Jenny Simpson will never run again after cardiac arrest and ARVC diagnosis
‘My body was dying, but my spirit wouldn’t give up’ Olympic medallist and former 1500m world champion Jenny Simpson has revealed that a sudden cardiac arrest has brought her running career to an end, after doctors diagnosed her with a rare inherited heart condition. The 39-year-old shared the news on Instagram on Thursday, explaining that […]
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Hudson-Smith crowns homecoming with historic 400m gold on his childhood track
A dream finish for Birmingham’s own Matthew Hudson-Smith was nine years old when he first stepped inside Alexander Stadium. More than two decades on, on the track where he trained with local club Birchfield Harriers and in front of a stand that now bears his own name, the Wolverhampton-raised sprinter stormed down the home straight […]
2 weeks ago
Grand slam track athletes deny Michael Johnson’s claim they have been paid
Athletes still waiting for their money Athletes promised thousands of pounds for competing in Grand Slam Track events say they are still waiting for their money, despite founder Michael Johnson claiming he had ‘got the athletes paid’. Agents and sports-management companies told BBC Sport the money owed has not arrived, and that athletes have not […]
3 weeks ago
Athlete wins 400m hurdle race despite penis repeatedly falling out of shorts
He even set a season-best time American hurdling star Chris Robinson had to “go commando” to secure a win in the 400m race at the Golden Spike meet in Czechia yesterday. Despite a very unfortunate wardrobe malfunction — in which his penis fell out of his shorts — occurring some 250-metres from the finish line, […]
1 year ago
All the Team GB competitors you can watch at the Olympics today
Bronze Britain It’s been a rollercoaster couple of days for Team GB’s athletes with a mixed bag of results at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Recent days have seen a scarcity of gold medals, but an influx of silver and bronze medals have exacerbated for many a feeling of what could have been for many GB […]
2 years ago
All the Team GB competitors you can watch at the Olympics today
We’re into the final week of Olympic competition Coming into day 10 of the Paris 2024 Olympics, GB are sitting fifth in the medal table with 38 medals overall, however they will be weary of the ever increasing bronze medal counter which has left gold medals a bit of a rarity in the last couple […]
2 years ago