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The Latest Breaking News from British Athletics

Geoff Capes: Athlete and strongman was ‘giant in heart and spirit’

The British shot put record holder and twice World’s Strongest Man has died aged 75.

The Independent UK

Geoff Capes: British shot put record holder dies aged 75

Capes was crowned the World’s Strongest Man in 1983 and 1985

Evening Standard

Geoff Capes, two-time world's strongest man and iconic GB athlete, dies aged 75

Geoff Capes, the British shot put record holder and two-time world's strongest man, has died at the age of 75.

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Former world’s strongest man and British Olympian Geoff Capes dies aged 75

The Lincolnshire-born athlete won Commonwealth shot put gold in 1974 and 1978.

The Independent UK

Geoff Capes, Britain’s greatest shot putter and two-time World’s Strongest Man, dies aged 75

Geoff Capes, Britain’s greatest shot putter, has died aged 75

The Guardian - UK

Josh Kerr breaks 39-year-old national record in Diamond League mile race win

Josh Kerr smashed Steve Cram’s 39-year-old national record to claim victory in the mile race at the Diamond League meet in Eugene, Oregon.

The National (Scotland)

Emile Cairess: ‘I definitely want to break Mo’s record. I can run a lot quicker’

Quiet man of British athletics tells Sean Ingle about overhauling Farah, taking a risk in running London and Olympic hopes for Paris and beyond

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Richard Kilty: ‘I’ve got the venom back in me – I’ve taken a gamble’

Sprinter is having one last crack at making the Olympics after his silver medal in Tokyo was snatched away, he tells Ben Bloom

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s fastest man confident ‘spicy’ TV series can boost profile of athletics

Zharnel Hughes believes a new behind-the-scenes Netflix show can have a similar impact on track and field as Drive to Survive did for Formula One

The Guardian - UK

British Athletics chief Stephen Maguire excited by Olympic medal prospects

Great Britain won 10 medals at the World Championships in Budapest.

The Independent UK

Keely Hodgkinson seeks gold – and same recognition as friend Ella Toone

The fastest woman over 800m this year is heading to the world championship looking to emulate her close friend Ella Toone

The Guardian - UK

Eugene Amo-Dadzie: the remarkable journey of ‘world’s fastest accountant’

Eugene Amo-Dadzie, the world’s fastest accountant, is preparing for his world championship debut at the age of 31 and hopes his story can be an inspiration

The Guardian - UK

Zharnel Hughes sets sights on world glory after all-weather sprint masterclass

Fastest man in world this year bossed the 100m on water and the 200 on dry land to make major statement ahead of Budapest World Champs

Daily Mirror

Zharnel Hughes and Dina Asher-Smith crowned British champions in Manc monsoon

CJ Ujah makes 100m final at British Championships but can finish only fifth behind new national record holder

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The Guardian - UK

UK sport needs independent welfare body, insists British Gymnastics chair

The chair of British Gymnastics has called on the government to establish an independent welfare body to protect athletes across all sports

The Guardian - UK

Muir and Reekie leave training camp after shock falling out with coach

The Olympic silver medallist and Jemma Reekie have left their training camp in South Africa despite their coach, Andy Young, denying a major bust-up

The Conversation

How world sport got into a mess over trans athletes – and how it can get out of it

World sport has been convulsed over the past few months – indeed years – by questions about trans athletes, especially trans women, competing in their acquired gender.

The Independent UK

UK’s ‘Greta Thunberg of sport’ refuses to fly to compete in Australia

‘The least I can do is voice my solidarity with those suffering on the front line of climate breakdown,’ says 16-year-old athlete

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Runner says no to competing for GB in Australia over flight climate concerns

Teenage athlete asks not to be considered for world cross country championships because of impact of air travel

Daily Mirror

Daley Thompson gives emotional reaction to son becoming GB decathlon champion

Forty six years after Britain’s greatest athlete won the first of his British decathlon titles, Elliot wore the crown in Manchester

Daily Mirror

Daryll Neita escapes shadow of Dina Asher-Smith with British win ahead of Worlds

Asher-Smith: “I’m annoyed because I’d rather win. Fuming because I don’t like losing"

The Guardian - UK

Dina Asher-Smith urges UKA to stick with London amid exit reports

Dina Asher-Smith has urged UK Athletics to keep a London base amid reports that it is in preliminary talks over a £10-15m deal to quit the Olympic Stadium

The Guardian - UK

Daryll Neita accuses UK Athletics of ‘blackmail’ over coach Rana Reider

Neita has said she is unhappy with the federation after they told her to leave her coach Rana Reider, who has been accused of sexual abuse, or lose her funding

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