Athletics

English takes stunning 800m win at Diamond League event
Ireland's Mark English produces a strong finish to take victory in the 800m at Diamond League Shanghai.
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Athletics
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2 days ago
Diamond League 2026 - everything you need to know
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Athletics
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3 days ago
Ethiopian marathon runner Melese dies aged 36
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Africa Sport
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6 days ago
World Athletics rejects IOC proposal to lift Belarus ban
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Olympic Games
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7 May
Gold next target on Robertson's 'tremendous journey'
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7 May
Mashed potato & 19 minutes' sleep - Entrekin's epic race
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Athletics
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7 May
Record 1.3m apply for 2027 London marathon ballot
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Athletics
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5 May

Athletics news

GB win mixed 4x400m bronze as five teams make Worlds
GB & NI's mixed 4x400m team win bronze at the World Athletics Relays, while four other GB teams also qualify automatically for the 2027 World Athletics Championships.
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Athletics
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3 May
Athletics won't strangle super-shoe innovation - Coe
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Africa Sport
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1 May
Thompson-Herah sets Glasgow defending titles target
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1 May
Wada investigation finds 300 Russian doping cases
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30 April
'I did not expect it': Sawe's jubilant Kenya homecoming after marathon feat
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Africa
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30 April
How special Sawe broke iconic sub-two-hour barrier
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Athletics
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27 April
Run a marathon? Try 100 in 100 days
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27 April

Athletics video

'I jumped around the house': Sabastian Sawe's parents celebrate marathon record. Video, 00:01:09
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Africa
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28 April
Assefa breaks her own world record to win London Marathon. Video, 00:01:38
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Athletics
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26 April
Sawe runs sub-two-hour marathon in London Video, 00:01:17
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Athletics
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26 April
'I am so happy' - Sawe reacts to record-breaking marathon win Video, 00:03:22
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Athletics
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26 April
'She is the woman to beat' - Debrunner defends women's wheelchair title in London. Video, 00:01:18
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Disability Sport
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26 April

More athletics news

US great Felix targets LA Olympics in comeback
Allyson Felix, the most decorated woman in Olympic athletics history with 11 medals, says she is planning a comeback at the age of 40.
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Olympic Games
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27 April
African athletes need support and protection - Kebinatshipi
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Africa Sport
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29 April
Is running bad for your knees? The truth behind the claims
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BBC Bitesize
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28 April
Sawe smashes two-hour mark to 'move goalposts for marathon running'
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Athletics
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26 April
'I don't know what the limit is for me' - O'Connor
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Athletics
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27 April
London Marathon 2026 highlights. Video, 59 minutes
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How old is the oldest runner? Take our London Marathon quiz
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Athletics
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26 April

More athletics video

GB's Azu loses world title as Anthony takes gold in 60m indoor final. Video, 00:02:06
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Athletics
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20 March
Asher-Smith finishes seventh as Dosso takes women's 60m gold. Athletics. Video, 00:01:58
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BBC Sport
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21 March
Ehammer breaks men's heptathlon world record. Athletics. Video, 00:01:36
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BBC Sport
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21 March
Asher-Smith breaks British record to reach 60m final. Video, 00:02:42
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Athletics
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21 March
Duplantis wins fourth World Indoor Championship gold. Video, 00:01:15
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Athletics
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21 March

Features and analysis

Trapped nerve and wee stops - running a marathon 22 weeks pregnant
British athlete Calli Hauger-Thackery says running the Boston Marathon 22 weeks into her pregnancy was the toughest achievement in her career.
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Athletics
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21 April
How Keely 2.0 dominated 800m field for first world indoor title
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Athletics
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22 March
Mary Rand - the trailblazing Olympic champion
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Athletics
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28 March
'Closest I've felt' - Hodgkinson on breaking longest-standing world record
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Athletics
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23 February
'I take marathon training seriously - but Ramadan is more important'
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Athletics
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3 March
'She's most gifted female British sprinter ever'
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Athletics
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23 December 2025
How 'choosing the hard path' helped Hunt claim superb 200m silver
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Athletics
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19 September 2025

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