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Asher-Smith & Alfred set for Glasgow Commonwealths
British record holder Dina Asher-Smith and Olympic 100m champion Julien Alfred are set to feature in the sprint programme at this summer's Commonwealth Games in
Olympian Dobbin retires because of 'life-changing health issue'
Scottish 200m record holder Beth Dobbin announces her retirement following "a three-year battle with a serious and life-changing health issue".
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
Australian teenager Gout faster than Bolt at 18
Australian 18-year-old sprinter Gout Gout goes quicker than Usain Bolt did at the same age to win at his national championships.
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
Sustainability v safety - Paris Marathon's water dilemma
BBC Sport speaks to two runners with opposing views on the fact there will be no single-use cups or bottles at this year's Paris Marathon.
Doha Diamond League meeting postponed until June
The Diamond League's season-opening event in Doha has been postponed until June amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
Marathon World Championships planned from 2030
World Athletics plans to launch a standalone World Marathon Championships from 2030, with Athens in Greece potentially hosting the inaugural event.
Richardson wins Stawell Gift despite 10m handicap
American Sha-Carri Richardson overcomes a disadvantage of up to 10 metres to become only the third woman to win the Stawell Gift from the back of the field.
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
Commonwealth hopeful devastated by broken javelins
Welsh record holder Freya Jones is left devastated after her javelins are broken in transit as she builds up to the Commonwealth Games.
‘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.
Former European sprint champion Gemili retires
Former European champion Adam Gemili retires from athletics at the age of 32.
Korir banned for five years over doping admission
Former New York marathon winner Albert Korir of Kenya is banned for five years after admitting to doping.
Lazraq-Khlass suspended for whereabouts violation
French heptathlete Auriana Lazraq-Khlass is provisionally suspended for anti-doping whereabouts failures, says the Athletics Integrity Unit.
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
GB's Kerr to target mile world record in London
Great Britain's Josh Kerr says the world mile record is "a career goal" and "it's time to bring the record home" at the London Diamond League meeting in July.
Kerr ready to attempt world mile record this year
Great Britain's 1500m Olympic silver medallist Josh Kerr says he is ready to attempt to beat the world mile record this year at the London Diamond League event
‘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