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HISTORY-MAKER Dina Asher-Smith has overtaken Britain’s athletics greats with the heaviest-ever swag-bag of medals. The 23-year-old Londoner enjoyed silver success in the women’s 4×100 metres relay final as Team GB came home second in a time of 41.85sec. Dina Asher-Smith, right, has overtaken Britain’s athletics greats with the heaviest-ever swag-bag of medalsCredit: Reuters Asher-Smith, 23, […] More
LAURA MUIR claimed there is “a cloud” over the 1500metres final after Sifan Hassan blitzed the field. Hassan ran an astonishing championship record time of 3min 51.95sec — the sixth-fastest time in history — to complete the 1500m and 10,000m double. Laura Muir claimed there is ‘a cloud’ over the 1500m final after it was […] More
EILISH McColgan hopes a hot Christmas in Doha will enable her to emulate her famous mum. The Brit will compete tonight in the women’s 5,000m at the IAAF World Athletics Championship. She decided to withdraw from the 10,000m last weekend. Eilish McColgan qualified in fourth place for tonight’s world 5,000m final in DohaCredit: Getty Images […] More
THE World Athletics Championships turned into farce – when one competitor punched a rival out of a race but still escaped punishment. Top Norwegian Filip Ingerbritsen aimed a sharp straight left into the back of rival Teddese Lemi as they jostled for position on the final lap of their 1500m heat. Filip Ingerbritsen begins to […] More
THE IAAF 2019 World Athletics Championship is underway with Brits challenging for medals in Doha, Qatar. Team GB will be hoping to better the medal haul of six from London in 2017 at the event which runs from Friday, September 27, 2019, to Sunday, October 6, 2019. The Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, will […] More
AMERICAN athlete Erica Bougard struck a blow for equality by defiantly wearing rainbow colours on her shoes at the World Athletics Championships in Qatar. Heptathlete Bougard competed over the seven-discipline event in Doha happily sporting the coloured signal of Pride. Erica Bougard wore rainbow trimmed shoes during the World Athletic Championships Bougard says she is […] More
KATARINA JOHNSON-THOMPSON claimed gold at the World Athletics Championship in Doha. The Brit romped to victory in the final event – the 800 metres. Kat also took the British record from Jessica Ennis-Hill with 6981 points. Hot favourite Nafi Thiam from Belgium finished in second place. Wightman, Kerr and Gourley through to men’s 1500 metre […] More
AFTER YEARS of heartaches, tears, failed throws and botched jumps, beaming Katarina Johnson-Thompson emphatically found the right formula tonight. By putting seven exceptional displays together for the first time, the British star secured her status as a world champion in Doha. Katarina Johnson-Thompson was crowned world heptathlon champion with a truly brilliant performanceCredit: Reuters The […] More
