Athletics News

Swedish pole vault star Armand Duplantis says "music and sport bring people together in the best way as he releases 'Gold' for the upcoming inaugural Ultimate Championship.

Honors self-developed humanoid robot clocks 9.32secQuicker than 9.58sec mens world record set 17 years agoChinese smartphone maker Honors self-developed humanoid robot Lightning ran the 100m in 9.32 seconds, beating the ...

Online sleuths detected the error after Sydney Marathon unveiled the double-sided medal.

Bolts name appears in Wythenshawe FC squad listTeam features several former Premier League starsThe sprinting legend Usain Bolt appears set to turn out for a star-studded Sunday league team in Greater Manchester after hi...

Amy Hunt follows up her extraordinary week at the European Championships with a second-placed finish in the women's 200m at the Diamond League in Lausanne behind Kayla White.

39-year-old collapsed during event in JuneAmerican won world title in 2011 Former 1500m world champion Jenny Simpson says she will not return to running after she collapsed during a track event in June.Simpson, a three-t...

Olympic 1500m medallist Jenny Simpson says a "chapter has ended" and she will not return to running after having a cardiac arrest.

Coach had not been heard from for two monthsBaptiste serving a custodial sentence in MoroccoLeon Baptiste, the British Athletics coach who had not been heard from since visiting Morocco two months ago, is being held in p...

Coach had not been heard from in two monthsBaptiste serving a custodial sentence in MoroccoLeon Baptiste, the British Athletics coach who had not been heard from since visiting Morocco around two months ago, is being hel...

Organisers of the Edmonton Marathon admit their course this year was more than half a kilometre too long.

Canadian contest sparked outrage from scores of frustrated runners online and in Canadian mediaThe organisers of the Edmonton Marathon have admitted the course was more than half a kilometre too long, after outrage from ...

Contest in Edmonton sparked outrage from scores of frustrated runners in CanadaThe organisers of the Edmonton Marathon have admitted the course was more than half a kilometre too long, after outrage from scores of runner...

English athletics coach Leon Baptiste was given a 10-month prison sentence in Morocco for sexually assaulting a minor.

Amy Hunts record haul of four golds in Birmingham showcased the sports appeal. More can be done to ensure it gets its fair share of the limelightTo win one gold medal is impressive. To win two indicates a certain relentl...

Big Three and Hunter Bell to meet in Zurich next weekI am really excited to throw my hat into the ring thereGeorgia Hunter Bell says she is ready to take on the Big Three of Audrey Werro, Keely Hodgkinson and Femke Broed...

British sprinter catapulted herself into the mainstream by winning four golds in Birmingham and celebrated her final golden night in styleLong before Amy Hunt catapulted herself into the mainstream by winning an unpreced...

Relive Great Britain's Amy Hunt's "iconic" European Championships where the sprinter won four gold medals with victories in the women's 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay and the mixed 4x100m relay.

How Claire Bryant won world long jump gold

Amy Hunt asserts herself as Great Britain's new track sensation after winning an unprecedented four gold medals at the European Athletics Championships.

We take a look back at some of our favourite track and field images from Birmingham after Great Britain finished second in the medal table

Great Britain take silver in both the men's and women's 4x400m relay, with the last lap of each race going right down to the wire.

Final medal table and Great Britain's medallists for the European Athletics Championships at Birmingham's Alexander Stadium.