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Olympic gold medallist Slesarenko among three Russians to have more results disqualified over doping

  • Athletics

positive for banned substances, including an Olympic champion, have had more results disqualified by the Athletics

abnormalities in her biological passport.This led to her being stripped of a gold medal from the 2012 European Athletics

disqualified - this being the period that she was eligible to compete again after an initial ban.The Russian Athletics

Federation (RusAF) was suspended by the International Association of Athletics Federations - now known

as World Athletics - in November 2015 in response to a state-sponsored doping programme in operation

conducted in October.A report on the outcome of the audit is set to be heard in November at the next World Athletics


Roger Bannister

  • Commonwealth Sport Legends

Such was the impact of the "miracle mile" at the Vancouver 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, that American writers identified it on the eve of the 21st century as a landmark event that highlighted the extent of sport's growing commercial appeal and the celebrity culture that would go with it. 

 At the age of 25 he then retired from athletics, just as he had planned.


Welsh Commonwealth Games athletes to receive special welcome in Cardiff Bay

  • Birmingham 2022

The Welsh Commonwealth Games team are to be welcomed home in a special ceremony at the Welsh Parliament building, known as the Senedd, in Cardiff Bay on Friday (August 12).

Birmingham 2022 ©Getty ImagesWales also won gold medals in boxing, Para table tennis, gymnastics, Para athletics


More than 50 athletes call for Munich 2022 marathons to be run earlier to avoid dangerous temperatures

  • Athletics

A total of 51 athletes involved in the marathons at this month’s European Athletics Championships in

bronze medallist Lonah Salpeter, note that the topic has been "unsuccessfully" raised with European Athletics

bronze medallist Lonah Salpeter is among the athletes who have signed a letter calling for the European Athletics

European Athletics and Munich 2022 Local Organising Committee are constantly monitoring the evolving

factors including any change to the risk assessment relating to the health of the runners," European Athletics

are required to ensure the health of the participants and we can assure all athletes that European Athletics



Racewalker King calls UK Athletics "toxic" after omission from European Championships team

  • Athletics

Racewalker Dominic King has criticised UK Athletics for leaving him out of the European Athletics Championships

Davies have been selected on the women's side in racewalking and Tom Bosworth in the men's 20km.UK Athletics

is the national governing body for athletics in the United Kingdom but goes by the name British Athletics

I feel the need to report, once again the serious failings within the British Athletics selection process

British Athletics is a toxic governing body and fails to learn from its previous errors."

British Athletics appear not to care about racewalking," he added."


Athletics coach Minichiello given effective life ban for sexual misconduct and bullying

  • Athletics

Athletics coach Toni Minichiello, who rose to prominence in coaching Jessica Ennis-Hill to a heptathlon

gold medal at the London 2012 Olympics, has been effectively banned for life after a UK Athletics panel

unwanted touching of athletes", the panel found.While Minichiello's coaching licence has elapsed, UK Athletics

he is not able to be sanctioned by UK Athletics.Among the charges that the panel appointed by the UK Athletics

Jessica Ennis-Hill ©Getty ImagesMinichiello continues to deny the charges.Minichiello was suspended by UK Athletics

Olympics.Under Minichiello's coaching, she also won a silver medal at Rio 2016 and three world titles.Away from athletics


Diamond League to return to London Stadium next July, UK Athletics confirms

  • Athletics

UK Athletics (UKA) has confirmed that the London Stadium will host a Diamond League meeting for the first

out of staging an edition in 2020 because of increased costs arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.UK Athletics

Our priority has been to stage the event at the London Stadium," said the then UK Athletics chief executive

Birmingham’s newly re-built Alexander Stadium on May 21.Announcing the decision to re-locate, a UK Athletics

statement said: "It follows the sell-out crowds seen over the last week cheering on athletics in Birmingham

The London Stadium holds such happy memories for us and seeing athletics return to this iconic venue


Fraser-Pryce and McLaughlin scorch the track at Gyulai Memorial in Hungary

  • Athletics

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, maintaining warp speed after winning a fifth world 100 metres title, clocked 10.67 seconds today at the Istvan Gyulai Memorial in Szekesfehervar, just 0.01 seconds off the 2022 world-leading mark she set in Chorzow on Saturday (August 6).

faster.Russell finished second in 54.14.Fraser-Pryce maintained her exuberant progress in Hungary’s World Athletics


Mike Rowbottom: Here’s to you Mr Robinson - Birmingham has run the Friendly Games

  • Inside the Blogs

It has been sensibly pointed out that there are - issues - involved in describing what began as the British Empire Games and evolved into the Commonwealth Games as "The Friendly Games."

distinct lack of friendliness experienced by Robinson during his duties as manager of the Canadian athletics

re-built Alexander Stadium has filled its tall new stands with audiences ready to be appreciative of athletics


Nadeem earns historic javelin win for Pakistan as Muir follows McColgan onto top of podium

  • Birmingham 2022

Arshad Nadeem earned dramatic and historic gold for Pakistan on the final day of athletics at the Birmingham

respectable 85.50m, which meant the Pakistan thrower was confirmed as champion.Nadeem's was only the third athletics

made a lane violation ©Getty ImagesBut Bol pushed all the way, gaining, without quite catching.The athletics

:02.41.Following the disqualification of England’s 4x400m women winners, the medal standings in the athletics

and Para athletics remain - nearly - the same.Australia finished top of the Birmingham 2022 medals table


Geoff Berkeley: Birmingham must seize moment at "crossroads" in sport

  • Inside the Blogs

When Myles Hesson sank the overtime buzzer-beater to capture men’s 3x3 basketball gold for England the crowd erupted in such a way that probably sent shockwaves through central Birmingham.

International Federations and use all our strengths to bid and host those major events like the European Athletics


McLaughlin to hit the World Athletics Continental Tour circuit in Gyulai Memorial

  • Athletics

Sydney McLaughlin is a late addition to tomorrow’s World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting in Szekesfehervar

appearance on the circuit since pulverising her own world 400 metres hurdles record at last month’s World Athletics

a star attraction at the Istvan Gyulai Memorial meeting with just over a year to go until the World Athletics

world 110m hurdles champion Grant Holloway of the United States, who made his initial breakthrough in athletics