BBC Sport - Athletics

Christian Malcolm: New UK Athletics head coach says he is not 'new Pep Guardiola'

Wed, 25 Nov 2020 20:05:02 GMT

Christian Malcolm says he is "not the new Pep Guardiola" after starting his new role as head coach of UK Athletics.

Christian Malcolm: It's not about being the first black head coach of UK Athletics

Wed, 25 Nov 2020 18:12:18 GMT

New UK Athletics head coach Christian Malcolm tells BBC Sport his aims for the role and his thoughts on Pep Guardiola comparisons

Diamond League: London to stage July 2021 meeting but no date for Gateshead

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 12:24:55 GMT

The London Stadium will host a Diamond League meeting in July 2021 but Gateshead is off the provisional calendar.

Nicola Hood: GB runner carrying on her father's coaching legacy

Wed, 18 Nov 2020 07:22:16 GMT

Nicola Hood tells BBC Scotland how she is carrying on her father's legacy by using the athletics coaching notes he wrote in his final weeks.

Caster Semenya takes appeal to European Court of Human Rights

Tue, 17 Nov 2020 14:39:32 GMT

Caster Semenya will appeal against World Athletics' rule restricting testosterone levels in female runners to the European Court of Human Rights.

US Senate passes bill to criminalise doping at international sporting events

Tue, 17 Nov 2020 10:33:27 GMT

The United States Senate passes a bill that will allow US officials to prosecute anyone involved in doping at international sporting events.

Olympic champion Conseslus Kipruto charged with defilement

Mon, 16 Nov 2020 14:44:05 GMT

Kenyan Olympic champion Conseslus Kipruto appears in court on charges of defilement of a minor.

Ukad launches campaign to encourage athletes to report doping suspicions

Mon, 16 Nov 2020 00:09:14 GMT

UK Anti-Doping launches a new campaign to encourage athletes to report suspicions of doping amid a drop in numbers.

Elijah Manangoi: Former world 1500m champion given two-year ban for missed drug tests

Fri, 13 Nov 2020 17:37:34 GMT

Kenya's former world 1500m champion Elijah Manangoi, is banned for two years for missing three drugs tests.

Salwa Eid Naser: Athletics Integrity Unit appeals against dismissed anti-doping charges

Thu, 12 Nov 2020 21:52:33 GMT

The Athletics Integrity Unit appeals against the decision to dismiss anti-doping charges against world 400m champion Salwa Eid Naser.

Mo Farah & Hollie Arnold trusted to make right decisions, says British Athletics

Mon, 09 Nov 2020 15:39:07 GMT

British Athletics "trusts" Mo Farah and Hollie Arnold will make the "right decisions" regarding their Tokyo 2020 plans during their stint on I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!

I'm A Celebrity: Mo Farah, Shane Richie and Victoria Derbyshire sign up

Sun, 08 Nov 2020 22:09:09 GMT

Sir Mo Farah, Shane Richie, Victoria Derbyshire and Vernon Kay are heading to the new Welsh camp.

Fewer Ukad drug tests creates 'free-for-all' - Jessica Judd

Thu, 05 Nov 2020 21:08:47 GMT

British 5,000m champion Jessica Judd says Ukad's reduction in drug testing creates a "free-for-all" for cheats to prosper in the sport.

Amy Hunt column: 'So many people have tried to race me!'

Wed, 04 Nov 2020 06:15:46 GMT

Sprinter Amy Hunt hopes to make the British team for Tokyo next summer. But first, as she explains in her first BBC Sport column, she is adjusting to life at Cambridge University.

Athletics: Laura Muir nominated for Female World Athlete of the Year award

Tue, 03 Nov 2020 11:51:58 GMT

Britain's Laura Muir is nominated for the World Athletics Female Athlete of the Year award.

Dame Kelly Holmes shares experience of Covid-19 after testing positive

Tue, 03 Nov 2020 11:43:09 GMT

Double Olympic champion Dame Kelly Holmes says she has tested positive for Covid-19 after returning from holiday in Cyprus.

UK Athletics strategy 'moves away from focus on winning medals at all costs'

Mon, 02 Nov 2020 18:46:59 GMT

UK Athletics has announced a 12-year strategy it says will "move us away from a focus on winning medals at all costs".

Russia's ban appeal set to be heard by Court of Arbitration for Sport

Sun, 01 Nov 2020 21:33:31 GMT

Russia's appeal against its four-year ban from all major sporting events will be heard by the Court of Arbitration for Sport from Monday.

Tributes paid to 'true gent' Team GB runner Chris Smith

Fri, 30 Oct 2020 15:56:56 GMT

Chris Smith's body was discovered two days after he went missing while on a run in Perthshire.

Family 'desperate' over missing Team GB runner Chris Smith

Thu, 29 Oct 2020 12:59:00 GMT

Team GB mountain runner Chris Smith has been missing since going for a run in Perthshire on Tuesday morning.