Women’s athletics enjoys a media profile that is arguably equal to the coverage received by men’s competition, thanks to the exploits of the likes of Blanka Vlasic, Jessica Ennis, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and others.

Coach says breaking the world 800m record is not yet a priority for the Botswana athlete
The coach of Nijel Amos says consistency is more important than aiming for records for the Commonwealth and African 800m champion at the moment.

Though Jean Verst...

They were among the stars of the European Athletics Championships in Zurich - in different events. But tonight in Stockholm, Sifan Hassan, of the Netherlands, will face Swedish pair Meraf Bahta and Abeba Aregawi in what has the makings of a 1500m to re...

Trio add to GB’s medal haul on day two of the IPC Athletics European Championships
Erin McBride, Mickey Bushell and Maria Lyle were among the winners on the second day of IPC Athletics European Championships action in Swansea as a world record an...

Four-time Paralympic gold medallist says IPC Europeans are a good stepping stone on road to Rio
Jason Smyth added the European T12 100m title to his global golds on Tuesday and said the Swansea event is an important step on the road to the Rio Paralymp...

Matt Long, Jamie French and Barry Cook consider biomechanics and look at how Mo Farah uses his arms and core while running
Recently we explored the biomechanical focus which coach Alberto Salazar developed in trying to get Dathan Ritzenhein to run more...