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Athletics: Christine Ohuruogu comes third in Diamond League opener

Christine Ohuruogu opened her 2013 Diamond League campaign with a third-place finish in the 400m in Doha.

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Athletics: Susan Partridge and Sonia Samuels selected for World Championships

Susan Partridge and Sonia Samuels have been selected for the IAAF World Championships in Moscow, Russia, later this summer.

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Athletics: Ennis to compete at London 2012 Anniversary Games

Jessica Ennis has confirmed that she will be taking part in the London 2012 Anniversary Games at the Olympic Stadium from 26 to 28 July.

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Athletics: Lesley Owusu sets sights on Glasgow 2014

Sky 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.

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Athletics: Shakes-Drayton sets sights on European Athletics Team Champs

Despite 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.

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Athletics: Team bronze for GB junior women at World Cross

A 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.

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Athletics: Double gold for Shakes-Drayton in Gothenburg

It 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.

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Athletics: Dina Asher-Smith storms Age Group Indoor Champs

Fans were treated to seven meeting records as well as one UK best performance across two days of England Athletics Under 20, 17 and 15 Indoor Championships action at the NIA in Birmingham this weekend.

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Athletics: Jenny Meadows to lead GB team for European Indoors

Jenny Meadows has been named captain of a 29-strong team set for the European Indoor Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden, from March 1-3.

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British Athletics Grand Prix highlights

The Great Britain and Northern Ireland team enjoyed six victories as the British Athletics Grand Prix returned to Birmingham’s National Indoor Arena, at the weekend. Holly Bleasdale, Shara Proctor and Helen Clitheroe all produced great performances to win in front of the the sell-out home crowd. For many athletes this was the perfect warm-up ahead [...]

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