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Farah, Bekele for Vitality Big Half 2020
British Olympic hero Sir Mo Farah will begin his journey towards this year’s Tokyo Games by racing another of the all-time distance running greats, Kenenisa Bekele, at the 2020 Vitality Big Half on Sunday 1 March. Mo Farah and Kenenisa Bekele for Vitality Big Half...
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Muir middle distance double in Glasgow
Scotland – Laura Muir wrote her way into history – yet again – while final day victories for Marcin Lewandowski in the 1500m and in the women’s 4x400m relay in the final event of the programme saw Poland top the medal table again at the Glasgow 2019 European Athletics...
Cardiff holds inaugural Commonwealth Half Marathon
The Cardiff Half Marathon, another five-star certified road race by European Athletics Running for All, on Sunday staged the inaugural edition of the Commonwealth Half Marathon. Mohamud Aadan led England to a bronze medal in the men’s team race in seventh in 62:31...
TRACK
Laura Muir sets new 3000m indoor record
Laura Muir sets new European 3,000m indoor record in Karlsruhe, Germany. Laura Muir eyes European Indoor Champs The Scot, 23, built on her current form by taking 1.45 seconds off Russian Liliya Shobukhova's record, with a time of eight minutes 26.41 seconds, fifth on...
MARATHON
Men named for Marathon Cup team
British Athletics have selected athletes to represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland for the European Marathon Cup, which will be included in the European Athletics Championships in Zurich, Switzerland 12 -17 August. John Gilbert (self-coached), Andi Jones (self)...
CROSS COUNTRY
UK win Mixed Relay title in Samorin
Samorin - Late replacement, Tom Marshall, led Great Britain to an historic gold medal in the inaugural mixed relay at the SPAR European Cross Country Championships. Marshall anchors team to inaugural mixed relay gold in Samorin After a memorable day of cross country...
DOPING
Wilson banning upheld
UK Anti-Doping has confirmed that Bernice Wilson has been given a four-year suspension following an anti-doping rule violation. Ms Wilson tested positive for the anabolic steroids testosterone and clenbuterol on 12 June 2011 and was provisionally suspended from all...
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Mo Farah nominated for Laureus
Mo Farah's achievement in winning the 5,000m and 10,000m double at last year's World Championships in Moscow has seen him nominated for the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year honour. Among his rivals are Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel, tennis star Rafael...
UK announces Beijing 2015 selection policy
British Athletics has announced their selection policy for the 2015 IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China 22 – 30 August 2015. The selection criterion is in line with British Athletics’ strategic aim of winning medals at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio and at...
Meadows leads UK Indoor Team
Reigning European 800m Indoor Champion Jenny Meadows (coach: Trevor Painter) has been announced as the captain for the GB & NI team for the European Indoor Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden on 1-3 March. Meadows, who made her competitive comeback last weekend at...
Farah finishes eighth on marathon debut
Mo Farah was left disappointed on Sunday as his marathon debut did not go quite as he hoped. The Great Britain multiple track champion finished eighth in the Virgin Money London Marathon in 2:08:19 as Kenya's world record-holder Wilson Kipsang triumphed in a course...