Greg Rutherford says he has been inspired to help improve the lives of families and kids in lockdown by Marcus Rashford. The London 2012 Olympic champion is fronting a Sport England campaign to tackle a drop in children’s activity levels during the pandemic. “We’re nearly a year into this now
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Seb Coe warns drugs cheats that athletics is not afraid to go after big names
Seb Coe has warned any Tokyo-bound drugs cheats that they are more likely to be busted than at any previous Olympics. The president of World Athletics spoke out in the wake of world 100m champion Christian Coleman being handed a two-year ban for breaching anti-doping "whereabouts" rules. The American has
Athletes must take their place in the vaccine queue, says Coe
London: Healthy athletes should take their place in the COVID-19 vaccine queue behind people with more pressing needs despite events such as next year's Olympics looking set to be highly dependent on competitors arriving free from the virus, the head of world athletics Seb Coe said. Most athletes in their
Russia’s sporting future at stake as CAS hearing starts on Monday
Russia’s sporting future is at stake in a four-day hearing which starts in Switzerland on Monday. The World Anti-Doping Agency declared the country’s anti-doping agency, RUSADA, non-compliant with its code in December last year over alleged manipulation of laboratory data. It imposed a series of sanctions, including a four-year ban
Christian Coleman ban: World’s fastest man suspended for two years and ruled out of Tokyo 2020
Christian Coleman, the reigning 100m world champion, has been banned from athletics for two years for anti-doping violations. The American committed three whereabouts failures in 12 months and a disciplinary tribunal upheld the Athletic Integrity Unit’s (AIU) original suspension, meaning Coleman will not complete at the Olympic Games in Tokyo
Track legend Kriss Akabusi reveals how friends saved him from bowel cancer
Athletics legend Kriss Akabusi has revealed how friends saved him from bowel cancer by insisting he seek medical advice. Akabusi, who won Olympic and world medals in the 1980s and 90s, always regarded himself as indestructible. A soldier with the Army Physical Training Corps who outmuscled the best of America
Christian Malcolm can be our Pep Guardiola, claims British Athletics boss
Christian Malcolm has been acclaimed as “Our Pep Guardiola” by the boss of British Athletics. Jo Coates, chief executive of the governing body, insisted appointing sport’s first black head coach was done 100 per cent on merit. “I've worked too hard in this industry to get where I've got to
Linford Christie accuses police of racism after athletes were stopped
Linford Christie has accused the Metropolitan Police of “institutional racism” after two athletes he manages were stopped and handcuffed while driving with their three-month-old baby. The British Olympic 100m champion – who now runs sports agency Nuff Respect – demanded an explanation for what he condemned as an abuse of
Wilson Kipsang banned from athletics for four years after fabricating story about landslide
The former marathon world record holder Wilson Kipsang has been banned from athletics for four years after missing three anti-doping tests and lying about his reasons for missing them. Three whereabouts failures in a 12-month period automatically trigger a suspension, and Kipsang committed four – three missed tests and one
Athletes free to ‘take the knee’ at 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games
Athletes will not face punishment for protesting against racism and unequal rights by ‘taking a knee’ at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games. The Olympics bans any form of protest and the policy remains in place despite boss Thomas Bach hinting at a willingness to explore ways Tokyo-bound stars can express support