Athletics News
'Who are you trying to convince?' - do mind games really work?
BBC - 18 Sep 2025 19:01
After Noah Lyles' "panicking" comment failed to derail Oblique Seville in the men's 100m, BBC Sport looks at whether mind games work in athletics.
Keely Hodgkinson escapes boredom to lift British spirits at world championships
The Guardian - 18 Sep 2025 16:44
Olympic champion and Hunter Bell into 800m semisMax Burgin breezes into Saturdays mens 800m finalIt has not been the greatest world championships for Britain so far, with only Jake Wightmans 1500m silver medal lifting th...
Publicity frenzy surrounds Gout Gout, but he has the super power to cope
The Guardian - 18 Sep 2025 15:42
Even in defeat, reporters and rivals crowded around the 17-year-old Australian. He showed he can take it in his strideThe sight was, frankly, ridiculous. Crowded around 17-year-old Gout Gout were 30 reporters - most of t...
Gout Gout misses out on 200m final but says better performances are coming
The Guardian - 18 Sep 2025 13:45
Tokyo adventure ends for the year 12 student after he ran 20.36, while Torrie Lewis fails to reach the womens finalThe promising debut of Gout Gout on the international stage has come to an end after he was eliminated at...
Botswana's Kebinatshipi wins 400m gold
BBC - 18 Sep 2025 13:29
Botswana's Busang Collen Kebinatshipi wins gold in the men's 400m at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.
GB's Burgin reaches 800m final
BBC - 18 Sep 2025 13:16
Great Britain's Max Burgin reaches the men's 800m final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.
GB's Hughes into 200m final as Lyles runs year's fastest time
BBC - 18 Sep 2025 12:36
Great Britain's Zharnel Hughes reaches the men's 200m final alongside USA's Noah Lyles who sets a world lead of 19.51 seconds at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.
'I toasted silver by singing Gold in karaoke bar'
BBC - 18 Sep 2025 11:07
Jake Wightman celebrates his World Championship silver by singing Spandau Ballet hit Gold as he "butchers songs" into the early hours in a karaoke bar.
More Than The Score
BBC - 18 Sep 2025 11:04
How has Kenyas Faith Kipyegon become such a dominant force in the womens 1500m?
Millions tune in to athletics broadcasts as Gout Gout attracts huge viewing numbers
The Guardian - 18 Sep 2025 05:44
Teenager helps draw 3.2m viewers across two free-to-air channelsChannel Nine peaks at 2m viewers for sprinters 200m heat in TokyoThe debut of Gout Gout at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo was Australias most po...
'Did I steal her crown?' - KJT reflects on Paris Olympics
BBC - 18 Sep 2025 05:05
Great Britain heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson looks back through her career highlights including her first Olympic medal in Paris 2024 and receiving an MBE this year.