Athletics

Ruth Frith breaks the record in women's shot put for competitors aged 100-104 at the Masters Games in Sydney

100-year-old breaks shot put record

The fact that she was the only competitor in her category (shot put, women aged 100-104) did not diminish Ruth Frith's achievement.

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Wanjiru wins Chicago Marathon

Monday, 12 October 2009

Kenya's Olympic champion Sammy Wanjiru won the Chicago Marathon yesterday, toppling the course record to set the fastest mark ever on US soil.

Kendal duo in mint condition for half-marathon challenge

Sunday, 11 October 2009

It was in Kendal in 1869 that Joseph Wiper came up with the recipe for his famous Mint Cake. Some 140 years on, the Cumbrian town has found the ingredients for distance-running success, it would seem.

Radcliffe to miss half marathon world championships

Tuesday, 6 October 2009

Three-times former champion Paula Radcliffe has withdrawn from next weekend's world half marathon championships in Birmingham because of illness.

Bolt says no to NFL

Tuesday, 29 September 2009

Triple Olympic and world sprint champion Usain Bolt of Jamaica said today he expects years of fast feats to ease doping doubts in athletics and has no plans to play American football.

Lel powers home in GNR

Monday, 21 September 2009

The Former world half-marathon champion Martin Lel signalled his return from injury with a brilliant victory at the Great North Run yesterday.

British men just cannot go the distance, says Spedding

Sunday, 20 September 2009

Awful record will be shown up in today's Great North Run.

Semenya: The mystery grows

Sunday, 20 September 2009

The South African athlete did take a gender test before the World Championships, and the results alarmed the team doctor

South Africa 'planned for tests on Semenya'

Saturday, 19 September 2009

An email exchange published in a South African newspaper yesterday appears to show that local athletics officials had planned to give runner Caster Semenya a gender test before the world championships in Berlin.

Ohuruogu ready to wind down following 'indifferent' season

Saturday, 19 September 2009

The Olympic 400 metres champion, Christine Ohuruogu, is hoping to end an "indifferent" season by captaining England to victory at the Great North City Games today.

South Africa threatens 'world war' if Semenya receives ban

Saturday, 12 September 2009

South Africa's sports minister yesterday threatened to wage "a third world war" if his country's world champion 800m runner, Caster Semenya, finds herself banned from competition as a result of the tests she has taken to determine her gender.

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