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      Great Britain’s Adam Fogg awarded place in 1500m final after being TRIPPED by opponent at World Indoor Athletics

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      GREAT BRITAIN’S Adam Fogg has secured a place in the 1500m final for the World Indoor Athletics despite finishing sixth in his heat.The 25-year-old was given qualification to Sunday’s final after he was TRIPPED by his opponent during the race.Adam Fogg was awarded a spot in the 1500m final World Indoor Athletics after he tripped during his heatCredit: AlamyFogg was tripped as he began the raceCredit: BBCHe tumbled to the ground as his competitors skipped over himCredit: BBCThe Brit managed to get back to his feet quicklyCredit: BBCBut he had already fallen significantly behind in the raceCredit: BBCFogg had just got off the line to begin his qualification heat when after only five seconds he appeared to tangle his legs with Danish opponent Kristian Hansen and fall to the ground.The fall was early enough for the distance runner to get back to his feet and try and hunt down the pack, but unfortunately he was still left some way off the race leaders.However, after the race came to a conclusion Fogg was handed a place in Sunday’s 1500m final anyway after officials deemed his fall to be a consequence of being “unfairly impeded”. Only three runners from each heat are supposed to qualify for the final with the fastest three making the cut, but exceptions can be made when someone has been impeded.READ MORE SPORT NEWSSpeaking after the race Fogg explained how his tumble had essentially put him out of the race despite his best efforts to catch back up. He told BBC Sport: “This sport is brutal and I’ve hit the deck a few times, but when you hit the deck you don’t want it to happen in your first track Indoor World Championships.”In the first steps I thought I was going to be in a good spot. I went down pretty hard and my shoulder is pretty sore, my hip feels sore, but it is the way it goes.”The adrenaline got to me, but after you fall down like that you are swamped and you feel worn out straight away – I tried to pull it together, but there is nothing you can really do.”Most read in AthleticsBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSHe went on to add that he was keen to keep going in spite of his fall to ensure he still finished the race in front of the home crowd in Glasgow.He added: “I have never not finished a race and I don’t want to start that, this crowd is brilliant and it’s great to be running at a home championships.High-jumper breaks down in floods of tears live on BBC at World Indoor Athletics Championship after devastating injury”Obviously I am not from Scotland, but it’s nice to be in the UK.”Fogg will now face off against the other qualified runners in Sunday’s final, but it will be a crowded track for the Brit.He’s not the only runner that was given a spot in the final as a result of being tripped with Ethiopia’s Biniam Mehary receiving the same treatment.The two extra qualifications means that there will be 14 RUNNERS taking part in the final with the race originally supposed to see just 12 men face off for gold.Ethiopian runner Biniam Mehary was also tripped in his heat and subsequently awarded a spot in Sunday’s finalCredit: Alamy More

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      I nearly lost my finger in a freak accident but now I’m an influencer hoping to win gold at Paris 2024 Olympics

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      MOLLY CAUDERY will be jumping for joy at the Olympics if she can carry her red-hot pole vaulting form into Paris.And her dream of a medal this summer could come true less than three years after virtually losing her finger in a freak accident at home.Molly Caudery is the rising star of British athleticsCredit: GettyShe is on top of the world as the best pole vaulter in 2024Credit: PACaudery has overcome a series of injury battlesCredit: instagram @molly_cauderyShe loves to travel and soaked up the sun in South Africa in early 2024Credit: instagram @molly_cauderyBorn in Cornwall in March 2000, the new darling of British athletics is enjoying a simply astonishing rise – both on the field and online.Caudery, 23, hit the headlines with her silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – four years on from her fifth-placed finish as an 18-year-old on the Gold Coast in Australia.Incredibly, though, just eight months earlier, a shocking injury in her home gym almost ended her pole vault career before it got off the ground. Caudery, who sports a scar on her index finger, said: “I was doing snatching and, as I brought the bar down, my finger caught between where you rack it and the bar.READ MORE ON ATHLETICS“It was 90 per cent off. It was holding on by the skin on the side. “Three surgeries later, it is all good. But since then, I had two Achilles surgeries, which put me out for almost nine months. “That was a pretty big setback that I managed to come back from.”That final sentence is an understatement. Most read in AthleticsSince that Commonwealth silver, Caudery has literally jumped to new heights, setting two PBs on the same day to claim the British Championships title in July 2023.That gained her automatic entry into the Worlds the following month, where she came fifth with her new record of 4.75m. World’s sexiest athlete Alica Schmidt turned down ‘high six figures’ sponsorship deal despite earning £611 a monthThe Loughborough University sports science graduate backed that up as she claimed the UK Indoor title with a 4.85m.And with her PB now at 4.86m, she heads into the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow as the leading pole vaulter this season.So with Paris 2024 just around the corner, it is little wonder she is dreaming of a medal – just like her Team GB team-mate and Loughborough pal Holly Bradshaw, who claimed bronze in Tokyo three years ago.After all, Bradshaw jumped 4.85m for her bronze, with 4.90m the gold-medal height.Caudery added ahead of the Glasgow meet: “It’s every athlete’s dream to get an Olympic medal. “If I can just get to the final in Paris then you never know what is going to happen.“Every athlete has their timeline and mine was always 2028.Caudery dreams of bringing home a gold medal from ParisCredit: instagram @molly_cauderyThe pole vaulter is dating British high jumper Joel Clarke KhanCredit: instagram @molly_cauderyShe has racked up more than 205,000 Instagram followersCredit: instagram @molly_cauderyThe Cornwall star has been to Greece, the Canary Islands, Florida and The BahamasCredit: instagram @molly_caudery“But I know that what I’ve jumped so far could be pushing towards those medal areas, so I do think I need to re-evaluate. It’s crazy to think that that could put me up there.“To go from my PB being 4.60 at the beginning of last year to 4.86 already this year, it’s all happened very quickly for me.“I took so much confidence from last year and I’ve improved physically and mentally and I think that’s just taken me to the next step.“Coming into the season, a world indoors medal was not a clear target. But now I can’t shy away from the fact that I’ve been consistently jumping 4.80. “If I can keep doing what I’m doing, a medal could be on the cards and that’s exciting.”It is little wonder adidas snapped talented Caudery up early in 2024 as she put pen to paper on her first kit contract.The sportswear giants undoubtedly spotted the huge potential of their new client, too, given her sudden explosion of popularity online.Her combination of athletics posts, worldwide holiday snaps, glamorous selfies, bikini pics and doting content with her fellow British athlete boyfriend, high jumper Joel Clarke Khan, proves to be a winning formula. Caudery is relishing her red-hot form in the fieldCredit: PAHer current PB stands at a whopping 4.86mCredit: PAHer jump of 4.85m secured gold at the 2024 British Indoor ChampionshipsCredit: GettyCaudery needed surgery to save her left index fingerCredit: instagram @molly_cauderyThe x-ray shows the horrific damage done in her home gym in December 2021Credit: instagram @molly_cauderyCaudery has ticked off South Africa, Indonesia, Greece, the Canary Islands, Florida and The Bahamas – with the incredible photos going down a storm with supporters. Like her jumps, the followers count is going through the roof and now stands at a new PB of more than 205,000.And it shows no signs of letting up, either.The aspiring baker, keen traveller and part-time surfer – who has had to put her thrill-seeking skydiving on pause during her athletics career – is riding the wave and taking the fame in her stride, though. And while she denied suggestions she is also a model, reflecting on the social media stardom, Caudery said: “I don’t know where it really came from. “More recently, I’ve been posting a lot of pole vault videos and I’m getting like 10,000 more followers just from that. READ MORE SUN STORIES“’I think having that following is super important. People have said that athletics is not quite as big as it used to be. “So if I can inspire one person from the next generation, let alone the 200,000 or so who follow me, to be a part of athletics and keep it going, then that would be great.”Caudery ticked Indonesia off the bucket listCredit: instagram @molly_cauderyShe signed her first kit deal with adidas this yearCredit: instagram @molly_cauderyCaudery works hard in the gym and is reaping the rewardsCredit: instagram @molly_cauderyThe star loves baking and surfing in her free timeCredit: instagram @molly_cauderyShe has had to put her passion for skydiving on pause during her athletics careerCredit: instagram @molly_cauderyThe rising star knows she can inspire others to get into athleticsCredit: instagram @molly_cauderyHer holiday snaps rack up thousands of likesCredit: instagram @molly_caudery More

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      We’re twin sisters, 27, who both secretly battled same disease… now we’re plotting Olympic gold at Paris 2024 together

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      TWO TWIN sisters aiming to bring back Olympic gold for Team GB this summer have been battling the same disease since being 13.The 27-year-old Londoners Lina and Laviai Nielsen first started to dream of representing their country in the relay race together while chasing around the primary school field.
      Twin sisters Laviai and Lina Nielsen are hoping to bring back the gold this summerCredit: Rex
      The success of the siblings is even more remarkable after the pair were diagnosed with the same diseaseCredit: Reuters
      That looked set to become reality when they were selected for Britain’s 4x400m team at the 2017 European Indoor Championships.
      However, after a stress fracture in her foot ruled Lina out, it took another five years before the pair were chosen together again.
      But they were unable to compete alongside each other at the 2022 World Championships as Lina suffered a relapse of the multiple sclerosis that both sisters suffer from.
      Up until that point in their careers they had kept it secret after originally being diagnosed aged 13, but the flare-up prompted them to finally reveal their story.
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      Laviai is still yet to suffer major symptoms like her sister, and she told BBC Sport: “We’re still deciding not to take medicine because we’re not sure of the side effects.
      “We’ve always been pretty good with our diet and nutrition, but after Lina’s flare-up we’ve taken it even more seriously. So far it’s all gone well.”
      Despite those previous setbacks, the duo are hoping it will be third time lucky after being chosen together again for the World Indoor Championships this weekend in Britain’s 4x400m team.
      Laviai explained how they hope to not only make it to at least the final, but that she is desperate to compete over 400m hurdles and join her sister in a bid for Olympic gold at the Paris Games this summer.
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      And Laviai tried to put into words just exactly what it would mean if they were to stand together on the relay podium.
      She said: “We would definitely celebrate it greatly. It would be huge.”
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      Lina, who finally made her international debut in 2022, has now switched and made the 400m hurdles her primary individual event.
      She added: “There have been so many setbacks along the way.
      “It’s the nature of sport – it is cut-throat. Sometimes you need luck on your side.
      “Hopefully we’re all good this time round. It can’t get better than finally racing together in front of a home crowd.”
      The sisters are hoping it’ll be third time a charm at the World Indoor ChampionshipsCredit: Getty
      Laviai Nielsen pictured winning the 400m ahead of Lina in Birmingham this monthCredit: Rex More

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      Forgotten Team GB star Dwain Chambers ‘to RETURN to athletics 20 YEARS after doping ban’ aged 45

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      DWAIN CHAMBERS is set to make a shock return to athletics aged 45 – more than 20 years after his doping ban.Chambers was suspended for two years in 2003 after testing positive for the steroid THG.
      Dwain Chambers is eyeing a stunning return to athletics aged 45Credit: AP:Associated Press
      However, he was back competing for Great Britain in 2006 and went on to enjoy great success, especially indoors where he was crowned world 60m champion.
      But now the Daily Mail report the North London sprinter will make his major comeback at the UK Athletics Indoor Championships in February.
      Dad-of-two Chambers ran an impressive 6.81sec to break the over-45s 60m world record at Lee Valley earlier this month.
      And the self-described ‘Benjamin Button’ plans to compete over the same distance at the flagship UK meeting in Birmingham.
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      That could see him go up against athletes literally half his age.
      Gladiators star Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, ex-60m world champ Richard Kilty, reigning British champion Reece Prescod and 100m world semi-finalist Eugene Amo-Dadzie may also feature.
      And should Chambers take to the start line, it would cap off an incredible return to top-level athletics.
      The former 100m world bronze medallist in 1999, who won 4 x 100m European gold, has not featured at the Indoor Championships for four years and failed to get through outdoor 100m heats in both 2021 and 2022.
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      Chambers saw his European 100m gold medal and record 9.87sec time nullified by his drugs ban but stepped back into competition briefly in 2006.
      He then had ventures into both American Football and rugby league before turning his attention largely to the 60m distance – although he did race against Usain Bolt at London 2012.
      Five-time national indoor winner Chambers’ 6.42sec time from 2009 remains the British record.
      Chambers is also a coach at his academy at Lee Valley as he prepares for his shock comeback after a decade away from representing Great Britain on the international stage.
      Chambers missed out on qualifying for the 100m outdoors in 2021 and 2022Credit: PA
      He is still competing and is also a coach for younger athletesCredit: Instagram More

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      Glam British athlete Lauryn Davey shows off toned abs in red bikini as stunned fans say ‘woah’

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      LAURYN LOUISE DAVEY had fans in awe with her latest social media post.The British Olympic hopeful took a break from her training to share a stunning snap on Instagram.
      Lauryn Louise Davey shared a stunning snap in a red bikini to her Instagram pageCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
      Davey is a Team GB Olympic hopefulCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
      She is a British Heptathlete champion at junior levelCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
      Heptathlete Davey is gunning to be part of Team GB’s Olympic squad.
      However, Paris 2024 comes too soon for the 24-year-old.
      Instead, the 2026 Commonwealth games are what the Welsh National hero is eyeing as her ticket to the 2028 Olympics.
      And it seems she will take a number of fans with her.
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      Davey currently has nearly 25,000 followers on Instagram.
      Reacting to her latest post, captioned: “Power of now 🙏🏼,” fans had nothing but well wishes and praise.
      She was seen wearing a red bikini in the post.
      One fan said: “Woah 🔥🔥🔥🔥.”
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      A second said: “Beaut & strong.”
      A third added: “Champ❤️.”
      As well as her Olympic dream which she has had since the age of five, she is also taking a medical degree at Swansea University.
      Davey, who also has a vegan diet, recently shared snaps of herself following a gym workout.
      Davey regularly shares shows off her figure on her social mediaCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
      Davey has nearly 25,000 fans on InstagramCredit: instagram @laurynlouisedavey
      She is aiming to use the 2026 Commonwealth Games as her tickets to the OlympicsCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
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      Glam British athlete Lauryn Davey shows off toned figure in ‘after hours’ selfie as fans say ‘you look incredible’

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      LAURYN DAVEY has stunned fans as she showed off her “incredible” figure.The 24-year-old heptathlete posed in workout gear for the sexy snap.
      Lauryn Davey stunned fans after a workoutCredit: instagram @laurynlouisedavey
      The beauty showed off her bum in tight shortsCredit: instagram @laurynlouisedavey
      Lauryn often strips down to revealing bikinis
      She has 24,600 followers on social mediaCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
      Davey wore a tight blue top and figure-hugging grey shorts as she flaunted her curves.
      The Olympic hopeful captioned the post “after hours” with her 24,600 Instagram followers begging to see more.
      One said: “Absolutely gorgeous and so damn hot.”
      Another added: “What a bum.”
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      A third commented: “God you look incredible.”
      Davey is no stranger to leaving her fans in awe, recently catching the eye as she stripped down to a blue bikini.
      And the blonde bombshell also dazzled while going for a dip in revealing swimwear.
      She lives a jet-setting life and always leaves little to the imagination abroad, visiting Spain, Switzerland and Sweden of late.
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      The Welsh athlete is hoping to make 2026 Commonwealth Games in Australia and the 2028 Olympics in the United States.
      She is not contention for the Paris Olympics next year as she is focusing on her studies as a medical student at Swansea University.
      Lauryn is a heptathleteCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
      She is hoping to represent Team GB in the futureCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
      She studies at Swansea UniversityCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
      The beauty travels the world and strips down to tight outfits on her travelsCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey More

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      Glam British athlete Lauryn Davey told she’s ‘beautiful from every angle’ as she shows off toned figure in stunning pics

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      THE GLAMOROUS Lauryn Davey was told that she is “beautiful from every angle” as she showed off her toned figure in a series of amazing snaps.The 24-year-old British heptathlete has her eyes set on a place at the Olympics in the future.
      SCROLL DOWN FOR A GLIMPSE INTO LAURYN’S GLAMOROUS LIFE…
      Lauryn Louise Davey has shared her latest adventures in a stunning photo dumpCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
      The 24-year-old British heptathlete is hoping to claim Olympic glory in the futureCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
      Lauryn is also studying for a medical degree at Swansea UniversityCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
      Fans were blown away by her mega abs in her latest post on InstagramCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
      However, the ace also has plenty of talents and interests away from track and field.
      Along with being an athlete, she is also pursuing a medical degree at Swansea University.
      Lauryn has also built up a substantial following of nearlt 25,000 on social media thanks to her over 500 posts 
      And her latest one has sent her fan base into meltdown once again as she provided an update on her recent adventures.
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      The gorgeous athlete shared a series of snaps that she titled “just me in October so far” on Instagram.
      The first showed her posing in a green dress out in the countryside which was accompanied by another one showcasing her pearly white smile and then a close-up of her face.
      A selfie then followed of her on the track training before a sexy snap of her toned abs in a tiny pink bikini on a sun lounger catching some rays.
      Another selfie was after that before another shot of her working out in the gym, with the collection finishing with a snap of her posing on the track in a tight white Nike top and pink running shorts.
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      It did not take long for the comments to come flooding in as fans gushed over her.
      “You’re gorgeous. A true, natural beauty,” declared one admirer.
      Another told her: “You’re so incredibly beautiful from every angle.”
      “Omgg perfection,” read another comment as a fellow fan called Lauryn “absolute perfection”.
      It is not the first time that fans have been stunned by her online snaps, which range from bikini-clad beach breaks to snowboarding in Switzerland.
      Lauryn was told that “it should be illegal to look this good” as she stunned in a swimsuit last month.
      Her admirers also said “that body is beyond perfection” as she stripped and showed off her bum while away in Sweden.
      And that was not the main memory for her or the 23,000 that follow her from Scandinavia.
      Lauryn followed that up with sensational photos from a dip in a lake in a tiny blue bikini.
      Inside Hollie’s glamorous life as an athlete, influencer, travels and medical studies…
      Lauryn keeps herself in incredible shape with her workoutsCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
      Fans have already hailed her stunning abs and figure with her past snapsCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
      Lauryn has amassed a social media following of nearly 25kCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
      Lauryn Lshared new pics that she captioned with ‘Just me in October so far’Credit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
      She looked delightful in green as she posed in the countryside with her gleaming smileCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
      Lauryn showed she is still keeping up the hard work on the trackCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
      But she has previously entertained fans with her travel adventuresCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
      Lauryn showed off her peachy bum to her delighted fans in the pastCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
      Despite her travels, Lauryn always ensures she puts the hard work in to stay in stunning shapeCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey More

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      Iron-pumping Daryll Neita plans to ‘Shock Da World’ as she chases major first at World Athletics Championship

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      IRON-PUMPING Daryll Neita plans to ‘Shock Da World’ as she chases a first individual global medal.Sprinter Neita is one of SunSport’s seven SEINE-sational stars that we are following on the road to the Paris 2024 Olympics.
      Daryll Neita set a deadlift PB ahead of the World Athletics ChampionshipCredit: Reuters
      The Londoner has geared up for the Budapest Worlds with a deadlift of 90kg – her heaviest ever weights – in a gym in the Canary Islands.
      And the tune Shock Da World by American rapper Rod Wave was blasting into her eardrums via her AirPods.
      Neita, who runs in 100m heats at 11.10am, posted a video of her clean lift on Instagram and she high-fived teammates when it was done.
      The 26-year-old, whose 100m PB is 10.90 seconds, said: “I’ve been attempting that weight since January.
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      “We went to a recent warm-weather camp in Tenerife for 3-4 weeks.
      “I’ve attempted it a couple of times this season as well and just couldn’t lift it.
      “I put my headphones in, put my favourite song on, and I just said: ‘This is go time, I’m heading to these world champs in PB form. Let me start with PBs in this gym.’
      “I just picked up the bar, lifted it and it just flew up.
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      “In the video, you can see my reaction, it just meant so much. I screamed because I’ve been attempting that weight for so long.
      “It just meant so much that I found the strength. I said to my coach, from that moment in the gym, I just feel so switched on now going into the worlds.
      “I’ve been in a completely different zone after lifting that. It has just given me a lot of confidence as well to know I’m actually in PB form on and off the track.
      “So, yeah, I’m heading into the championships very confident and knowing that I’m in my best ever form physically.” More