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World Athletics rejects IOC proposal to lift Belarus ban
🏃 Athletics7 May 2026

World Athletics rejects IOC proposal to lift Belarus ban

BBC Sport

Mashed potato & 19 minutes' sleep - Entrekin's epic race
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Mashed potato & 19 minutes' sleep - Entrekin's epic race

Rachel Entrekin tells BBC Sport how she broke the course record for the Cocodona 250 ultramarathon in Arizona.

BBC Sport7 May
Gold next target on Robertson's 'tremendous journey'
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Gold next target on Robertson's 'tremendous journey'

Joanna Robertson says her sporting life has been a "tremendous journey" with the next stop the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, where she is targeting gold in t

BBC Sport7 May
New ballot world record for 2027 London Marathon
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New ballot world record for 2027 London Marathon

More than 1.3 million people have applied for next year's event which takes place on 25 April.

BBC Sport5 May
GB win mixed 4x400m bronze as five teams make Worlds
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GB win mixed 4x400m bronze as five teams make Worlds

GB & NI's mixed 4x400m team win bronze at the World Athletics Relays, while four other GB teams also qualify automatically for the 2027 World Athletics Champion

BBC Sport3 May
Athletics won't strangle super-shoe innovation - Coe
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Athletics won't strangle super-shoe innovation - Coe

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe says current rules are "on the right side" when it comes to shoe technology, following Sabastian Sawe's record-breaking

BBC Sport1 May
Thompson-Herah sets Glasgow defending titles target
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Thompson-Herah sets Glasgow defending titles target

Five-time Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah aims to have "fun" after confirming she will defend her Commonwealth 100m and 200m titles at Glasgow 2026.

BBC Sport1 May
Wada investigation finds 300 Russian doping cases
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Wada investigation finds 300 Russian doping cases

More than 300 sanctions have been handed to Russian athletes following the seizure of Moscow laboratory data in 2019, the World Anti-Doping Agency says.

BBC Sport30 Apr
How do pacers work?
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How do pacers work?

BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team explains the role of pacers in running events

BBC Sport30 Apr
'I did not expect it': Sawe's jubilant Kenya homecoming after marathon feat
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'I did not expect it': Sawe's jubilant Kenya homecoming after marathon feat

The first man to run a marathon in under two hours in a competitive race received a hero's welcome from supporters and family when he arrived home.

BBC Sport30 Apr
African athletes need support and protection - Kebinatshipi
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African athletes need support and protection - Kebinatshipi

Botswana's Collen Kebinatshipi urges African federations to offer better support for athletes amid concerns of a talent drain from the continent.

BBC Sport29 Apr
'I jumped around the house': Sabastian Sawe's parents celebrate marathon record
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'I jumped around the house': Sabastian Sawe's parents celebrate marathon record

Emily and Simion Sawe share their pride at the runner's historic sub-two-hour marathon win.

BBC Sport28 Apr
US great Felix targets LA Olympics in comeback
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US great Felix targets LA Olympics in comeback

Allyson Felix, the most decorated woman in Olympic athletics history with 11 medals, says she is planning a comeback at the age of 40.

BBC Sport27 Apr
'I don't know what the limit is for me' - O'Connor
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'I don't know what the limit is for me' - O'Connor

Ireland's Kate O'Connor says she has "not reached my potential in any of the events" as she gears up for the outdoor season.

BBC Sport27 Apr
Lighter than a bar of soap: The shoes Sawe wore to shatter marathon record
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Lighter than a bar of soap: The shoes Sawe wore to shatter marathon record

Sabastian Sawe and Tigst Assefa rewrote the record books in London on Sunday. Was it in part down to the shoes?

BBC Sport27 Apr
How special Sawe broke iconic sub-two-hour barrier
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How special Sawe broke iconic sub-two-hour barrier

Kenya's Sabastian Sawe on becoming the first person to break the two-hour barrier for the marathon.

BBC Sport27 Apr
Run a marathon? Try 100 in 100 days
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Run a marathon? Try 100 in 100 days

Hannah Cox had never run before but set herself a target of 100 marathons in 100 days across India as a 'love letter' to her late father. Here's how she did it.

BBC Sport27 Apr
London Marathon
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London Marathon

Gabby Logan has the best of the day’s action from the London Marathon.

BBC Sport26 Apr
London Marathon
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London Marathon

Gabby Logan has the best of the day’s action from the London Marathon.

BBC Sport26 Apr
'How dare you' - Hassan reacts to Sawe's record-breaking victory
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'How dare you' - Hassan reacts to Sawe's record-breaking victory

2023 London Marathon winner Sifan Hassan reacts to Sebastian Sawe's record-breaking victory in this year's London Marathon, as the Kenyan finished with a sub-tw

BBC Sport26 Apr
'I am so happy' - Sawe reacts to record-breaking marathon win
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'I am so happy' - Sawe reacts to record-breaking marathon win

Sebastian Sawe speaks with BBC Sport's Gabby Logan after the Kenyan became the first person in history to run a sub-two-hour marathon in race conditions to win

BBC Sport26 Apr
Assefa breaks her own world record to win London Marathon
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Assefa breaks her own world record to win London Marathon

Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa breaks her women's world record with a time of two hours 15 minutes and 40 seconds, to win her second consecutive London Marathon.

BBC Sport26 Apr
Watch our London Marathon finish-line cameras
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Watch our London Marathon finish-line cameras

Watch the live stream of the finish line at the 2026 London Marathon.

BBC Sport26 Apr
Sawe runs sub-two-hour marathon in London
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Sawe runs sub-two-hour marathon in London

Kenya's Sabastian Sawe becomes the first person in history to run a sub-two-hour marathon in race conditions as he wins the 2026 London Marathon.

BBC Sport26 Apr
Sawe smashes two-hour barrier to make history in London
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Sawe smashes two-hour barrier to make history in London

Sabastian Sawe makes history at the London Marathon as the first person to run a sub-two-hour marathon in a competitive race.

BBC Sport26 Apr
'She is the woman to beat' - Debrunner claims women's wheelchair title in London
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'She is the woman to beat' - Debrunner claims women's wheelchair title in London

Switzerland's Catherine Debrunner beats Tatyana McFadden to the finish line and secures her fourth London Marathon win in five years in the elite women's wheelc

BBC Sport26 Apr
'Untouchable' Hug wins London Marathon men's wheelchair race
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'Untouchable' Hug wins London Marathon men's wheelchair race

Switzerland's Marcel Hug wins the elite men's wheelchair race at the 2026 London Marathon to secure his sixth consecutive victory in the capital and eighth over

BBC Sport26 Apr
How old is the oldest runner? Take our London Marathon quiz
🏃 Athletics🇮🇪

How old is the oldest runner? Take our London Marathon quiz

Can you beat our London Marathon quiz, or will you be limping to the finish?

BBC Sport26 Apr
Charity U-turn on banned choir at London Marathon
🏃 Athletics🇮🇪

Charity U-turn on banned choir at London Marathon

A choir told by a disability charity that it was not welcome at Sunday's London Marathon because its founder holds gender-critical views is told it can now perf

BBC Sport25 Apr
Marathon is a 'second chance' - Warner-Judd
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Marathon is a 'second chance' - Warner-Judd

Four-time British champion Jess Warner-Judd tells BBC Sport that the London Marathon 2026 represents a "second chance" at running after she suffered a seizure d

BBC Sport25 Apr
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