Sha'Carri Richardson, who clinched gold with Team USA in the 4x100m relay, found herself in hot water after being arrested and charged with fourth-degree assault, leading to an 18-hour stint in custody before her releaseMatt Maltby Mirror Associate Sports Editor and Will Schofield Senior Sports Reporter13:35, 08 Aug...
Friday 8th August 2025
Photo by Gary Mitchell
Scottish golden moments as Sarah and Neil seize 1500m titles
By Peter Jardine, Head of Communications
Surprise Women’s 1500m British champion Sarah Calvert has revealed how her running career was almost over before it really started.
The Livingston AC athlete and Edinburgh University student shocked...
We look at some of the finest performances from the 1950s in our 'greatest moments' series to mark the 80th anniversary of AW
Pioneering Parry
American Parry O’Brien revolutionised the shot put in 1951 when he used a method that saw him face the back of the circle before rotating...
In a nation still healing and rebuilding from the devastation of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, one athlete in the names of Dieudonné Disi emerged as a rare beacon of hope on the global athletics stage.
With limited resources, little fanfare, and even fewer or no role models...
Thirty years ago today Jonathan Edwards jumped 18.29m, a distance that no one else has been able to match, though he insists he is at peace with Britain's only world record being beaten soonJonathan Edwards' reaction to jumping 18.29m in Sweden 30 years ago.Jonathan Edwards will never tire...
Sunday 3rd August 2025
Results
*Please note this report subject to corrections on Monday. It is intended to cover some highlights and not every single performance. Thanks for your patience. 1500m race updates to follow
Josh Kerr claimed gold in Birmingham over 5000m – and even had time to wave to...
British athlete says his iconic 18.29m jump in Gothenburg in 1995 is "almost part of me and more than I could ever hope to achieve in sport"
On August 7, 1995, Jonathan Edwards took to the runway at the World Championships in Gothenburg and jumped 18.16m (1.3) in the...
Gout Gout is yet to take on the world's best and Zharnel Hughes believes it is too early to make any big predictions around the Australian until he has tasted top level competitionGout Gout's reputation is on the rise(Image: Getty Images)Zharnel Hughes says it is too early to...
Until last weekend, there's a fair chance you may not have heard the name Sarah Calvert. Now there's little prospect of the 24-year-old post-grad medicine student going under the radar. Her spectacular arrival on the British middle-distance scene has changed everything.The Livingston native is Scotland's new UK...
Tuesday 5th August 2025
Finlay Menzies and Mel Woods (photos via social media and Paralympics GB)
Full team on the British Athletics website
UK Athletics have announced the Novuna GB and NI team for the World Para Athletics Championships in Delhi, India, between 26 September and 5 October.
And we are delighted to...
