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Ahead of marathon debut McColgan calls out social media abuse
AFP, Published on 25/04/2025
» LONDON - Eilish McColgan said on Thursday that she has been the target of body shaming on social media and called for accounts to be passport linked as she prepared for her first marathon.
Ingebrigtsen seals Euro double-double as Thiam dominates
AFP, Published on 19/08/2022
» MUNICH (GERMANY) - Norwegian prodigy Jakob Ingebrigtsen sealed a memorable European distance double-double in Munich on Thursday as Belgium's Nafi Thiam retained her heptathlon title in style.
Turkey's Kenyan-born Can wins second European 10,000m title
AFP, Published on 16/08/2022
» MUNICH (GERMANY) - Turkey's Kenyan-born Yasemin Can won her second European 10,000m title in Munich on Monday as a trio of world-class heavyweights guaranteed their spots in respective finals.
Australia win historic cricket gold at Commonwealths as athletics wraps up
AFP, Published on 08/08/2022
» BIRMINGHAM (UNITED KINGDOM) - Australia won the first women's cricket gold medal in Commonwealth Games history on Sunday as Scotland's Laura Muir captured the 1500m title on the final night of athletics.
Thompson-Herah wins Commonwealth 100m as Titmus stars in pool
AFP, Published on 04/08/2022
» BIRMINGHAM: Olympic 100m champion Elaine Thompson-Herah cruised to Commonwealth gold on Wednesday as Australia's Ariarne Titmus completed a stunning individual freestyle treble on the last night of swimming action.
Semenya falls well short in bold bid at world 5000m
AFP, Published on 21/07/2022
» EUGENE (UNITED STATES) - Caster Semenya's first appearance in a world championships in five years on Wednesday saw the controversy-mired South African fail to qualify for the women's 5000m finals.
British athletes cry foul over flag-free kit
AFP, Published on 14/08/2015
» LONDON - A number of British athletes have expressed dismay over the absence of a Union Jack flag on their kits for this month's World Championships in Beijing.
Kenya's Rudisha shines in Diamond League
AFP, Published on 13/07/2014
» GLASGOW - Kenya's David Rudisha fired a warning to his Commonwealth Games rivals as he won the 800m in blistering time at the Glasgow Grand Prix on Saturday.
Farah, Ennis-Hill headline British squad for worlds
AFP, Published on 16/07/2013
» Double Olympic gold medallist Mo Farah and heptathlon star Jessica Ennis-Hill will headline the British squad for next month's world championships in Moscow, British Athletics announced on Tuesday.
Record-setters Bleasdale, Proctor head to Olympics
AFP, Published on 25/06/2012
» Polevaulter Holly Bleasdale and long jumper Shara Proctor both set new British records on Sunday to seal their places at the Olympics.