Athletics
Olympian Yuko Gordon shatters UK masters marathon record
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Thursday, 08 April 2021 06:07
Veteran of the inaugural women’s Olympic marathon in 1984 runs British over-70 age group best and quicker than the official world W70 record at Dorney Lake Yuko Gordon already has a claim for fame in world women’s marathon running. She took part in the first-ever Olympic women’s marathon 37 years ago and she also ran in the inaugural World Championships…
Jo Coates buoyant ahead of Olympic summer
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Thursday, 08 April 2021 04:15
UKA chief executive says an event-specific approach will be at the core of an athletics masterplan that will be unveiled at the London Diamond League Twelve months ago Jo Coates took the helm at UK Athletics as chief executive of the governing body. “On day one we had a board meeting,” she remembers. “Day three we shut the office due…
Sprinter Leon Reid charged with drugs and firearms offences
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Wednesday, 07 April 2021 09:57
Athlete appears in Bristol court with several other men after law enforcement investigation leads to a number of arrests Commonwealth 200m bronze medallist Leon Reid is among five men charged with drugs, firearms and money-laundering offences. The Times broke the story on Wednesday (April 7) with the South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (South West ROCU) confirming the details here.…
Four-year bans Natalya Antyukh and Andrey Silnov
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Wednesday, 07 April 2021 11:01
Russian duo are suspended until 2025 due to breaking anti-doping rules following CAS ruling Olympic gold medallists Natalya Antyukh and Andrey Silnov from Russia have been given four-year suspensions after the Court for Arbitration in Sport (CAS) ruled that they were guilty of breaking anti-doping rules. The two athletes were named in the 2016 McLaren Report commissioned by the World…
Athletes to watch at the upcoming Olympic Games
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Wednesday, 07 April 2021 02:51
AW promotion: top sports stars to look out for in Tokyo Huge anticipation is building ahead of the upcoming Olympic games in Tokyo, Japan. It was of course set to take place last year but due to the COVID pandemic it was moved to later this year and it is now set to go ahead. This is very important news…
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