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'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
Have you followed the big stories in football, winter sports, cricket, rugby, horse racing, athletics, basketball and F1? Continue reading...
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...
UK Athletics pleads guilty to corporate manslaughter after death of Paralympian
Plea follows 2017 death of UAE’s Abdullah Hayayei UKA could face fine of between £1.2m and £5m UK Athletics is facing a seven-figure fine after pleading guilty to corporate manslaughter in the death of a Paralympian who was hit on the head by a metal pole while preparing for the London World Para Athletics Championships in 2017. The incident occurred at Newham Leisure Centre when the pole, which was attached to a throwing cage, fell on Abdullah Hayayei while he was training. Emergency services
‘That was fun’: Keely Hodgkinson smashes world record set on day she was born
Olympic champion breaks indoor 800m mark in France Former record set 24 years ago on Hodgkinson’s birthday Britain’s Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson obliterated the world indoor 800m record, which has stood since 2002, by nearly a second in a stunning performance in Liévin. Hodgkinson had made no secret that she believed the record of 1min 55.82sec, set by Slovenia’s Jolanda Ceplak on the same day Hodgkinson was born – 3 March 2002 – was there for the taking after a prep race at the British
‘No cushion, no seatbelt, no airbag’: the GB bobsledder who races with her eyes closed
Ashleigh Nelson is in the mix for a bobsleigh medal at the Winter Olympics – but that doesn’t mean she enjoys it Ashleigh Nelson was never meant to be in the Winter Olympics. If you’d asked her 18 months ago where she expected to be competing this week, she would have told you she would be at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham running the 60m at the UK Indoor Championships, not standing at the top of the world’s newest ice track riding a £75,000 bobsleigh. “I was tricked into it,” Nelson says. “You
Jeremiah Azu completes surprise sprint double at UK indoor championships
Azu adds 200m gold to 60m title in Birmingham Issy Boffey wins 800m after Hodgkinson withdrawal Amid a raft of high-profile absentees from Birmingham this weekend it was quite the surprise to see Jeremiah Azu’s name on the 200m start list for the UK Athletics Indoor Championships on Sunday. The 200m is not contested internationally during the indoor season so elite athletes almost never race it, and Azu had already won the 60m title a day earlier. In an era where world-class athletes tend to w
Dina Asher-Smith blasts back to form with 60m UK Indoor Championships record
Asher-Smith runs 7.05, her third-quickest time Keely Hodgkinson sets national indoor 800m record Given the doldrums British female sprinting was in before her emergence, it was perhaps little surprise that Dina Asher-Smith stood largely unchallenged on the national stage for the best part of her 20s. So, it was to some raised eyebrows that the country’s sprint queen was usurped by Amy Hunt last summer – the young upstart claiming world championships 200m silver, while Asher-Smith faded to fift
Cricket, football, athletics: the Caribbean’s sporting success is extraordinary – so why does it feel like a missed opportunity? | Kenneth Mohammed
As the men’s football World Cup looms, the region’s prowess is often seen in terms of inspirational hardship, but the political will to treat sport strategically is lacking The US is preparing to co-host the 2026 World Cup while also deciding who is allowed to attend. For the Caribbean, that contradiction is familiar. In nearly a century of men’s World Cup football, only four Caribbean nations have ever qualified. This year, more finally will, but many of their supporters, especially Haitians, w
Australian sprint star Gout Gout will not race at 2026 Commonwealth Games
Gout opts to focus on world under-20 championships Teenage sensation’s absence is blow to Glasgow event The Australian sprint sensation Gout Gout has decided not to compete at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow this year. The 18-year-old will instead focus on the world under-20 championships in August, where he hopes to emulate the legendary Usain Bolt. The two events are taking place back-to-back, with Gout and his support team deeming it unwise for him to contest both so early in his burgeoni
'She's most gifted female British sprinter ever'
Ex-World indoor champion Richard Kilty calls 15-year-old Celine Obinna-Alo "the most naturally gifted female British sprinter ever".
Menzies Campbell: Athlete, lawyer and formidable politician
The former Liberal Democrat leader was one of the UK parliament's most distinctive and authoritative voices.
How 'choosing the hard path' helped Hunt claim superb 200m silver
Great Britain's Amy Hunt announces herself on the global stage by claiming a stunning 200m silver in her first major final at the World Championships in Tokyo.