Athletics
BMC virtual race series continues with 3km time trial
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Friday, 05 June 2020 02:01
Athletes will compete remotely from June 18-21, raising money for the charity MIND The British Milers’ Club (BMC) virtual time trial race series continues from June 18-21, this time over the 3km distance. The first event, the ‘Bannister Miles’, was held from May 4-6 and proved to be a pulsating affair as Piers Copeland emerged as the fastest male (4:02)…
Neuff launches standing triple jump competition
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Friday, 05 June 2020 02:31
Individual and club prizes on offer from the equipment supplier as part of the virtual challenge Equipment supplier Neuff has teamed up with coach John Shepherd and AW to launch a virtual standing triple jump competition. Many remote athletics contents have taken place during the coronavirus pandemic lockdown, including time trial running challenges and throws competitions. Neuff was keen to…
Olympic civil rights icon John Carlos turns 75
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Friday, 05 June 2020 05:55
USA’s 1968 Olympic 200m bronze medallist, who made history alongside Tommie Smith in Mexico City, continues to campaign for equality As the United States witnesses continuing mass Black Lives Matter protests across the nation, one of the most iconic figures in the struggle for equality in America today turns 75, writes Malcolm McCausland. John Wesley Carlos (pictured above, right) was…
Salwa Eid Naser handed provisional ban
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Friday, 05 June 2020 08:39
Bahrain’s world 400m champion is suspended for ‘whereabouts failures’ World 400m gold medallist Salwa Eid Naser has been provisionally suspended for ‘whereabouts failures’, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has announced. The announcement comes eight months after Naser, who was born in Nigeria but represents Bahrain, stormed to victory at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, clocking 48.14 for a near…
British athletics junior dream match
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Thursday, 04 June 2020 11:59
GB & NI under-20 team leader Trevor Painter discovers who would win in a head-to-head competition of junior athletes through the ages Who would win in a 100m hurdles contest featuring an under-20 Sally Gunnell and Jessica Ennis-Hill, or a 100m starring Adam Gemili, Dwain Chambers and Mark Lewis Francis as juniors? Following the cancellation of the Loughborough International last…
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