Athletics News
Sprint double for Ivory Coast but hosts South Africa dominate at African Championships
IAAF - 23 Jun 2016 23:42
Ivorian speedsters dominated the sprint finals, and East African athletes swept the podium in the women's 5000m, but South African athletes raked in 10 medals to open a gap at the top of the medals table at the African C...
Ennis-Hill set for Rio warm-up in Ratingen
IAAF - 23 Jun 2016 22:48
With Olympic selection deadlines fast approaching, the Stadtwerke Ratingen Mehrkampf-Meeting, an IAAF Combined Events Challenge meeting, on 25-26 June is set to be the last chance for some of the biggest names in combine...
Olympics 2016: Eilish McColgan - 'I am turning into 'The Terminator'
BBC - 23 Jun 2016 22:28
With a left foot re-enforced by seven screws and a metal plate, Eilish McColgan eyes an Olympic spot at the British trials.
World youth champions feature on Kenya's team for Bydgoszcz
IAAF - 23 Jun 2016 17:04
Eight medallists - including four champions - from last year's IAAF World Youth Championships are on Kenya's team for the IAAF World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 2016.
Keitany set to defend Olomouc title as Biwott targets course record
IAAF - 23 Jun 2016 14:36
Mary Keitany will return to the scene of her 1:06:38 course record at the Mattoni Olomouc Half Marathon while fellow Kenyan Stanley Biwott faces a stiff challenge in his tune up for the Olympic marathon this summer durin...
Cameron Chalmers: Guernsey 400m runner prepared for final World Under-20 chance
BBC - 23 Jun 2016 11:18
Guernsey 400m runner Cameron Chalmers says it is "possible" for him to qualify for the World Under-20 Championships.
Isobel Pooley: Annie Mac, Monty Python and a positivity pick-me-up
BBC - 23 Jun 2016 10:22
British Olympic hopeful Isobel Pooley reveals how Annie Mac and Monty Python helped her deal with her injury setback.
Greg Rutherford withdraws from British Championships in Birmingham
BBC - 23 Jun 2016 09:43
Olympic champion Greg Rutherford pulls out of this weekend's British Championships in Birmingham because of fitness concerns.