“It’s amazing, crazy. I don’t think you’ll probably realise how good it is until it is done – that’s the sad thing,” says Jake Wightman, reflecting on a British middle-distance crop which, three weeks ...

Jamaican superstar Usain Bolt proved once again this week that the 100-meter sprint is the highest-profile track event in the world. But that hasn't always been the case. In the late 1970s and early ...

BBC Films announced today the production of a screenplay based on The Perfect Distance, an account of the rivalry between Coe and Ovett 30 years ago, written by former Times athletics correspondent ...

LONDON - Sebastian Coe's rivalry with Steve Ovett in which the two middle-distance runners took turns breaking the world record for the mile in the late 1970s and early '80s is going to be highlighted ...

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THE man with the starting gun is usually long forgotten after the race gets underway, but that was far from the case at the Geoff Watt Memorial Fun Run in Warragul at the weekend. Olympic legend Steve ...

The European Taekwondo Union has officially announced the appointment of its new organising structures, establishing a foundational cornerstone for the governance, technical evolution, and strategic ...

The 24-year-old has enjoyed a remarkable rise on and off the track ...

Fresh from winning the 5K/10K European Championships double, Farah set a new British two-mile record at the Diamond League meeting in Birmingham last weekend, breaking Steve Ovett's 36-year reign in ...