Athletics News

The Las Vegas Strip, at 6am on a Saturday morning, is not the kind of place you expect to find a world-class athlete.

Marathon runner Jonny Mellor is not picked by England for the Commonwealth Games, despite running inside the qualifying standard.

It was while in school in Kenya that Violah Jepchumba realised she had a talent for running. She didn't start training, however, until 2010 and it has only been in the past couple of years that the world has seen her pot...