Athletics News
VIDEO: Rutherford leaps to gold in Glasgow
BBC - 30 Jul 2014 21:57
Watch Greg Rutherford add Commonwealth gold to his Olympic title with a winning leap of 8.20m in the men's long jump competition at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
England win five silvers in athletics
BBC - 30 Jul 2014 00:16
Laura Weightman, Laura Samuel, Will Sharman, Ashley Bryant and Nick Miller all win silvers on a thrilling night for England.
VIDEO: Taylor claims heptathlon bronze
BBC - 30 Jul 2014 23:51
Watch England's Jessica Taylor finish fifth in the 800m event of the heptathlon to claim third place in the overall competition behind Canada's Brianne Theisen-Eaton and Jessica Zelinka.
VIDEO: Grenadian James wins gold in 400m
BBC - 30 Jul 2014 22:07
Grenadian Kirani James wins the men's 400m gold in a Commonwealth games record of 44.24 seconds at Glasgow 2014.
World half marathon champions Kipsang and Cherono added to Berlin Marathon fields
IAAF - 30 Jul 2014 19:32
Kenya's Geoffrey Kipsang and Gladys Cherono, the world half marathon champions, are the latest top athletes to be added to the field for this year´s BMW Berlin Marathon, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race, on 28 September.
Silver justifies Weightman belief
BBC - 30 Jul 2014 18:04
Commonwealth silver medallist Laura Weightman says she always felt confident of a podium place in the 1500m final.
1st IAAF World Junior Coaches Conference a huge success
IAAF - 30 Jul 2014 13:32
The 1st IAAF World Junior Coaches Conference was a resounding success with more than 200 coaches from 60 IAAF Member Federations attending the one-day event in Eugene on Monday (28).
Greene fails to reach hurdles final
BBC - 30 Jul 2014 13:29
Defending champion Dai Greene fails to make the final of the 400m hurdles after finishing fifth in his heat.
Hitchon targets more major medals
BBC - 30 Jul 2014 13:22
Hammer thrower Sophie Hitchon hopes her Commonwealth bronze in Glasgow will be the first of many medals at major events.
Vivas, Garcia and Olmedo show top form at Spanish Championships
IAAF - 30 Jul 2014 06:32
For the second year in a row, the Spanish Championships were held in Alcobendas. After a relatively lacklustre session on Saturday (26), the fireworks came on Sunday (27) with a series of remarkable performances topped b...