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• Olympic champion says media 'haven't taken it easy on me'• Briton is concentrating on emulating the feat of Lasse Virén If Rudyard Kipling's adage about treating triumph and disaster the same is a standard trope f...

The Stratford Three: Farah, Ennis-Hill and Rutherford compete simultaneously for the Games' spirited Super Saturday Faster, higher, stronger, Farah. Never mind the dead hand of London 2012. Bundle those memories of Super...

• IAAF revoked 'exceptional-eligibility status' on eve of competition• Lawyer: 'She plans to tell the truth, that she's a clean athlete' Darya Klishina, the only Russian track and field athlete at the Rio Olympics du...

• London Marathon winner takes Rio 2016 title• Eunice Jepkirui Kirwa and Mare Dibaba take silver and bronze Kenya's Jemima Sumgong won gold in the women's marathon on Sunday in 2hr 24min 4sec to become the first Keny...

It's no secret that the heptathlon is challenging. Negotiating the physical, mental and logistical demands of training for seven events simultaneously will always bring a level of difficulty that only the strongest minds...

From Usain Bolt 100m heat to golds for Mo Farah, Michael Phelps and Puerto Rico's Monica Puig - here are the best images from day seven of the Olympics

Team GB's Mo Farah retained his Olympic 10,000m title, despite a fall, with a time of 27:05.17. Michael Phelps secured another gold in the US men's 4x100m medley relay in the pool. Meanwhile on the track, Jessica-Ennis H...

The Belgian outdid team GB's Jessica Ennis-Hill, the defending Olympic champion. Breaking personal best after personal best, she gave the performance of a lifetime to steal the crown from the favourite.

The second day of athletics events at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games provided a range of superb competitions which included Mo Farah's title defence in the 10,000m, a last-round win in the men's long jump and discus, and new...

Briton frustrated as he fails to retain Olympic title won in London US's Jeff Henderson takes gold; South African Luvo Manyonga wins silver This time, it just wasn't to be. Greg Rutherford, the man who always pulls it ou...

Mohamed Farah of Great Britain joined the ranks of men who have defended their 10,000m title, running 27:05.17 for the win on Saturday night.

Henderson secures victory from Luvo Manyonga with final jump Reigning Olympic champion Greg Rutherford makes do with bronze Jeff Henderson of the United States won gold in the men's long jump on Saturday, leaping 8.38m t...

It's never over until it's over. Or at least that's what all combined events athletes have to believe when they run all the different possible outcomes through their heads as they line up for the final event.

Two former world champions were notable casualties in a frustratingly long qualification session, which had been delayed due to a technical issues inside the Olympic Stadium.

Jamaica's Elaine Thompson wins the women's 100m at the Rio Olympics as compatriot Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce takes bronze.

Elaine Thompson ended the eight-year Olympic reign of her training partner and compatriot Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in a thrilling final as the Jamaican secured gold in a stunning 10.71, the second-fastest winning time in ...

Jess Ennis-Hill is forced to settle for silver in the heptathlon behind Belgium's Nafissatou Thiamhit despite a brave victory in the final event, the 800m.

Kenya's David Rudisha will mount a defence of his Olympic 800m title in the Rio final on Monday night and go into the race as the favourite after a majestic semi-final win in 1:43.88.

US champion Jeff Henderson moved up to being a global champion when his last round effort of 8.38m sufficed for the gold medal after an enthralling competition which saw the lead change hand four times after the opening ...

After being out of the medal with one attempt left, GB's Greg Rutherford jumps an impressive 8.29m to take bronze whilst USA's Jeff Henderson and South Africa's Luvo Manyonga take gold and silver.

Mo Farah recovers from a tumble to become the first British athlete to earn three Olympic gold medals on the track as he wins the 10,000m final in Rio.

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