Athletics
Beth Potter beats world record time at Podium 5km
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Saturday, 03 April 2021 13:28
Triathlon specialist clocks huge PB of 14:41 at Podium 5km event in Lancashire but questions remain over whether it will be ratified as a world record On a bizarre, confusing and controversial night in Barrowford, Lancashire, Beth Potter appeared to set a women’s world record of 14:41 at the Podium 5km. Running in a mixed race on Saturday (April 3)…
Putting Manchester on the map
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Saturday, 03 April 2021 10:18
“Pilot event” in May at Sportcity being launched which organisers are planning will pave the way for establishing a new Continental Tour meeting in June 2022 When World Athletics recently announced the expansion of the Continental Tour meetings for 2021, the absence of one country’s name from the list of events was glaring. Of the 85 gold, silver and bronze…
“We need events back!” says Steve Cram
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Athletics
Saturday, 03 April 2021 02:00
Fast 5K organiser is delighted to be staging a race on April 5 in a year which he believes will be pivotal for the future of athletics and its coverage Steve Cram believes 2021 will be a hugely important year for athletics, in terms of how its future is shaped when it comes to events and coverage. As a long-time…
World records in danger at Istanbul Half-Marathon
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Saturday, 03 April 2021 03:02
Super-strong fields tackle 13.1 miles in Turkish city on Sunday with Hellen Obiri, Brigid Kosgei, Peres Jepchirchir, Kibiwott Kandie and Geoffrey Kamworor among the entries World records could fall at the Istanbul Half Marathon on Sunday (April 4) due to the red-hot line-ups that have been assembled. The women’s race features marathon world record-holder Brigid Kosgei, world half-marathon gold medallist…
Tom Bosworth strolls on to the plane to Tokyo
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Athletics
Friday, 02 April 2021 10:52
After securing selection for this summer’s Olympics, the race walker hopes to improve on the sixth place he achieved in Rio in 2016 Race walker Tom Bosworth was on Thursday (March 31) announced as one of Team GB’s first athletes to book himself a seat on the plane to Tokyo. He is now revelling in the opportunity while remaining optimistic…
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