Follow The Guardian - Athletics, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, Whatsapp etc.) https://theguardian.com Sat, 31 Oct 2020 18:52:40 GMT FeedCreatorClass 1.0 dev (follow.it) https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/9yYfpWqHGBYhd08kUVbJAoFNKKpQbc74uwuv_fQ9n4gQjB4M6BdR4q_f9aL8mJdwntOEP9eOx-6y825QZZbXXaSn__UaO1S14wTNXdvyf4Bl5C20SItukjXYF3Y4C90glewjw0UR8vXUTiIxcspfi67SE4WCy81LkcZCKhsjig9_Cfm7_dmjdwP4dC837RVzaXIXJThgscbe6NVgzubNDA <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/369751855/1813744" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 369751855" title="Story 369751855"> <ul><li>Farah is rumoured to be one of ITV reality show’s contestants</li><li>Jo Coates wary of it being ‘to the detriment of performance’</li></ul><p>Mo Farah’s rumoured appearance on I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! next month could affect his chances of defending his 10,000m Olympic title, the chief executive of UK Athletics has warned.</p><p>Reports have suggested Farah has accepted a £300,000 fee to appear in the ITV reality show. But there are concerns in the UKA hierarchy that spending two weeks in quarantine, and then potentially another three in camp in the ruins of Gwrych castle in north Wales, could be detrimental to his Tokyo preparations.</p><p><span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/oct/27/world-100m-champion-christian-coleman-hit-with-two-year-ban-athletics">World 100m champion Christian Coleman hit with two-year ban</a></p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/oct/29/mo-farah-olympic-games-celebrity-get-me-out-of-here-appearance-says-uka-chief-jo-coates">Continue reading...</a> Thu, 29 Oct 2020 22:00:54 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/9yYfpWqHGBYhd08kUVbJAoFNKKpQbc74uwuv_fQ9n4gQjB4M6BdR4q_f9aL8mJdwntOEP9eOx-6y825QZZbXXaSn__UaO1S14wTNXdvyf4Bl5C20SItukjXYF3Y4C90glewjw0UR8vXUTiIxcspfi67SE4WCy81LkcZCKhsjig9_Cfm7_dmjdwP4dC837RVzaXIXJThgscbe6NVgzubNDA https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/9yYfpWqHGBYjAOoxb_2swRBGWGbBVSbKuwuv_fQ9n4gQjB4M6BdR4q_f9aL8mJdwZEkpLZBbnJwqVK6m1s_pGjiikUVql4rFSV1qRFRzOCBtna9ZnpVfygQdAq-soVWzItRpiEueav1ynyW4tLToGfR2QdunX8tVtPU_qXaaj3I <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/369611110/1813744" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 369611110" title="Story 369611110"> <p>Experienced fell runner Chris Smith, 43, missing in Perthshire hills since Tuesday<br></p><p>The family of Chris Smith, an experienced fell runner and Team GB member who has gone missing in the Perthshire hills, have appealed for help to find him.</p><p>Smith, 43, was last seen on Tuesday afternoon when he left his family’s holiday accommodation to go running in the Glen Lyon and Loch Tay area. He had been expected to return that evening.</p><p lang="en" dir="ltr">My cousin is missing after going for a run in Glen Lyon is Perthshire yesterday. He's an experienced fell runner and could have become disorientated and ended up further afield. Please share. <a href="https://t.co/rEnmUWndSx">pic.twitter.com/rEnmUWndSx</a></p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/oct/29/family-of-missing-team-gb-runner-appeal-for-help-to-find-him">Continue reading...</a> Thu, 29 Oct 2020 10:14:14 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/9yYfpWqHGBYjAOoxb_2swRBGWGbBVSbKuwuv_fQ9n4gQjB4M6BdR4q_f9aL8mJdwZEkpLZBbnJwqVK6m1s_pGjiikUVql4rFSV1qRFRzOCBtna9ZnpVfygQdAq-soVWzItRpiEueav1ynyW4tLToGfR2QdunX8tVtPU_qXaaj3I https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/9yYfpWqHGBYjAOoxb_2swcKbZsGc7Kufuwuv_fQ9n4gQjB4M6BdR4q_f9aL8mJdwntOEP9eOx-6y825QZZbXXZE8RW2orlBKIIfwieK6UtAD3pE6GQF9bITrFTtSeJ5-MHc1704AE__McTfcfk2RbfpN9OsZrRrKwX-QuTDXpy4x5MvS7GBcI-42DIdMFLGl <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/369611109/1813744" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 369611109" title="Story 369611109"> <p>Also featuring George Best, ‘Hitman’ Hearns and the late, great Ron Pickering on We Are The Champions</p><p>1) Manchester United meet Arsenal on Sunday, and it seems the two clubs have enjoyed some acceptable tussles in the past. Here’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7P0P8853r6w">a Friday night special from November 1984</a>; Norman Whiteside booting David O’Leary and friends <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAM9zEjTMO0&amp;">all round Old Trafford in January 1987</a>; EVERYTHING that NO ONE wants to see, <a href="https://youtu.be/JYnIA_4bz7U?t=1996">the brawl of October 1990</a>; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juxu6Ev7a6A">David Rocastle’s brilliant goal in October 1991</a>; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhFSvF2cJt8">Arsenal’s crucial win in March 1998</a>; and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIV7IoZiidc">Keown v Van Nistelrooy</a>.</p><p>2) Mildred “Babe” Didrikson Zaharias is one of the greatest athletes of all time. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4EtIqhdLws">In the 1932 Olympics, she won gold in the javelin and 80m hurdles, plus silver in the high jump.</a> Although she was also great at baseball and basketball, she went to golf next, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLXna5-z6Rc">where she fought discrimination</a> to win <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qek8naOgVRo">10 LPGA majors</a>. Here’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_J1KTSrqV38">a look back at her career</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=___2npSi8mg">and another</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB0AeJYR4NQ">and another</a>.</p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/oct/29/man-utd-v-arsenal-alis-debut-incredible-didrikson-zaharias-classic-youtube">Continue reading...</a> Thu, 29 Oct 2020 10:00:03 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/9yYfpWqHGBYjAOoxb_2swcKbZsGc7Kufuwuv_fQ9n4gQjB4M6BdR4q_f9aL8mJdwntOEP9eOx-6y825QZZbXXZE8RW2orlBKIIfwieK6UtAD3pE6GQF9bITrFTtSeJ5-MHc1704AE__McTfcfk2RbfpN9OsZrRrKwX-QuTDXpy4x5MvS7GBcI-42DIdMFLGl https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/9yYfpWqHGBarcK7aIepXSmSAGOX8ggyduwuv_fQ9n4gQjB4M6BdR4q_f9aL8mJdwntOEP9eOx-6y825QZZbXXaK_4hDDlBxZI9s6dblY6wbW16rOaCGSz3TKH3s83O8R67fEcYu_9BPoiK9HPDAxYCNX5J8R0wqmsT8rxp2L47k <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/369392060/1813744" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 369392060" title="Story 369392060"> <p>The 100m world champion, who missed three tests in a 12-month period, has 30 days to appeal against the ban<br></p><p>For two related reasons. The 24-year-old American was the world’s fastest man – a title that still has a considerable cache despite track and field’s slow retreat from the mainstream. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/sep/28/christian-coleman-mens-100m-gold-world-athletics-championships" title="">When Coleman won the 100m world championships in Doha</a> last year in 9.76sec it was the sixth-fastest time in history and reinforced him as the massive favourite to win Olympic gold in Tokyo. That the Athletics Integrity Unit, which handles doping tests and investigations, has been able to prosecute one of the biggest names in the sport shows it has real teeth.</p><p><span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/oct/27/world-100m-champion-christian-coleman-hit-with-two-year-ban-athletics">World 100m champion Christian Coleman hit with two-year ban</a></p><p><span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/oct/20/world-400m-champion-misses-ban-after-tester-knocked-on-door-of-gas-canisters-athletics-salwa-eid-naser">World 400m champion escapes ban after tester knocked on wrong door</a></p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/oct/28/why-was-christian-coleman-banned-and-what-next-for-us-sprinter">Continue reading...</a> Wed, 28 Oct 2020 16:57:51 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/9yYfpWqHGBarcK7aIepXSmSAGOX8ggyduwuv_fQ9n4gQjB4M6BdR4q_f9aL8mJdwntOEP9eOx-6y825QZZbXXaK_4hDDlBxZI9s6dblY6wbW16rOaCGSz3TKH3s83O8R67fEcYu_9BPoiK9HPDAxYCNX5J8R0wqmsT8rxp2L47k https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/9yYfpWqHGBa46f1s6bzFLELRja2xTTSnuwuv_fQ9n4gQjB4M6BdR4q_f9aL8mJdwntOEP9eOx-6y825QZZbXXVuOhx60bm_EssLy2ZeV1skPO5LQ-Im7zfaS4ae6uLlClCxVDJn_nKiI8O_e5_Rh21QeCGeCFZ3PVHvOM2Zq1t0uTtcfkc-kjg <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/369031197/1813744" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 369031197" title="Story 369031197"> <ul><li>Runner will miss next year’s scheduled Tokyo Olympics</li><li>He narrowly avoided ban last year for missing drug tests</li></ul><p>Christian Coleman, the world’s fastest man, will miss the Olympic Games next year after being told his explanation for one of three missed drug tests was “simply impossible” as he was handed a two-year doping ban.</p><p>The American sprinter, who powered to 100m victory at the world championships last year, had claimed he had been out Christmas shopping in December 2019 when testers arrived at his house but had returned during the 60-minute time slot for testing.</p><p><span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/oct/21/miller-uibo-furious-over-naser-doping-decision-as-wada-expresses-concerns">Miller-Uibo furious over Naser doping decision as Wada expresses concerns</a></p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/oct/27/world-100m-champion-christian-coleman-hit-with-two-year-ban-athletics">Continue reading...</a> Tue, 27 Oct 2020 17:58:47 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/9yYfpWqHGBa46f1s6bzFLELRja2xTTSnuwuv_fQ9n4gQjB4M6BdR4q_f9aL8mJdwntOEP9eOx-6y825QZZbXXVuOhx60bm_EssLy2ZeV1skPO5LQ-Im7zfaS4ae6uLlClCxVDJn_nKiI8O_e5_Rh21QeCGeCFZ3PVHvOM2Zq1t0uTtcfkc-kjg https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/9yYfpWqHGBZnrdjMntP3i8d9sXwB3TPVuwuv_fQ9n4gQjB4M6BdR4q_f9aL8mJdwntOEP9eOx-6y825QZZbXXT-T7X-Z1OZBsOQfE_Spya_qzAiVX-3p13vg3edd5kBFrvqnIwr8ipZRQrgtXfxwC8y5r8cYLbDd-H8S98IvetBCBXCYH4P_f10d4s2bYVEg <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/367259716/1813744" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 367259716" title="Story 367259716"> <ul><li>Naser competed in Doha despite whereabouts failures</li><li>Olympic champion questions World Athletics and AIU</li></ul><p>The backlash against the decision to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/oct/20/world-400m-champion-misses-ban-after-tester-knocked-on-door-of-gas-canisters-athletics-salwa-eid-naser">drop doping charges</a> against the world 400m champion Salwa Eid Naser has intensified with the woman she beat to gold last year and the World Anti-Doping Agency president expressing their “concerns”.</p><p>Naser ran the third fastest time in history when she beat the Olympic champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo in 48.14sec in Doha, with only the East German Marita Koch and the Czech athlete Jarmila Kratochvilova having gone faster. However, it later emerged that Naser was competing while an investigation into three whereabouts failures against her in the spring of 2019 was under way.</p><p><span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/oct/20/world-400m-champion-misses-ban-after-tester-knocked-on-door-of-gas-canisters-athletics-salwa-eid-naser">World 400m champion escapes ban after tester knocked on wrong door</a></p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/oct/21/miller-uibo-furious-over-naser-doping-decision-as-wada-expresses-concerns">Continue reading...</a> Wed, 21 Oct 2020 18:31:59 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/9yYfpWqHGBZnrdjMntP3i8d9sXwB3TPVuwuv_fQ9n4gQjB4M6BdR4q_f9aL8mJdwntOEP9eOx-6y825QZZbXXT-T7X-Z1OZBsOQfE_Spya_qzAiVX-3p13vg3edd5kBFrvqnIwr8ipZRQrgtXfxwC8y5r8cYLbDd-H8S98IvetBCBXCYH4P_f10d4s2bYVEg https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/9yYfpWqHGBbyFoK2IBA-OoFNKKpQbc74uwuv_fQ9n4gQjB4M6BdR4q_f9aL8mJdwntOEP9eOx-6y825QZZbXXdfVcnWC8fZBQd2oCtYoRGnIYMTv0ciz2Xh3m1js9NPjjC5pgxQ6RtGawMoJNIOX-edgvOWoNSBm37gncnSkGJ0xqS2ravtXDTdruVUxLMDq98M9iEjHe70E54QACHqNFh42vLbsIEpy <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/366899855/1813744" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 366899855" title="Story 366899855"> <ul><li>No punishment for Salwa Eid Naser over missed test</li><li>Doping officer knocked on door containing gas canisters </li></ul><p>The world 400m champion Salwa Eid Naser has escaped a doping ban on a technicality – after one of her missed drug tests was struck off due to a “confused” tester knocking on a door containing gas canisters by mistake.</p><p>An independent tribunal found that a doping control officer who had come to test Naser in Bahrain in April 2019 had been thrown off by the unusual numbering system on the buildings around her apartment.</p><p><span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/oct/19/paula-dunn-im-nice-but-im-not-weak-people-get-that-mixed-up">Paula Dunn: 'I’m nice but I'm not weak. People get that mixed up'</a></p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/oct/20/world-400m-champion-misses-ban-after-tester-knocked-on-door-of-gas-canisters-athletics-salwa-eid-naser">Continue reading...</a> Tue, 20 Oct 2020 15:02:17 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/9yYfpWqHGBbyFoK2IBA-OoFNKKpQbc74uwuv_fQ9n4gQjB4M6BdR4q_f9aL8mJdwntOEP9eOx-6y825QZZbXXdfVcnWC8fZBQd2oCtYoRGnIYMTv0ciz2Xh3m1js9NPjjC5pgxQ6RtGawMoJNIOX-edgvOWoNSBm37gncnSkGJ0xqS2ravtXDTdruVUxLMDq98M9iEjHe70E54QACHqNFh42vLbsIEpy https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/9yYfpWqHGBYyFiMYa9M65rneB3dJNAazuwuv_fQ9n4gQjB4M6BdR4q_f9aL8mJdwntOEP9eOx-4K9eBLUPg2ezqIbHR6O2xj_omPwEy3lnFaBqLf_AU7kxQWIPEg7NrWEZaG0DE3IUsulqFNiPnT0emXnQBv7r_RETyBwNTr-rI <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/366405980/1813744" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 366405980" title="Story 366405980"> <p>The first woman to become a head coach at British Athletics believes it is possible to succeed in sport being kind and that the obsession with medals has gone too far</p><p>“Do I think the obsession with medals has gone too far? Absolutely,” says Paula Dunn, with a clarity that is striking and unusual from someone who operates in the higher stratospheres of British sport. “We’ve got to look beyond the medal table, because medals are just not enough.”</p><p>Dunn pauses. Takes stock. Reflects on the pressures in the UK Sport system and where, as we have seen in cycling and <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jul/10/british-gymnastics-head-appalled-and-ashamed-at-multiple-abuse-stories" title="">gymnastics, it can lead</a>. “Don’t get me wrong, when we did really well in Rio it was lovely,” she admits. “But there is more to it than that. You’ve got a responsibility as well. You don’t want people coming out of a sport saying that they weren’t happy.”</p><p><span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/apr/06/katherine-grainger-coronavirus-uk-sport-tokyo-olympics-paralympics">Katherine Grainger: 'We’re suddenly in a very different world' | Donald McRae</a></p><p>It's the ability to listen more and talk less. That way you hear what your athletes are saying – really hear them</p><p><span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/sep/03/christian-malcolm-named-as-british-athletics-first-black-head-coach-for-olympics">Christian Malcolm named as UK Athletics' first black head coach for Olympics</a></p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/oct/19/paula-dunn-im-nice-but-im-not-weak-people-get-that-mixed-up">Continue reading...</a> Mon, 19 Oct 2020 07:00:12 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/9yYfpWqHGBYyFiMYa9M65rneB3dJNAazuwuv_fQ9n4gQjB4M6BdR4q_f9aL8mJdwntOEP9eOx-4K9eBLUPg2ezqIbHR6O2xj_omPwEy3lnFaBqLf_AU7kxQWIPEg7NrWEZaG0DE3IUsulqFNiPnT0emXnQBv7r_RETyBwNTr-rI https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/9yYfpWqHGBavcJSsbmNL2-xCrYd0Mx6fuwuv_fQ9n4gQjB4M6BdR4q_f9aL8mJdwntOEP9eOx-4K9eBLUPg2e9gP4mJwgso53vC0MG08_E3oXO4iTFqcstTpGLSEVoWQu_yP8GmATT53_WJfmOXFRBZNMFX8Fm9TzYh3B1P2udNtpvoSpHnyBhHUL70QObeH <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/365690239/1813744" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 365690239" title="Story 365690239"> <ul><li>British indoor champion Dan Bramble worked for Amazon<br></li><li>Gymshark helps athlete reach £12,000 target for Olympics<br></li></ul><p>A British long jump champion who had to work for Amazon after suffering financial problems during the pandemic has been told he can “quit delivering parcels and get back to delivering gold” after a crowdfunding campaign revived his Olympic dreams.</p><p>Dan Bramble, who won the British indoor title this year and has a personal best of 8.21m, said he had been left “speechless” by a £8,875 donation from the Gymshark clothing company that had enabled him to hit his £12,000 target to fund his living and training expenses for the Tokyo Games.</p><p lang="en" dir="ltr"> my head is gone. Thank you so much <a href="https://twitter.com/Gymshark?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Gymshark</a> . Best belated birthday present ever (sorry mum) <a href="https://t.co/iLejVLoXvg">pic.twitter.com/iLejVLoXvg</a></p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/oct/16/get-back-to-delivering-gold-donation-revives-dan-brambles-olympic-dream">Continue reading...</a> Fri, 16 Oct 2020 10:11:20 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/9yYfpWqHGBavcJSsbmNL2-xCrYd0Mx6fuwuv_fQ9n4gQjB4M6BdR4q_f9aL8mJdwntOEP9eOx-4K9eBLUPg2e9gP4mJwgso53vC0MG08_E3oXO4iTFqcstTpGLSEVoWQu_yP8GmATT53_WJfmOXFRBZNMFX8Fm9TzYh3B1P2udNtpvoSpHnyBhHUL70QObeH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/9yYfpWqHGBbiToj8fFxr-afd95eZp08suwuv_fQ9n4gQjB4M6BdR4q_f9aL8mJdwntOEP9eOx-4K9eBLUPg2e_5Dj5dRRyWvqworxpZhSq7Xi8Ugp7dAfRtWp1QmAmvdMZUqky4PdbM1J7GEQdAhCb40uzOwPghWJfXGguJehtvi-a5-yf4d3crD6UnmiXTg <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/365572008/1813744" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 365572008" title="Story 365572008"> <ul><li>Commonwealth Games to open with T20 cricket at Edgbaston</li><li>Event sandwiched by World and European championships</li></ul><p>The organisers of Birmingham 2022 believe they have negotiated a schedule that will allow top athletes to compete at the Commonwealth Games, but a date when tickets will be sold to the public is still uncertain.</p><p>Despite a summer set for an overload of sporting events, with the Commonwealth Games starting only three days after the World Athletics Championships conclude on 24 July, organisers remain confident that star performers such as Dina Asher-Smith and Katarina Johnson-Thompson will still be able to take part. The European championships follow within a week of events concluding in Birmingham.</p><p><span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/aug/12/birmingham-scrap-single-site-athletes-village-plan-for-2022-commonwealth-games-athletics">Birmingham scraps single-site athletes' village plan for Commonwealth Games</a></p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/oct/16/birmingham-2022-condenses-athletics-schedule-in-bid-to-attract-top-names">Continue reading...</a> Thu, 15 Oct 2020 23:00:22 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/9yYfpWqHGBbiToj8fFxr-afd95eZp08suwuv_fQ9n4gQjB4M6BdR4q_f9aL8mJdwntOEP9eOx-4K9eBLUPg2e_5Dj5dRRyWvqworxpZhSq7Xi8Ugp7dAfRtWp1QmAmvdMZUqky4PdbM1J7GEQdAhCb40uzOwPghWJfXGguJehtvi-a5-yf4d3crD6UnmiXTg https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/9yYfpWqHGBbskfZnPoBeWEg_i0efjeqIuwuv_fQ9n4gQjB4M6BdR4q_f9aL8mJdwZEkpLZBbnJwqVK6m1s_pGsStYPzNXpac5j3PZuHFN3dYvwWXxf2dWbVMHKpRTOyWenQ3cOSQdorJ17SJHLUhPCDuaEsbRkwAoJUODaskkRbELI5KXV32ftja--oUliUC <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/363648245/1813744" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 363648245" title="Story 363648245"> <p>Handcuffing and search of athlete and partner are being investigated merely as potential misconduct</p><p>The two innocent athletes, stopped, handcuffed and searched by officers in London have said they may boycott the investigation into their case because it fails to treat their racism allegations seriously enough.</p><p>Bianca Williams and Ricardo dos Santos believe Metropolitan police officers racially profiled them when they decided to stop the car they were in and search them while their three-month-old baby son was in the vehicle.</p><p><span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/law/2020/jul/06/why-did-police-stop-and-search-bianca-williams-and-ricardo-dos-santos">Why did police stop and search Bianca Williams and Ricardo Dos Santos?</a></p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/oct/09/bianca-williams-threatens-to-boycott-watered-down-inquiry-into-police">Continue reading...</a> Fri, 09 Oct 2020 17:29:27 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/9yYfpWqHGBbskfZnPoBeWEg_i0efjeqIuwuv_fQ9n4gQjB4M6BdR4q_f9aL8mJdwZEkpLZBbnJwqVK6m1s_pGsStYPzNXpac5j3PZuHFN3dYvwWXxf2dWbVMHKpRTOyWenQ3cOSQdorJ17SJHLUhPCDuaEsbRkwAoJUODaskkRbELI5KXV32ftja--oUliUC https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/9yYfpWqHGBaThhbVcVh10K6hn8xpj_tauwuv_fQ9n4gQjB4M6BdR4q_f9aL8mJdwntOEP9eOx-7ACBBNoBDZmQWgP3Iqi9GV0uksLnypmDQNmuArIL_UoKLrz-RLOnEMoKb1pS7P9WNNbvBEtseJWDBB2sBRnjfYfk87PHM0_TytuqvKGakgbsrD6UnmiXTg <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/363027596/1813744" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 363027596" title="Story 363027596"> <ul><li>Joshua Cheptegei knocks six seconds off men’s 10,000m record<br></li><li>Letesenbet Gidey takes four seconds off women’s 5,000m time</li></ul><p>Two world records were smashed within an astonishing hour in Spain on Wednesday as Nike’s controversial track spikes again proved a gamechanger for athletics.</p><p><span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/oct/04/london-marathon-race-report-shura-kitata-eliud-kipchoge-brigid-kosgei">London Marathon: Kitata and Kosgei win as blocked ear foils Kipchoge</a></p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/oct/07/cheptegui-and-gidey-smash-world-track-records-using-controversial-spikes">Continue reading...</a> Wed, 07 Oct 2020 22:18:33 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/9yYfpWqHGBaThhbVcVh10K6hn8xpj_tauwuv_fQ9n4gQjB4M6BdR4q_f9aL8mJdwntOEP9eOx-7ACBBNoBDZmQWgP3Iqi9GV0uksLnypmDQNmuArIL_UoKLrz-RLOnEMoKb1pS7P9WNNbvBEtseJWDBB2sBRnjfYfk87PHM0_TytuqvKGakgbsrD6UnmiXTg https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/9yYfpWqHGBa75nNzXpCPziEGy4NzT8dQuwuv_fQ9n4gQjB4M6BdR4q_f9aL8mJdwa-7iAyJByECkuEUye2ieh8AIEE2gENmZ67PYu0GZpFwv7sHVQ37UE8QyiCW2rk_MObL_0zvXvT_Kw-lJ5ol04A <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/362032347/1813744" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 362032347" title="Story 362032347"> <p>The best pictures from an unorthodox marathon as competitors lapped St James’ Park before entering the Mall. In the men’s race, Eliud Kipchoge lost over 26.2 miles for the first time in seven years</p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/gallery/2020/oct/04/london-marathon-2020-in-pictures">Continue reading...</a> Sun, 04 Oct 2020 18:50:52 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/9yYfpWqHGBa75nNzXpCPziEGy4NzT8dQuwuv_fQ9n4gQjB4M6BdR4q_f9aL8mJdwa-7iAyJByECkuEUye2ieh8AIEE2gENmZ67PYu0GZpFwv7sHVQ37UE8QyiCW2rk_MObL_0zvXvT_Kw-lJ5ol04A https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/9yYfpWqHGBbuQxjTPm70aj_xsj9LenJwuwuv_fQ9n4gQjB4M6BdR4q_f9aL8mJdwntOEP9eOx-7ACBBNoBDZmeWa9iPLyWl1MEcUlETi1ZYZUi7bqfvMYb5Vqql6BPb0q1qtGx5GEXYse1rblhFwDD2RTHYPKJiOC4W3A0NmQZyaVH5nq67ulA <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/361945137/1813744" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 361945137" title="Story 361945137"> <ul><li>Event organiser praises ‘indomitable spirit’ of competitors</li><li>Curtailed race will still raise tens of millions for charities</li></ul><p>It was by common consent the most surreal London marathon in its 40-year history: with elite athletes cheered on by cardboard cutouts of the Queen across a special course in St James’s Park – and 43,000 people from 109 countries running the event “virtually” instead of on the capital’s streets.</p><p>However, organisers said they believed the “indomitable spirit” of every participant would serve as a beacon of light in dark and uncertain times – and that the race would help raise “tens of millions” for charities.</p><p><span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/oct/04/london-marathon-race-report-shura-kitata-eliud-kipchoge-brigid-kosgei">London Marathon: Shura Kitata and Brigid Kosgei win as Kipchoge falls short</a></p><p><span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/oct/03/theres-a-strong-bond-between-us-the-runners-whove-never-missed-a-london-marathon">'There's a strong bond between us': the runners who've never missed a London Marathon</a></p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/oct/04/strangest-ever-london-marathon-is-a-virtual-hit-with-43000-runners">Continue reading...</a> Sun, 04 Oct 2020 14:46:06 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/9yYfpWqHGBbuQxjTPm70aj_xsj9LenJwuwuv_fQ9n4gQjB4M6BdR4q_f9aL8mJdwntOEP9eOx-7ACBBNoBDZmeWa9iPLyWl1MEcUlETi1ZYZUi7bqfvMYb5Vqql6BPb0q1qtGx5GEXYse1rblhFwDD2RTHYPKJiOC4W3A0NmQZyaVH5nq67ulA https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/9yYfpWqHGBbuQxjTPm70akZe5KjZUJfNuwuv_fQ9n4gQjB4M6BdR4q_f9aL8mJdwntOEP9eOx-7ACBBNoBDZmeuz2LtBmaRcL-7B1UN-1BOyOijoOsbsZF8FqTUUnOH9gTiCDJwqgeuyqpDyTKCMCawaWTkySQBdEgbwoWfNocvFoR2p108nyw <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/361945135/1813744" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 361945135" title="Story 361945135"> <ul><li>Ethiopia’s Kitata is shock winner as Eliud Kipchoge is eighth</li><li>Kenya’s Kosgei defends title, Sara Hall snatches second</li></ul><p>Moments after crossing the line without that familiar slap of winning tape on vest, Eliud Kipchoge tried to make sense of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/oct/04/london-marathon-race-report-shura-kitata-eliud-kipchoge-brigid-kosgei" title="">the biggest shock in London Marathon history</a>. In truth, his version sounded even more discombobulating than what we had just witnessed on a bitter October Sunday in St James’s Park, as Shura Kitata came away with victory.</p><p>The cold had not seeped into Kipchoge’s skin and zapped his spirit, the Kenyan world record holder insisted. And nor had the biblical rain led to his first defeat for seven years. No – it was a blocked ear that had done for him.</p><p><span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2020/oct/04/london-marathon-2020-live-updates">London Marathon: Kitata takes men's race, Kosgei defends women's title - as it happened!</a></p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/oct/04/london-marathon-race-report-shura-kitata-eliud-kipchoge-brigid-kosgei">Continue reading...</a> Sun, 04 Oct 2020 12:26:06 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/9yYfpWqHGBbuQxjTPm70akZe5KjZUJfNuwuv_fQ9n4gQjB4M6BdR4q_f9aL8mJdwntOEP9eOx-7ACBBNoBDZmeuz2LtBmaRcL-7B1UN-1BOyOijoOsbsZF8FqTUUnOH9gTiCDJwqgeuyqpDyTKCMCawaWTkySQBdEgbwoWfNocvFoR2p108nyw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/9yYfpWqHGBaYJ0OUvQUGVfYaJTLrCQOruwuv_fQ9n4gQjB4M6BdR4q_f9aL8mJdw9i8RzP2SFj3HNjcP9DautuHVAG4oaKG6YO4Vtvoibbg2B2rjToilZu8zv5HLBBuB66JfbDcwyVY <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/361852559/1813744" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 361852559" title="Story 361852559"> <ul><li>Live update of the elite-only men’s and women’s races</li><li>Drop <a href="mailto: niall.mcveigh@theguardian.com">Niall an email</a> or tweet <a href="mailto:@niallmcveigh">@niallmcveigh </a></li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/oct/03/london-marathon-hopes-retain-spirit-elite-st-james-park-laps-virtual-runs-app">Marathon hopes to retain spirit in parks and virtual runs</a></li></ul><p class="block-time published-time"><time datetime="2020-10-04T08:44:16.359Z">9.44am <span class="timezone">BST</span></time></p><p>Kosgei’s winning time was two hours, 18 minutes and 28 seconds. That’s some four minutes off her world-record time, set in Chicago last year - but given the lack of big-race preparation and weather conditions today, that’s no real surprise.</p><p class="block-time published-time"><time datetime="2020-10-04T08:40:20.086Z">9.40am <span class="timezone">BST</span></time></p><p>With the finish line in sight, Chepngetich has nothing left in the tank - and she’s left flat-footed when Hall kicks on again, sprinting clear of the Kenyan on the home straight! <strong>Hall finishes second, Chepngetich settles for third.</strong></p><p class="block-time published-time"><time datetime="2020-10-04T08:39:01.353Z">9.39am <span class="timezone">BST</span></time></p><p>What a late burst this is from Sara Hall - pain etched on her face, she finally gets beyond Bekere in the final mile, and is closing on Chepngetich ...</p><p class="block-time published-time"><time datetime="2020-10-04T08:36:24.641Z">9.36am <span class="timezone">BST</span></time></p><p>The Kenyan repeats her 2019 success, and will finish more than two minutes clear of the tiring Chepngetich.</p><p class="block-time published-time"><time datetime="2020-10-04T08:28:29.215Z">9.28am <span class="timezone">BST</span></time></p><p><strong>One lap to go! </strong>Kosgei is onto the final lap. Chepngetich won’t catch her, and is more concerned with keeping clear of Bekere and Hall behind her.</p><p class="block-time published-time"><time datetime="2020-10-04T08:21:02.996Z">9.21am <span class="timezone">BST</span></time></p><p>Brigid Kosgei has pulled away from Chepngetich, and now leads by a minute. In the battle for third, US runner Sara Hall is closing in on Ashere Bekere, the Ethiopian who won last year’s Berlin marathon.</p><p class="block-time published-time"><time datetime="2020-10-04T08:09:41.916Z">9.09am <span class="timezone">BST</span></time></p><p>With five laps to go, Brigid Kosgei has left her compatriot behind and moved into the solo lead. Further back, Naomi Mitchell has passed Natasha Cockram to become the leading British runner on the road; she’s on track for a personal best. Times recorded today will also count towards qualifying for next year’s Olympics in Tokyo.</p><p class="block-time published-time"><time datetime="2020-10-04T07:48:04.640Z">8.48am <span class="timezone">BST</span></time></p><p>The women’s race has already passed the halfway point with last year’s winner, Kenya’s <strong>Brigid Kosgei</strong> joined by <strong>Ruth Chepngetich</strong> at the front.</p><p>There are a group of three chasers within their sight as they make their way down the Mall, away from Buckingham Palace, while further back, several stragglers have already suffered the unusual indignity of being lapped in a marathon.</p><p class="block-time published-time"><time datetime="2020-10-04T07:40:52.205Z">8.40am <span class="timezone">BST</span></time></p><p>Hello and welcome to rolling coverage of what will be a very different London Marathon. There are no amateur runners and no spectators, with the elite athletes instead running laps around St James’s Park. Thousands of people around the country, and indeed the world, are competing in virtual races as the main event takes place.</p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2020/oct/04/london-marathon-2020-live-updates">Continue reading...</a> Sun, 04 Oct 2020 08:44:16 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/9yYfpWqHGBaYJ0OUvQUGVfYaJTLrCQOruwuv_fQ9n4gQjB4M6BdR4q_f9aL8mJdw9i8RzP2SFj3HNjcP9DautuHVAG4oaKG6YO4Vtvoibbg2B2rjToilZu8zv5HLBBuB66JfbDcwyVY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/9yYfpWqHGBYfTfHy2-28gdC2JZZun1JCuwuv_fQ9n4gQjB4M6BdR4q_f9aL8mJdwntOEP9eOx-7ACBBNoBDZmVGJ5vHzOYSix1C_8CdLnkE_sTE7zQmtBjEF5nM6kTdB0Rt01dFT2ycLjm0Sp2t2c4l2emcdG9V6DLyTJyqoDeiXi0ax0SrZ4LAVEMCMb0N5CEAmaMt3IE4 <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/361782015/1813744" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 361782015" title="Story 361782015"> <p>The Ever Presents have competed in every race since 1981 – and neither bad weather or Covid will stop them this time</p><p>It is more than two decades since Ken Jones nearly lost his record of finishing every London Marathon, but the 87-year-old still has flashbacks. “In 1998, I slipped on a manhole cover two miles from the finish,” he says. “I cut my eye badly and I was unconscious. They were trying to get me in an ambulance and I fought my way free to carry on, blood running down my face. A few other runners helped me get to that line – there’s a lovely spirit about the marathon.”</p><p>Jones is one of 10 ever-presents remaining from the 7,055 runners who began the first London Marathon on a dank and drizzly March day in 1981 – and have never stopped taking part. “I remember coming over Tower Bridge that day and seeing the massive crowd and thinking: ‘I’ve never seen a scene like this before and I’ll probably never see it again,’” says 75-year-old Bill O’Connor from Finchley, north London. “Well, I’ve seen it 39 times now.”</p><p><span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/oct/02/kenenisa-bekele-withdraws-london-marathon-calf-injury-eliud-kipchoge">Kenenisa Bekele withdraws from London Marathon with calf injury</a></p><p><span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2020/sep/28/londons-virtual-long-distance-runners-will-never-be-lonely-in-spirit">London Marathon goes virtual but its world-beating ability to unite never more vital | Sean Ingle</a></p><p><span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/sep/29/london-marathon-could-see-world-record-times-if-rain-stays-away">World record times possible at London Marathon if rain stays away</a></p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/oct/03/theres-a-strong-bond-between-us-the-runners-whove-never-missed-a-london-marathon">Continue reading...</a> Sat, 03 Oct 2020 16:00:27 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/9yYfpWqHGBYfTfHy2-28gdC2JZZun1JCuwuv_fQ9n4gQjB4M6BdR4q_f9aL8mJdwntOEP9eOx-7ACBBNoBDZmVGJ5vHzOYSix1C_8CdLnkE_sTE7zQmtBjEF5nM6kTdB0Rt01dFT2ycLjm0Sp2t2c4l2emcdG9V6DLyTJyqoDeiXi0ax0SrZ4LAVEMCMb0N5CEAmaMt3IE4 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/9yYfpWqHGBZJtLIyAnBHMRO2LlO1aHQfuwuv_fQ9n4gQjB4M6BdR4q_f9aL8mJdwntOEP9eOx-7ACBBNoBDZmTO-ykt8F8bcL-7B1UN-1BPWcJvpl3sulsYsJll6FpJzeT5DABYTgqLBld72GBwTTZJseBUw0Dw7_prkJgtJEk097wwIyNdyvjCk1wet62XA <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/361595817/1813744" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 361595817" title="Story 361595817"> <ul><li>‘Mind-boggling’ preparation set to come together on Sunday</li><li>Elite field competes in London as up to 45,000 take part via app </li></ul><p>For almost 40 years it has become a familiar sight on the streets of the nation’s capital: a joyous and sweaty caravan of elite and everyday runners, Super Men and Wonder Women, cheered on by 750,000 people. But while Sunday’s 2020 London Marathon will be strange and socially distanced, and global not local, organisers believe the spirit of the race will rage brighter than ever.</p><p>At 7.15am on Sunday the world’s best athletes will be chasing world records and Olympic qualifying times on a special closed course in St James’s Park. But 45,000 runners from 109 countries will run the race “virtually” by themselves on a course of their choice, using a special app to track their route and time, rather than on the normal 26.2-mile route from Greenwich to the Mall.</p><p><span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/sep/30/eliud-kipchoge-denies-platform-nike-shoes-offer-london-race-advantage">Eliud Kipchoge denies platform Nike shoes violate the spirit of sport</a></p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/oct/03/london-marathon-hopes-retain-spirit-elite-st-james-park-laps-virtual-runs-app">Continue reading...</a> Sat, 03 Oct 2020 07:00:16 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/9yYfpWqHGBZJtLIyAnBHMRO2LlO1aHQfuwuv_fQ9n4gQjB4M6BdR4q_f9aL8mJdwntOEP9eOx-7ACBBNoBDZmTO-ykt8F8bcL-7B1UN-1BPWcJvpl3sulsYsJll6FpJzeT5DABYTgqLBld72GBwTTZJseBUw0Dw7_prkJgtJEk097wwIyNdyvjCk1wet62XA https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/9yYfpWqHGBZIa3RlTp4u9efTbjX5fNBcuwuv_fQ9n4gQjB4M6BdR4q_f9aL8mJdwntOEP9eOx-7ACBBNoBDZmRwDAC1jBzYPpTfCm5VTY-4WWxZdYLG4_G8wMHI8qLJsEzhQArgewPOyoqF-WAabhd7B58hr-hq17EjwLxAtGNQdkLEhAIqfbw <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/361504955/1813744" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 361504955" title="Story 361504955"> <ul><li>Race with Eliud Kipchoge expected to challenge world record<br></li><li>‘I was in good shape but then I picked up a niggle’</li></ul><p>The hugely anticipated contest between Kenenisa Bekele and Eliud Kipchoge at Sunday’s 40th London Marathon is off after Bekele pulled out on Friday afternoon with a calf injury.</p><p>Organisers had expected that having the two greatest distance runners in history square off on a fast course around St James’s Park would put Kipchoge’s world record of 2:01:39 under serious threat.</p><p><span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/sep/30/eliud-kipchoge-denies-platform-nike-shoes-offer-london-race-advantage">Eliud Kipchoge denies platform Nike shoes violate the spirit of sport</a></p><p><span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/sep/29/london-marathon-could-see-world-record-times-if-rain-stays-away">World record times possible at London Marathon if rain stays away</a></p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/oct/02/kenenisa-bekele-withdraws-london-marathon-calf-injury-eliud-kipchoge">Continue reading...</a> Fri, 02 Oct 2020 15:53:47 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/9yYfpWqHGBZIa3RlTp4u9efTbjX5fNBcuwuv_fQ9n4gQjB4M6BdR4q_f9aL8mJdwntOEP9eOx-7ACBBNoBDZmRwDAC1jBzYPpTfCm5VTY-4WWxZdYLG4_G8wMHI8qLJsEzhQArgewPOyoqF-WAabhd7B58hr-hq17EjwLxAtGNQdkLEhAIqfbw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/9yYfpWqHGBaNCdjqzyOPPEuAOgLgebSpuwuv_fQ9n4gQjB4M6BdR4q_f9aL8mJdwZEkpLZBbnJwqVK6m1s_pGnfB8hmlrVHRn-HXarZwBGOiXMS-ZnDORhGSDioxWZhQIeA5igX746gcwWroAxPrLRLqaxtboh0slkT3XX5d60E <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/361139219/1813744" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 361139219" title="Story 361139219"> <p>Researches find that athletes with larger gluteus maximus are more likely to be faster sprinters</p><p>A large gluteus maximus - the muscle that forms the bottom - is key to athletes achieving top speeds on the track, according to a study.</p><p>After examining the anatomy of elite athletes, researchers discovered that a large bottom is key for sprint performance.</p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/oct/01/larger-bottoms-are-key-to-sprinting-success-study-finds">Continue reading...</a> Thu, 01 Oct 2020 18:00:00 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/9yYfpWqHGBaNCdjqzyOPPEuAOgLgebSpuwuv_fQ9n4gQjB4M6BdR4q_f9aL8mJdwZEkpLZBbnJwqVK6m1s_pGnfB8hmlrVHRn-HXarZwBGOiXMS-ZnDORhGSDioxWZhQIeA5igX746gcwWroAxPrLRLqaxtboh0slkT3XX5d60E