London’s Mile one day athletics festival features stellar line upLondon 2012 champions Mo Farah, David Weir and Richard Whitehead are just three of the thousands of athletes who will be part of a new Mile event held in central London on Sunday 26 May. Double Olympic champion Farah will be present as an ambassador of the event, while Paralympic gold medallists Weir and Whitehead [...]
Running: London runners unite at the Boston Strong worldwide eventOn April 22 runners from across the globe came together in a series of Boston Strong runs in an effort to unite and strengthen the running community.
Athletics: Susan Partridge and Sonia Samuels selected for World ChampionshipsSusan Partridge and Sonia Samuels have been selected for the IAAF World Championships in Moscow, Russia, later this summer.
Running: Kenya’s women shine at the London MarathonPriscah Jeptoo led a Kenyan one-two to add the women’s 2013 Virgin London Marathon crown to the Olympic silver medal she won on the same streets last summer. Jeptoo overtook the world champion Edna Kiplagat, and Yukiko Akaba claimed Japan’s first podium place.
London marathon: Freya Ross withdraws due to injuryFreya Ross has been forced to withdraw from Sunday’s Virgin London Marathon with an injury to her right hip.
Athletics: Lesley Owusu sets sights on Glasgow 2014Sky Sports Living for Sport athlete mentor, Lesley Owusu has her sights firmly set on Glasgow 2014. Having missed out on selection for the London 2012 Olympic Games with an Achilles tendon injury, the World, Commonwealth and European sprinter is back in training and inspired to get back to her best.
Athletics: Shakes-Drayton sets sights on European Athletics Team ChampsDespite winning gold in the 400m and 4x400m relay at the European Indoor Championships in Gothenburg at the beginning of March, Perri Shakes-Drayton has confirmed she’s still very much a hurdler, putting to an end any speculation that she might make a sole switch to the flat.
Athletics: Team bronze for GB junior women at World CrossA bronze medal for the GB junior women’s team highlighted an impressive Great Britain and Northern Ireland team performance across the board at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland on Sunday.
Athletics: Jo Pavey to miss IAAF World Championships in MoscowJo Pavey has confirmed she won’t be competing at the IAAF World Championships in Moscow in August, but for a good reason as the British distance runner has announced she is expecting her second child.
Athletics: Double gold for Shakes-Drayton in GothenburgIt was an exciting weekend of action at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Gothenburg, with the GB team coming away with an impressive eight medals to place them second on the medal table behind Russia.
