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SIR MO FARAH won the Great North Run for a record-breaking sixth time in a row with a new personal best. The British athletics legend, 36, crossed the line in Newcastle in 59min 6sec after pulling clear of Ethiopian Tamirat Tola in the final mile. Mo Farah won the Great North Run for a record […] More
THE 39th Great North Run is underway in Newcastle with all eyes on Olympian Mo Farah. The two-time double Olympic champion has won the event for the last four years and is aiming for a record sixth title. Mo Farah will be hoping to win his fifth consecutive titlePA:Press Association When is the Great North […] More
TWO time Olympic gold medallist Caster Semenya has switched from athletics to football. The 800-metre runner – who has hyperandrogenism – has signed for South African side JVW. Caster Semenya tweeted a photo of her new football clubInstagram @ castersemenya800m The 28-year-old is unable to compete without taking testosterone-reducing drugs after a rule change by […] More
TWO-TIME Olympic gold medallist David Rudisha has emerged unscathed from a horror car crash after his SUV collided head-on with a bus in his native Kenya. The world 800m record holder was travelling on the Nairobi-Kisumu highway on Saturday night when one of his tyres burst, leading him to smash into the onrushing vehicle. Thanking […] More
DAVID WEIR wants to finish his Paralympic journey in glory – and banish his Rio nightmare. Today represents the one-year-to-go anniversary until the start of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. David Weir endured a miserable time at the Rio 2016 Paralympics, failing to win a medal from five eventsPA:Press Association Wheelchair racer Weir, 40, hung up […] More
US SPRINTER Christian Coleman believes he will be cleared to run at next month’s IAAF Athletics World Championships in Doha following a hearing on September 4. The world’s fastest man is fighting to save his reputation after allegations he missed three drugs tests within the space of 12 months. AFP or licensors Christian Coleman believes […] More
US SPRINTER Christian Coleman could miss next month’s world championships and next summer’s Olympics after it was alleged he has missed a series of drugs tests. The world’s fastest man is fighting for his reputation today after claims he is disputing one of three whereabouts failures over the past 12 months. The world’s fastest man […] More
RUSSIAN athlete Margarita Plavunova has been found dead on the side of the road while out jogging during a training session. The champion hurdler, 25, was discovered in the Morshansky District in the Tamblov Oblast region of western Russia. Russian athlete Margarita Plavunova has been found dead during a training session The 25-year-old was a […] More
