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Dunn rewarded with leadership role after success with British Para athletics team

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Paula Dunn has been rewarded for her success with Britain's Para athletics team with an appointment to

lead the country at this year's three major athletics events.

The five-time Commonwealth Games medallist has served as head coach of UK Athletics' Paralympic programme

Indoor Championships, World Athletics Championships and European Athletics Championships this year.She

will work closely with Olympic head coach Christian Malcolm.UK Athletics head of performance Tommy Yule

championships, including the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade ©Getty Images"Paula will

to 20, the World Athletics Championships in Oregon from July 15 to 24 and the European Athletics Championships





Athletics Canada chief executive Bedford retires after storm over sexually suggestive tweets

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David Bedford has retired as chief executive of Athletics Canada, a move which followed revelations that

Directors.Canada's six-medal haul, including two golds, at Tokyo 2020 was its best Olympic performance in athletics

Mathieu has been with Athletics Canada since 2005, has held the role of chief operating officer since

announcement, Bedford posted on Facebook that he intended to retire this year.Bedford had joined Athletics

Sport Canada.Bedford departs shortly after Canada won two gold, one silver and three bronze medals in athletics



Algeria and Cuba NOCs strengthen ties with view to Oran 2022 Mediterranean Games

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The National Olympic Committees of Algeria and Cuba have agreed to strengthen their partnership, following the visit of Abdelnour Ferhat Fazil to Havana.

laboratory in the Cuban capital, and examined potential opportunities for collaboration in the sports of athletics

They have the decision to continue and expand cooperation with the Island in boxing, judo, wrestling, athletics


Mike Rowbottom: Phantom world record for Crouser and mark of honour for Willis as Millrose Games hits highs and lows

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The Millrose Games brands itself as the world's premier indoor athletics event.

Watching the live feed on the World Athletics YouTube channel - a great facility, let's be clear

gotta get more fail proof on all levels, not fall back to Stone Age methods… #Millrose #shotput #athletics

sportmoderator) January 30, 2022"Unbelievable", tweeted Florian Weber, an innovative leader of World Athletics

— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) January 30, 2022Eight years later, aged 33, he earned 1500m bronze

his latest effort on Saturday night was voted January’s Moment of the Month by followers on the World Athletics


Djokovic and Barty among nominees for 2022 Laureus World Sports Awards

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Tennis stars Novak Djokovic and Ashleigh Barty are among the nominees for the 2022 Laureus Sports Awards, which were announced today. 

Award after winning his seventh Super Bowl in 2021 ©Getty ImagesOther nominees for the category are athletics

and Daniil Medvedev headline the Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Award with football’s Pedri, athletics

shortlisted.Pedri, 19, was voted the best young player at the Balon d’Or, while Chopra became India’s first Olympic athletics

Dutchwoman De Groot completed the calendar-year Grand Slam.Switzerland's Hug won four golds in wheelchair athletics


European Championships set to play leading role in Munich 1972 50th anniversary

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A series of events to mark the 50th anniversary of Munich 1972 is underway, with the centrepiece set to be the European Championships, the biggest multi-sport event to be held in the German city since the Olympic Games.

European Championships, due to take place between August 11 and 21, feature nine sports, including athletics



Venues

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modal title="Alexander Stadium" id="alexander-stadium"]Alexander Stadium is a world class international athletics

venue in the West Midlands ©Getty ImagesAlexander Stadium is an international standard athletics venue

18,000 fans, with temporary stands increasing capacity to 40,000.Work is underway to install a blue athletics

including a new 5,000 seat stand which took capacity to 12,750.Alexander Stadium is the home of UK Athletics

history after opening in 1929.It was originally built for Birchfield Harriers, and still features the athletics


Birchfield Harriers

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Birchfield Harriers is one of the leading athletics clubs in Britain and was formed in 1877.



Melak and Gateri triumph in Cinque Mulini on World Athletics Cross Country Tour

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Muthoni Gateri of Kenya claimed victory in the 90th edition of the Cinque Mulini in Italy, a World Athletics

was Luca Alfieri who finished 13th on home soil.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Demadonna Athletics

eight back.The Azzurri's best finisher was Anna Arnaudo in fifth place.The next Gold event on the World Athletics