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Caster Semenya: South African double Olympic champion wins partial victory at European Court of Human Rights in her long legal battle over athletics’ sex eligibility rules.
Caster Semenya’s right to a fair hearing was violated by the Swiss Federal Supreme Court when she lost a 2020 appeal against World Athletics regulations that effectively barred her from competing, Europe’s top court has ruled. The double 800m Olympic champion won a partial victory at the European Court of …
Read More »'I'm Divine Iheme – the fastest 15-year-old in history'
Divine Iheme tells BBC Sport’s Daniel Ogunshakin about breaking sprinting world records as a teenager and his Olympic dreams. BBC News
Read More »Divine Iheme: Teenage sprinter and his mum talk about Olympic dreams
When Divine Iheme ran the 100m in 10.3 seconds as a 14-year-old last summer, it was a world record for that age. To put that time in context, Olympic 100m champion Noah Lyles’ personal best at the same age was about one second slower, while Australian sprint prodigy Gout Gout …
Read More »Keely Hodgkinson to compete in Athlos NYC event in October
Olympic 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson has signed up to compete in the all-female Athlos New York City event this autumn. Athlos is a project backed by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian’s venture capital firm Seven Seven Six. The Briton, who has not raced since winning 800m gold at the Paris Olympics …
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Prudence Sekgodiso – The World Indoor Champion Inspired by Caster Semenya BBC News
Read More »Ruth Chepngetich: Women’s marathon world record holder suspended for doping
Ruth Chepngetich, the women’s marathon world record holder, has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) after testing positive for a banned substance. The diuretic hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) was detected in a sample collected from Kenyan Chepngetich on 14 March, the AIU said in a statement., external Chepngetich, 30, …
Read More »London Diamond League: Noah Lyles on life after Olympic gold
Lyles, who suffered with severe asthma as a child and has also spoken openly about his mental health struggles, describes becoming ill with Covid at Paris 2024 as “one of the greatest challenges I have ever had”. The 100m champion still managed to achieve bronze in the 200m, before being …
Read More »World Athletics Championships 2029: UK government backs London bid
In June more than 100 of Britain’s most renowned athletes wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer urging the government to back London’s bid to host the World Athletics Championships. It came after concerns that a bid could be at risk, with uncertainty over the estimated £45m …
Read More »Dobson storms through field to win 400m in London
Great Britain’s Charlie Dobson runs down the favourite Matt Hudson-Smith to win the 400m at the Diamond League meeting at the London Stadium. BBC News
Read More »Diamond League: Julien Alfred wins 200m in London
Saint Lucian 100m Olympic champion Julien Alfred clocks the joint-ninth fastest women’s 200m in history to beat Great Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith and Amy Hunt in London. READ MORE: Hunter Bell, Dobson and Lake claim wins in London Available to UK users only. BBC News
Read More »London Diamond League: Wins for Georgia Hunter Bell, Charlie Dobson and Morgan Lake
There was perhaps no better reaction than that of Dobson, who appeared stunned after coming from seemingly nowhere with 100m remaining to beat world-class competition. Olympic and world silver medallist Hudson-Smith crossed the line second in 44.27, ahead of South Africa’s Zakithi Nene, who has run the fastest time in …
Read More »Hunter Bell wins well in 800m in London
Britain’s Georgia Hunter Bell times her charge well to win over 800m at the Diamond League in London. BBC News
Read More »World Athletics Championships: GB relay team receive gold medals 28 years late
Englishmen Black, Richardson and Hylton plus Welsh duo Thomas and Baulch were belatedly presented with their gold medals at Saturday’s Diamond League meeting at a sold-out London Stadium. “It’s been hanging over us for a very, very long time. I mean, 28 years is a long time so yesterday really …
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Meet the Olympic and World champion they call ‘Canadian Thor’. BBC News
Read More »Irish sporting pioneer Kyle dies aged 96
Maeve Kyle became Ireland’s first female track and field Olympian at the 1956 Games and then a highly respected athletics coach. BBC News
Read More »Keely Hodgkinson to return from injury at Lausanne Diamond League meeting
Olympic 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson will make her long-awaited return from injury at the Lausanne Diamond League meeting on 20 August. The 23-year-old Briton has not raced competitively since winning gold in Paris last August after suffering a hamstring tear in February. After a minor setback led to her withdrawing …
Read More »Innes Fitzgerald: World Championships aim after breaking Zola Budd’s record
With the Olympic Games in Los Angeles still three years away there is still plenty of time for Fitzgerald to improve. Under the guidance of former Great Britain runner Jo Pavey and her husband Gavin, Fitzgerald has gradually moved up the ranks over the past few years. She is currently …
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Two young lads join a spirited mystery man’s quest to reunite with his one true love. BBC News
Read More »Innes Fitzgerald: World Championships aim after breaking Zola Budd’s record
With the Olympic Games in Los Angeles still three years away there is still plenty of time for Fitzgerald to improve. Under the guidance of former Great Britain runner Jo Pavey and her husband Gavin, Fitzgerald has gradually moved up the ranks over the past few years. She is currently …
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