World-leading athletes impress at Diamond League as British sprinter makes it a double victory Competing at the third Diamond League of the season on Friday (May 10), British duo Daryll Neita and Molly Caudery produced impressive early-season results. Neita delivered a fast performance in the women’s 100m as she crossed the line in a time of 10.98 (2.0) ahead of her USA competitors Tamari Davis (10.99) and Celera Barnes (11.02), with Great Britain’s Amy Hunt finishing in fourth (11.13). It continued a promising start to the outdoor season for the European 100m bronze medallist as she backed up ..read more

We catch up with the World Indoors fourth placer and duathlete about her impressive return to athletics To the home crowd, Georgia Bell had achieved a remarkable feat. From relative obscurity – or so it would seem to the majority, at least – the 30-year-old had just finished fourth in the women’s 1500m final at the World Indoor Championships. Yet it wasn’t a huge surprise to those who had been following her progress over the winter. The British indoor champion had arrived in Glasgow unbeaten in 2024 and had lowered her personal best from 4:16.21 to 4:03.22 in 18 months. To some, including Bel ..read more

The Diamond League circuit hits the Qatari capital today with a strong presence of British athletes set to compete The 2024 Diamond League season kicked off last month (April), with Xiamen and Suzhou being the first cities to see athletes chase Olympic standards. We are now about to hit the meat of the schedule as five Diamond League meets will be held over the next 24 days, starting with today’s competition (May 10) in Doha. With the European Championships in Rome a little over a month away, and of course the Olympics fast approaching, athletes will be using this competition to finalise their ..read more

Loughborough athletes dominate the university outdoor championships with amazing three days of action in Manchester By Kitty Shepherd-Cross  The greatly anticipated BUCS Outdoor Athletics Championships took place over the past bank holiday weekend (May 4-6) in Manchester’s Regional Arena. The three days of action showcased stellar talent and did everything to test the stereotype of ‘university chillers.’ There was a strong theme this weekend, as dissertation deadlines and exam season loomed, laptops were out in the stands, headphones were on and Turnitin accounts were loading. Producing a ..read more

Around 3760 Brits take part in 2024 Wings for Life World Run, with 265,827 participating globally Alex Milne and Anna Morris were crowned UK winners at this year’s edition of the Wings for Life World Run. The pair, who were running at Battersea Park in London, covered 62.2km and 44.7km respectively, before being caught by the Wings for Life virtual ‘Catcher Car’, voiced by Red Bull athlete and Ironman world champion Lucy Charles-Barclay. Around 3760 participants in the UK took part in the event virtually or by joining one of the in-person app run events held across the country, including Batte ..read more

European Indoor 3000m bronze medallist reflects on the challenges she has faced after Olympic rejection, as she prepares to make return at the Night of the 10,000m PBs Verity Ockenden is back in Highgate next weekend (May 18) as she will make her fifth appearance on the track at Night of the 10,000m PBs. Since changing her set-up and moving to Italy almost two and a half years ago, the 32-year-old has had great success. Last season, she finished eighth over 5km at the World Road Running Championships and achieved a lifetime best of 15:18 in Riga, Latvia. Ockenden has since gone quicker on the ..read more

A jubilant Ossama Meslek leads a quartet of milers inside four minutes in Oxford exactly 70 years after Roger Bannister’s famous feat On an afternoon that saw Iffley Road track in Oxford drenched with relentless rain, the showers finally stopped just in time for the final race of the day at 6pm. The flag on top of the nearby church stopped fluttering in the wind and went limp, just as it had 70 years earlier when Roger Bannister became the first man to break four minutes for the mile. On that occasion – May 6, 1954 – Bannister created history with 3:59.4. This Monday, though, four men smashed ..read more

The community event held in South Wales, which incorporates the 2024 Welsh 5km Championships saw victories from Innes FitzGerald and Dewi Griffiths The Whitchurch based event – known for its live music, street food, pyrotechnics and carnival atmosphere – escaped earlier heavy rain and lived up to the pre-race hype yet again, writes Alex Donald. Innes FitzGerald was an impressive winner on Sunday (May 6), falling just short of the course record with a time of 15:32. The European U20 cross country champion had a parkrun mark of 16:02 to her name but overcame Clara Evans with victory on her road ..read more

The community event held in South Wales, which incorporates the 2024 Welsh 5km Championships saw victories from Innes FitzGerald and Dewi Griffiths The Whitchurch based event – known for its live music, street food, pyrotechnics and carnival atmosphere – escaped earlier heavy rain and lived up to the pre-race hype yet again, writes Alex Donald. Innes FitzGerald was an impressive winner on Sunday (May 6), falling just short of the course record with a time of 15:32. The European U20 Cross Country Champion had a parkrun mark of 16:02 to her name but overcame Clara Evans with victory on her road ..read more

World Athletics Relays in The Bahamas sees Britain and the United States in impressive form as they seal Paris 2024 places United States dominated the second day of the World Athletics Relays in the Bahamas with victories in four of the five finals, but it was also a good weekend for Britain as they joined the United States as one of only two nations to qualify all of their teams for the Olympics. Following the first day of action, the United States set an event record of 41.85 in the women’s 4x100m and also the mixed 4x400m with 3:10.73. Botswana were also celebrating as they won the men’s 4x ..read more