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Amy Hunt will continue her busy summer as the only athlete running both the women's 100m and 200m at the Diamond League Final in Brussels this weekend.
The young British sprint star – who won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games five weeks ago, claimed a record four gold medals at the European Athletics Championships shortly after and has since competed in Diamond League events in Zurich and Lausanne as well as a meeting in Brescia – will face two stacked fields at the King Baudouin Stadium, with Olympic silver medallist Sha'Carri Richardson, World Championship silver medallist Tina Clayton and Commonwealth Games champion Zoe Hobbs headlining the 100m field, and two-time Olympic medallist Julien Alfred the favourite in the 200m.
There are global superstars littered throughout the events as the season-long Diamond League reaches its conclusion, with unbeatable pole vault icon Mondo Duplantis finally having a legitimate rival in the form of Emmanouil Karalis, making for a fascinating Friday night showdown, while Audrey Werro vs the ever-improving Femke Broeders-Bol will be a blockbuster 800m match-up in the penultimate race of the meeting on Saturday evening.
Recent world-record breakers Alison Dos Santos (men's 400m hurdles) and Masai Russell (women's 100m hurdles) will both be in action once more, while the likes of Georgia Hunter Bell in the women's 1500m, Matthew Hudson-Smith in the men's 400m and Ben Pattison in the men's 800m provide further British interest. In addition to the Diamond Trophy, there is an extra incentive for the winners, with automatic qualification for the lucrative World Athletics Ultimate Championship later this month on the line.
Here's everything you need to know about the event
#diamond #medallist #british #games
The young British sprint star – who won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games five weeks ago, claimed a record four gold medals at the European Athletics Championships shortly after and has since competed in Diamond League events in Zurich and Lausanne as well as a meeting in Brescia – will face two stacked fields at the King Baudouin Stadium, with Olympic silver medallist Sha'Carri Richardson, World Championship silver medallist Tina Clayton and Commonwealth Games champion Zoe Hobbs headlining the 100m field, and two-time Olympic medallist Julien Alfred the favourite in the 200m.
There are global superstars littered throughout the events as the season-long Diamond League reaches its conclusion, with unbeatable pole vault icon Mondo Duplantis finally having a legitimate rival in the form of Emmanouil Karalis, making for a fascinating Friday night showdown, while Audrey Werro vs the ever-improving Femke Broeders-Bol will be a blockbuster 800m match-up in the penultimate race of the meeting on Saturday evening.
Recent world-record breakers Alison Dos Santos (men's 400m hurdles) and Masai Russell (women's 100m hurdles) will both be in action once more, while the likes of Georgia Hunter Bell in the women's 1500m, Matthew Hudson-Smith in the men's 400m and Ben Pattison in the men's 800m provide further British interest. In addition to the Diamond Trophy, there is an extra incentive for the winners, with automatic qualification for the lucrative World Athletics Ultimate Championship later this month on the line.
Here's everything you need to know about the event
#diamond #medallist #british #games
17 hours ago
Amy Hunt will continue her busy summer as the only athlete running both the women's 100m and 200m at the Diamond League Final in Brussels this weekend.
The young British sprint star – who won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games five weeks ago, claimed a record four gold medals at the European Athletics Championships shortly after and has since competed in Diamond League events in Zurich and Lausanne as well as a meeting in Brescia – will face two stacked fields at the King Baudouin Stadium, with Olympic silver medallist Sha'Carri Richardson, World Championship silver medallist Tina Clayton and Commonwealth games champion Zoe Hobbs headlining the 100m field, and two-time Olympic medallist Julien Alfred the favourite in the 200m.
There are global superstars littered throughout the events as the season-long Diamond League reaches its conclusion, with unbeatable pole vault icon Mondo Duplantis finally having a legitimate rival in the form of Emmanouil Karalis, making for a fascinating Friday night showdown, while Audrey Werro vs the ever-improving Femke Broeders-Bol will be a blockbuster 800m match-up in the penultimate race of the meeting on Saturday evening.
Recent world-record breakers Alison Dos Santos (men's 400m hurdles) and Masai Russell (women's 100m hurdles) will both be in action once more, while the likes of Georgia Hunter Bell in the women's 1500m, Matthew Hudson-Smith in the men's 400m and Ben Pattison in the men's 800m provide further British interest.
Here's everything you need to know about the event:
#league #silver #commonwealth
The young British sprint star – who won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games five weeks ago, claimed a record four gold medals at the European Athletics Championships shortly after and has since competed in Diamond League events in Zurich and Lausanne as well as a meeting in Brescia – will face two stacked fields at the King Baudouin Stadium, with Olympic silver medallist Sha'Carri Richardson, World Championship silver medallist Tina Clayton and Commonwealth games champion Zoe Hobbs headlining the 100m field, and two-time Olympic medallist Julien Alfred the favourite in the 200m.
There are global superstars littered throughout the events as the season-long Diamond League reaches its conclusion, with unbeatable pole vault icon Mondo Duplantis finally having a legitimate rival in the form of Emmanouil Karalis, making for a fascinating Friday night showdown, while Audrey Werro vs the ever-improving Femke Broeders-Bol will be a blockbuster 800m match-up in the penultimate race of the meeting on Saturday evening.
Recent world-record breakers Alison Dos Santos (men's 400m hurdles) and Masai Russell (women's 100m hurdles) will both be in action once more, while the likes of Georgia Hunter Bell in the women's 1500m, Matthew Hudson-Smith in the men's 400m and Ben Pattison in the men's 800m provide further British interest.
Here's everything you need to know about the event:
#league #silver #commonwealth
7 days ago
Three former British athletes were convicted in Morocco as part of an investigation into the **** ual **** ault of a minor by a sprinting coach, BBC Sport can reveal.
The prosecutions led to the imprisonment of Leon Baptiste, a UK Athletics coach and 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medallist for England in the 200m.
Baptiste was originally reported as missing in Morocco in some media articles published on 14 August, before a BBC Sport investigation revealed his conviction and jailing.
Now, court rulings seen by BBC Sport shed more light on other convictions relating to the same case.
Two-time Commonwealth silver medallist hurdler Will Sharman, his brother and ex-bobsleigh athlete Richard Sharman, and fellow former bobsleigh competitor Lamin Deen, who were all on holiday with Baptiste, were convicted of participating in the enticement of a minor.
#commonwealth #former #convicted #minor
The prosecutions led to the imprisonment of Leon Baptiste, a UK Athletics coach and 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medallist for England in the 200m.
Baptiste was originally reported as missing in Morocco in some media articles published on 14 August, before a BBC Sport investigation revealed his conviction and jailing.
Now, court rulings seen by BBC Sport shed more light on other convictions relating to the same case.
Two-time Commonwealth silver medallist hurdler Will Sharman, his brother and ex-bobsleigh athlete Richard Sharman, and fellow former bobsleigh competitor Lamin Deen, who were all on holiday with Baptiste, were convicted of participating in the enticement of a minor.
#commonwealth #former #convicted #minor
8 days ago
Brazil's Alison dos Santos smashed the 400m hurdles world record in an astonishing night of action at the Zurich Diamond League meeting.
The 26-year-old has been in excellent form this season, undefeated in the event, but there was little to suggest that Karsten Warholm's 2021 mark of 45.94 seconds was under threat.
But, with Warholm a distant second, Tokyo 2025 silver medallist Dos Santos cantered off the final hurdle and pushed through to clock 45.80 seconds.
His previous personal best stood at 46.29 and was set four years ago.
Just 75 minutes later, another world record fell in front of the 25,000-strong capacity crowd
#World #zurich #karsten #warholm
The 26-year-old has been in excellent form this season, undefeated in the event, but there was little to suggest that Karsten Warholm's 2021 mark of 45.94 seconds was under threat.
But, with Warholm a distant second, Tokyo 2025 silver medallist Dos Santos cantered off the final hurdle and pushed through to clock 45.80 seconds.
His previous personal best stood at 46.29 and was set four years ago.
Just 75 minutes later, another world record fell in front of the 25,000-strong capacity crowd
#World #zurich #karsten #warholm
17 days ago
Great champions don't always win but they have the ability to take a bad performance, learn from it and put it in the rearview mirror.
Rhys McClenaghan hopes to do just that at the Men's Artistic European Championships in Zagreb this week.
After finishing sixth in the recent Commonwealth Games while debuting a new routine, the Olympic pommel horse gold medallist went straight back to training aiming to correct what went wrong.
"It's not forgotten about, there's a lot of lessons I could take from the Commonwealth Games," McClenaghan told BBC Sport NI.
"Since the day I got back, I was back in the gym working on the mistakes I had there, you know, switching about some things and just ultimately trying to better the result for Europeans, but also still keeping the trajectory of improving the routine, testing out its construction."
#back #routine #went
Rhys McClenaghan hopes to do just that at the Men's Artistic European Championships in Zagreb this week.
After finishing sixth in the recent Commonwealth Games while debuting a new routine, the Olympic pommel horse gold medallist went straight back to training aiming to correct what went wrong.
"It's not forgotten about, there's a lot of lessons I could take from the Commonwealth Games," McClenaghan told BBC Sport NI.
"Since the day I got back, I was back in the gym working on the mistakes I had there, you know, switching about some things and just ultimately trying to better the result for Europeans, but also still keeping the trajectory of improving the routine, testing out its construction."
#back #routine #went
18 days ago
Amy Hunt became the first athlete to win four gold medals at a single European Championships after Great Britain triumphed in the mixed 4x100m relay at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham.
The British quartet of Jeremiah Azu, Dina Asher-Smith, Zharnel Hughes and Hunt, running in lane four, crossed the finish in a European record 39.97 seconds to beat silver medallists Germany, who finished in 40.11s, and third placed Spain.
Asher-Smith also moved to the outright top of the European Athletics Championships all-time list – for both men and women – with her 11th medal, surpassing Polish sprinter Irena Szewinska's 10 with her third this week.
That already took her to seven European golds, two more than Szewinska, but she is now the lone athlete at 11 with eight.
The mixed 4×100 relay made its European championships in Birmingham, making it possible for the ambitious Hunt to set her sights on the unprecedented quadruple and Asher-Smith to write more history.
#european #smith #championships #athlete
The British quartet of Jeremiah Azu, Dina Asher-Smith, Zharnel Hughes and Hunt, running in lane four, crossed the finish in a European record 39.97 seconds to beat silver medallists Germany, who finished in 40.11s, and third placed Spain.
Asher-Smith also moved to the outright top of the European Athletics Championships all-time list – for both men and women – with her 11th medal, surpassing Polish sprinter Irena Szewinska's 10 with her third this week.
That already took her to seven European golds, two more than Szewinska, but she is now the lone athlete at 11 with eight.
The mixed 4×100 relay made its European championships in Birmingham, making it possible for the ambitious Hunt to set her sights on the unprecedented quadruple and Asher-Smith to write more history.
#european #smith #championships #athlete
18 days ago
Amy Hunt and Dina Asher-Smith made history as Great Britain maintained their bid to top the final medal table with mixed 4x100m relay gold at the European Championships.
Sprint sensation Hunt held up four fingers to the camera after holding off Germany's challenge on the home straight as another sell-out crowd roared the 24-year-old on to an unprecedented fourth gold of the week.
The world silver medallist completed victory for the quartet in a European record 39.97 seconds to add to her triumphs in the 100m, 200m and women's 4x100m in Birmingham.
With her eighth gold and 11th medal overall, Asher-Smith is unparalleled as the most successful athlete in the competition's 92-year history, with a team also featuring Jeremiah Azu and Zharnel Hughes extending the hosts' domination of the sprint events.
It was Great Britain's eighth gold medal, drawing them level with Italy at the top of the standings - and the team's 15th overall.
#european #x100m
Sprint sensation Hunt held up four fingers to the camera after holding off Germany's challenge on the home straight as another sell-out crowd roared the 24-year-old on to an unprecedented fourth gold of the week.
The world silver medallist completed victory for the quartet in a European record 39.97 seconds to add to her triumphs in the 100m, 200m and women's 4x100m in Birmingham.
With her eighth gold and 11th medal overall, Asher-Smith is unparalleled as the most successful athlete in the competition's 92-year history, with a team also featuring Jeremiah Azu and Zharnel Hughes extending the hosts' domination of the sprint events.
It was Great Britain's eighth gold medal, drawing them level with Italy at the top of the standings - and the team's 15th overall.
#european #x100m
19 days ago
Mona McSharry claimed her third medal at the European Aquatics Championships in Paris after she secured bronze in the women's 50m ******* troke final.
The Olympic bronze medallist finished third in a new Irish record time of 29.95 seconds, behind winner Ruta Meilutyte of Lithuania and Italy's Benedetta Pilato, who finished second, to take Ireland's medal count to five.
McSharry had already won silver in the 100m ******* troke and bronze in the 200m.
Ireland's Ellen Walshe missed out on a medal in the women's 200m ******* erfly after finishing fourth in 2:07.40 with Great Britain's Keanna MacInnes winning gold in the tight race.
Walshe had hoped to add another medal to her collection after winning gold in the 200m and 400m individual medley competitions.
#mcsharry #Gold
The Olympic bronze medallist finished third in a new Irish record time of 29.95 seconds, behind winner Ruta Meilutyte of Lithuania and Italy's Benedetta Pilato, who finished second, to take Ireland's medal count to five.
McSharry had already won silver in the 100m ******* troke and bronze in the 200m.
Ireland's Ellen Walshe missed out on a medal in the women's 200m ******* erfly after finishing fourth in 2:07.40 with Great Britain's Keanna MacInnes winning gold in the tight race.
Walshe had hoped to add another medal to her collection after winning gold in the 200m and 400m individual medley competitions.
#mcsharry #Gold
19 days ago
Mona McSharry claimed her third medal at the European Aquatics Championships in Paris after she secured bronze in the women's 50m ******* troke final.
The Olympic bronze medallist finished third in a new Irish record time of 29.95 seconds, behind winner Ruta Meilutyte of Lithuania and Italy's Benedetta Pilato, who finished second, to take Ireland's medal count to five.
McSharry had already won silver in the 100m ******* troke and bronze in the 200m.
Ireland's Ellen Walshe missed out on a medal in the women's 200m ******* erfly after finishing fourth in 2:07.40 with Great Britain's Keanna MacInnes winning gold in the tight race.
Walshe had hoped to add another medal to her collection after winning gold in the 200m and 400m individual medley competitions.
#Third #breaststroke #Gold #mona
The Olympic bronze medallist finished third in a new Irish record time of 29.95 seconds, behind winner Ruta Meilutyte of Lithuania and Italy's Benedetta Pilato, who finished second, to take Ireland's medal count to five.
McSharry had already won silver in the 100m ******* troke and bronze in the 200m.
Ireland's Ellen Walshe missed out on a medal in the women's 200m ******* erfly after finishing fourth in 2:07.40 with Great Britain's Keanna MacInnes winning gold in the tight race.
Walshe had hoped to add another medal to her collection after winning gold in the 200m and 400m individual medley competitions.
#Third #breaststroke #Gold #mona
19 days ago
Medal ceremonies at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham were postponed on Saturday evening and transport was suspended after a man was arrested on suspicion of fraud, leaving fans and athletes stranded at Alexander Stadium.
Athletes started queuing for official transport at 10.15pm but many did not arrive back at their hotels until 12.45am on Sunday, with some set to compete again on Sunday night.
Britain's triple gold medallist Amy Hunt was among those caught up in the chaos, with her quest for a quartet of European **** les continuing in the mixed 4x100m relay on the final day of the event.
Tournament organisers said transport operations had returned to normal in the early hours of Sunday.
A statement from Birmingham 2026 read: "Birmingham 2026 can confirm that transport operations have returned to normal following a police incident on Saturday evening.
#sunday #saturday #athletes #returned
Athletes started queuing for official transport at 10.15pm but many did not arrive back at their hotels until 12.45am on Sunday, with some set to compete again on Sunday night.
Britain's triple gold medallist Amy Hunt was among those caught up in the chaos, with her quest for a quartet of European **** les continuing in the mixed 4x100m relay on the final day of the event.
Tournament organisers said transport operations had returned to normal in the early hours of Sunday.
A statement from Birmingham 2026 read: "Birmingham 2026 can confirm that transport operations have returned to normal following a police incident on Saturday evening.
#sunday #saturday #athletes #returned
19 days ago
Great Britain and Northern Ireland remain in contention to finish top of the medal table at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham.
Among their medal hopes on the final day of action at Alexander Stadium are 1500m star Georgia Hunter Bell, long jumper Jazmin Sawyers, the 4x100m mixed relay squad and both 4x400m relay teams.
Meanwhile, Swedish pole vault world record holder Armand Duplantis will look to win a fourth successive European gold.
The BBC will bring you live coverage on BBC One, BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, Radio 5 Live, the BBC Sport website, the BBC Sport app and the BBC Sport social media channels including YouTube.
Full European Championships medal table & list of GB medallists
#great
Among their medal hopes on the final day of action at Alexander Stadium are 1500m star Georgia Hunter Bell, long jumper Jazmin Sawyers, the 4x100m mixed relay squad and both 4x400m relay teams.
Meanwhile, Swedish pole vault world record holder Armand Duplantis will look to win a fourth successive European gold.
The BBC will bring you live coverage on BBC One, BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, Radio 5 Live, the BBC Sport website, the BBC Sport app and the BBC Sport social media channels including YouTube.
Full European Championships medal table & list of GB medallists
#great
19 days ago
Germany's Amanal Petros won the European marathon ******* le for the first time on Sunday, taking gold in Birmingham in a championship record of 2 hours 9 minutes and 11 seconds.
But the world silver medallist found the going tough in England's second city, despite a dominant performance after a solo run of almost 20 kilometres. He finished ahead of Italy's Pietro Riva (2:09:18) and Gashau Ayale (2:09:21) of Israel.
"This course was terrible. It hurts everywhere. I think I have to go to the physio straight away. My joints really hurt," Petros told German broadcaster ARD.
The hilly, twisty course was a "huge challenge," added the winner, who prepared at an altitude of 2,500 metres in Kenya.
Petros won Germany's fifth gold medal at these European Athletics Championships, which end later on Sunday.
#amanal
But the world silver medallist found the going tough in England's second city, despite a dominant performance after a solo run of almost 20 kilometres. He finished ahead of Italy's Pietro Riva (2:09:18) and Gashau Ayale (2:09:21) of Israel.
"This course was terrible. It hurts everywhere. I think I have to go to the physio straight away. My joints really hurt," Petros told German broadcaster ARD.
The hilly, twisty course was a "huge challenge," added the winner, who prepared at an altitude of 2,500 metres in Kenya.
Petros won Germany's fifth gold medal at these European Athletics Championships, which end later on Sunday.
#amanal
19 days ago
Katarina Johnson-Thompson says she still has the hunger to compete for major honours after she managed to complete the heptathlon at the European Athletics Championships following a difficult season.
The two-time world champion wore a broad smile on her face as she crossed the finish line of the concluding 800m event to warm cheers from her home support in Birmingham.
Johnson-Thompson said at the end of the first day of competition on Friday that she was "just happy to be here" following an injury-hit year during which she has barely competed.
The 33-year-old Olympic silver medallist placed 21st out of the 21 athletes to complete the seven events on Saturday, as British team-mate Jade O'Dowda finished 13th and Ireland's Kate O'Connor claimed gold.
"I am thinking of the future. I have always said I want to be competitive. If I'm not competitive, I will start asking questions," Johnson-Thompson told BBC Sport.
#johnson #katarina #athletics
The two-time world champion wore a broad smile on her face as she crossed the finish line of the concluding 800m event to warm cheers from her home support in Birmingham.
Johnson-Thompson said at the end of the first day of competition on Friday that she was "just happy to be here" following an injury-hit year during which she has barely competed.
The 33-year-old Olympic silver medallist placed 21st out of the 21 athletes to complete the seven events on Saturday, as British team-mate Jade O'Dowda finished 13th and Ireland's Kate O'Connor claimed gold.
"I am thinking of the future. I have always said I want to be competitive. If I'm not competitive, I will start asking questions," Johnson-Thompson told BBC Sport.
#johnson #katarina #athletics
19 days ago
Great Britain and Northern Ireland remain in contention to finish top of the medal table at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham.
Among their strongest medal hopes on the final day of action at Alexander Stadium are 1500m star Georgia Hunter Bell, long jumper Jazmin Sawyers, Amy Hunt in the inaugural 4x100m mixed relay and both 4x400m relay teams.
Meanwhile, Swedish pole vault world record holder Armand Duplantis will look to win a fourth successive European gold.
The BBC will bring you live coverage on BBC One, BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, Radio 5 Live, the BBC Sport website, the BBC Sport app and the BBC Sport social media channels including YouTube.
Full European Championships medal table & list of GB medallists
#championships
Among their strongest medal hopes on the final day of action at Alexander Stadium are 1500m star Georgia Hunter Bell, long jumper Jazmin Sawyers, Amy Hunt in the inaugural 4x100m mixed relay and both 4x400m relay teams.
Meanwhile, Swedish pole vault world record holder Armand Duplantis will look to win a fourth successive European gold.
The BBC will bring you live coverage on BBC One, BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, Radio 5 Live, the BBC Sport website, the BBC Sport app and the BBC Sport social media channels including YouTube.
Full European Championships medal table & list of GB medallists
#championships
19 days ago
Katarina Johnson-Thompson says she still has the hunger to compete for major honours after she managed to complete the heptathlon at the European Athletics Championships following a difficult season.
The two-time world champion wore a broad smile on her face as she crossed the finish line of the concluding 800m event to warm cheers from her home support in Birmingham.
Johnson-Thompson said at the end of the first day of competition on Friday that she was "just happy to be here" following an injury-hit year during which she has barely competed.
The 33-year-old Olympic silver medallist placed 21st out of the 21 athletes to complete the seven events on Saturday, as British team-mate Jade O'Dowda finished 13th and Ireland's Kate O'Connor claimed gold.
"I am thinking of the future. I have always said I want to be competitive. If I'm not competitive, I will start asking questions," Johnson-Thompson told BBC Sport.
#thompson #complete #katarina #athletics
The two-time world champion wore a broad smile on her face as she crossed the finish line of the concluding 800m event to warm cheers from her home support in Birmingham.
Johnson-Thompson said at the end of the first day of competition on Friday that she was "just happy to be here" following an injury-hit year during which she has barely competed.
The 33-year-old Olympic silver medallist placed 21st out of the 21 athletes to complete the seven events on Saturday, as British team-mate Jade O'Dowda finished 13th and Ireland's Kate O'Connor claimed gold.
"I am thinking of the future. I have always said I want to be competitive. If I'm not competitive, I will start asking questions," Johnson-Thompson told BBC Sport.
#thompson #complete #katarina #athletics
20 days ago
Ireland's Kate O'Connor is in pole position for heptathlon gold with one event remaining at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, but Great Britain's Katarina Johnson-Thompson finds herself out of contention.
Newry-born O'Connor entered Saturday morning in third place after four events on Friday, 42 points behind overnight leader Adrianna Sulek-Schubert, but her personal best form continued in the long jump with an initial effort of 6.55m.
The 25-year-old Commonwealth Games' gold medallist followed up with 50.16 in the javelin to take her overall total to 5812 points, 51 ahead of Netherlands' Emma Oosterwegel [5761] with another Dutch athlete, Sofie Dokter [5741] in third.
Poland's Sulek-Schubert dropped to seventh after a disappointment start to Saturday.
Johnson-Thompson's struggles continued following an injury-hit build-up.
#Gold
Newry-born O'Connor entered Saturday morning in third place after four events on Friday, 42 points behind overnight leader Adrianna Sulek-Schubert, but her personal best form continued in the long jump with an initial effort of 6.55m.
The 25-year-old Commonwealth Games' gold medallist followed up with 50.16 in the javelin to take her overall total to 5812 points, 51 ahead of Netherlands' Emma Oosterwegel [5761] with another Dutch athlete, Sofie Dokter [5741] in third.
Poland's Sulek-Schubert dropped to seventh after a disappointment start to Saturday.
Johnson-Thompson's struggles continued following an injury-hit build-up.
#Gold
20 days ago
Angharad Evans added 200m breastroke silver to Sunday's 100m gold at the European Aquatics Championships.
The 23-year-old finished second behind world record holder Evgeniia Chikunova of Russia at the Paris Aquatic Centre, with Ireland's Mona McSharry in third.
Evans had been looking to repeat her double victory for Scotland at this summer's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
But she had to make do with silver - just as she had a year ago in the European short-course final in Lublin - behind last year's world silver medallist.
Meanwhile, compatriot Keanna Macinnes finished fifth in the women's 100m ******* erfly final won by world silver medallist Roos Vanotterdijk of Belgium.
#year #behind
The 23-year-old finished second behind world record holder Evgeniia Chikunova of Russia at the Paris Aquatic Centre, with Ireland's Mona McSharry in third.
Evans had been looking to repeat her double victory for Scotland at this summer's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
But she had to make do with silver - just as she had a year ago in the European short-course final in Lublin - behind last year's world silver medallist.
Meanwhile, compatriot Keanna Macinnes finished fifth in the women's 100m ******* erfly final won by world silver medallist Roos Vanotterdijk of Belgium.
#year #behind
20 days ago
Ireland's Kate O'Connor had "mixed emotions" after day one of the women's heptathlon at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham.
The 25-year-old Commonwealth Games gold medallist trailed leader Adrianna Sulek-Schubert by one point after the morning session that saw her record a personal best in the 100m hurdles and equal her PB in the high jump, but dropped to third after the evening events.
A 10th-place finish saw O'Connor drop back, but a third PB of the day in the 200m saw her narrow the gap to 42 points on Poland's Sulek-Schubert on 3968 points with Sofie Dokter of the Netherlands now in second, 24 points behind the leader.
The heptathlon continues on Saturday morning with the long jump and javelin, while the event concludes in the evening with the 800m.
"This is really stiff competition and I let myself down again in the shot put, so I had to put my head down and work really hard out there [in the 200m]," Newry-born O'Connor told BBC Sport after the 200m.
#points #sulek #schubert #Third
The 25-year-old Commonwealth Games gold medallist trailed leader Adrianna Sulek-Schubert by one point after the morning session that saw her record a personal best in the 100m hurdles and equal her PB in the high jump, but dropped to third after the evening events.
A 10th-place finish saw O'Connor drop back, but a third PB of the day in the 200m saw her narrow the gap to 42 points on Poland's Sulek-Schubert on 3968 points with Sofie Dokter of the Netherlands now in second, 24 points behind the leader.
The heptathlon continues on Saturday morning with the long jump and javelin, while the event concludes in the evening with the 800m.
"This is really stiff competition and I let myself down again in the shot put, so I had to put my head down and work really hard out there [in the 200m]," Newry-born O'Connor told BBC Sport after the 200m.
#points #sulek #schubert #Third
23 days ago
Great Britain lead the medal table at the European Athletics Championships 2026 after a thrilling first two days of competition, with sprinters Romell Glave and Jeremiah Azu picking up gold and silver respectively in the men's 100m to take the national tally to two golds and two silvers.
Their success followed world 200m silver medallist Amy Hunt winning GB's first gold of the championships as she surged to victory in the 100m on Monday night in 11 seconds flat, having been seventh of the eight-athlete final after the first 10m due to a typical slower start. But she stormed back to overhaul Poland's Ewa Swoboda and Belgium's Delphine Nkansa, while defending champion Dina Asher-Smith finished fifth.
Italy and the Netherlands are close behind GB on four medals apiece while Norway took two golds on the opening night, with Jakob Ingebrigtsen claiming a brilliant 5,000m gold after nearly a year out of competition.
The Norwegian great was sidelined with an Achilles injury which required surgery in January and only returned to full training six weeks ago, but stunned his rivals in the final 100m - after appearing completely boxed in - to win a record-equalling seventh European gold.
The Norwegian 4x400m mixed relay team added a second gold later that evening, while Britain's team were led home to silver by Yemi Mary John.
#silver #european #great #Competition
Their success followed world 200m silver medallist Amy Hunt winning GB's first gold of the championships as she surged to victory in the 100m on Monday night in 11 seconds flat, having been seventh of the eight-athlete final after the first 10m due to a typical slower start. But she stormed back to overhaul Poland's Ewa Swoboda and Belgium's Delphine Nkansa, while defending champion Dina Asher-Smith finished fifth.
Italy and the Netherlands are close behind GB on four medals apiece while Norway took two golds on the opening night, with Jakob Ingebrigtsen claiming a brilliant 5,000m gold after nearly a year out of competition.
The Norwegian great was sidelined with an Achilles injury which required surgery in January and only returned to full training six weeks ago, but stunned his rivals in the final 100m - after appearing completely boxed in - to win a record-equalling seventh European gold.
The Norwegian 4x400m mixed relay team added a second gold later that evening, while Britain's team were led home to silver by Yemi Mary John.
#silver #european #great #Competition
23 days ago
Romell Glave emerged from winning the 100m final at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham wearing a gold costume crown and declared "now is my time to dominate".
The 26-year-old Jamaica-born sprinter, who moved to Croydon as a teen and fractured his back twice in the last six years, spending "the whole of 2022" in a brace, made it a British one-two with Welshman Jeremiah Azu taking silver on the second night of the championships.
Like compatriot Amy Hunt, who won the women's 100m on opening night, Glave was a prodigal teen – nine years ago even holding the honour of being the world's fastest 17-year-old – and it took 10.09 seconds to silence any of his remaining doubters.
"At the start of the season my main objective was to be the king of Europe," said Glave, the bronze medallist at the last European championships in 2024.
"I'm a different athlete now, my mindset is to that elite level. I wanted to win this European championship. I was able to do that today, so it's an amazing feeling.
#glave #championships #year #romell
The 26-year-old Jamaica-born sprinter, who moved to Croydon as a teen and fractured his back twice in the last six years, spending "the whole of 2022" in a brace, made it a British one-two with Welshman Jeremiah Azu taking silver on the second night of the championships.
Like compatriot Amy Hunt, who won the women's 100m on opening night, Glave was a prodigal teen – nine years ago even holding the honour of being the world's fastest 17-year-old – and it took 10.09 seconds to silence any of his remaining doubters.
"At the start of the season my main objective was to be the king of Europe," said Glave, the bronze medallist at the last European championships in 2024.
"I'm a different athlete now, my mindset is to that elite level. I wanted to win this European championship. I was able to do that today, so it's an amazing feeling.
#glave #championships #year #romell
29 days ago
Olympic curling champion Eve Muirhead has announced she is to return to competition four years after retiring following the Beijing Games.
The decorated Team GB curler, a four-time Olympian and gold medallist in Beijing, is set to return to action in mixed doubles alongside two-time Olympic silver medallist Bobby Lammie, with sights set on the 2030 Games.
The pair won the mixed doubles world championship in 2022 and will reunite in pursuit of Olympic qualification for Alpes 2030.
"When I announced my retirement in 2022, I had achieved the thing I had worked towards for my entire career and could not have stepped away on a higher note," said Muirhead.
"But getting to that point had taken a huge amount out of me, both mentally and physically. I had been through four Olympic cycles and had reached a stage where I needed to step away.
#olympic
The decorated Team GB curler, a four-time Olympian and gold medallist in Beijing, is set to return to action in mixed doubles alongside two-time Olympic silver medallist Bobby Lammie, with sights set on the 2030 Games.
The pair won the mixed doubles world championship in 2022 and will reunite in pursuit of Olympic qualification for Alpes 2030.
"When I announced my retirement in 2022, I had achieved the thing I had worked towards for my entire career and could not have stepped away on a higher note," said Muirhead.
"But getting to that point had taken a huge amount out of me, both mentally and physically. I had been through four Olympic cycles and had reached a stage where I needed to step away.
#olympic
29 days ago
The biggest stars in European athletics head to Birmingham next week for the 2026 European Athletics Championships with continental **** les and in some cases world records on the line, just a week after the close of the Commonwealth Games.
A world-class field is headlined by the likes of Olympic 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson, who has endured a stop-start season and faces fierce competition in what should be an electrifying 800m event, with Switzerland's Audrey Werro, the fastest woman in the world this year, and Femke Broeders-Bol – stepping up from her usual 400m hurdles – also on the startlist.
Hodgkinson's training partner and new Commonwealth Games 800m champion Georgia Hunter Bell is in action but only in the 1,500m, while reigning European 100m champion Dina Asher-Smith is back to defend her **** le alongside another British hope in world 200m silver medallist Amy Hunt.
In total, 10 reigning world champions will be in action, including legendary pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis, while Norway's Olympic 5,000m champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen will make his long-awaited return from injury having not competed at all in 2026.
Here's everything you need to know.
#World #european #olympic
A world-class field is headlined by the likes of Olympic 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson, who has endured a stop-start season and faces fierce competition in what should be an electrifying 800m event, with Switzerland's Audrey Werro, the fastest woman in the world this year, and Femke Broeders-Bol – stepping up from her usual 400m hurdles – also on the startlist.
Hodgkinson's training partner and new Commonwealth Games 800m champion Georgia Hunter Bell is in action but only in the 1,500m, while reigning European 100m champion Dina Asher-Smith is back to defend her **** le alongside another British hope in world 200m silver medallist Amy Hunt.
In total, 10 reigning world champions will be in action, including legendary pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis, while Norway's Olympic 5,000m champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen will make his long-awaited return from injury having not competed at all in 2026.
Here's everything you need to know.
#World #european #olympic
30 days ago
Chad le Clos says his apartment in South Africa was destroyed by a fatal fire - the night after the swimmer became the most decorated athlete in Commonwealth Games history.
Le Clos picked up his 21st medal to overtake Australia's Emma McKeon as the athlete with the most medals in Commonwealths history, when South Africa took bronze in the men's 4x100m medley relay in Glasgow last week.
It was the 34-year-old's third medal of the 2026 Games, having won silver in the mixed 4x100 medley and bronze in the men's 4x100 freestyle relays.
Only days later, Le Clos has revealed that a fire destroyed his home of more than a decade in Sea Point, Cape Town and killed one of his neighbours.
"It has taken me a while to process this heartbreaking tragedy," the 2012 Olympic gold medallist wrote on Instagram.
#clos #africa #games #athlete
Le Clos picked up his 21st medal to overtake Australia's Emma McKeon as the athlete with the most medals in Commonwealths history, when South Africa took bronze in the men's 4x100m medley relay in Glasgow last week.
It was the 34-year-old's third medal of the 2026 Games, having won silver in the mixed 4x100 medley and bronze in the men's 4x100 freestyle relays.
Only days later, Le Clos has revealed that a fire destroyed his home of more than a decade in Sea Point, Cape Town and killed one of his neighbours.
"It has taken me a while to process this heartbreaking tragedy," the 2012 Olympic gold medallist wrote on Instagram.
#clos #africa #games #athlete
1 month ago
Chad le Clos says his apartment in South Africa was destroyed by a fatal fire - the night after the swimmer became the most decorated athlete in Commonwealth Games history.
Le Clos picked up his 21st medal to overtake Australia's Emma McKeon as the athlete with the most medals in Commonwealths history, when South Africa took bronze in the men's 4x100m medley relay in Glasgow last week.
It was the 34-year-old's third medal of the 2026 Games, having won silver in the mixed 4x100 medley and bronze in the men's 4x100 freestyle relays.
Only days later, Le Clos has revealed that a fire destroyed his home of more than a decade in Sea Point, Cape Town and killed one of his neighbours.
"It has taken me a while to process this heartbreaking tragedy," the 2012 Olympic gold medallist wrote on Instagram.
#FIRE #athlete
Le Clos picked up his 21st medal to overtake Australia's Emma McKeon as the athlete with the most medals in Commonwealths history, when South Africa took bronze in the men's 4x100m medley relay in Glasgow last week.
It was the 34-year-old's third medal of the 2026 Games, having won silver in the mixed 4x100 medley and bronze in the men's 4x100 freestyle relays.
Only days later, Le Clos has revealed that a fire destroyed his home of more than a decade in Sea Point, Cape Town and killed one of his neighbours.
"It has taken me a while to process this heartbreaking tragedy," the 2012 Olympic gold medallist wrote on Instagram.
#FIRE #athlete
1 month ago
Ireland women must plan for the forthcoming World Cup without distinguished goalkeeper Ayeisha McFerran, who has been ruled out of the tournament through injury.
McFerran's many achievements in the game included being named Goalkeeper of the Tournament at the 2018 World Cup, at which Ireland were silver medallists.
Head coach Gareth Grundie has announced a 20-player squad to travel to Wavre, Belgium.
In McFerran's absence, Lizzy Murphy and Holly Micklem are named, offering them their first chance to potentially represent Ireland in goals on one of hockey's biggest stages.
The side will be making their third successive appearance at at a World Cup, having beaten ****** an in a shootout in the bronze medal match in Santiago to ensure qualification for the 2026 edition.
#named #ayeisha #head #grundie
McFerran's many achievements in the game included being named Goalkeeper of the Tournament at the 2018 World Cup, at which Ireland were silver medallists.
Head coach Gareth Grundie has announced a 20-player squad to travel to Wavre, Belgium.
In McFerran's absence, Lizzy Murphy and Holly Micklem are named, offering them their first chance to potentially represent Ireland in goals on one of hockey's biggest stages.
The side will be making their third successive appearance at at a World Cup, having beaten ****** an in a shootout in the bronze medal match in Santiago to ensure qualification for the 2026 edition.
#named #ayeisha #head #grundie
1 month ago
Bowler Alison Merrien has guaranteed Guernsey's first medal of the 2026 Commonwealth Games after reaching the women's singles final.
Guernsey's reigning World Bowls Indoor Championships winner beat Malaysia's Emma Firyana Saroji 2-0 in their semi-final in Glasgow.
Merrien impressed against the 2018 Commonwealth Games pairs gold medallist and 2015 World Champion of Champions as she won the opening set 11-1 in five ends after three consecutive three-shot ends.
The second set was a tighter affair until Merrien took four shots in the fifth end to move into a 6-4 lead.
Saroji pulled a shot back in the sixth end but Merrien won the seventh and final end by three shots to win the set 8-5.
#merrien #final #games
Guernsey's reigning World Bowls Indoor Championships winner beat Malaysia's Emma Firyana Saroji 2-0 in their semi-final in Glasgow.
Merrien impressed against the 2018 Commonwealth Games pairs gold medallist and 2015 World Champion of Champions as she won the opening set 11-1 in five ends after three consecutive three-shot ends.
The second set was a tighter affair until Merrien took four shots in the fifth end to move into a 6-4 lead.
Saroji pulled a shot back in the sixth end but Merrien won the seventh and final end by three shots to win the set 8-5.
#merrien #final #games
1 month ago
Scotland's Scott Cusack followed in the footsteps of both his mum and dad by becoming a Commonwealth Games judo medallist.
The 30-year-old took bronze in the -90kg division on Saturday, following in the footsteps of Loretta and Billy, who were on the podium at the 1990 Auckland Games.
Loretta was at the Glasgow venue as the sport's competition manager for the Games, watching on as her boy edged a pulsating contest against Danny Vojnikovich of Australia, winning by Ippon.
Both men were walking a tightrope after picking up two penalties, knowing that a third would result in automatic disqualification.
But Vojnikovich made a tackle without a grip, allowing Cusack to claim the medal, to the delight of the home crowd in Glasgow.
#cusack #footsteps #scott
The 30-year-old took bronze in the -90kg division on Saturday, following in the footsteps of Loretta and Billy, who were on the podium at the 1990 Auckland Games.
Loretta was at the Glasgow venue as the sport's competition manager for the Games, watching on as her boy edged a pulsating contest against Danny Vojnikovich of Australia, winning by Ippon.
Both men were walking a tightrope after picking up two penalties, knowing that a third would result in automatic disqualification.
But Vojnikovich made a tackle without a grip, allowing Cusack to claim the medal, to the delight of the home crowd in Glasgow.
#cusack #footsteps #scott
1 month ago
Emma Finucane made history with a gold medal in the 1,000m time trial.
The 23-year-old becomes the first Welsh woman to win three gold medals at a single Commonwealth Games.
Finucane won team sprint gold on Thursday and repeated the feat in the individual sprint on Friday.
The Olympic gold medallist set the pace, clocking one minute 05.285 seconds in an event making its Games debut this year.
This guaranteed the Carmarthen cyclist a bronze medal, with just two left to ride.
#Gold #sprint #commonwealth
The 23-year-old becomes the first Welsh woman to win three gold medals at a single Commonwealth Games.
Finucane won team sprint gold on Thursday and repeated the feat in the individual sprint on Friday.
The Olympic gold medallist set the pace, clocking one minute 05.285 seconds in an event making its Games debut this year.
This guaranteed the Carmarthen cyclist a bronze medal, with just two left to ride.
#Gold #sprint #commonwealth
1 month ago
England's teenage cyclist Henry Hobbs claimed his first senior individual medal by winning Commonwealth Games bronze in the men's elimination race - just one day after a dramatic gold in the 4,000m team pursuit.
Fresh from the exploits of Thursday evening, the 19-year-old from Essex enjoyed yet more success in his first appearance at a major competition.
Hobbs managed to hold off New Zealand's Thomas ***** ton to finish third behind Scottish silver medallist Mark Stewart and Australian winner Blake Agnoletto.
His compatriot Harry Ledingham-Horn also picked up his first senior individual medal with bronze in the men's keirin.
The 22-year-old from Stoke-on-Trent finished 0.243 seconds behind Malaysian winner Mohd Azizulhasni Awang and 0.134 off silver medallist Leigh Hoffman of Australia.
#first #medal #bronze #year
Fresh from the exploits of Thursday evening, the 19-year-old from Essex enjoyed yet more success in his first appearance at a major competition.
Hobbs managed to hold off New Zealand's Thomas ***** ton to finish third behind Scottish silver medallist Mark Stewart and Australian winner Blake Agnoletto.
His compatriot Harry Ledingham-Horn also picked up his first senior individual medal with bronze in the men's keirin.
The 22-year-old from Stoke-on-Trent finished 0.243 seconds behind Malaysian winner Mohd Azizulhasni Awang and 0.134 off silver medallist Leigh Hoffman of Australia.
#first #medal #bronze #year
1 month ago
Three-time Commonwealth medallist Rosie Eccles has retired from boxing following defeat in Glasgow.
Eccles settled for bronze, to add to the gold and silver she won at previous Games, after a split-decision defeat in Friday's semi-final.
In an emotional interview after the narrow loss, the Welsh fighter confirmed she is hanging up her gloves before launching a verbal attack on "awful" people who tried to "end" her career.
"That's it for me now, I'm done," she told S4C.
"My heart's full but the tank is empty and I've got to accept that, otherwise I'll go on too long.
#glasgow #i 've #i 'll
Eccles settled for bronze, to add to the gold and silver she won at previous Games, after a split-decision defeat in Friday's semi-final.
In an emotional interview after the narrow loss, the Welsh fighter confirmed she is hanging up her gloves before launching a verbal attack on "awful" people who tried to "end" her career.
"That's it for me now, I'm done," she told S4C.
"My heart's full but the tank is empty and I've got to accept that, otherwise I'll go on too long.
#glasgow #i 've #i 'll
