KICK-START GUM

LAURA MUIR – FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS TO MEDAL HOPE

IN BREAKING Dame Kelly Holmes’ British 1500m record, Laura Muir

RECORD BREAKING FEAST

IT IS A measure of the quality of last weekend’s

HARRISON HURDLES TO HISTORIC WORLD BEST

MOST of the competitors at London were using this meeting

GB RELAY TEAM ON TOP OF THE WORLD

LAURA MUIR didn’t set the first British record of the

MUIR SMASHES HOLMES’ RECORD

A WORLD record in the women’s sprint hurdles and Usain

MILLER MAKES HER MARK

WORLD 400m silver medallist Shaunae Miller improved the world lead

MY, OH MY, DALILAH

DALILAH MUHAMMED confirmed her position as favourite for Rio in

KJT’S ON FORM AS BEITIA WINS

EUROPEAN champion Ruth Beitia was close to clearing 2.00m in

BOLT’S BACK BUT NOT UP TO SPEED

HE WAS the athlete the crowd came to see and

LAVILLENIE FINDING HIS FORM AGAIN

OLYMPIC champion Renaud Lavillenie failed to clear a single height

SILAS IS GOLDEN

THE Emsley Carr Mile was run for the 64th time

BOSSE IS THE BOSS

PIERRE-AMBROSE BOSSE, who was out of the medals in Amsterdam,

LONDON SUITS TAYLOR

CHRISTIAN TAYLOR gained his fourth consecutive win at this meeting

CLUB: CONNECT RELAYS

THERE was a time when young middle distance runners were

VICAUT’S THE BEST OF A BAD BUNCH

WITH so many sensational performances on the track, the short

WHITEHEAD’S WORLD RECORD

THE IPC Athletics Grand Prix Final got off to a

EMPHATIC SPRINT WIN FROM SOPHIE

ONE of the most dominant victories on Saturday came when

HURRICANE HANNAH IS LEFT WANTING MORE

HANNAH COCKROFT was one of several of the London 2012

SWISS HUG TAMES WEIRWOLF

MARCEL HUG has the upper hand over David Weir right

REHM RARING TO GO

MARKUS REHM will not be able to fulfil his dream

LIBBY ON A NEW LEVEL

LIBBY CLEGG is in brilliant form ahead of the Paralympics,

MO LAYS DOWN A WARNING

NINETY MINUTES after his 5000m race, Mo Farah cut a

KOVACS KING OF THE SHOT

EUROPEAN champion David Storl and world indoor champion Tom Walsh

GAO’S THE MAIN MAN

IN THE long jump there was a Chinese win for

RELAY STRENGTH IN DEPTH

AFTER seeing their female team-mates smash the UK 4x100m record

CLEMENT CLAIMS HURDLES VICTORY

DOUBLE world champion Kerron Clement over-took Javier Culson in the

KJT IN GREAT JUMPING FORM

THE HEPTATHLON in Rio is going to be one of

HUDSON-SMITH TAKES THE 400m

THERE was mixed success for the Brits with the race

GB 1-2 OVER TWO LAPS

SHELAYNA OSKAN CLARKE is so far building on her breakthrough

NEW TRACK A HIT

FANS enjoyed the novelty of being able to glance at

RETIREMENT FAREWELLS

THE Anniversary Games proved a fitting place to mark the

SCHIPPERS STUNS HER SPRINT RIVALS

DAFNE SCHIPPERS’ muchanticipated showdown with the inform Elaine Thompson did

UPS AND DOWNS

TUNISIAN Habiba Ghribi won the women’s 3000m steeplechase in 9:21.35

PERKOVIC IS SUPREME

SANDRA PERKOVIC threw a meeting record in the discus of

RESULTS

Men: 100 (0.4): 1 J Vicaut (FRA) 10.02; 2 I

BROOKS SUPER FANS

ALL EYES were on Amsterdam earlier this month as the

THROWERS IN RECORD FORM

KONRAD BUKOWIECKI and Neeraj Chopra set two world under-20 records

YELLOW PERIL

HE WOMEN’S 3000m at the 1984 Olympics is famous for

TWO-DAY EVENT

DOUBLE the action amounts to double the enjoyment. London’s Diamond

BRITS SIGN OFF FOR OLYMPICS IN STYLE

THE MÜLLER Anniversary Games gave many of Britain’s Brazil-bound Olympians

WARNER BACKS CAS DECISION TO UPHOLD RUSSIA BAN WHILE IOC REJECTS STEPANOVA FOR RIO

UK ATHLETICS chairman Ed Warner has backed the Court of

WE LEARNED ...

1. Mo Farah says he’s in the shape of his

MUIR: I’LL ALWAYS RUN TO WIN

BY LAURA MUIR’S own admission, her times in 2016 were

HARRISON: WR HELPS RIO MISS

KENDRA HARRISON says her world record-breaking run in London has

BUDD TO RUN STIRLING MARATHON

ZOLA BUDD is joining one of her old roommates in

41 PARALYMPIC TEAM ADDITIONS

JONNIE PEACOCK and Libby Clegg are among 41 athletes added

SESSION RETIRED ME, SAYS COACH YOUNG

ANDY YOUNG, coach of Laura Muir, says he was quickly

MEADOWS: I SEE MYSELF IN LAURA’S COMMITMENT

IF THERE was ever a story which encapsulates the steely

UJAH: RELAY IS JUST BANTER

CJ UJAH says the fun atmosphere in the British relay

YATES: I WON’T TRAIN IDIOTS AND GILES IS NO FOOL

OLYMPIAN and Commonwealth bronze medallist Matt Yates, no-nonsense coach to

GILES: RIO RUINED MY HOLIDAY PLAN

AMOTORBIKE trip into north Africa was how Elliot Giles planned

SPRINTERS QUERY BROWNE CLAIMS

RIVALS of world record-holding Paralympic sprinter Richard Browne have called

COCKROFT: I’M PROUD OF IPC

HANNAH COCKROFT says she is proud of the courage the

BADDELEY’S GOT BELIEF

ANDY BADDELEY believes his international career is not yet over

HARROGATE TRACK PLAN

HARROGATE Harriers AC have unveiled an ambitious set of plans

SEAA ROAD RELAY MOVE

THE SOUTH of England Athletic Association (SEAA) Road Relay Championships

CLASH OF NATIONS IN MANCHESTER MEET

THE INAUGURAL Manchester International will take place next month, giving

PRICE OF SUCCESS

ATHLETICS is considered a relatively inexpensive sport compared to the

NEW STUDY ADDRESSES TRAINING HABITS OF ADOLESCENT RUNNERS

ENGLAND ATHLETICS is joining forces with the Children’s Health and

COCONUT OIL REDUCES INFLAMMATION

IT’S EVERY A-lister’s food of the moment, but virgin coconut

LIGHTER WEIGHTS ARE AS EFFECTIVE AS HEAVIER ONES

LIFTING progressively heavier weights if you want to get stronger

EAT EIGHT-A-DAY FOR HAPPINESS

CONSUMING more fruit and vegetables every day could substantially increase

ATHLETE INSIGHT: ROB MULLETT

IDON’T pay too much attention to the criticism of current

FEEL THE PRESSURE

AT THE Olympics and Paralympics everything an athlete encounters is

THE HEAT IS ON

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WHAT’S IN YOUR TROLLEY?

Coffee: I’m a student at the University of Birmingham and

STEMMING THE DROPOUT RATE

BACK IN 2012, when I ran in the 800m at

THE IOC IS NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE

THREE cheers for the IAAF. They alone among the world’s

BELL RINGS UP ANOTHER WIN

MORE CHANCES FOR BRITS THE Müller Anniversary Games was a

PARKRUN / ROAD

Falkirk: J Stevenson 21:25 W65 94.63%; Penrose: E Stepto 17:37

FELL

Overall (6.7km/740m-4.6km/437m-11.4km/970m): 1 T Gilmore 2:57:21 (I Gilmore 62:10, N

TOP ATHLETES IN BEDFORD

ALTHOUGH the country’s leading senior athletes are in Brazil, some

STARTER FOR = 10 =

1 Fabiana Murer won the women’s pole vault world title

OWN A PIECE OF HISTORY

CHUNKS of the iconic London 2012 track are being sold

TOP ATHLETES RIDE TO GLORY

IN THE past, a double-decker bus has gone on to

BOLT’S LOOKING AHEAD TO 2017

USAIN BOLT gave a strong hint that he definitely plans

BIONIC WOMAN TO TACKLE 2016 GREAT NORTH RUN

FUNDRAISER Claire Lomas (right) is aiming to complete the 2016