Athletics

Record prize fund for 2028 European Championships
The European Athletics Championships will have a total record prize fund worth £3m when it takes place in Poland in 2028.
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1 day ago
Ngetich breaks women-only half-marathon record
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4 days ago
Hodgkinson dazzles to win Athlos 800m. Video, 00:03:14
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5 days ago
Ingebrigtsen pipped to 5km road gold in Copenhagen
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4 days ago
The World Athletics Championships come to Kenya. Audio, 25 minutes
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Hodgkinson powers to Athlos win in speed suit
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5 days ago
How the race they said women couldn't run took centre stage
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6 days ago

Athletics Shorts

Athletics video

Dramatic sprint finish - Hunter Bell second in Athlos mile. Video, 00:02:34
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5 days ago
'Superb' Kerr storms to 1500m win. Video, 00:02:04
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13 September
'I loved it' - Andy Burnham completes Great North Run. Video, 00:01:35
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13 September
Werro prevails over rivals in close 800m battle. Video, 00:02:42
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12 September
Prime Minister Andy Burnham on competing at Great North Run. Video, 00:00:27
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13 September

Athletics news

'Built differently' - Hodgkinson reveals hamstring abnormality
Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson says she is "built differently" after an MRI scan uncovered an "abnormality" in her hamstring.
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6 days ago
The 'F1 of athletics'? Athlos set for London debut
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6 days ago
How Kenya won its bid for 2029 World Athletics Championships
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Africa Sport
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15 September
African greats inspired by the potential of Nairobi 2029
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Africa Sport
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16 September
Sweeney ad a barrier for girls in sport - Hunt
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15 September
Trio bag ultra-marathon's first women-only UK podium
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Derbyshire
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16 September
Brands v country - Kerr ramps up kit battle after latest victory
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14 September

More athletics video

Hodgkinson cruises into 800m final. Video, 00:04:09
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11 September
Alfred wins 200m as Hunt finishes third in Brussels. Video, 00:01:07
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4 September
Second world record in Zurich goes to Russell in the 100m hurdles. Video, 00:01:39
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27 August
Dos Santos breaks 400m hurdles world record in Zurich. Video, 00:02:40
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27 August
'Sensational' Hunt's historic European Championships. Video, 00:06:49
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17 August

More athletics news

How did the first Ultimate Championship go?
As the inaugural Ultimate Championship concludes, athletics has taken its first strides in a new direction.
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14 September
World Athletics' stance on Russian athletes 'won't change' - Coe
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13 September
Dominant Kerr wins $150k with GB's first Ultimate title
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13 September
Runner alleges racial abuse during Great North Run
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14 September
Kosgei wins Great North Run but McColgan withdraws
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13 September
Hodgkinson second to Werro after hamstring tear
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12 September
Glitzy innovations but Duplantis still wins - new Ultimate Championship begins
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11 September

Features and analysis

This is what women in sport look like - female athletes hit back
British sprinter Amy Hunt is among an array of female athletes criticising the controversial betting advert starring actress Sydney Sweeney.
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14 September
Are women better than men at endurance running?
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9 September
How student midwife became a European champion
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Manchester
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29 August
'We're not going to run from it': Sydney Marathon laughs off medal error
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World
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23 August
'Are you not entertained?' - Hunt enters stardom with iconic quadruple
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17 August
Why is the women's 800m record so tough to break?
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12 August
GB's Hunt comes of age with European 100m gold
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10 August

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