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Humanoid robots show rapid advances as they race past humans in Beijing half-marathon
Winning robot records faster time than Jacob Kiplimo’s world record More than 100 robots run in parallel tracks to avoid collisions with humans Dozens of Chi
Gout Gout waves off rivals to claim 100m title in style at national junior championships
Teenage sensation wins in 10.21sec with legal tailwind in Brisbane 18-year-old celebrates before crossing line ahead of Zavier Peacock Gout Gout has blitzed t
Gout Gout eases into 100m semis to leave shot at breaking 10-second barrier on hold
Sprint sensation clocks fastest time in heats with 10.19sec in Brisbane 18-year-old takes aim at ‘haters’ during national junior championships Gout Gout has
Gout Gout may be bigger than Cathy Freeman, but he alone is not athletics’ elixir
Sprint sensation captures the imagination of fans around the globe but even amid Australia’s athletics revival, large crowds have not always followed The video
Will revival of Crystal Palace’s ‘hallowed turf’ create more athletics history?
Redevelopment of the National Sports Centre would be a boost to locals and those who have fought for its return “There were trees growing out of the main stand
Is Gout Gout faster than Usain Bolt? Australian sprinter sets sights on Jamaican great’s 200m record
Coach believes there’s no limit to 18-year-old’s talent while athlete himself says he’s ‘ready for more’ Having cracked the 20-second barrier with a sizzling ru
Gout Gout clocks 19.67 seconds to set new 200m Australian record – video
The Australian teenage sprint sensation has smashed his own national 200m record and become the first Australian to break the 20-second barrier in legal conditi
Gout Gout leaves onlookers dumbfounded with record-breaking run drawn from the future | Jack Snape
The sprint sensation was pushed to new heights in the 200m final by an unlikely opponent at the Australian Athletics Championships It didn’t look good for Gout
Gout breaks new ground, Hull takes heavy fall: 2026 Australian Athletics Championships – in pictures
Records are broken, dreams are shattered and winning streaks extended at the national championships in Sydney Gout Gout smashes 20-second barrier to set new 20
Lachlan Kennedy pulls out of 200m showdown with Gout Gout at national championships
Australia’s 100m champion forced out of rematch with teenage sensation Gout now clear favourite with Australian record a focus in Sydney Newly crowned Austra
Lachlan Kennedy breaks 10-second barrier again to become Australian 100m champion
Kennedy sets sight on national record of 9.93sec Hollingsworth awarded 1500m title after appeal Fireworks boomed over Sydney Olympic Park just before 9pm on S
Lachlan Kennedy becomes first Australian to run 100m in under 10 seconds on home soil
Queenslander clocked 9.96sec in nationals in Sydney Sprinter says he can go even faster In a historic evening for athletics at the national championships at
Gout and Kennedy renew rivalry, Hull eyes history as Australian athletics puts its best on show
Australia’s top sprinters lock horns again while the track queen is out to complete the set of middle-distance crowns at the national championships in Sydney An
Watch Sha’Carri Richardson's thrilling finish in the Stawell Gift women’s final – video
USA sprint star Sha’Carri Richardson storms home from scratch to win the 2026 Stawell Gift, chasing down rivals despite giving them up to a nine-metre head star
US sprint star Sha’Carri Richardson wins 2026 Stawell Gift off scratch in thrilling finish
American crosses in 13.15s ahead of Australia’s Charlotte Nielsen Olufemi Komolafe wins men’s final without US’s Christian Coleman American sprint queen Sha’
Aerial view of American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson winning her Stawell Gift heat - video
USA sprint star Sha’Carri Richardson has cruised into the Stawell Gift semi-final, comfortably winning her heat on Saturday afternoon. The Paris Olympic 100m si
Female athletes’ fertility is still a blind spot | Letter
Dr Mireia Galian argues that paid, protected time off for fertility assessment and treatment should be standard across women’s sports As you report, changes to
‘He’s phenomenal’: American teen fast becoming athletics’ next big thing | Sean Ingle
At 17, Cooper Lutkenhaus is the youngest world champion in track and field history – and soon to be USA’s poster boy for LA28 Fire on the boards. Slack jaws off
A gleaming tribute to Mary Rand’s gold | Brief letters
Long-jump marker | Alan Bennett’s call-up | Light news | Lashings | Socialist sunshine As a schoolboy, I was fascinated by coverage of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
The first London marathon: brave and personal triumphs – archive, 1981
On 29 March 1981, just over 7,000 – mostly male – runners set off on the 26.2-mile route from Greenwich Park to Constitution Hill. See how the Guardian reported
Mary Rand obituary
The first British woman to win an Olympic athletics gold medal with her long jump victory at the 1964 Tokyo Games One of the true “golden girls” of the swinging
‘I want to follow in Bannister’s footsteps’: Josh Kerr gunning for world mile landmark
Scot aims to make history at July’s London Diamond League ‘This record is one of the most important we have’ It is, says Josh Kerr, a moment that makes the ha
Lachie Kennedy upstages Gout Gout to win 200m at Peter Norman Memorial
‘You’ve just got to not freak out, stay relaxed’ Kennedy also won 100m, ahead of Rohan Browning Gout Gout has a problem and his name is Lachie Kennedy. In another enthralling evening in Australian athletics, the superstar teenager was once again upstaged by his fellow Queenslander, at the Maurie Plant Meet on Saturday. Under pouring rain at Lakeside Stadium in front of close to 9,000 fans, Kennedy held off the fast-finishing Gout in the Peter Norman Memorial 200m. The result was a replay of la
Mary Rand, first British woman to win Olympic athletics gold, dies aged 86
Rand won gold, silver and bronze medals at Tokyo 1964 Mary Peters pays tribute to ‘most gifted athlete ever’ Mary Rand, the British track and field athlete who blazed a trail for women by winning three Olympic medals at the Tokyo Games in 1964, has died at the age of 86. Rand was one of the giants of her sport: the epitome of speed, power and grace. Her long jump victory in Tokyo made her Britain’s first female Olympic gold medallist in athletics, and she followed it up with a silver in the pe
Keely Hodgkinson pokes fun at West Ham over world championships stadium dispute
British world champion mocks Hammers in tweet Club refusing to vacate stadium for event in 2029 Keely Hodgkinson has playfully poked fun at West Ham after it emerged that they could ruin London’s chances of winning the right to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships. Sebastian Coe, the World Athletics president, has made it clear that he wants those world championships to be held in September as a finale to the athletics season. However West Ham do not want to give up the London Stadiu
Australian sprint sensation Gout Gout on facing racing rival Lachlan Kennedy in the 200m – video
The teenage teenager speaks to a swarm of cameras ahead of the Maurie Plant meet on Saturday. The major attraction of the marquee night in Australian athletics is a rematch of the 200m, in which Gout was upstaged last year by Lachlan Kennedy. Gout says his friendly rivalry with Kennedy is 'amazing', but he is confident he will be able to perform on Saturday ‘It’s something bling’: Gout Gout ready to sparkle as he enters new phase of sprint career Continue reading...
‘It’s something bling’: Gout Gout ready to sparkle as he enters new phase of sprint career
Teen sensation has finished school and now trains as full-time athlete 18-year-old to renew rivalry with Lachlan Kennedy at Maurie Plant Dazzling in his sponsor’s tracksuit, and sparkling with an earring and two glimmering chains, sprint sensation Gout Gout told his first press conference in Melbourne his confidence is growing. The teenager spoke to a swarm of cameras on Thursday, ahead of the Maurie Plant Meet on Saturday. The major attraction of the marquee night in Australian athletics is a
US runners led off course in chaotic half-marathon given entry to world championships
Lead runners were led off course by guide vehicle World Athletics gives runners special entry Three runners who were led off course in a race that served as a qualifier for the World Road Running Championships have been given entry into the upcoming competition. Jessica McClain, Emma Grace Hurley and Ednah Kurgat were leading the USA Track & Field Half Marathon Championships in Atlanta earlier this month when the guide vehicle took the trio off course. Molly Born, who had been more than a minu
Revealed: secret plans for two-day London Marathon with 100,000 runners
‘Double London Marathon’ plans backed by mayor’s office 2027 event would raise tens of millions more for charity The London Marathon is in advanced talks about staging a two-day event in 2027, allowing tens of thousands more runners to take part in the iconic race and to raise tens of millions more for charity. While the Double London Marathon, as it is being called internally, has not been granted formal approval it is believed to have the backing of the mayor’s office for it to be staged o
West Ham stadium stance could block London’s World Athletics Championships bid, warns Coe
Club refusing to vacate stadium for three weeks in 2029 Coe: ‘I do ask cities to try to accommodate us’ Sebastian Coe has warned that London’s bid for the 2029 World Athletics Championships could be scuppered by West Ham’s refusal to allow their stadium to be used in September. World Athletics has made it clear to bidding cities, which the Guardian understands also includes Rome, Munich and Nairobi as well as a mooted Indian city, that the world championships should be the grand finale to the