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European Athletics Championships: Charlie Dobson and Molly Caudery on podium for Great Britain
Dec 07, 2025

European Athletics Championships: Charlie Dobson and Molly Caudery on podium for Great Britain

Charlie Dobson and Molly Caudery boosted Great Britain's medal tally on the fourth day of the European Athletics Championships in Rome.Dobson clocked a personal...

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Keely Hodgkinson wins 800m gold for Great Britain at European Championships in Rome
Dec 07, 2025

Keely Hodgkinson wins 800m gold for Great Britain at European Championships in Rome

Great Britain's Keely Hodgkinson won gold in the 800m at the European Championships in Rome, retaining the title she won two years ago in Munich.The 22-year-old...

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Louie Hinchliffe: The Team GB sprinter coached by history-maker Carl Lewis to the Paris Olympics
Dec 07, 2025

Louie Hinchliffe: The Team GB sprinter coached by history-maker Carl Lewis to the Paris Olympics

Some 40 years ago on August 4, 1984 at the Los Angeles Olympics, history was made when then 23-year-old Carl Lewis emulated his childhood hero Jesse Owens becom...

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Keely Hodgkinson sets down Paris Olympics marker and calls for more UK athletics events
Dec 07, 2025

Keely Hodgkinson sets down Paris Olympics marker and calls for more UK athletics events

Keely Hodgkinson called for more athletics meets in the UK after laying down a new national women's 800m record of 1:54.61 at the London Diamond League meet.In...

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Divine Iheme targeting world record in his age group after becoming fastest 14-year-old in Britain
Dec 07, 2025

Divine Iheme targeting world record in his age group after becoming fastest 14-year-old in Britain

When you're the fastest 14-year-old in Britain you need a fitting nickname."Everybody knows him as 'Lightning' Divine, that's who he is," trainer Nkiruku Iheme...

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Keely Hodgkinson: Team GB Olympic 800m champion ends season early with injury
Dec 07, 2025

Keely Hodgkinson: Team GB Olympic 800m champion ends season early with injury

Team GB's Olympic women's 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson has ended her 2024 season early with injury.Hodgkinson, who won all nine of her 800m races this year, r...

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Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei dies after alleged petrol attack
Dec 07, 2025

Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei dies after alleged petrol attack

Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died at the age of 33 after she was allegedly attacked by her former boyfriend.Police say Cheptegei was doused with...

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Glasgow secures funding to become 2026 Commonwealth Games hosts after Victoria withdrawal due to costs
Dec 07, 2025

Glasgow secures funding to become 2026 Commonwealth Games hosts after Victoria withdrawal due to costs

Glasgow is set to be named host city of the 2026 Commonwealth Games after government funding was secured for the event.The Australian state of Victoria was due...

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Zharnel Hughes: Britain's fastest man on 2024 Paris Olympics 'sacrifice', Noah Lyles and the future
Dec 07, 2025

Zharnel Hughes: Britain's fastest man on 2024 Paris Olympics 'sacrifice', Noah Lyles and the future

Britain's fastest man says he is "coming back for revenge" after missing out on an individual Olympic medal in Paris due to a hamstring injury that meant he was...

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Black History Month: Olympic medallists Amber Anning and Christine Ohuruogu talk about Reclaiming Narratives
Dec 07, 2025

Black History Month: Olympic medallists Amber Anning and Christine Ohuruogu talk about Reclaiming Narratives

To celebrate Black History Month, SportNews News brought together 2008 Olympic champion Christine Ohuruogu and rising star Amber Anning to discuss the theme of...

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