Athletics

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Sport in 2024: the moments that made us smile

Sport in 2024: the moments that made us smile

Guardian writers recall their memorable occasions over the past year, from fraternity...

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Sifan Hassan rejects greatest-ever claim and confirms London Marathon entry

Sifan Hassan rejects greatest-ever claim and confirms London...

Distance runner won three medals at Paris OlympicsDutch athlete comments: ‘I don’t...

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Eliud Kipchoge offers to mentor Alex Yee for Briton’s first London Marathon

Eliud Kipchoge offers to mentor Alex Yee for Briton’s first...

‘I’d love to know him more … share a meal, have a coffee’Kipchoge to run in London...

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‘Women’s sport is in a good place’: Keely Hodgkinson hails Spoty’s four in a row

‘Women’s sport is in a good place’: Keely Hodgkinson hails...

Olympic 800m champion has ‘so many milestones to hit’ and eyes a world record at...

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Top athletes offered AI protection on social media platforms to combat cyber bullying

Top athletes offered AI protection on social media platforms...

World Athletics reacts to spate of online abuse at recent eventsAI technology can...

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Sebastian Coe pledges radical reform in race to become next IOC president

Sebastian Coe pledges radical reform in race to become...

Manifesto to share power and ‘safeguard’ female sportWorld Athletics head highlights...

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Sports quiz of the week: Keely Hodgkinson, title bouts and trophy sales

Sports quiz of the week: Keely Hodgkinson, title bouts...

Test your knowledge of the Sports Personality winner, plus football, boxing, darts,...

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25 for 2025: unmissable sporting events over the next 12 months

25 for 2025: unmissable sporting events over the next 12...

This year features two Ashes series, a Lions tour to Australia and Women’s Euro...

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A vision of sport in 2050: robot leagues, chips in brains and players in their 50s | Sean Ingle

A vision of sport in 2050: robot leagues, chips in brains...

Many experts’ predictions for the next 25 years may seem outlandish but so did much...

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‘I’d love to run 2hr 7min’: Olympic triathlon champion Alex Yee enters London Marathon

‘I’d love to run 2hr 7min’: Olympic triathlon champion...

Only Farah and Cairess have beaten 2:07 for BritainYee will join elite field in...

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Athletics the biggest loser in funding cut of nearly £1.75m for LA 2028 Olympics

Athletics the biggest loser in funding cut of nearly £1.75m...

UK Sport denies athletics is on the ‘naughty step’8% cut despite best Olympic performance...

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Keely Hodgkinson wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2024 – as it happened

Keely Hodgkinson wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year...

The Olympic 800m champion took the big prize in the BBC’s annual jamboree, with...

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‘Big dreamer’ Keely Hodgkinson named BBC Sports Personality of the Year

‘Big dreamer’ Keely Hodgkinson named BBC Sports Personality...

Olympic 800m champion rewarded for remarkable yearDarts prodigy Luke Littler, 17,...

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Keely Hodgkinson: free spirit and cold-blooded killer in super spikes

Keely Hodgkinson: free spirit and cold-blooded killer in...

The BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year is a driven, self-confident athlete not...

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Keely Hodgkinson delights in winning BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2024 award – video

Keely Hodgkinson delights in winning BBC Sports Personality...

Olympic 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson has lifted the BBC Sports Personality of...

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Generation TikTok: how sportswomen set the bar higher than the men

Generation TikTok: how sportswomen set the bar higher than...

Female athlete power on social media became ever more strident in 2024 – but the...