Athletics

How Alfred went from breaking point to Olympic 100m gold
Julien Alfred won Olympic 100m gold and 200m silver at Paris 2024 - but earlier this year, St Lucia's history-maker feared she would not make it to the Games.
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1 day ago
World silver medallist Katir handed four-year ban
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4 days ago
Britain's Hughes named in Grand Slam Track line-up
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5 days ago
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Hodgkinson 'pretty close' to breaking 800m world record
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Sports Personality
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7 days ago
World Athletics offers 25 athletes online abuse support
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Olympic Games
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6 days ago
Hodgkinson wins Sports Personality of the Year 2024
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17 December
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Painter and Meadows win Coach of the Year award
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17 December
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Chepngetich breaks marathon world record. Video, 00:01:02
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13 October
Brown beats GB's Neita to claim Diamond League 200m title. Video, 00:01:08
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14 September
'Biggest shock of the night' - GB's Dobson wins 400m. Video, 00:01:58
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Athletics
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13 September
Asher-Smith finishes second behind Olympic gold medallist Alfred. Video, 00:00:57
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13 September
GB's Hall wins first half marathon since daughter's birth. Video, 00:01:14
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8 September

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7 December

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Features and analysis

Wanyonyi's journey from herdsboy to Olympic champion
Growing up in poverty, Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi herded cattle as a boy and endured the sudden death of his father before finding purpose in athletics.
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Olympic Games
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29 November
Grand Slam Track - what is it and what does it mean for athletics?
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Athletics
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27 November
Johnson-Thompson on pressure of 'chasing success my whole life' Video, 00:02:45
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21 November
The stats and shoes behind Chepngetich's amazing marathon world record
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14 October
'I had a mental awakening' - Asher-Smith in 'new era'
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12 October
Loop-the-loop: The people who run around in circles for 24 hours
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Athletics
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9 October
East v West - Germany's drug-fuelled Cold War for medals
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Olympic Games
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20 August

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