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Commonwealth Games considering mixed para relay teams
Dec 07, 2025

Commonwealth Games considering mixed para relay teams

The Commonwealth Games Federation is considering whether to introduce mixed relays incorporating para athletes at future Games.The para-sport programme at the X...

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Scotland's Callum Hawkins recovering after dramatic marathon collapse at Commonwealth Games
Dec 07, 2025

Scotland's Callum Hawkins recovering after dramatic marathon collapse at Commonwealth Games

Scotland's Callum Hawkins is recovering in hospital after collapsing during the men's Commonwealth Games marathon on Sunday.The 25-year-old fell while leading t...

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Commonwealth Games marathon runner Callum Hawkins leaves hospital
Dec 07, 2025

Commonwealth Games marathon runner Callum Hawkins leaves hospital

Callum Hawkins has been discharged from hospital in Australia after collapsing in the Commonwealth Games marathon.The with just a mile-and-a-half to go.There w...

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New stadium plans released for Birmingham Commonwealth Games
Dec 07, 2025

New stadium plans released for Birmingham Commonwealth Games

New plans have been released showcasing the redevelopment of Alexander Stadium ahead of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.Public consultation has begun...

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Commonwealth Games: Birmingham 2022 to award more medals to women than men
Dec 07, 2025

Commonwealth Games: Birmingham 2022 to award more medals to women than men

The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will be the first major multi-sport event to award more medals to women than men, organisers have confirmed.The introduct...

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Colin Jackson: Commonwealth Games provides invaluable experience for athletes
Dec 07, 2025

Colin Jackson: Commonwealth Games provides invaluable experience for athletes

Former world champion hurdler Colin Jackson is excited for stars of the future to flourish when the Commonwealth Games come to Birmingham in 2022.With the appli...

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Tokyo Olympics: Commonwealth Games organisers hoping to avoid 2022 clashes from postponement
Dec 07, 2025

Tokyo Olympics: Commonwealth Games organisers hoping to avoid 2022 clashes from postponement

Organisers of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games have written to the heads of both World Athletics and swimming's world governing body (FINA) in the hope of...

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Kelvin Kiptum: World marathon record holder dies in car accident aged 24
Dec 07, 2025

Kelvin Kiptum: World marathon record holder dies in car accident aged 24

World marathon record holder and London Marathon winner Kelvin Kiptum has died aged 24 in a road accident in Kenya, it has been announced.Kiptum's coach, Gervai...

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London Marathon wheelchair race prize fund to be made same as able-bodied races in historic first
Dec 07, 2025

London Marathon wheelchair race prize fund to be made same as able-bodied races in historic first

In a historic moment for disability sport, the London Marathon has become the first in the world to make its prize money for wheelchair and able-bodied athletes...

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Eilish McColgan on body confidence and keeping girls in sport - 'I'll never look like Kim Kardashian, who cares - I'm proud of my body'
Dec 07, 2025

Eilish McColgan on body confidence and keeping girls in sport - 'I'll never look like Kim Kardashian, who cares - I'm proud of my body'

A positive force for good on and off the track, Eilish McColgan has never felt more comfortable and confident in her skin. But it hasn't always been that way.It...

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