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 [...]
Semenya set for ECHR hearing in “important day” in her journey May 14, 2024 Caster Semenya will tomorrow have a hearing at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Grand Chamber in what has been described as “an important day in her journey as a human being and an athlete”. The 33-year-old South African has not been able to compete in the 800m since 2019 after controversial limits were [...]
Team GB hopefuls Asher-Smith and Hughes impress on weekend in track and field events May 12, 2024 Great Britain picked up three gold medals at the coveted Jamaica Athletics Invitational at the weekend as the nation’s track and field stars shape up ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics. Dina Asher-Smith took gold in the women’s 200m, beating Jessika Gbai of Ivory Coast and Lanae-Tava Thomas of Jamaica. Zharnel Hughes won the same [...]
Zharnel Hughes: Team GB will bring relay ‘fireworks’ at Paris 2024 Olympics May 6, 2024 Britain were one of just two nations to qualify for the Games in all five races.