Year: 2026
Keely Hodgkinson and Josh Kerr will both line up at the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship, taking place from 11 to 13 September in Budapest. After missing the Diamond League Final in Brussels for different reasons, the two British athletes return for a competition bringing together the best athletes of the season and which will represent the final major meeting of the year. Read more Read More
Jordan Clark has achieved in just a few months what many athletes take several years to build. A former scooter champion and now a BMX champion, the British rider made the switch from freestyle scootering to BMX and secured his first major title last month in Darmstadt. The European gold represents a significant reward for an ambitious career change, with Clark now setting his sights on becoming an Olympic champion at the 2028 Games. Read more Read More
Tom Pidcock and Charlie Aldridge delivered a British one-two at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Val di Sole, Italy. Starting from the fifth row, Pidcock gradually fought his way through the field before taking control of the race on his own in the closing laps. Behind him, Aldridge held firm all the way to the finish to claim another silver medal on the world stage. Pidcock once again underlined his dominance in cross-country, while his compatriot continues to establish himself among the leading riders in the discipline. Read more Read More
Lauren Henry has continued to dominate the women’s single sculls since her switch following the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The British rower won Sunday’s 2026 World Rowing Championships final in Amsterdam, securing her first individual World Championship title. Already European champion in Varese earlier this year, she has further confirmed with this latest victory that, in the space of just two years, she has become the current benchmark in the discipline. Read more Read More
Ben Pritchard continues to set the standard in PR1 rowing. The British athlete won the final at the 2026 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam on Saturday, successfully defending the world title he claimed in Shanghai last year. Up against a field led by Australia’s Erik Horrie and Ukraine’s Roman Polianskyi, Pritchard never allowed the result to come into serious doubt. His latest victory further underlines his status as the leading rower in the class since winning Paralympic gold in Paris in 2024. Read more Read More