Athletics
2021 London Marathon set to host GB Olympic trial
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Tuesday, 16 June 2020 03:36
British Athletics confirms there will be no further marathon team pre-selections ahead of the rescheduled Olympic Games British athletes will race for Olympic Games places at next April’s Virgin Money London Marathon, provided athletics competition has safely returned by then following the coronavirus pandemic. This year’s London Marathon had been due to incorporate the GB trial for the 2020 Games…
Running for mental health
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Tuesday, 16 June 2020 04:31
New study on sporting behaviours during lockdown reveals more people are running for mental benefits Amid the confinement and isolation of lockdown, the UK has fallen in love with running – that is according to a new study by footwear brand ASICS. And it is not just because of the physical benefits. The study of 14,000 regular exercisers across 12…
Guernsey hosts British Isles’ competition comeback
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Monday, 15 June 2020 02:39
Sprinters Abi Galpin and Josh Allaway are among the winners as athletics action returns to the Channel Island There were 100m victories for Guernsey athletes Abi Galpin and Josh Allaway as the Channel Island’s Footes Lane stadium hosted the British Isles’ first track & field competition of the 2020 summer season on Sunday. Guernsey, which is a British Crown Dependency…
UKA seeks performance director and Olympic head coach in ‘new era’
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Monday, 15 June 2020 09:13
National governing body begins recruitment process for first key appointments set to be made by CEO Joanna Coates UK Athletics (UKA) has launched the recruitment process for a performance director and an Olympic head coach as part of what the national governing body describes as “a new era” for the sport. As the first two significant appointments set to be…
Great North Run cancelled for 2020
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Monday, 15 June 2020 02:30
The iconic half-marathon event will now celebrate its landmark 40th staging in 2021 The 2020 Great North Run and Great Manchester Run events have been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Great North Run was originally scheduled for September 13 but the iconic half-marathon will now celebrate its landmark 40th staging in 2021. “We’re sorry that we’ve had to…
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