Athletics News

• Jo Pavey to be first British track athlete to compete at five Olympic Games• 'There's a real blend of experience and exciting new talent,' says Neil Black Great Britain is sending "the best prepared and arguably st...

The British Olympic Association has today announced the 80 track and field athletes who will represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland at next month's Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

With 50 days to go until Weltklasse Zurich, organisers have confirmed the participation of 16 newly crowned European champions at the first of two IAAF Diamond League finals on 1 September.

List now contains 61 athletes with more to follow before Games start Sudan-born Bol gets nod for 800m and Tiernan wins 5000m spot Sudanese-born runner Peter Bol and US-based Patrick Tiernan have earned berths in an Austr...