"Feeding Capes is rather like stoking a human furnace..." #OnThisDay 1976: Tonight broke down the 12,000-calorie daily diet that helped to fuel strongman and Olympian Geoff Capes.

Chicago Marathon World Record!! 🥇 2.41.36……. I gave everything!!… Thanks for everyone’s support xxx

An incredibly strong statement from Athletics Kenya after Ruth Chepng'etich's world marathon record of 2:09:56. The say that "many world records were broken this year, and to single her out is utterly unfair" and "such aspersions, made without due process, undermine not only

A 200/1 outsider a week ago, and now the PDC Darts World Grand Prix Champion, was an absolute pleasure to speak to Mike de Decker BBC World Service BBC World Service Sport Listen here from 21'30 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

Geoff Capes, Britain’s greatest shot putter and World’s Strongest Man winner, dies aged 75 dlvr.it/TFfTYm

The Paris 2024 Organizing Committee gifted Notre Dame Cathedral the bell used at the Stade de France during Olympic athletics trials. This is the third new bell Notre Dame has received ahead of its reopening next month Read more 👇 insidethegames.biz/articles/11499…

Next weekend, Hazel Irvine will receive a BAFTA Scotland special award. My The Herald column on why she’s untouchable in the world of sports broadcasting heraldscotland.com/sport/24709836…

India to host 2025 World Para Athletics Championships. The action will take place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium - host of 2010 Commonwealth Games - and a new synthetic track will be installed. No official date yet but likely to be in November. athleticsweekly.com/athletics-news…

Just seen the very sad news that Paul Dickenson has passed away. Having grown up listening to him, it took me a while to pluck up the courage to talk to him when I was first starting out but, once I did, he was always very supportive and just great company.

Mark Shearman, after a remarkable 62 years of capturing images, is retiring. Sebastian Coe, Paula Radcliffe, Katharine Merry, Geoff Wightman, Wendy Sly, Jack Buckner and Dave Moorcroft have paid their tributes. 🖊️ Euan Crumley 📸 Mark Shearman MBE athleticsweekly.com/athletics-news…

Three legends. If you are outside the UK, Google 'Hacker The Dog'

Mondo Duplantis has been crowned the BBC Sports Personality World Sport Star of the Year 🇸🇪 He becomes the first person from athletics to win the award since Eliud Kipchoge in 2019 💥 The Swedish pole vaulting superstar retained his Olympic gold medal in Paris and broke his own

Mile to replace 1500m at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The Commonwealth Mile is a tribute to Roger Bannister and John Landy’s duel over the distance at the 1954 Games in Vancouver. 📸 Mark Shearman MBE athleticsweekly.com/athletics-news…

Yared Nuguse's ambition has always been to become an orthodontist, but a career as a pro athlete put those plans on hold. The Olympic 1500m medallist is determined to enjoy every step before heading to dental school in 2029 - as Olympic champion, he hopes. bbc.co.uk/sport/athletic…

Grand Slam Track is reducing its schedule for the next meet in Philadelphia from three to two days. No 5000m in the Long Distance Group with a focus on just the 3000m – meaning there'll be $50k and not $100k for the winner in that group in Philadelphia. Quite rare for any

A brand new series of our #BBCWarmUpTrack podcast starts with the Amazing #TheaLaFond #OlympicGames #TripleJump #GOLD #Paris2024 #Dominica

What's it like having to jump-off for Olympic gold? 🥇🤔 Find out how Olympic high jump champion Hamish Kerr 🇳🇿 went from thinking about retiring to winning gold. He tells #BBCWarmUpTrack all about his winning moment. Listen 🎧 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0… #BBCAthletics

How does Mackenzie Little combine winning medals and saving lives? 🩺 The World and Commonwealth javelin medallist is also a trainee doctor. #BBCWarmUpTrack finds out how she balances athletics and medicine. Listen 🎧 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0… #BBCAthletics

#Breaking4 was a lot of fun. Here is how I positioned the event for BBC last week: (Ed Harry and Sarah Mulkerrins are so much fun! Thanks, BBC!) Larry Eder previews Nike’s Breaking 4 on BBC World Service with Sarah Mulkerrins and Ed Harry runblogrun.com/2025/07/larry-… , #Breaking4,

How did Cole Hocker beat Josh Kerr and Jakob Ingebrigtsen to win Olympic 1500m gold? 🥇 Hear what it was like running the last lap in Paris and find out how the legacy of Steve Prefontaine and others inspired him to victory. Listen 🎧 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0… #BBCAthletics