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Class of 2025 shine at sun-drenched English Schools - Athletics Weekly Sixteen championship records fall at possibly the hottest and highest quality meeting in the event’s 100-year history

The English Schools Champs is arguably the most important meeting on the domestic athletics calendar.

Here's to another 100 years of English Schools athletics 👌

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Six records fall on first day of a sizzling English Schools - Athletics Weekly Heatwave conditions in Birmingham as the “kids’ Olympics” celebrates its centenary

Championship records fall in heatwave weather on first day of the English Schools Champs in Birmingham.

Class of 2025 meet the champions of yesteryear at centenary celebrations of the ESAA ☀️

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Why Faith Kipyegon is praying for a sub-four miracle - Athletics Weekly Kenyan will do well to beat her current women's world mile record of 4:07.64 in Paris this week

Faith Kipyegon is probably the greatest female miler in history, but she will do well this week to break her own world record of 4:07.64, let alone give the four-minute barrier a scare.

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Gout Gout wins on European debut in Ostrava - Athletics Weekly Sprint sensation improves his own Oceania 200m record to 20.02 at the Golden Spike meet in Czechia

Gout Gout enjoys impressive 200m victory in Euro debut.

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Beatrice Chebet goes No.2 all-time at 5000m - Athletics Weekly Kenyan woman runs 14:03.69 at the Diamond League in Rome as Nadia Battocletti smashes Italian record on home soil with 14:23.15

Beatrice Chebet runs 14:03.69 for 5000m at the Diamond League in Rome to go No.2 all-time as Nadia Battocletti smashes Italian record on home soil with 14:23.15.

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Max Burgin excels in Rabat with 1:43.34 PB for 800m - Athletics Weekly British middle-distance runner is runner-up to Tshepiso Masalela in season opener at the Diamond League as Beatrice Chebet runs brilliant 8:11.56 for 3000m

Max Burgin clocks a 1:43.34 PB behind Tshepiso Masalela in 800m season opener at the Diamond League as Beatrice Chebet runs brilliant 8:11.56 for 3000m.

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British Olympic 800m women's champions together for the first time - Athletics Weekly Golden trio of Ann Packer, Kelly Holmes and Keely Hodgkinson unite at the Great Manchester Run on Sunday

British Olympic women's 800m champions together for the first time ever! More here 👇

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Molly Caudery enjoys Diamond League win in Doha - Athletics Weekly British pole vault record-holder gets her season off to a flying start with a clear victory in Qatar

All the news from tonight's Diamond League in Doha.

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Bol, Caudery and Lake sign up for Diamond League in London - Athletics Weekly More big names join the London Athletics Meet on July 19

💎 Joining the London Diamond League line-ups are...

🇳🇱 Femke Bol
🇬🇧 Molly Caudery
🇬🇧 Morgan Lake

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Anyone know where the Emsley Carr Mile and Millicent Fawcett Mile are being held in 2025!? 🤨

Josh Kerr clinches 1500m victory at Grand Slam Track - Athletics Weekly The Brit celebrated in style after he earned 12 points in Florida and finished ahead of Cole Hocker and Yared Nuguse

Josh Kerr bounces back to form with a 1500m victory at Grand Slam Track.

All the news from day one in Miami 👇

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Is BBC’s athletics coverage taken for granted? - Athletics Weekly The Beeb's free-to-air coverage is often criticised but watching Grand Slam Sports in the UK costs £30.99 per month on TNT Sports For years, BBC’s cove ...

Grand Slam Track is a much-watch event, but TNT Sports' costly subscription is putting British fans off.

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London enters race to stage 2029 World Athletics Champs - AW UK Athletics believes a successful bid will create an economic and social impact of more than £400 million

"London 2017 showed the world what this city and this country can do. I was proud to help bring that event to life and I know we can do it again in 2029.”

@RealDeniseLewis on London's bid to stage the 2029 World Champs

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Mini Marathon photo worth a thousand words - AW Alex Yee and Ben Dijkstra were beaten by future footballer Jamal Lewis on The Mall in 2013 with Emile Cairess and Josh Kerr well down the field

Mini London Marathon in 2013 saw Alex Yee finish 3rd in the U15 boys race.

Emile Cairess was 9th, Mahamed Mahamed 21st, Josh Kerr 47th.

The winner? Jamal Lewis, who went on to play football for Newcastle Utd & Northern Ireland 😙

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2025 London Marathon: who, what and when guide - AW Everything you need to know about this weekend's big event in the British capital

Jacob Kiplimo is set for “the most fascinating marathon debut ever”, according to London Marathon event director Hugh Brasher.

This story and more in our in-depth preview 👇

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10 marathon tips from a prolific London finisher - AW Former AW writer Steve Smythe will tackle 26.2 miles for the 50th consecutive year this weekend and here he outlines the lessons he's learned over the past half century

10 marathon tips from a prolific London finisher and serial sub-3hr performer.

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Jess Martin, Olympian and mum-of-three, makes exciting comeback - AW After racing 10,000m in Rio 2016 and London 2017, Jess Martin retired aged 24. But she's now on the comeback trail and enjoying every moment

After racing 10,000m in Rio 2016 and London 2017, Jess Martin retired aged just 24.

But the mum-of-three is on the comeback trail, training in Andorra with pro cyclist husband Dan and enjoying every moment.

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Wanyonyi takes down Olympic 1500m medallists at Grand Slam Track - AW Olympic 800m gold medallist from Kenya has too much speed for Yared Nuguse, Cole Hocker, Neil Gourley and Josh Kerr in the metric mile in Jamaica

Will Emmanuel Wanyonyi be tempted to do a middle-distance double at future major champs after beating the Olympic 1500m 1-2-3 in their specialist event in Kingston?

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Jakob Ingebrigtsen nails golden double in Nanjing - AW Norwegian wins world indoor 1500m gold on Sunday as Gudaf Tsegay storms to the women’s title while Brits Neil Gourley and Georgia Hunter Bell make the podium

Jakob Ingebrigtsen completes middle-distance golden dougle at the World Indoor Champs in Nanjing as Gudaf Tsegay storms to the women’s 1500m title while Brits Neil Gourley and Georgia Hunter Bell make the podium.

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British roll of honour at the World Indoor Champs - AW From John Regis in 1989 to KJT and Andy Pozzi in 2018, Britain has won 18 titles at the World Indoor Championships

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Gerald Phiri, former English Schools champ, suspended by anti-doping bodies - AW Ex-sprinter grew up in Britain and raced for Zambia at the London and Rio Olympics before later becoming a coach in the United States

Remember watching Gerald Phiri win English Schools 100m gold on his home track in Sheffield in 2003 wearing a bandana.

Went on to race in two Olympics for Zambia and sadly now busted for breaking anti-doping rules in the US.

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Is athletics developing a cancel culture? - AW We look at why more and more athletics events in Britain are being called off – and the increasing pressure being placed on organisers

The English Schools XC Cup in Leeds was called off in December due to high winds but will take place this weekend instead.

I took a look at why an increasing number of athletics events are called off – and pressure on organisers to cancel or postpone.

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Florida-bound Rob McHarg and Sarah Roberts in world record form - AW Impressive performances at the British Masters Championships at Lee Valley on February 22-23 with McHarg beating Andrew Ridley in a classic 1500m showdown

Coe and Ovett style masters middle-distance battles, snooker star and athletics fan Ronnie O'Sullivan, plus a competitor's link to Game of Thrones and The Last of US are all packed into this British Masters Indoor Champs report.

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Jess Gibbon and Richard Slade seal English National cross-country titles - AW Thousands of club runners flock to a muddy Parliament Hill in north London to be part of historic event which remains a highlight of the winter calendar

All the news from the 2025 English National Cross Country Champs at a muddy Parliament Hill in north London.

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Jacob Kiplimo runs stunning 56:41 half-marathon - AW Ugandan takes 49 seconds off Yomif Kejelcha's world record in Barcelona as world 20km race walk record also falls

A quantum leap for the world half-marathon record courtesy of Jacob Kiplimo.

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British records fall at the Keely Klassic - AW Georgia Hunter Bell and Molly Caudery in fine form in Birmingham as Lina Nielsen and Neil Gourley set national indoor records

With Keely Hodgkinson not racing there was a danger the Keely Klassic would fall flat, but the meeting buzzed along in enjoyable style with dozens of young Keely-ites thrilled to get an autograph or selfie from the Olympic 800m champion.

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Grant Fisher storms to world indoor 5000m record - AW American clocks 12:44.09 at Boston University to take five seconds off Kenenisa Bekele's long-standing mark

Grant Fisher looked capable of breaking Kenenisa Bekele's world indoor 5000m record, but the American sliced a whopping five seconds off the long-standing mark in Boston.

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Ingebrigtsen smashes world indoor 1500m and mile records - AW Norwegian runner clocks blistering 3:29.63 en route to a 3:45.14 mile in Lievin

What next for Jakob Ingebrigtsen after 1500m and mile world record-breaking exhibition in Lievin?

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Nuguse and Fisher run world indoor records at Millrose Games - AW Yared Nuguse clocks 3:46.63 to win the Wanamaker Mile while Grant Fisher out-kicks Olympic 1500m champ Cole Hocker to register 7:22.91 over 3000m

Crazy night of world records and fast times at the Millrose Games.

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Innes FitzGerald smashes the European under-20 3000m record - AW British teenager clocks 8:40.05 in Ostrava to beat Sofia Thøgersen's mark by 10 seconds

Innes FitzGerald, 18, storms to 8:40.05 for 3000m in Ostrava.

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