Christopher Kelsall
Runner, writer, race director, coach, website-guy and Lydiard advocate.
Jamaica women looking to sweep the podium at Lausanne Diamond League
© Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated Jamaica swept the podium during the women’s 100-metre sprint at the Eugene World Athletics Championships in Oregon this summer. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Shericka Jackson, and Elaine Thompson Herah will toe the line again...
The 2023 Budapest World Athletics Championships logo revealed
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The logo for the 2023 World Athletics Championships was released with one year to go before the meet begins in Budapest, Hungary.
Inspired by Budapest's Liberty Statue and the shape of the World...
Laura Muir and Zharnel Hughes win gold for GB & NI at Euros
Laura Muir took 1500m gold and Zharnel Hughes led a British 1-2 in the men’s 200m as Great Britain & Northern Ireland added five medals to their tally on a brilliant night in Munich.
Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake added silver in the...
Konstanze Klosterhalfen takes 5000m gold at Munich European Championships
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Konstanze "Koko" Klosterhalfen won the Munich European Athletics Championships 5000m in commanding fashion, with a blistering final lap, to bury her competition. It was as if she channelled Scot Eilish McColgan, who...
Dutch athlete Femke Bol wins the 400m sprint at the 2022 European Athletics Championships
Dutch athlete Femke Bol typically runs the 400-metre event with hurdles in the way. During the Munich European Championships, she jumped into the 400m flat as well.
The Eugene World Championships 400m hurdles silver medallist behind Sydney McLaughlin a...
Wightman and Hodgkinson progress on day four at European Championships in Munich
There were mixed fortunes for Great Britain and Northern Ireland’s athletes at the European Athletics Championships in Munich on Thursday morning.
Underlining the current quality of British middle-distance running, GB & NI’s 800m contingent delivered an impressive series of performances...
Hudson-Smith stars as GB & NI takes first gold in Munich
Matthew Hudson-Smith (coach: Gary Evans, club: Birchfield) gave Great Britain and Northern Ireland their first gold at the European Athletics Championships in Munich Wednesday as he retained his 400m title. Additionally, Alex Haydock-Wilson (Benke Blomkvist; Windsor Slough Eton &...
Ingebrigtsen beats Katir and Crippa to win the 5000m at 2022 European Athletics Championships
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Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen handily won the 2022 Munich European Athletics Championships 5000m. It is the second consecutive title at the distance and its his seventh overall European title.
The 21-year-old dropped a final...
Sprint times invalid at Islamic Solidarity Games due to a technical glitch
Sprint times that were posted during the first three days of the meet in Konya have been deemed invalid by authorities at the Islamic Solidarity Games due to a technical issue.
It was revealed that a technical issue on the...
Hudson-Smith, Muir, and Ohuruogu impress on second morning in Munich
Defending champions Matthew Hudson-Smith (coach: Gary Evans; club: Birchfield) and Laura Muir (Andy Young; Dundee Hawkhill) both sent out statements of intent with impressive victories on the second morning of the European Athletics Championships as the list of British...
