SHOBUKHOVA RETIRES TO FOCUS ON COACHING

FORGOTTEN CHAMPIONS PULL NO PUNCHES

BACK IN 2004, the British marathon runner Bill Adcocks tentatively

LIFE IN THE FAST LANE

WHEN SHE was eight years of age, Dina Asher-Smith drew

MARATHON BRAINSTORM

IN AN EFFORT to rediscover the recipe for British marathon

GET CARTER

THE WOMEN’S shot put in the 2016 IAAF World Indoor

LONDON 2017 TIMETABLE

TICKETS for London 2017 go on sale on August 1

AN ENDURING STORY

IN 2002 BOB PHILLIPS wrote the definitive book on Emil

GATLIN RECEPTION

I DON’T necessarily agree with Jamie Baulch’s idea that US

LONDON BALLOT’S RECORD NUMBER

A RECORD 253,930 people from the UK have applied to

HUDSON-SMITH TO FACE 400m BEST

EUROPEAN silver medallist and one of the future stars of

POLICEWOMAN IS LONDON MARATHON ONE MILLIONTH

A POLICE officer from Hemel Hempstead has been named as

RIO RACE DISTORTION FEARS FOR RADCLIFFE

PAULA RADCLIFFE says she fears races will be “distorted” in

HISTORY’S FASTEST TEEN BROMELL IN MANCHESTER

THE FASTEST teenager in history and one of the hottest

OLYMPIC TRACK LAYS WAY FOR A GREAT GENERATION

THE FIRST to set foot competitively on the new track

TRAFFORD 10km MEASURING MISTAKE

THE COURSE used for the Trafford 10km since 2009 has

UK U15 BOYS’ 800m RECORD FALLS

BEN PATTISON produced a stunning performance at the British Milers’

BEDFORD GAMES CANCELLATION

Event organiser Carol Jackson released a statement online saying: “After

LONDON GAMES FOR COMMUNITY

THE FIRST ever London Athletics Community Games will take place

ENGLAND AWARD NOMINATIONS

Voting for awards including club, coach, official and volunteer of

EX-UEA COACH SAUNDERS DIES

Saunders, who previously worked as head athletics coach at the

BAULCH: US LACK ANTI-DOPING DRIVE

FORMER British 400m runner Jamie Baulch feels not enough is

JOYOUS JUNE FOR CHAMP TALLENT

AUSTRALIAN race walker Jared Tallent has confirmed he will receive

GREATEST MILE IN HISTORY AT PREFONTAINE CLASSIC

ASBEL KIPROP will lead one of the greatest fields ever

THOMPSON MAKES BIG STATEMENT

ELAINE THOMPSON laid down a big marker for 2016 in

VAN NIEKERK SICK OF 400m RUNNING

WAYDE VAN NIEKERK says he suffers with serious post-race sickness

SYMMONDS AD DOUBLE 2012 COST

NICK SYMMONDS has raised $21,800 by selling advertising space on

GATLIN ‘SMARTER’ AFTER BOLT LOSS

JUSTIN GATLIN says his loss to Usain Bolt in the

KIMETTO MISSES MARATHON CUT

MARATHON world record-holder Dennis Kimetto (below), has missed out on

LEGENDS COMMEMORATE TOKYO RELAY SUCCESS

LEGENDS of athletics came together to commemorate 25 years since

HISTORY REWRITTEN BY WALKER TAYLOR-TALCOTT

HISTORY-MAKER Erin Taylor-Talcott, the first ever female to compete in

STEPANOV: WADA SLOW TO ACT

RUSSIAN whistleblower Vitaliy Stepanov said he nearly aborted his plan

DINIZ SICKENED BY SCHWAZER

WORLD record-holder for the 50km walk, Yohann Diniz, says the

NIETO INTO REHAB AFTER ACCIDENT

FORMER American high jumper Jamie Nieto has come out of

POWELL MULLS 100/200m DOUBLE

ASAFA POWELL is considering doing the 100/200m double at the

ROAD TO RIO

Multiple champions: Eric Lemming 1908/1912, Jonni Myyra 1920/1924, Jan Zelezny

THE CURSE OF LANE TWO

THE FINAL of the men’s 100m at the London 2012

Double trouble?

THERE are defining moments in an athlete’s career when aspects

LONGER INTERVALS CAN BOOST MUSCLE GROWTH

TAKING more rest between sets of weightlifting can promote muscle

ATHLETES SPEND HALF AS MUCH ON FOOD AS COUCH POTATOES

AN average junk food diet costs an average £7000 more

EMOTIONAL SUPPORT CAN HELP TO SPEED RETURN AFTER INJURY

RESTORING self-confidence and reducing anxiety levels in injured athletes can

BLUEBERRYACTIVE

What: From the manufacturers of CherryActive, made with tart Montmorency

ON THE COUCH

BANISHING negative thoughts won’t just help you feel more comfortable

ALLAN SMITH

SETTING a personal best above the Olympic qualifier is a

THE DOUBLE ACT

IT WOULD be very rare if a topranking world star

TIME TO TEE UP

The nylon and polyester blend used in this shirt creates

KESWICK AC

Keswick Amateur Athletic club members made their first competitive appearance

DELIGHT IN DOHA

EILIDH DOYLE’S Olympic year got off to the perfect start

BIRCHFIELD: STRONG CASE FOR THE DEFENCE

BIRCHFIELD HARRIERS got the defence of their title off to

KENYANS DOMINATE CZECH REPUBLIC

THE Diamond League meeting in Doha was great from an

VETS READY FOR RELAYS

THE six-stage M35 event remains the main men’s race, writes

BMC GP KICKS OFF IN MANCHESTER

FRESH from his BUCS Champs 800m victory, Jake Wightman sets

GREAT BRISTOL 10km, MAY 15

FORMERLY known as the Run Bristol 10km, this race has

GB ATHLETES IN ACTION IN CHINA

SEVERAL Britons are due to make the long trip to

BROOKS

Hants and Surrey: Winchester. Herts & North Middx: Stevenage. Western:

UP-WARD BOUND

HAVING already improved her PB by nine centimetres to 1.89m

STARTER FOR=10=

WELCOME to another in a regular series of quizzes and

SCHWAZER’S WIN PROVOKES DISGUST

THE athletics world collectively held its head in its hands