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Some scepticism had surrounded young Australian’s record

Time of 19.67 officially recognised to end to doubts over validity

World Athletics has eliminated any doubt over the speed of Gout Gout, ignoring criticisms over the validity of his 19.67sec set during the 200m final


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Briton aiming at oldest track and field world record

‘I would love to have that happen on home soil’

Keely Hodgkinson has dangled the intriguing possibility that July’s ­London Diamond League ­meeting could be the day where she takes down Jarmila Kratochvilova’s 42-year-old 800m world record.


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Ash Moloney won decathlon bronze in Tokyo but his teammate Cedric Dubler nearly stole the show. We find out what they’re up to now

He was briefly the face of Australian athletics, whose heroics at the Tokyo Olympics inspired a nation. Ash Moloney secured the country’s first Olympic decathlon medal in dramatic circumstances in 2021, when he surged home in the 1500m,


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Founder Alexis Ohanian is Serena Williams’ husband

Meeting is on 18 September at StoneX Stadium

London is to host a star-studded all-female Athlos athletics meeting on 18 September as founder Alexis Ohanian builds towards his dream of it becoming “F1 for track and field”.

Ohanian, who is married to tennis legend Serena Williams, has added a London date prior...


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Event ‘goes against everything Wada stands for’

Inaugural competition is on Sunday in Las Vegas

The World Anti-Doping Agency says it is concerned that Enhanced Games’ athletes will tempt more young people into using performance-enhancing drugs.

The stark warning comes before the controversial $50m event in Las Vegas on Sunday, which allows competitors to ta...


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