Run

  13-09-2026 16:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham talking after completing the Great North Run, becoming the first acting Prime Minister to do so.
  
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• World Athletics' stance on Russian athletes 'won't change' - Coe

  13-09-2026 14:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sebastian Coe says that World Athletics' stance on sanctions imposed on Russian athletes "will not change".
  
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• Prime Minister Andy Burnham on competing at Great North Run

  13-09-2026 12:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaks about his reasons for competing in the Great North Run.
  
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• Hodgkinson second to Werro after hamstring tear

  12-09-2026 22:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Keely Hodgkinson is again denied a major prize by rival Audrey Werro - but reveals she had to overcome a torn hamstring to make the start line at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship.
  
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• Werro prevails over rivals in close 800m battle

  12-09-2026 20:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Audrey Werro beats Keely Hodgkinson and Femke Broeders-Bol in a commanding women's 800m final victory, becoming the Ultimate Champion after charging clear at the final stretch.
  
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• Ingebrigtsen withdraws from 1500m showdown with Kerr

  12-09-2026 16:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jakob Ingebrigtsen will not contest the men's 1500m final at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship, putting his reunion with rival Josh Kerr on hold.
  
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• Glitzy innovations but Duplantis still wins - new Ultimate Championship begins

  12-09-2026 00:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Ultimate Championship is posed as something different in athletics, but some things stay the same - pole vault star Armand Duplantis taking centre stage.
  
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• Hodgkinson cruises into 800m final

  11-09-2026 21:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Great Britain's Keely Hodgkinson cruises into the 800m final after finishing first in her semi-final while Switzerland's Veronica Vancardo suffers a nasty fall.
  
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• $10m on line at inaugural Ultimate Championship

  11-09-2026 08:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship begins on Friday. From the global stars competing to how it all works - here is everything you need to know.
  
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• Unravel the secrets of a priceless piece of British history

  10-09-2026 07:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The blockbuster exhibition - with a stellar cast of experts telling the Tapestry's story
  
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• Are women better than men at endurance running?

  09-09-2026 08:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Women have beaten men in some high-profile endurance events in recent months - are they better suited to these challenges?
  
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• Davis-Woodhall ends season after car crash

  08-09-2026 08:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Olympic long jump champion Tara Davis-Woodhall decides to end her 2026 season after suffering "severe concussion" in a car crash and she will now miss this week's World Athletics Ultimate Championship.
  
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• Late season lift for Reekie after difficult summer

  07-09-2026 18:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scotland's Jemma Reekie vows to come back stronger after "a really tricky season", which included a lingering concussion and a disappointing home Commonwealth Games.
  
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• McColgan wins London Big Half after five months out

  06-09-2026 16:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain's Eilish McColgan returns to competitive action after five months out with a broken toe to win the London Big Half for a fourth time.
  
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