Athletics
Double success for Sifan Hassan in Hengelo
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Monday, 05 June 2023 02:56
Dutch runner scores impressive victories over 1500m and 10,000m at FBK Games as British sprinters Daryll Neita and Reece Prescod are also in winning form Just six weeks after her extraordinary marathon win in London, Sifan Hassan returned to racing with back-to-back victories over 10,000m and 1500m at the FBK Games in Hengelo. The 30-year-old enjoys a busy racing schedule.…
Jim Hines, 1968 Olympic 100m champion and world record-holder, dies
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Sunday, 04 June 2023 10:20
American won double gold at the Mexico Games as well as holding the world 100m mark for 15 years On October 14, 1968, Jim Hines settled into his blocks for the 100m final at the Mexico Games. It was the first Olympics on a synthetic track and 2248m above sea level and, helped with a gentle tailwind of 0.3m/sec the…
Amazing rise of Rhasidat Adeleke
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Sunday, 04 June 2023 04:33
The Irish sprints talent will never forget her harsh introduction to life in Texas, but her American education is pushing her to greater heights The shock was almost immediate. Rhasidat Adeleke was barely two weeks into her time at the University of Texas when she was faced with her first racing assignment. It was January 2021 and there had already…
Runners ready for uphill battle in Innsbruck-Stubai
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Sunday, 04 June 2023 04:46
The second edition of the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships, taking place in the splendour of the Austrian Alps this week, could be the perfect showcase for all things off-road After its inaugural staging in Thailand last November, the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships (WMTRC), heads this week to Europe – specifically the Alpine stage of Innsbruck-Stubai –…
Tributes paid to athletics journalist ‘Captain’ Dave Martin
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Athletics
Saturday, 03 June 2023 11:53
Track and field writer from North East England worked for the Great Run Company, Press Association and AW Athletics legends such as Paula Radcliffe, Haile Gebrselassie and Kenenisa Bekele have paid their respects to Dave Martin, the popular athletics journalist, who has died aged 75. Known affectionately as “the Captain” due to his military background, Martin’s coverage of the sport…
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