Athletics

'Not on my bingo chart' - Tharp smashes 110m hurdles record
Ja'Kobe Tharp breaks the 110m hurdles world record during heats at the American college championships on Wednesday.
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22 hours ago
Lutkenhaus, 17, upsets Olympic champion Wanyonyi in Oslo
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1 day ago
Birmingham stand honour for 400m runner Hudson-Smith
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2 days ago
'So close on the line!' - Teenager Lutkenhaus stuns Olympic champion in 800m. Video, 00:01:39
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19 hours ago
Hodgkinson and Duplantis suffer shock defeats in Stockholm
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4 days ago
Hodgkinson beaten by Werro despite personal best in Diamond League Video, 00:01:58
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4 days ago
How to follow 2026 Diamond League live on the BBC
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4 days ago

Athletics news

Hurdler Minshull wants to turn bronze into gold
After winning a bronze medal at the World Relays, 400m hurdler Jake Minshull is chasing more success at the European Championships.
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6 days ago
Caudery and Hunter Bell win at Rome Diamond League
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4 June
UK Athletics fined £350,000 over death of Paralympian
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2 June
GB's Burgin beats Wanyonyi to win Diamond League 800m
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31 May
Hodgkinson chasing 43-year-old 800m mark in 'battle of world records'
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29 May
Wales' fastest woman blocked from Commonwealth Games
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28 May
Jackson smashes meeting record to win 200m
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23 May

Athletics video

'He's way off it' - Duplantis suffers shock loss in front of home crowd. Video, 00:01:05
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4 days ago
GB's Hunter Bell fights back to win 1500m in Rome. Video, 00:01:07
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4 June
Hodgkinson seventh as Jaeger wins women's 400m. Video, 00:01:42
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4 June
'One of the biggest of his career!' - Burgin wins 800m in 'special' race. Video, 00:01:16
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31 May
'I jumped around the house': Sabastian Sawe's parents celebrate marathon record. Video, 00:01:09
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28 April

More athletics news

The 'F1 of athletics'? Athlos announces London debut
The all-female track meet Athlos will be hosted in London for the first time later this year as it expands to two events.
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21 May
Record 50m freestyle time at controversial Enhanced Games
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25 May
English takes stunning 800m win at Diamond League event
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16 May
World Athletics rejects IOC proposal to lift Belarus ban
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7 May
Ethiopian marathon runner Melese dies aged 36
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12 May
Mashed potato & 19 minutes' sleep - Entrekin's epic race
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7 May
'I did not expect it': Sawe's jubilant Kenya homecoming after marathon feat
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30 April

More athletics video

GB's Azu loses world title as Anthony takes gold in 60m indoor final. Video, 00:02:06
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20 March
Asher-Smith finishes seventh as Dosso takes women's 60m gold. Athletics. Video, 00:01:58
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21 March
Ehammer breaks men's heptathlon world record. Athletics. Video, 00:01:36
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21 March
Asher-Smith breaks British record to reach 60m final. Video, 00:02:42
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21 March

Features and analysis

How special Sawe broke iconic sub-two-hour barrier
Kenya's Sabastian Sawe on becoming the first person to break the two-hour barrier for the marathon.
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27 April
Sawe smashes two-hour mark to 'move goalposts for marathon running'
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26 April
Trapped nerve and wee stops - running a marathon 22 weeks pregnant
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21 April
How Keely 2.0 dominated 800m field for first world indoor title
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22 March
Mary Rand - the trailblazing Olympic champion
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28 March
'Closest I've felt' - Hodgkinson on breaking longest-standing world record
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23 February
'I take marathon training seriously - but Ramadan is more important'
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3 March

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