Mahuchikh: I have signed Ukraine into track and field history books July 7, 2024 Athlete Laura Muir continued her Paris 2024 Olympic Games preparation by breaking the women’s 1,500m British record at the Diamond League in the French capital as Yaroslava Mahuchikh set a world record for Ukraine. The Scot came third behind Kenyan Faith Kipyegon – who broke the world record – and Australian Jessica Hull at the [...]
Phoebe Gill, 17, heads to Olympics with Hodgkinson in 800m June 30, 2024 Teenage sensation Phoebe Gill won the 800m final at the British Championships to qualify for the Paris Olympics this summer. The 17-year-old Brit broke the 45-year-old European Under-18 record in May and will now compete at the Olympics. She will join Jemma Reekie, who she beat in Manchester, in the French capital. Gill will be [...]
Kerr-ching: First British athlete signs up for Johnson’s lucrative Grand Slam Track June 27, 2024 Kerr, world champion over 1500m, joins US hurdler Sydney McLaughlin in committing to the new competition.
Ed Warner: Why athletics still hits different at the Olympics June 27, 2024 Our columnist tackles this week's big takling points in sports business.
Michael Johnson announces Grand Slam Track with Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone June 18, 2024 Michael Johnson’s challenger athletics tour was announced yesterday with Grand Slam Track set to contract racers to four Slams per year with prize money up to $100,000 per event. The idea has $30m of backing from a number of sources and will see four Slams between April and September, starting next year, and apparently avoiding [...]
Stokes and Ennis-Hill-backed VC firm invests in Naomi Osaka’s media company June 18, 2024 It joins LeBron James, Fenway Sports Group, Nike and Epic Games in backing the company.
Daley Thompson backs Team GB athletes to emulate his LA success in 2028 June 13, 2024 Thompson won back-to-back decathlon gold medals in 1980 and 1984, the latter also in LA.
European Athletics Championships: Five Brits to watch in Rome June 6, 2024 On Friday a 70-strong British team will begin the hunt for medals at the European Athletics Championships. And though Team GB haven’t sent a completely full strength squad, there will be an expectation for success in Rome over the next six days. Here are five Brits to watch across the European Athletics Championships. Keely Hodgkinson [...]
Ultimate Championship: How new World Athletics event with record $10m pot will work June 3, 2024 The Ultimate Championship will pay its winners $150,000 (£118,000) each.
Team GB Olympic preparations continue with European track championships May 28, 2024 Great Britain & Northern Ireland’s bid for track and field success at the Olympics will see a 70-strong team, spearheaded by Keely Hodgkinson and Katarina Johnson-Thompson, head to Rome for the European Championships. With peaking in August the plan for Team GB the championships will be a good yardstick for athletes ahead of the Olympic [...]