1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (625+ words) World Athletics president reflects on Budapest's inaugural Ultimate Championship, the case for a longer calendar, Usain Bolt's return and the sport's "innately conservative" streak. For many athletes, the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest is the last dance in the…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (555+ words) The Olympic 800m champion overcame a 4.5cm tear suffered in the Birmingham warm-up to take second place behind an imperious Audrey Werro at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship. The three-way rivalry that has defined the 2026 800m season produced the same result once again…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (289+ words) Usain Bolt says he could earn more in a day at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship than he ever did for any of his eight Olympic gold medals, after it emerged a sprinter winning the 100m, 200m and mixed 4x100m could take home…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (378+ words) Olympic champion is back for a $150,000 800m battle in Budapest, while Josh Kerr's much-anticipated first meeting with Jakob Ingebrigtsen since Paris now hangs in the balance. Keely Hodgkinson has been confirmed for the 800m at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship, setting up…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (1262+ words) In 2013, three of the greatest distance runners in history met on the roads between Newcastle and South Shields. The result was a tactical contest, a remarkable comeback and one of the closest finishes the Great North Run has witnessed. For…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1064+ words) The second and final night of the Diamond League final delivered more close racing in Brussels as the 2026 Wanda Diamond League season came to a dramatic conclusion. Audrey Werro, who front-ran majority of the two laps, held off a late…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1245+ words) Fresh from commentating at the World Under-20 Championships in Eugene, broadcaster Rob Walker reflects on five unforgettable days at Hayward Field – and an extraordinary generation of teenage talent that is coming for the senior ranks. While sensational performances and drama…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (922+ words) Audrey Werro held off a fast-closing Femke Broeders-Bol to win the Lausanne Diamond League 800m in a meeting record, with the pair now set to clash with Keely Hodgkinson, Georgia Hunter Bell and Lilian Odira in Zurich next week. Audrey Werro…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (334+ words) Amy Hunt has gone from a 25/1 outsider to 4/7 favourite to win BBC Sports Personality of the Year, according to William Hill, after her four-gold haul at the European Championships in Birmingham sent the betting market into what the bookmaker describes…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (393+ words) Fans were left waiting for up to two hours for buses following Saturday night's session at the European Championships, with some not leaving Alexander Stadium until close to midnight, after West Midlands Police made an arrest on suspicion of fraud....