Athletics

Olympic triathlon champion Alex Yee says his London Marathon debut was “one of the best experiences” of his life despite suffering more “dark moments” than during his victory at the Paris Games. The 27-year-old finished 14th in the men’s elite race in a time of two hours 11 minutes and …

Catherine Debrunner put in a stunning performance to break her own course record as she and Marcel Hug made it a Swiss double for the second year running in the London Marathon wheelchair races. Debrunner finished in a time of one hour 34 minutes 18 seconds, – more than four …

Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe wins the Elite Men’s race on his debut with a time of 02:02:27 in the 2025 London Marathon. BBC News

Jo Curtis is preparing to run the London Marathon to raise money for Pancreatic Cancer UK in memory of late husband Stewart Curtis. Watch the London Marathon from 8.30am on Sunday 27 April on BBC iPlayer and BBC One. Listen to all the action throughout the day on BBC Sounds. …

London hosted the World Championships in 2017, while Birmingham will host the Europeans in 2026. A formal expression of interest will be submitted to World Athletics in September with the bid dependent on securing £45m in government support for delivery. “London 2017 showed the world what this city and this …

Kartsen Warholm runs a time of 33.05 seconds to break the 300m hurdle world record in Xiamen – beating his own world best of 33.26 seconds. BBC News

Steve Jones BBC News, Yorkshire BBC Fred Tomlinson has run 33 consecutive London Marathons “I can’t do any worse than last year.” These are the words of the man who finished last in the 2024 London Marathon and hopes to avoid the same fate this year – despite not being …

The public ballot for the 2026 London Marathon opened on Friday, 25 April 2025, and will close on Friday, 2 May 2025. Anyone can apply to enter,, external and the successful applicants are chosen through a random draw. The results of the ballot will be announced by email in July. …

After winning the first global title of his career with world indoor 60m gold in March, Great Britain’s Jeremiah Azu begins his push for outdoor success. The 23-year-old will have Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo, American Christian Coleman and South Africa’s Akani Simbine for company in a stacked race. Swedish …

Romesh Ranganathan’s got another epic playlist of tunes to get you over that finish line! BBC News

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When Alex Yee sits down for post-race dim sum with his family on Sunday, it will represent a poignant full-circle moment. That was the reward Yee, who has Chinese heritage on his father’s side, recalls provided the main motivation to run – and twice place third in – the Mini …

Three-time Olympic 1500m champion Faith Kipyegon is to attempt to become the first woman to run a sub-four minute mile. The 31-year-old Kenyan will make the attempt in Paris on 26 June. It will not be recognised as an official record because Kipyegon is likely to use a team of …

Four-time British Olympian Paula Radcliffe has secured the Six Star Medal upon completing the Boston Marathon. Radcliffe, 51, finished Monday’s race with a time of 2 hours 53 minutes 44 seconds, placing her 117th out of 12,447 women that took part. The Six Star Medal is awarded to runners who …

Mykolas Alekna became the first male athlete to surpass the 75-metre mark in the discus, smashing his previous world record by more than a metre. The 22-year-old from Lithuania twice set new world bests in Ramona, Oklahoma, throwing 74.89m with his first attempt and then improving to 75.56m in round …

Seventeen-year-old Gout Gout won the Australian 200m title and broke the 20-second barrier with a wind-assisted performance in Perth. He crossed the line in 19.84 seconds – 0.2secs faster than his own national record, but it was not official record because of a wind speed of +2.2 metres per second. …

Great Britain’s Josh Kerr and Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen will resume their rivalry at the Diamond League meeting in London this summer. Reigning 1500m world champion Kerr and former Olympic 1500m champion Ingebrigtsen, who have a long-standing feud, are set to meet over the distance on 19 July at the London …

Double Olympic champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone won the 400m to bring to a close the inaugural Grand Slam Track meeting in Kingston, Jamaica. The 25-year-old American followed up Friday’s win in the 400m hurdles – an event for which she holds the world record – to take victory in the format’s …

Britain’s Olympic medallist Matthew Hudson-Smith won $100,000 (£77,500) on Saturday after victory in the 200m at the inaugural Grand Slam Track in Kingston, Jamaica The English sprinter’s 200m win, added to his second place in the 400m on Friday, meant he topped the combined standings to win the top prize. …

Romesh Ranganathan gets you marathon ready with over four hours of motivational music! BBC News