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Birmingham will host 2022 Commonwealth Games

Birmingham has been confirmed as the host city of the Commonwealth Games in 2022. Louise Martin, Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president,...

Britain names 34-strong team for Great Edinburgh XCountry

Laura Muir, Ben Connor and newly crowned European Cross Country U20 champion Harriet Knowles-Jones are among those selected for the British...

Mo Farah to open 2018 with half marathon in Doha

Mo Farah will start his 2018 season by competing in the half marathon event at the Doha Marathon on January 12,...

European team named for Great Edinburgh XCountry

Ireland’s Fionnuala McCormack is among the athletes named in the European team for the Great Edinburgh XCountry on January 13. Joining McCormack, a winner in...

Ireland’s top distance runners encouraged to race each other

A new Irish road racing series has been launched, with those backing the competition hoping it encourages Ireland’s top distance runners...

Scotland names 25-strong athletics Commonwealth Games team

European Cross Country bronze medalist Andy Butchart is among the 25 athletes who will represent Scotland in athletics at the Gold...

Emelia Gorecka named GB captain for Euro Cross Country Champs

Euro Trials winner Emelia Gorecka will captain the British team at the European Cross Country Championships tomorrow (December 10) in Samorin,...

UK’s ‘fastest’ runners are based in Northern Ireland

Across the UK, Omagh, a small town in Northern Ireland has the fastest runners, while Stirling based runners log more miles...

Andy Butchart says young club athletes are inspired by Scottish success

Olympian Andy Butchart insists star Scottish athletes and big events are having an effect on the sport as a whole. Butchart,...

Rob Heffernan wins Athlete of the Year at Irish National Athletics Awards

Rob Heffernan has been crowned Athlete of the Year, while Ray Flynn was inducted into the Hall of Fame at the...