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 [...]
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 [...]
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 can set Olympics marker at World Athletics relays championships May 4, 2024 One of the most exhilarating athletics events in an Olympics track and field schedule, relays captivate the mind. They’re fast, elegant and hold enough risk to keep viewers interested until the very end. Great Britain have a mixed set of results at the Olympic games: But the 4x100m women’s race is where the interest is. [...]