Athletics
Jake Wightman wins much-anticipated 1500m showdown
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Saturday, 25 June 2022 12:55
The 27-year-old beats Neil Gourley and Josh Kerr to the British title in Manchester and promises there’s more to come at the World Champs in Eugene After finishing a disappointed 10th in the Olympic 1500m final in Tokyo, Jake Wightman went into his winter’s training determined to work more on his stamina. With a number of 1:44 clockings for 800m…
Jeremiah Azu speeds to British 100m gold
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Saturday, 25 June 2022 13:07
Welsh sprinter beats Reece Prescod and Zharnel Hughes in Manchester on Saturday with fast wind-assisted 9.90 clocking Jeremiah Azu stormed to a shock victory over his better-known rivals in the men’s 100m final at the Müller UK Athletics Championships at Sportcity on Saturday (June 25). His rivals didn’t think it was so much of a surprise, though, as they sang…
This is just the start for Birmingham
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Friday, 24 June 2022 09:07
Ian Ward, Leader of Birmingham City Council, says the 2022 Commonwealth Games is being seen as a platform to bring more major athletics events to the city It’s all starting to feel very real, indeed. There is little more than a month until the start of the Commonwealth Games, while the first test events – such as the Diamond League…
Remembering the impact of the 2002 Commonwealth Games
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Friday, 24 June 2022 04:22
AW promotion All eyes will be on Birmingham this summer as the Commonwealth Games come to England for the first time in two decades. A strong England team is headed by Dina Asher-Smith, with the World 200m champion and Commonwealth relay champion set to compete in Birmingham’s 100m and 4x100m. Other notable names include Daryll Neita and Imani-Lara Lansiquot, Katarina-Johnson…
Burnout in athletes: Why it happens and what the effects are
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Friday, 24 June 2022 04:30
AW promotion There are so many adages and aphorisms in English – and almost certainly in every other language too – that deal with the idea that the more you do something, the better you get. It’s certainly a concept that has become almost instinctive by this point. If you want to be the best, you’ve got to practice harder,…
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