Athletics

July 17, 2026 Athletics
Joseph Scanes gave the United Kingdom the perfect start to the European Athletics U18 Championships in Rieti by claiming the men’s 3000m title in the first final of the competition. Producing a composed and tactically outstanding performance, the 17-year-old British athlete timed his race to perfection before delivering a decisive finishing sprint to secure the first gold medal of the championships. His victory also sends the British team to the top of the medal table after the opening day of competition. Read more Read More
July 10, 2026 Athletics
Duncan Williams produced a remarkable performance at the English Schools’ Athletics Championships, where the young British athlete broke the world age-13 long jump record with a leap of 7.06m. His outstanding mark erased a 14-year-old record and further underlined the emergence of one of the brightest young talents in British athletics, while also reflecting the rise of an exciting new generation of British jumpers. Read more Read More
June 29, 2026 Athletics
At the British trials for the European U18 Championships in Cardiff, young sprinter Ethan Heggarty stormed to victory in the 200m in 20.51 (+2.0), an outstanding performance that lifts him to second on the all-time British U18 rankings. Now the fastest European and world U18 athlete this year, Heggarty will head to the European U18 Championships as the overwhelming favourite. Read more Read More
June 22, 2026 Athletics
In Eugene, at the Nike Outdoor Nationals, Jake Odey-Jordan claimed the European U20 100m record with less than two months to go before the World U20 Championships. The 18-year-old British athlete stormed to victory in 10.01 and wiped Christophe Lemaitre’s 10.04, set by the Frenchman back in 2009, from the record books. Read more Read More
June 13, 2026 Athletics
Kimani Jack and Kristian Imroth flew the flag for Britain at the NCAA Championships in Eugene. Having entered the competition as the favourite following his impressive 2.31m personal best earlier this season, Jack lived up to expectations by securing the NCAA high jump crown. Earlier in the day, Kristian Imroth produced a superb performance to finish third in the men’s 3000m steeplechase. Both results cap off an excellent season for the British athletes competing within the American collegiate system. Read more Read More