Athletics
Former UK Athletics performance director Neil Black dies
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Athletics
Tuesday, 21 April 2020 03:31
Tributes paid to Black, who “dedicated his life to supporting athletes” Neil Black, the former UK Athletics (UKA) performance director, has died aged 60. In a statement, the national governing body said Black had passed away suddenly at the weekend. His death is believed to have been of natural causes. A well-respected physiotherapist, Black had gone on to become head…
Exclusive interview: Mo Farah talks training and Tokyo
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Athletics
Monday, 20 April 2020 08:56
The 10-time global gold medallist shares insight into his life in lockdown as he refocuses on an Olympic 10,000m title defence in 2021 As Sir Mo Farah turns up the treadmill and settles into yet another home session, the memorabilia which surrounds him, decorating the walls of his ‘man cave’, provides a visual reminder of his significant success in athletics.…
Managing potential problems for runners during coronavirus crisis
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Athletics
Monday, 20 April 2020 02:51
Matt Long troubleshoots four emerging issues for runners coping with the Covid-19 outbreak “At least you can still run,” a friend of mine who is a hockey player messaged me the other day, in rebuking my groans that I and others may not be able to compete until the commencement of the new cross country season due to the coronavirus…
From the AW archive: Kelly Holmes’ Athens Olympic double
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Sunday, 19 April 2020 03:26
Continuing our series of AW content from years gone by, here is our coverage of Holmes’ two gold medal wins in 2004 Edition: September 1, 2004 Special K hits golden jackpot It began for Kelly Holmes at 10.06pm on the first day of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and it ended in dreamland. But not even she could…
We must support each other, says Haile Gebrselassie
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Athletics
Saturday, 18 April 2020 07:07
The Ethiopian long-distance running great speaks out about the impact of the coronavirus and what can be done to help Haile Gebrselassie has been greeting his friends the same way for weeks. “Congratulations,” he says, as a joke. As if to say: we survived another day. As well as donating over £30,000 to a Covid-19 fund set up by Ethiopia’s…
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