Athletics

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

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“Representing your country is a privilege, and in athletics is earned via a qualifying process, which while not always perfect, gives everyone the same chances to gain selection,” Connor wrote. “Coming from a working class background I don’t like the potential precedent being set where people, especially junior athletes of …

The kind of mental fortitude, perhaps, that enabled Gourley to get up in front of his fellow athletes in Nanjing and deliver a rousing captain’s speech, after he was given the honour of leading the British delegation. “Leave some room for the extraordinary to happen,” Gourley said, when asked what …

Her ascent to the upper reaches of the sport has been stylish. Last summer, she surged to a championship record when she won the British title, leaving Laviai Nielsen and Jodie Williams in her slipstream. In Nanjing, on the tight bends of an indoor track, she was bumped by American …

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In March 2023, World Athletics banned transgender athletes who had gone through male puberty from competing in the female category in international competition. Last month, however, a World Athletics working group recommended a revision to eligibility regulations for male-to-female trans athletes, on the basis of fresh evidence which it said …

Bahamas’ Devynne Charlton runs a season best 7.72 seconds to retain her 60m hurdle world title, despite a tight photo finish, at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Nanjing, China. FOLLOW LIVE: World Indoor Athletics Championships – day three Available to UK users only. BBC News

Lord Sebastian Coe tells BBC Sport that “you can’t take these things personally” after his IOC presidential election defeat to Kirsty Coventry. BBC News

‘You cannot take it personally’ – Coe after IOC defeat BBC News

Amy Hunt says “anything is possibe” following her fifth place finish in the women’s 60m final, her “fourth favourite event”, at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Nanjing, China. WATCH MORE: World Indoor Athletics Championship videos Available to UK users only. BBC News

Great Britain’s Molly Caudery is unable to defend her world indoor title after finishing fourth in a pole vault final that suffered delays due to faulty equipment. READ MORE: ‘Disappointed’ Caudery misses out on world indoor medal Available to UK users only. BBC News

The competition was delayed by around 40 minutes because of an issue with the technology that lifts the bar. Once it resumed, Caudery went over 4.70m – but she could not avoid catching the bar on her way back down in her attempts at 4.75m, despite appearing to have ample …

Live coverage of the 2025 World Indoor Athletics Championships in Nanjing, China. BBC News

However, the Dundalk woman immediately showed she remained in the form of her life by setting a new 60m hurdles personal best of 8.30 seconds. A high jump of 1.81m – only three centimetres down on the best she set in the Netherlands – was followed by another lifetime best …

Great Britain’s Amber Anning qualifies for the women’s 400m final with a “very impressive” time of 50.80 seconds at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China. FOLLOW LIVE: Watch World Athletics Indoor Championships Available to UK users only. BBC News