Athletics

Josh Kerr completed his post-injury return to the top of a global podium in thrilling fashion as he reclaimed his 3,000m title to win Great Britain’s first medal at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland. Kerr, who won gold in the event on home soil in Glasgow two years …

Olympic champion and world-record holder Keely Hodgkinson qualifies fastest for Sunday’s 800m final at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Poland. BBC News

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. …

He is one of two track and field athletes alongside sprinter Abi Galpin in Guernsey’s 20-strong squad for this summer’s event in Glasgow. Chalmers set a personal best of 48.30 seconds last year and has Kriss Akabusi’s British record of 47.82 seconds at the 1992 Olympic Games in his sights …

Olympic champion and world-record holder Keely Hodgkinson breezes into the 800m semi-finals at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Poland. BBC News

Hunt’s stunning run for world silver came six years after she alerted the world to her potential as a record-breaking junior. But, between those headline moments, injuries disrupted the start of her senior career, including a ruptured quadriceps in 2022 – while attempting to manage an often frictional relationship between …

The BBC does not plan to use four-time Olympic gold medallist Michael Johnson in its athletics coverage this year. BBC News

Distance runner Logan Smith was delighted to exceed his “wildest dreams” after marking his Great Britain debut with gold and bronze medals. The 28-year-old from Cromer, Norfolk, finished third in the 50km World Championship in New Delhi and was part of a Team GB podium clean sweep. Smith completed the …

Megan Keith set a women’s European 10km record in Castellon – taking one second off the previous best set by Scottish compatriot Eilish McColgan. The 23-year-old finished fourth in the Spanish road race in 30 minutes seven seconds. McColgan was sixth in 30:35 as the 35-year-old continues her preparation for …

Laura Muir enjoyed a winning return to the Scottish cross-country championships, 14 years after her last appearance at the event. The 32-year-old Olympic medallist finished 13 seconds clear in the 10km race at Callendar Park, Falkirk. “It was a long race for me,” said Muir who picked up the Under-20 …

Sprinter Joe Chadwick – “Guernsey’s fastest man” – has retired from athletics at the age of 24 because of injury. He struck gold in the 100m final at the 2019 Island Games in Gibraltar at the age of 17 – one of three gold medals he won at the Games …

Keely Hodgkinson breaks the long-standing women’s indoor 800m world record, set by Slovenia’s Jolanda Ceplak on the day the Briton was born almost 24 years ago. BBC News

He believes a reunion with Worcester Athletic Club coach Deirdre Elmhirst, following a spell working with Olympic silver medallist Robbie Grabarz, is also paying off. “I think we’ve just clicked,” he added. “Everything we knew about each other before, the chemistry, it’s just working so well. “We’re both just in …

Renee Regis, daughter of former world indoor champion John Regis, wins her first senior British title in the women’s 200m event at the UK Athletics Indoor Championships in Birmingham. READ MORE: Renee adds to Regis legacy with first UK title Available to UK users only. BBC News

Dina Asher‑Smith delivers a stunning performance at the UK Athletics Indoor Championships in Birmingham, clocking 7.05 seconds to claim the women’s 60 m title. WATCH MORE: ‘Special!’ – Hodgkinson sets 800m national record at UK indoors Available to UK users only. BBC News

Former Great Britain athlete Reece Prescod tells BBC sports editor Dan Roan he is competing at the Enhanced Games to help himself get back into a “sub-10” shape and to “push his body to the limits”, and would be open to enhancements if he feels they could take his body …

Grand Slam Track, the competition backed by Olympic great Michael Johnson, has been urged to settle debts owed to athletes who took part last year or risk setting a “dangerous precedent”. Its inaugural season promised lucrative prize money and salaries for contracted runners, but its final event was cancelled with …

The women-only world record applies to races that take place without male pacemakers or competitors. Assefa previously held the outright women’s world record after running 2:11:53 in Berlin in 2023. She remains the second-fastest female marathon runner in history, behind Ruth Chepngetich, who was banned from the sport for three …

British men Emile Cairess, Mahamed Mahamed, Philip Sesemann, Patrick Dever, Weynay Ghebresilasie, Tewelde Menges, George James, Jake Smith, Marc Scott, Jack Rowe, Andrew Fyfe, Alex Milne, Peter Le Grice, Sean Hogan, Christopher Thomas, Jake Barraclough, Chris Perry, David Bishop, Charlie Sandison, William Mycroft, Alfie Manthorpe. British women Charlotte Purdue, Rose …

American middle-distance runner Josh Hoey has broken the long-standing men’s 800m indoor world record by running a blistering time at Saturday’s Indoor Grand Prix in Boston. The 26-year-old finished in one minute 42.5 seconds to beat the previous record of 1:42.67 set nearly 29 years ago in March 1997 by …