Athletics

March 23, 2026 Athletics
Josh Kerr, Georgia Hunter Bell, Molly Caudery and Keely Hodgkinson led the United Kingdom to a remarkable haul of four medals at the World Indoor Championships : all of them gold including three secured in the space of less than an hour during a stunning final evening. It was also a night that hinted at intriguing new possibilities for the future of British 4x400m relay teams. Read more Read More
March 17, 2026 Athletics
Nearly two years on from the women’s 100 metres final at the World U20 Championships in Lima, Nia Wedderburn-Goodison has seen her result upgraded. Originally finishing fourth, the British sprinter has now been awarded the bronze medal following Adaejah Hodge’s disqualification for a doping violation. The decision, confirmed by the Athletics Integrity Unit, reshapes the podium and retrospectively recognises the Briton’s performance. Read more Read More
March 7, 2026 Athletics
With just two weeks to go before the World Indoor Championships in Torun, Jeremiah Azu has produced the fastest race of his career over 60 metres. Competing at the ISTAF Indoor meeting in Berlin, the British sprinter stormed to victory in 6.47 seconds, setting a new personal best and confirming the excellent form he has shown throughout the indoor season as the winter’s major championship approaches. Read more Read More
March 5, 2026 Athletics
Louie Hinchliffe, Dina Asher-Smith, Amy Hunt, Matthew Hudson-Smith. The absentees from the 2026 World Relays are impossible to ignore. Four of the most recognisable faces in British sprinting will not be on the start line in Gaborone in less than two months’ time. To that list, you can add Daryll Neita and Amber Anning, key figures over 100m and 400m respectively. Those withdrawals have opened the door to a clear strategic shift. The approach is twofold: secure qualification for all relay teams for the 2027 World Championships, and expose a new generation to the demands of senior international competition, just two years out from the Los Angeles Olympic Games. Read more Read More
February 28, 2026 Athletics
He was seen as the standard-bearer for the resurgence of British sprinting. In the space of a few short months, Louie Hinchliffe went from promising prospect to NCAA champion and Olympic medallist. Then, almost as swiftly, his trajectory became clouded by injuries and a hasty career decision. Eighteen months after leaving the American collegiate circuit to turn professional, the Sheffield sprinter has performed a U-turn. His destination: Texas, and a return under the guidance of Carl Lewis at the University of Houston. Read more Read More