Sex abuse survivor Mhairi Maclennan condemns ‘paltry progress’ on safeguarding athletes against coaches
A sex abuse survivor has called on sports bodies to urgently address the “paltry progress” that is being made to safeguard elite athletes from all forms of…
Daryll Neita accuses UK Athletics of ‘blackmailing’ athletes over coach
Daryll Neita, the Olympic 100 metres finalist, has accused UK Athletics of “blackmail” by removing funding from athletes unless they leave their coach, who is subject to…
‘Jobs for the boys’ culture finally breaking down as British women coaches debut at World Indoor Championships
One of the first female coaches at a world championships has described her inclusion as a significant step in breaking down athletics’s old boys network. This week’s…
‘Plastic Brit’ jibes ring increasingly hollow – but not even a British passport is enough for some
Success helps, of course, and nothing is more patriotic than winning. Take Emma Raducanu, who proudly embraces her multi-national roots. Born in Toronto to a Romanian father…
Keely Hodgkinson proves her versatility with 400m silver at British Indoor Championships
A new era requires new figureheads, and in the absence of almost every sprinter of international renown in Birmingham this weekend, it fell to unheralded talents to…
Cheyanne Evans-Gray leading charge of talented newcomers at British Indoor Championships
A new era requires new figureheads, and in the absence of almost every sprinter of international renown in Birmingham this weekend, it fell to unheralded talents to…
Keely Hodgkinson takes step into the unknown as she plots 400m upset at British Indoor Championships
For all that Hodgkinson is the headline act at a British Indoor Championships bereft of the bulk of the country’s leading stars this weekend, it would be…
Athletics health check for 2022: Which stars are waning, who is on the rise and what is the looming crisis?
Which stars are on the wane? Mo Farah went to extreme lengths in his failed bid to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. Having not managed to achieve…
UK Sport change maternity policy to pay elite athletes nine months post-partum
UK Sport have committed to supporting mothers in sport with a “more overt approach”, including new maternity guidance and guaranteed funding for elite athletes up to nine…