AvatarThe TelegraphAvatarAvatarMary Peters: ‘I would have £1m if I had won gold in 2012 but what happiness would it bring me?’The Telegraph - Simon Briggs,“That was going to be the title: Mary P’s Again. But they thought it was a bit undignified for a Lady.” Lady Mary Peters chuckles, a warm and engaging sound. She is talking about her recently revised and extended autobiography Mary Peters: My Story, which adds eight new chapters to 1974’s Mary P. It …
AvatarThe TelegraphAvatarAvatarDoing Parkrun today? You could be the 100 millionth finisherThe Telegraph - Jim WhiteThis Saturday morning, someone, somewhere in one of 2,300 events in 22 countries, will set a sporting record. An extraordinary one too. No-one can be certain where it will happen, but happen it will. Someone is about to become the 100 millionth finisher in a Parkrun. It will mean 100 million 5k …
AvatarThe TelegraphAvatarAvatarLone runner races in 100m and toilets littered with drugs as doping scandal erupts in IndiaThe Telegraph - Jeremy Wilson, Samaan LateefThe lone runner in a farcical state 100m sprint final in India has laid bare a doping culture that has seen him be encouraged to cheat and witness other athletes being injected in changing rooms. Lalit Kumar was ultimately the only runner on the start line for Tuesday’s final after the seven other …
AvatarThe TelegraphAvatarAvatarJazmin Sawyers: Long-jumper, dressmaker and The Voice contestantThe Telegraph - Jeremy Wilson,Jazmin Sawyers is staring out through her chosen Zoom backdrop of the Big Brother diary room and, appropriately enough, there will be at least one candid confession. The year was 2013 and Sawyers, then one of the most promising teenage athletes in the country, was desperate to get inside London’s …
AvatarThe TelegraphAvatarAvatarCaster Semenya discriminated against over testosterone rules, court findsThe Telegraph - Jeremy Wilson,Caster Semenya still faces a massive legal fight to return to major competition after World Athletics doubled down on its new rules for testosterone suppression following a court ruling in the double Olympic champion’s favour. In the latest twist to a long-running legal battle, the European Court of …
AvatarThe TelegraphAvatarAvatarZharnel Hughes: Usain Bolt inspiring me to be world's fastest manThe Telegraph - Jeremy Wilson,Zharnel Hughes, Britain’s new fastest man and the world’s leading 100m runner this year, has revealed how he is being inspired by sprinting’s GOAT Usain Bolt. Hughes, who is coached by Bolt’s 73-year-old mentor Glen Mills, sent shockwaves through athletics on Saturday by demolishing a field that …
AvatarThe TelegraphAvatarAvatarBelgian shot putter Jolien Boumkwo runs in 100m hurdles in bizarre moment at European ChampionshipsThe Telegraph - Telegraph SportBelgian shot put and hammer thrower Jolien Maliga Boumkwo bravely tried her hand at the 100 metre hurdles after her team-mate and fellow countrywoman Anne Zagre pulled out of the European Team Championships contest at the last minute. Zagre, a European Youth champion, was due to run in the contest …
AvatarThe TelegraphAvatarAvatarAthletics official: Black sprinters better because they 'escape burglaries'The Telegraph - Jeremy Wilson,A former England Athletics director has been banned from holding such a role on the sport’s national governing body for three years after suggesting that black athletes are good runners “because they have to get away from their burglaries”. Julian Starkey, who was previously also the chair of …
AvatarThe TelegraphAvatarAvatarTransgender athlete apologises for running London Marathon as female before transitioningThe Telegraph - Oliver Brown,Glenique Frank, a biological male who identifies as a woman, has apologised for competing in the London Marathon in the female category. Telegraph Sport had highlighted how the runner was able to exploit a loophole in UK Athletics’ updated transgender policy to take part. After lining up in the …
AvatarThe TelegraphAvatarAvatarMo Farah bows out as Kelvin Kiptum smashes London Marathon course recordThe TelegraphBy Jeremy Wilson on The Mall Mo Farah admits that only a wave of crowd support stopped him quitting the London Marathon after his body effectively gave way during the race, his last at this distance. Farah was close to tears in his 26.2-mile swansong but was determined to finish in front of his home …
AvatarThe TelegraphAvatarAvatarSifan Hassan, winner of London Marathon, had not raced this distance beforeThe Telegraph - Jeremy Wilson,“I was born for drama,” Sifan Hassan declared after one of the most extraordinary races veered from her almost stopping – and nearly being run over by a motorcycle – to a victory that cemented her place among the all-time greats. Hassan, a world and Olympic champion at distances ranging from 1,500 …
AvatarThe TelegraphAvatarAvatarWhat time does today’s London Marathon 2023 start? Will Mo Farah run?The Telegraph - Jeremy Wilson, Tom Morgan,The London Marathon takes place this weekend. Mo Farah is running (but does not expect to be competitive) and there are still fears that climate-change protesters could sabotage the event in some capacity. Here's everything you need to know. When is it? The London Marathon takes place on Sunday, …