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'They're absolutely equal' - rare triple qualification in 60m semi-final
Belgium's Simon Verherstraeten and the Netherlands' Taymir Burnet finish with the exact same time of 6.56 seconds during the first heat of the men's 60m semi-finals, meaning they both qualify for the final at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland.
Hunter Bell into 1500m final but Reekie edged out in heats
Great Britain's Georgia Hunter Bell wins her heat to qualify for the final of the women's 1500m at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Poland, but fellow GB athlete Jemma Reekie just misses out in her heat as she finishes fourth.
Nicola Olyslagers forced to settle for silver in world indoor high jump
Australian misses out on fourth world crown Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchikh wins with jump of 2.01m Nicola Olyslagers has missed out in her bid to add another global gold to her collection, having to settle for silver at the world indoor championships in Poland on Friday. Hoping to launch Australia’s challenge in Torun with a fourth successive world title, indoors and out, defending champ Olyslagers met her match in her rejuvenated rival Yaroslava Mahuchikh, who soared to victory. Continue rea
Hodgkinson shrugs off kit mishap to cruise into world indoor 800m semi-finals
Briton wins heat despite blister from borrowed spikes ‘I won’t be happy with anything other than gold’ No opponent has come close to knocking Keely Hodgkinson off her stride in 2026. But after breezing into the semi-finals of the world indoor championships, she revealed that her preparations had been interrupted by an airline, KLM, losing her kit for 48 hours on the flight to Poland. It led to the overwhelming favourite for 800m gold having to train in whatever she could beg or borrow – and ge
Hodgkinson breezes into 800m semi-final
Olympic champion and world-record holder Keely Hodgkinson breezes into the 800m semi-finals at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Poland.
Chalmers targets Commonwealth Games gold for Guernsey
Guernsey's Alastair Chalmers says he is targeting a gold medal in the 400m hurdles at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
GB's Azu cruises into World Indoors 60m semi-final
Great Britain's Jeremiah Azu qualifies for Friday evening's 60m semi-finals at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Poland.
Keely Hodgkinson leads British medal hopes at world indoor championships
Josh Kerr and Georgia Hunter Bell are also among the medal contenders making up a strong British team in Poland Due to a fault in their plane’s GPS, the British team for the world indoor championships arrived at their hotel in Torun late on Wednesday night. Perhaps they should have asked Keely Hodgkinson to guide them. After all, she knows this place better than most, and she is absolutely locked on reaching her target – a first world gold medal – in Poland this weekend. “I’m looking forward to
‘The one medal I don’t have’: confident Keely Hodgkinson targets a first world title
‘It’s been great. I couldn’t ask to be in a better position’ Hodgkinson 800m favourite at world indoors in Poland Keely Hodgkinson believes she could not be in better shape to win a first world title this weekend having kicked on again after breaking the indoor 800m world record last month. The Olympic champion is the overwhelming favourite for gold at the world indoor championships in Kujawy Pomorze, Poland, and sounded bullish when asked if she had pushed on in training after obliterating Jo
‘The only thing left for me was death’: meet the meth-addict long jumper who has been to hell and back
Three years ago Luvo Manyonga knew he must change his life or die. In Poland this week, the former world champion makes an extraordinary return to athletics’ top table Sprawled prone in the dirt, the cold metal of a baseball bat cracking against his skull, spine and down to the legs that had once propelled him to glory, Luvo Manyonga experienced an epiphany. This existence could not continue; he must change his life or die. Manyonga had been a drug addict for as long as he could remember, seekin
'I thought I'd be bleeped by BBC' - but Hunt's words resonate
British sprinter Amy Hunt on inspiring female athletes to get university degrees as she prepares to compete at the World Athletics Indoor Championships.
‘People will always hate but my opinion is all that matters’: GB sprinter Amy Hunt on fame, abuse and becoming ‘an icon’
The 23-year-old who went viral last year has plenty of targets for 2026, starting with the World Indoor Championships in Poland Amy Hunt’s mind is flashing back to the moment she unwittingly went viral last September. As untrammelled joy charged through her body, the BBC asked about her unusual journey from an English degree at Cambridge to a shock 200m world championship silver medal. Hunt’s response quickly became a cri du coeur to young girls everywhere: “You can be an academic badass and a t
Reekie 'would love' to run 800m & mile at Commonwealths
Scottish middle-distance runner Jemma Reekie says she feels "no pressure" before this week's World Indoor Championships and reveals she is hoping to compete in two events at this summer's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
BBC not planning to use Johnson in athletics coverage this year
The BBC does not plan to use four-time Olympic gold medallist Michael Johnson in its athletics coverage this year.
Glasgow key for Kerr as focus turns to World Indoors
Josh Kerr says while his focus is on this week's World Indoor Championships in Poland, "the priority" is this summer's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
Smith 'on top of the world' after 50km medal double
Distance runner Logan Smith is delighted to exceed his "wildest dreams" after marking his Great Britain debut with gold and bronze medals.
Sports quiz of the week: world records, wrong turns and wild scenes
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Duplantis breaks pole vault record for 15th time
Sweden's Armand Duplantis breaks his own pole vault world record for the 15th time with a jump of 6.31 metres.
'Super excited' Kinghorn to miss Games with baby due
Sammi Kinghorn reveal pregnancy means she will not compete at the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
Michael Johnson accused of taking $500,000 from debt-ridden track league
Court filing claims project leader took money days before collapse Grand Slam Track filed for bankruptcy owing up to $50m Michael Johnson has been accused of paying himself $500,000 (£372,000) eight days before his Grand Slam Track project collapsed before the final event in Los Angeles, leaving athletes and creditors owed millions. The claim is made by vendors in a legal filing in which they have also sought permission to sue individual leaders of GST, including Johnson and the main investor,
O'Connor headlines Ireland's World Athletics Indoor team
World indoor and outdoor silver medallist Kate O'Connor and Irish national champion Nick Griggs are named in Ireland's team for the World Athletics Indoor Championships.
Kiplimo regains world half-marathon record in Lisbon
Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo regains the world half-marathon record as he claimed victory in Lisbon on Sunday.
Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo storms to half-marathon world record in Lisbon
25-year-old sets mark of 57min 20sec Ugandan had previously set record in 2021 Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo regained the half-marathon world record on Sunday, storming to victory in a stunning time of 57 minutes and 20 seconds in Lisbon. The 25-year-old shaved 10 seconds off the previous world record, set by Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha in Valencia in 2024. Kiplimo last held the record in 2021, when he clocked 57:31 on the same Lisbon course. Continue reading...
Former 100m world champion Kerley banned for two years
Former world 100m champion Fred Kerley is banned for two years for an anti-doping whereabouts violation.
‘I think I could run even faster’: the NZ teenager shattering athletics records
Sam Ruthe, 16, was the youngest person to break the four-minute mile in 2025 and this year the ‘remarkable’ running talent extended his record streak Before the teenage New Zealand runner, Sam Ruthe, took to Boston University’s famous indoor track in January, he told his father he was aiming to run a 3.48-minute mile. The 16-year-old had already stunned the athletics world in 2025, when he became the youngest person ever to break the four-minute mile barrier – aged 15 – but his father, Ben Ruthe
Hodgkinson leads GB medal hopes at world indoors
Keely Hodgkinson will lead Great Britain's gold medal hopes at the World Indoor Championships when a 29-member squad travels to Poland later this month.
'I take marathon training seriously - but Ramadan is more important'
A marathon training block is tough enough. Fasting while preparing to take on the world's best at the London Marathon is harder still.
US Half Marathon Championship ends in chaos as lead runners guided in wrong direction
Lead vehicle takes top-three off main course Jess McClain falls from first to ninth USA Track & Field has denied an appeal after its Half Marathon Championship in Atlanta ended in chaos. With less than two miles to go in the women’s race, Jess McClain had a significant lead over Ednah Kurgat and Emma Hurley when the guide vehicle took the trio off course. Molly Born, who had been more than a minute behind the leaders, came through to win the race, with Carrie Ellwood and and Annie Rodenfels in
'Closest I've felt' - Hodgkinson on breaking longest-standing world record
Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson says she feels "closer than ever" to breaking the women's 800m outdoor record - the longest-standing world record in athletics.
Gout Gout dazzles again with Australian record-equalling 100m time
18-year-old runs 10.00 (+0.9) seconds in first race of 2026 Equal-fastest legal 100m run by an Australian on home soil Sprint sensation Gout Gout has clocked the equal-fastest legal 100m run by an Australian on home soil, notching 10.00 (+0.9) seconds in his first race at the distance in 2026. Teenage superstar Gout is edging closer to legally breaking the magical 10-second barrier after a wonderful performance at the Dane Bird-Smith Shield Meet at QSAC on Saturday. Continue reading...