Athletics

Emmanuel Wanyonyi broke the long-standing men’s 1,000m world record on his debut at the rarely run distance in Friday’s Diamond League meeting in Monaco, with Great Britain’s Jake Wightman finishing second. Wightman, 31, pushed Wanyonyi hard to the line but had to settle for the runners-up spot as the 21-year-old …

Buying shoes on eBay and balancing running with studying – Poppy Tank on competing for England at Glasgow 2026. BBC News

In October, UKA reported a profit for the first time since 2017, two years after it faced the risk of bankruptcy amid historic financial issues. Under the terms of governing body UKA’s 50-year lease to the London Stadium, athletics events can be held there for one month a year, with …

Olympic 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson was beaten for the second consecutive Diamond League race as she finished behind Lilian Odira in Eugene. The Kenyan athlete, who is the reigning world champion over the distance, surged past the Briton in the home straight to win in a time of one minute …

Essex 110m hurdler Sam Bennett is in the form of his life as he looks forward to next month’s Commonwealth Games. The 25-year-old was among 63 athletes added to the Team England squad on Monday after recently running two personal bests. He clocked 13.45 at a meeting in the Netherlands, …

Reigning Commonwealth Games heptathlon champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson is among 63 athletes named on the England team for next month’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. But Olympic 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson is not part of the squad for the competition, which takes place from 23 July to 2 August. The 24-year-old, who …

Great Britain’s Georgia Hunter Bell ran a season’s best of 3:55:63 to win the 1500m at Diamond League Paris. BBC News

Great Britain’s Georgia Hunter Bell stormed to her second Diamond League win of the year with a season’s best time in the women’s 1500m in Paris. The Olympic bronze medallist clocked three minutes 55.63 seconds to fight off a strong challenge from Ethiopia’s Freweyni Hailu (3:55.92), while France’s Agathe Guillemot …

Sunday’s Diamond League meeting in Paris will go ahead in an adapted format after local police asked for all sporting events to be cancelled because of extreme heat. Wednesday was the country’s hottest day on record, according to Meteo-France, with an average national temperature of 30C. Emergency “red alert” measures …

Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson says she feels “closer than ever” to breaking the women’s 800m outdoor record – the longest-standing world record in athletics. Jarmila Kratochvilova set the record of one minute 53.28 seconds in Munich in July 1983. But Britain’s Hodgkinson, who broke the event’s indoor world record on …

Great Britain’s Jeremiah Azu failed to successfully defend his world indoor 60m title, as he finishes fourth in the final with America’s Jordan Anthony winning gold at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland. READ MORE: GB’s Azu narrowly misses out on world 60m medal Available to UK users only. …

Dina Asher-Smith qualifies for the women’s 60m finals after running a national record, but team-mate Amy Hunt is edged out in the semi-finals at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Poland. Watch the World Indoor Athletics Championships Available to UK users only. BBC News

After an injury-blighted first season as Olympic champion, 2026 is about one thing for Keely Hodgkinson: “domination”. The 24-year-old captured her first world indoor title in commanding fashion as she claimed 800m gold in a championship record time on a historic night for Great Britain in Poland on Sunday. That …

History-maker, an inspiration and a remarkable athlete. Mary Rand’s biggest achievement in track and field may have been 62 years ago, but her influence is still being felt today. Rand, whose death aged 86 was announced on Friday, became the first British woman to win an Olympic gold medal in …

Hauger-Thackery has found the support along her journey “really nice and special”, whether coming from fellow runners, spectators lining the route or those closest to her. There have been some negative comments, from “people behind the keyboard”, but Hauger-Thackery said: “I just try to not let them get to me. …

Hauger-Thackery has found the support along her journey “really nice and special”, whether coming from fellow runners, spectators lining the route or those closest to her. There have been some negative comments, from “people behind the keyboard”, but Hauger-Thackery said: “I just try to not let them get to me. …

Sabastian Sawe made history at the London Marathon by becoming the first athlete to run a sub-two-hour marathon in a competitive race. The 31-year-old Kenyan crossed the line to win in one hour 59 minutes 30 seconds, more than one minute faster than the late Kelvin Kiptum’s previous record of …

At the finish line, Sawe held up sponsors Adidas’ latest ‘supershoe’ with his time written along the side, acknowledging the technology which had assisted him. The Adidas Adios Pro 3 shoes, available to purchase for an eye-watering £450, weigh just 99g – 30% lighter than the previous model. The company …

The key to breaking a course record for a 250-mile ultramarathon? Mashed potato, and 19 minutes’ worth of sleep on the ground. That is what fuelled Rachel Entrekin in her historic run at the Cocodona 250 in Arizona as the American won the overall race – men included – in …

Meanwhile, Olympic and world champion Duplantis suffered his first Diamond League defeat in three years. In March, the 26-year-old broke the world record for the 15th time, with a jump of 6.31m slightly north of Stockholm in Uppsala. But the best he could muster on Sunday was 5.80m, second to …