http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/ The latest stories from the Athletics section of the BBC Sport web site. en-gb Sun, 19 May 2013 19:25:00 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sol/shared/img/sport_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/ 120 60 15 Olympic champion Greg Rutherford finishes third in the long jump in China, while Kirani James impresses in the 400m. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22568909 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22568909 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:58:00 GMT Double Olympic champion Mo Farah wins his first 5,000m race since London 2012 at a meeting in California. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22587341 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22587341 Sun, 19 May 2013 12:27:03 GMT Britain's Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis marries her long-term partner Andy Hill at a ceremony in Derbyshire. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22582088 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22582088 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:39:03 GMT European 400m hurdles champion Rhys Williams sets a new personal as he runs the fastest time in Europe this season at Loughborough. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/wales/22589884 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/wales/22589884 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:45:49 GMT Hurdler Eilidh Child will create a new Scottish record for individual events when she competes for her country at Loughborough. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/22573400 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/22573400 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:50:51 GMT British Athletics coach Peter Eriksson leaves his post for family reasons after almost eight months in charge. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22536329 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22536329 Wed, 15 May 2013 10:07:53 GMT Olympic gold medallist Christine Ohuruogu says she is over the disappointment of losing her 400m title at London 2012. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22525761 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22525761 Tue, 14 May 2013 15:49:22 GMT Olympian Laura Weightman runs the world's fourth-fastest 3,000m this year, beating her personal best by 20 seconds. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22542454 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22542454 Wed, 15 May 2013 16:13:32 GMT Kenya sets up an anti-doping centre in the town of Eldoret, the home of the country's distance running training camp. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22533543 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22533543 Tue, 14 May 2013 18:28:54 GMT Discus thrower Brett Morse becomes the second athlete to achieve Glasgow Commonwealth Games qualifying standard. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/wales/22501260 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/wales/22501260 Sun, 12 May 2013 13:26:33 GMT Christine Ohuruogu opens her Diamond League campaign with a third-place finish in the women's 400m. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22485604 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22485604 Fri, 10 May 2013 18:57:15 GMT Six-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt needs photo finish to win his opening 100m race of the season at Cayman Invitational. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22463743 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22463743 Thu, 09 May 2013 09:36:51 GMT European champion Rhys Williams becomes first Welsh athlete to hit Commonwealth Games A standard. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/wales/22465238 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/wales/22465238 Thu, 09 May 2013 12:50:16 GMT Double Olympic champion Mo Farah targets fifth straight victory in the London 10,000 later this month. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22454601 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22454601 Wed, 08 May 2013 17:07:25 GMT Turkey's Asli Cakir, who won gold in the women's 1500m at London 2012, faces a lifetime ban after a doping charge. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22407713 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22407713 Fri, 03 May 2013 18:55:32 GMT Paula Radcliffe criticises a Spanish court's decision to destroy blood taken from athletes by doping doctor Eufemiano Fuentes. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22384668 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22384668 Thu, 02 May 2013 12:39:18 GMT Jonnie Peacock will compete at Manchester's Great City Games, his first race since winning 100m Paralympic gold at London 2012. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22384878 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22384878 Thu, 02 May 2013 15:30:43 GMT Scotland's athlete of the year Lynsey Sharp says drugs cheats remain a "depressing" blight on the sport. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22363900 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22363900 Wed, 01 May 2013 11:19:33 GMT Britain's Lynsey Sharp could be upgraded to European 800m champion after Yelena Arzhakova receives a drugs ban. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/22357135 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/22357135 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:18:10 GMT Double Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce wins the 100m at the Diamond League meeting in Shanghai. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22580002 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22580002 Sat, 18 May 2013 18:37:07 GMT Olympic gold medallist Christine Ohuruogu tells BBC Look North she is excited by the prospect of the European Team Championships at Gateshead next month. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22530811 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22530811 Tue, 14 May 2013 15:43:42 GMT Olympic champion David Rudisha wins the 800m at the opening Diamond League meet of the season in Doha. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22490916 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22490916 Sat, 11 May 2013 09:44:16 GMT Watch highlights from the 2012 Diamond League athletics season, including Aries Merritt's 110m hurdles world record. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22453537 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22453537 Thu, 09 May 2013 08:43:11 GMT BBC Sport takes a look at the highlights of the 2013 London Marathon where Kenya's Priscah Jeptoo triumphed in the women's race and Ethiopian Tsegaye Kebede was the fastest man. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/golf/22239218 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/golf/22239218 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:11:48 GMT How East Germany's widespread athletics doping affected the career of Great Britain sprinter Kathy Cook. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22284914 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22284914 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 05:19:00 GMT Did East Germany's doping programme cost Great Britain a gold medal at the 1983 World Athletics Championships? http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22274305 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22274305 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:29:32 GMT BBC Radio 5 live special investigates the legacy of East Germany's widespread athletics doping http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22269445 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22269445 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:41:33 GMT The government is certain to be criticised for snubbing one of British sport's most treasured figureheads, says BBC sports editor David Bond http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/22255922 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/22255922 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:27:12 GMT Paula Radcliffe talks to chief sports writer Tom Fordyce 10 years after smashing the marathon world record http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22184970 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22184970 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 05:56:59 GMT What does managing the world's fastest man involve? BBC Sport talks to Usain Bolt's agent Ricky Simms to find out. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/21036398 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/21036398 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:17:35 GMT Nicky Hunt expects to challenge for a medal at Rio 2016 after learning she will get full Olympic funding from Archery GB. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/archery/20409254 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/archery/20409254 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 11:02:37 GMT England's Chris Adcock suffers first-round defeats in the mixed and men's doubles at the All England Open Championships. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/badminton/21693514 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/badminton/21693514 Wed, 06 Mar 2013 21:45:46 GMT Chicago Bulls player Luol Deng is a passionate Arsenal fan and was asked to trial for the England football team when he was younger. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolreport/21655990 http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolreport/21655990 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:02:17 GMT Campbell Walsh, K1 silver medallist at the Athens Olympic Games, announces his retirement from canoeing. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/canoeing/20500259 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/canoeing/20500259 Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:36:23 GMT Tom Daley reveals that he is on the look-out for a new synchronised diving partner to replace Peter Waterfield. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/diving/21519302 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/diving/21519302 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:17:48 GMT Showjumper Tim Stockdale is setting his sights on competing at the Rio Olympic Games of 2016 at the age of 52. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/equestrian/20810232 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/equestrian/20810232 Fri, 21 Dec 2012 10:54:12 GMT Scottish fencer Keith Cook is to take legal action over his omission from Great Britain's Olympic squad. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/fencing/19324197 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/fencing/19324197 Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:48:02 GMT Louis Smith says training is going well for Strictly Come Dancing but admits he has a sore bum. http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/19711445#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/19711445 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 10:44:34 GMT The funding of British Olympians makes it impossible for emerging sports to develop, says the chief executive of British Handball. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/handball/20175370 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/handball/20175370 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 20:59:27 GMT England's new men's hockey head coach Bobby Crutchley says there is likely to be a significant overhaul of the squad. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/hockey/21616953 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/hockey/21616953 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:46:58 GMT Japanese women's judo head coach announces resignation after allegations of beating athletes http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/judo/21273337 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/judo/21273337 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:07:19 GMT Olympic silver medallist Samantha Murray says she tried to enjoy the experience of winning modern pentathlon silver on the final day of London 2012 but admits the expectation added to the pressure. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19330245 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19330245 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 09:46:14 GMT Britain name an experimental men's eight line-up for the first World Cup of the season in Sydney in March. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rowing/21610507 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rowing/21610507 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 06:37:05 GMT French sailor Francois Gabart wins the Vendee Globe solo around-the-world yacht race in a record time. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/sailing/21219773 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/sailing/21219773 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 16:21:25 GMT Jersey and GB shooter Gareth Callan puts thoughts of retirement on hold after success at the Muzzle-Loading World Championships. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/shooting/19567626 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/shooting/19567626 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 11:27:52 GMT China complete a clean sweep of table tennis at the Olympics as their men's team beat South Korea to gold. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18907576 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18907576 Wed, 08 Aug 2012 16:55:45 GMT UK Sport and GB Taekwondo reveal their first post-London Olympic recruitment drive for Rio 2016. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/taekwondo/20328676 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/taekwondo/20328676 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 15:49:42 GMT Olympic triathlon champions Alistair Brownlee admits he would "love" to race in the 10,000m at the Commonwealth Games. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/triathlon/20327233 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/triathlon/20327233 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:29:22 GMT Harry Brokking, coach of GB men's volleyball team, leaves the position because British Volleyball Federation cannot afford his wages. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19258127 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19258127 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 13:47:50 GMT Iranian fans flock to London's ExCeL to watch two of their weightlifters claim gold and silver medals at London 2012. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19201308 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19201308 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 23:05:22 GMT Olga Butkevych becomes the first British female wrestler to win a World Championship medal by taking bronze in Canada. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/wrestling/19761891 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/wrestling/19761891 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:08:37 GMT Thousands of runners are taking part in Sunday's London Marathon, amid tightened security following the Boston Marathon bombings. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22237688#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22237688 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 14:47:20 GMT Thousands of runners who took part in the Marathon of the North races are told the course they accidentally followed was short of the full distance. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-22488193#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-22488193 Fri, 10 May 2013 20:15:41 GMT Olympic marathon champion Tiki Gelana collides with wheelchair athlete Josh Cassidy during the 2013 London Marathon. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22238423 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22238423 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 09:39:28 GMT