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    I want to be the most powerful man in world sport says British hero Lord Coe

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    LORD SEBASTIAN COE has vowed to shake-up the Olympic Movement if he becomes president, saying: There’s too much power in the hands of too few people.On Thursday, Britain’s double Olympic 1500 metres champion revealed details behind his bid to become the most powerful man in sport.Seb Coe has launched his bid to become the next IOC presidentCredit: PACoe was chairman of the organising committee that delivered the 2012 London Olympics and ParalympicsCredit: PAInternational Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, 70, steps down in 2025 after 12 years and Coe, 68, is up against six candidates to replace the German.His manifesto was launched 21 floors up The Turing Building, which overlooks Stratford in East London where the London 2012 Olympics were held – Coe was chairman of that organising committee.If elected next March in Athens, Coe has vowed to:+ Protect and promote the integrity of women’s sport (“I’ll advocate for clear, science-based policies that safeguard the female category.”)Read more on Olympics+ Revamp the Olympics commercial model after four top sponsors quit after the Paris 2024 Games.+ Possibly switch some indoor sports from the summer Olympics to the winter Games.+ Empower the 100-plus IOC membership and give them decision-making responsibility.+ Strengthen anti-doping systems by enhancing funding and use legal methods to nail dopers.Most read in Athletics+ Get more young people involved in the Olympics – but breakdancing will not return under Coe.Coe, who has been World Athletics boss since 2015, said: “It’s exciting. It’ll be the privilege and honour of my life to do this.“And I’m ready. I take absolutely nothing for granted.“But I’ll work harder for this than I’ll probably ever work for anything. Because I think ultimately the treasure at the end is really dramatic here.Coe will find out next year if he will be elected to become the most powerful man in sportCredit: ReutersSince 2015, Coe has been president of World AthleticsCredit: Sportsfile“Here in Stratford is probably the best demonstration of anything that I’ve delivered.“None of this would have happened without using the extraordinary power of the Olympic Movement.“To have built a new city inside an old city in seven years. To do it from a standing start. To leave 50,000 permanent, meaningful jobs and new houses, three universities.“That’s the power of the Movement. Every day, if I’m privileged to do this job, I’ll be squeezing every ounce of that. Fans ‘in floods of tears’ as Sir Chris Hoy gives rousing speech at BBC SPOTY despite brave cancer battle“The vision is simple. To use the inspirational power of the Olympic Movement to deliver the Greatest Show on Earth every two years.“In simple terms, I just want to use the experience that I think I’ve amassed over many years. I want to build, I want to reform and I want to deliver.”Coe, a Tory MP for five years, knows he is “not an insider” and is up against favourite Juan Antonio Samaranch Junior and Bach protégé Kirsty Coventry.The former 1500 metres world record holder said: “In the IOC room are some really smart people. Some of them have got brains the size of planets.“Some are running great chunks of the global marketplace. They’re cultural icons.“They’re coaches. Educators. Members of the Royal Family. Former Prime Ministers or presidents of countries. There’s no shortage of talent there.“But what input do I and other members have? The reality is there isn’t enough. There’s too much power in the hands of too few people.“This isn’t a broken organisation. It can be so much better. There has to be safe space for discussion.”With Saudi Arabia confirmed as hosts for the 2034 Fifa World Cup, it is inevitable they will target the Olympics over the next decade – either winter or summer.READ MORE SUN STORIESCoe, a longstanding member of Amnesty International, has “active discussions” with desert sports bosses over track-and-field and has not ruled out working with them if he gets the top job.But says he has “uncompromising conversations with governments and sometimes Heads of State” over human rights concerns when awarding tournament rights to host countries.Forty-four years ago, Coe became Olympic 1500m champion in Moscow, as he outpaced Brit Steve OvettCredit: PA More

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      Sprint sensation Gout Gout, 16, breaks U18 100m world record at SCHOOL championships – but it doesn’t count

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      SPRINT prodigy Gout Gout has broken the U18 100 metre world record… but it will not count.The 16-year-old Australian sensation ran 10.04 seconds at the national All-Schools Athletics Championships in Queensland on Friday.Gout Gout has furthered his credentials as a teenage sprinting superstarCredit: GettyHe obliterated the rest of the field and ran under the U18 100 metre world record but it does not countCredit: Athletics AustraliaHe destroyed the field by a huge margin and went under the U18 world record of 10.06 held jointly by American Christian Miller and Thailand’s Puripol Boonson.However, Gout’s phenomenal performance is not a legitimate time due to an illegal tailwind of 3.4m/sec.It is also not the fastest illegitimate U18 100m ever as American Erriyon Knighton previously ran a wind-assisted 9.99.But it is nevertheless an astonishing performance from the youngster – who celebrates his 17th birthday on December 29.READ MORE IN SPORTTo put Gout’s time of 10.02 into context, Usain Bolt, who holds the world record for the fastest 100m ever with a time of 9.58, had a PB of 10.03 until the age of 21.Within months of breaking the 10-second barrier, Bolt went on to run a world record time of 9.68 to win gold at the 2008 Olympic Games.Gout caught the eye in April 2023 when, aged just 15, he broke the Australian U18 men’s 200m record with a time of 20.87 seconds.After the performance, he said: “It means a lot because I’ve been training so much for this. I was really nervous.Most read in AthleticsCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERS”The gun went, and I was good and I just kept pushing. It’s like you can’t feel any ground contact, it feels like you are floating.”This season has been mind-blowing for me. Last year I came fourth and sixth at nationals, and then I came out at All Schools and won.Watch ‘ridiculous’ moment 16-year-old sprint sensation Gout Gout runs 100m in 10.2secs after ‘turning into Forest Gump'”I was really motivated because I took last year personally, it always feels better when you are winning.”In August this year, he destroyed the rest of the field at the Queensland Athletics Championships with a time of 10.20.Gout was born in Queensland, Australia to parents from South Sudan.His parents moved to Australia two years before he was born. More

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      Geoff Capes dead at 75: Legendary strongman and Britain’s finest shot putter passes away

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      GEOFF CAPES has sadly passed away at the age of 75.The legendary strongman was considered Britain’s finest shot-putter and was one of its biggest celebrities at his peak.Geoff Capes has passed away at the age of 75Credit: GettyCapes seen here lifting fellow 80s star and legendary Sun Page 3 girl Linda LusardiCredit: GettyHe was pictured with record-breaking England goalkeeper Peter Shilton at a charity event in 2019Credit: XHe also bred budgies outside of sportCredit: GettyA family statement said: “The family of Geoffrey Capes would like to announce his sad passing today, 23rd October.”Britain’s finest shot-putter and twice world’s strongest man.”Capes, from Holbeach in Lincolnshire, was adored by millions and became a household name in the Eighties and Nineties.The 6ft 6ins star, who still holds the British shot put record at 21.68mtrs, was also twice named the World’s Strongest Man.READ MORE ON SPORTHis first victory came in the World’s Strongest Man event in 1983 in Christchurch, New Zealand, and the second was two years later in Cascais, Portugal.During his shot-put career he won gold medals in the European Indoor Championships and the Commonwealth Games.Fans of Capes, who weighed 27st at one point, have flooded social media to pay tribute to the legend.One posted: “RIP legendary strongman Geoff Capes.”Most read in AthleticsA second wrote: “Another sporting hero from our youth leaves us. RIP Geoff Capes.”A third commented: “Sad to hear of the death of Geoff Capes. He was a big part of my TV childhood. Thoughts are with his family and friends.”Tributes have flooded in for the legend on social mediaCredit: GettyHe also competed at two Olympic gamesCredit: AlamyHe made an appearance on hit children’s series the The Sooty ShowCredit: YouTubeHe was often a star guest on light entertainment programmes in the Eighties and early Nineties and is seen here on The Little And Large Show as BlutoCredit: X / Formerly known as TwitterCapes with one of his budgerigars in 1978Credit: GettyA fourth said: “So sad to hear the news that Geoff Capes passed away.”He was also a three-time Olympian, competing at Munich in 1972, Montreal in 1976 in Moscow in 1980.In his debut games, the talented sportsman who also represented his county at basketball, football and cross country, he finished in 20th place.He was one of the favourites for gold at both of his latter tournaments but finished sixth and fifth.Former policeman Capes also competed in the Highland Games in Scotland and won the World Heavy Events title in Lagos in 1981.At the European Championships in Prague in 1978, he was sent home in disgrace.He had punched a referee and two guards who were holding machine guns after they complained that he was not wearing the correct number for the competition.After retiring, he went on to coach stars in both athletics and strength athletics.He helped Adrian Smith take fifth spot in the World’s Strongest Man in 1990.During the Eighties, he was a regular on TV screens in the country, appearing on entertainment shows such as Little and Large, the Sooty Show and the Kenny Everett Television Show.One of nine children, his shot-put talent was passed down to his family, with daughter Emma a Youth Olympics bronze medalist.His son, Lewis, has played American Football for the London Monarchs.Outside of sport, he was a huge lover of budgies.He bred the birds for more than four decades – getting his first three birds from a man he went to arrest for failing to pay a fine in 1969 when he was in the police.READ MORE SUN STORIESHe was named the president of the Budgerigar Society in 2008.He bred his own birds for over three decades and was overjoyed when he was bestowed with the honour.Geoff Capes’ career medalsStrongman career:1983 World’s Strongest Man1985 World’s Strongest Man1980 Europe’s Strongest Man1982 Europe’s Strongest Man1984 Europe’s Strongest Man1987 World Strongman Challenge winner1987 World Muscle Power Classic winnerShotput career:Gold – 1974 Commonwealth GamesGold – 1978 Commonwealth GamesGold – 1974 European Indoor Athletics ChampionshipGold – 1976 European Indoor Athletics ChampionshipSilver – 1975 European Indoor Athletics ChampionshipSilver – 1977 European Indoor Athletics ChampionshipSilver – 1979 European Indoor Athletics ChampionshipBronze – 1978 European Indoor Athletics ChampionshipBronze – 1974 European Athletics Championship More

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      Robbie Fitzgibbon dead aged 28: Tributes pour in as ex-Team GB star tragically passes away

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      BRITISH middle-distance runner Robbie Fitzgibbon has died at the age of 28.His tragic death was announced by his club, Brighton Phoenix, on Friday evening.Robbie Fitzgibbon has died at the age of 28Credit: GettyThe team confirmed he had died on October 7 as they paid a heartfelt tribute.A statement from chairman Mike Townley and vice chair Josh Guilmant said: “It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of one of our most cherished athletes, Robbie Fitzgibbon.”A friend to many, and a source of motivation for all who had the privilege of knowing him, Robbie was the epitome of a runner’s runner, embodying everything we value at Phoenix.”Though Robbie will no longer run alongside us, share his stories, or lift our spirits with his humour and kindness, his presence will continue to be felt in everything we do as a club. READ MORE IN SPORT”His contribution to Phoenix is enduring, living on through the countless memories we have shared.”Fitzgibbon had been a standout talent at junior level, winning the English schools 1500m title in 2014 and finishing fifth in the 1500m final at the European Athletics U20 Championships.He finished 13th in the 1500m in the London Anniversary Games in 2017.Fitzgibbon had originally joined Phoenix at the age of 12, and continued to represent Great Britain at international level, including several Diamond League events.Most read in AthleticsThe statement added: “In recent years, Robbie took a step back from the intense nature of track running moving from middle-distance to becoming a key member of our distance group, finding enjoyment again not just in racing cross country and road but being part of the team and wider Phoenix community. “He would always be the first to put his hand up for another race.”This summer, he was part of the South Downs Way Relay team, setting a leg record along the way, medalling in the County Cross Country Champs at Goodwood where he started his club running career and running Christmas day parkrun at Preston Park on a monumental hangover.”Robbie gave so much to the club, and we know the club meant just as much to him. It is difficult to find the right words in moments like these. “Robbie was not just an athlete to us; he was a friend, a team-mate, and an irreplaceable part of our Phoenix family.”His final international appearance had come at the European Indoor Championships in Glasgow in 2019, where he suffered an ankle injury which prevented him from returning to the same level.As recently as June, he had won the Bexhill 5km with a time of 15:13, and had been preparing to run the Brighton Marathon next year for charity Mind.His father will run in his place to honour his memory after his passing.The statement continued: “Robbie had been preparing to run the 2025 Brighton Marathon in aid of the charity Mind. READ MORE SUN STORIES”His dad Robin will now run in his place and, to honour his wishes, we invite those who are able to consider donating to his chosen cause in his memory.”Donations can be made HERE. More

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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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      Olympics athletic event may never look the same with plans to trial radical new format

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      THE LONG jump competition will undergo a radical change – as athletes take a leap of faith into the future.World Athletics bosses are trialling a new format where long jumpers use a “take-off zone” rather than a take-off board.
      World Athletics chiefs are planning major changes in the long jump eventCredit: Keith Campbell – The Sun Glasgow
      Trials will start taking place in the lower competitionsCredit: Getty
      Long jumpers will use a “take-off zone” rather than a take-off board.Credit: Getty
      Data collected during the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest showed that a THIRD of all attempts were recorded as no-jumps.
      The rule experiment will take place throughout this year in lower-level competitions and jumps will be measured from the front of the take-off foot within that zone.
      If the tests are successful – and if the competitors fully embrace and love the concept – then it could become permanent for the event from 2026 onwards.
      Jon Ridgeon, 57, a former British athlete and now CEO of World Athletics, said: “We’re looking at all of the disciplines, particularly the field events, and going: ‘Right, how do we make them better?’
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      “At the World Championships in Budapest last summer, a third of all the jumps were no-jumps where athletes stepped over the front of the take-off board.
      “Well, that doesn’t work. That’s a waste of time. So we’re testing at the moment a take-off zone rather than a take-off board.
      “We’ll measure from where the athlete takes off to where they land in the pit.
      “That means every single jump counts. It adds to the jeopardy and drama in the competition.
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      “At the same time we’re working out ways we can get instant results so you don’t have to wait 20-30 seconds before the result pops up.
      “How can we speed up the whole competition? It’s a whole range of innovation we’re looking at based on hopefully robust data.”
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      Britain have had three Olympic long jump champions – Mary Rand (1964), Lynn Davies (1964) and Greg Rutherford (2012).
      The men’s world record is 8.95 metres set by American Mike Powell in Tokyo in 1991 while the top women’s mark of 7.52 metres was established in 1988 by Russian Galina Chistyakova.
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      Ridgeon – who won 110 hurdles silver at the 1987 World Championships in Rome ahead of Colin Jackson – accepts that the traditionalists may not be happy.
      Especially as the event was part of the 1896 Olympics for the men while women starting jumping at the 1948 London Games.
      Speaking on the Great British Bosses series on the Anything but Footy podcast, he said: “We’ll spend this year testing it in real life circumstances with very good athletes.
      “If it doesn’t pass testing, we’ll never introduce it.
      Measures have to pass testing
      “So, we aren’t going to introduce things on a whim because one of us thinks it’s a good idea.
      “Yes, it’s going to be based on good data. Yes, we’re going to test it really well.
      “If you have dedicated your life to hitting that take-off board perfectly and then suddenly we replace it with a take-off zone, I totally get that there might be initial resistance.
      “As long as it is based on good testing and good data, I think eventually it’ll work through.
      “It will not be without its controversy. You cannot make change in a sport that was basically invented 150 years ago without some controversy. But I think it’s worth doing.
      “Ultimately this is about not this year, but making sure we have got a sport that is hopefully fit for purpose for another 150 years.”
      In the summer of 2026, World Athletics will introduce a new global competition that will run in the years where there are no World Championships or Olympic Games.
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      This World Cup of Athletics will be staged with countries pitted against each other in semi-final and final stages. The host city will be announced this year.
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      My mum is one of Great Britain’s greatest ever athletes – now I’m out to beat her last remaining record

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      EILISH McCOLGAN plans to run her first marathon next year – and finally take down one of her mum’s best times.The Dundee runner, 33, may not have won the same Olympic or world medals as mum and coach Liz, 59, did during a glittering career.
      Eilish McColgan is getting ready to run her first marathonCredit: Getty
      Her mum Liz has a decorated career as a 10,000 metre runningCredit: PA
      But she has run quicker in her household over multiple distances between 1500 metres and the half marathon.
      McColgan had planned to compete for the first time at the London Marathon in April but was ruled out with a knee complaint.
      Her plans for the Paris 2024 Olympics will depend on the coming months and whether her body can cope with 10,000 metres on the track or 26.2 miles on the road.
      If that is not possible, then she will look to partake in one of the Berlin, Chicago or New York marathons later in the year.
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      Currently recovering from spinal surgery in August, she told a new BBC Scotland documentary: “One by one, I started taking all of my mum’s records.
      “I’ve broken every Scottish record of hers from 1500 metres, 3,000 metres, 5k, 10k, all the ones on the road as well.
      “I only have one of my mum’s times now to beat. The marathon is the only outstanding one.
      “There’s no rivalry between us. She’s part of the reason I’m breaking them now.
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      Liz McColgan ran her personal best marathon in 1997 – a time of 2:26:52Credit: Getty
      She also won silver in the 1998 Olympics in the 10,000 metresCredit: Alamy
      “Jumping into the marathon will not be all rainbows or unicorns, it will be tougher than that but my team think I can do it. They have more belief in me than I do.
      “From a very young age, my mum told me I’d be better than her.
      “When I was growing up, people expected me to win everything purely because of my name.
      “It’s a remarkable story and journey that my mum has been on.
      “Somebody with her on a council estate in Dundee wouldn’t have thought my mum would be destined for any greatness. Yet she proved a lot of people wrong along the way.”
      Liz, the 1988 Olympic 10,000 metres silver medallist and a former world champion, ran a PB in the marathon of 2:26:52 in London in April 1997.
      But she added: “I saw her, as a little girl, what she is capable of doing.
      She is definitely her mother’s daughter.
      “Eilish has really, really struggled with confidence and dealing with the family name.”
      McColgan attended her stepfather John Nuttall’s funeral last Friday, which was held in Preston with the wake taking place at Deepdale.
      Qatar-based Nuttall – a former middle-distance athlete and coach – suffered a fatal heart attack on Thursday November 9. He was 56.
      McColgan said: “I didn’t see my mum and John a huge amount over the past five years because my boyfriend and I have travelled a lot.
      “But because I was injured, it was quite unusual that we spent two weeks in Portugal with them.
      “And then we all had six or seven weeks at their home in Qatar. It was nice we had that quality time all together.”
      Eilish McColgan: Running in the family, BBC Scotland, Thursday, 10pm
      Eilish McColgan is the 2022 Commonwealth Games 10,000 metre championCredit: PA
      Mum Liz was in the crowd to watch her win Gold in BirminghamCredit: Getty More

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      Glamorous British athlete Lauryn Davey told ‘it should be illegal to look this good’ as she stuns in bikini

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      GLAMOROUS British athlete Lauryn Louise Davey has left fans stunned with her latest online snaps.The heptathlete is currently gunning to qualify for a future Olympic Games.
      Lauryn Davey is aiming for a spot at the OlympicsCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
      Davey is a heptathlete from WalesCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
      The 24-year-old has caused a stir with snaps on the social mediaCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
      Her exploits don’t stop there however, with Welsh national Davey also pursuing a medical degree at Swansea University.
      But in the meantime the 24-year-old has been causing a stir online thanks to a host of steamy pics on her social media pages.
      Davey has built up a following of 21,000 fans on her Instagram page.
      She can often be seen sharing snippets of her training routine and breaks.
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      Another post in late August saw her posing in a red bikini as she enjoyed some downtime in a swimming pool.
      Reacting to her post, one user commented: “It should be illegal to look this good, be this talented AND be so intelligent 😂❤️.”
      A second wrote: “The Welsh vegan queen is chilling. 🥰💚🌱.”
      “ARM DEFINITION 😱👏🏻,” remarked a third.
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      She is eyeballing the 2026 Commonwealth Games as her ticket to the OlympicsCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
      Davey has 21,000 followers on InstagramCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
      A fourth said: “GOBSMACKED.”
      While another typed: “Insane 😍🔥.”
      Davey revealed she is eyeballing the 2026 Australia Commonwealth Games as her ticket to the Olympics – a dream of hers since the age of five.
      She told Further in 2022: “It’s not entirely impossible so why don’t I give it my all? If I give it my all and don’t make it, I’ll have no regrets.
      “Whereas if I tell myself now, ‘I’m not ever going to make it, there’s no point in trying,’ how will I ever know what I can do?”
      Davey, who has a vegan diet has won dozens of junior national titles.
      Davey leads a vegan lifestyleCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
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      Jessica Ennis-Hill lights up BBC studio in stunning outfit as fans hail her as ‘lovely’ at World Athletics Championships

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      OLYMPIC hero Jessica Ennis-Hill lit up the BBC studio in a stunning yellow dress for the World Athletics Championships.The 37-year-old heptathlon legend is in Budapest, Hungary as a pundit.
      Jessica Ennis-Hill lit up the BBC studio when she appeared on the channel’s coverage at the World Athletics ChampionshipsCredit: BBC
      Wearing a stunning yellow dress, Ennis-Hill stole the limelight from her fellow punditsCredit: BBC
      And on Sunday, she appeared alongside former American sprinter Michael Johnson and fellow gold medallist Denise Lewis, with Gabby Logan on presenting duties.
      But, despite the star quality sat next to her, it was Jessica who stole the show with her fashionable outfit.
      She wore a stunning round neck frock, complete with short sleeves, for her appearance.
      Needless to say, fans on X, formerly known as Twitter, were singing her praises for her fashionable choice and expert opinion.
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      One wrote: “Jessica Ennis-Hill is lovely.”
      A second shared: “What a lovely woman Jess Ennis-Hill is. Have really enjoyed watching the BBC coverage of athletics.”
      A third posted: “The humility and laughter of Jessica Ennis-Hill on the studio was a great TV moment. Here at home enjoying the panel and commentary team so much for the World Athletics in Budapest.”
      While a fourth added: “There isn’t a better commentary in world sport than the #BBCAthletics team. Amazing experience and knowledge with@MJGold, Denise Lewis. Jess Ennis-Hill and Steve Backley and the youth and enthusiasm of people like Jazz Sawyers. It’s the perfect combination.”
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      Jessica Ennis-Hill is certainly making an impact on TV this summerCredit: BBC
      The athletics legend has been praised by fans for her expert knowledge and commentsCredit: Getty
      Just a day earlier she left fans gushing over her choice of a bold green outfit while again on pundit duties.
      Ennis-Hill claimed her first heptathlon world title in 2009, before she also went on to win the event two years later.
      Then, after initially claiming silver in 2015, she was promoted to gold the following year after Tatyana Chernova was stripped of the title for a doping violation – one month after Ennis-Hill announced her retirement.
      But British sports fans know her best for her stunning Olympic triumph at the London 2012 Games.
      Four years later, she won silver in Rio – hanging up her spikes towards the end of 2016.
      Jess is a firm fans’ favourite after a stunning careerCredit: The Times More