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Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei's alleged killer dies from burns
The former partner of Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who is accused of killing her by dousing her in petrol and setting her on fire, has died from burns sustained during the attack.
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Summer Olympics
Asher-Smith, Neita narrowly miss 200m podium
Team GB sprinters Dina Asher-Smith and Daryll Neita missed out on an Olympic medal in the women's 200-metre final by fractions of a second in Paris on Tuesday.
Summer Olympics
Kerr beats rival, pipped to 1,500m gold by Hocker
Josh Kerr had to settle for Olympic silver in the men's 1,500 metres on Tuesday after beating rival Jakob Ingebrigtsen who finished fourth, but losing to American Cole Hocker in a thrilling final in Paris.
Summer Olympics
Team GB's Keely Hodgkinson wins 800m gold
Keely Hodgkinson claimed Team GB's first gold on the track since 2016 as she delivered on the hype and won the women's 800 metres at the Stade de France on Monday.
Summer Olympics
Brit Louie Hinchliffe wins 100m heat, beats Lyles
Team GB sprinter Louie Hinchliffe laid a marker down in his 100 metre heat on Saturday, beating American star Noah Lyles with a time of 9.98 seconds.
Summer Olympics
Asher-Smith, Neita both into 100m semifinals
Dina Asher-Smith has qualified through the women's 100-metre heats on Friday with a time of 11.01 seconds, booking herself a spot in Saturday's semifinal.
Olympic Sports
Kerr, Ingebrigtsen in war of words ahead of 1500m
Team GB gold medal hope Josh Kerr is preparing to stare down Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen in the men's 1500-metre race at the Paris Olympics.
Olympic Sports
Athletes slam UK Athletics after Olympics snubs
Shot putter Amelia Campbell is considering retiring from athletics after being omitted from Britain's Paris Olympics team, despite meeting the selection criteria.
Olympic Sports
Asher-Smith claims first 100m gold in five years
Great Britan's Dina Asher-Smith claimed her first gold medal in five years at the 2024 European Championships in Rome in the 100m race.
Summer Olympics
Athletics gold medallists to earn $50k at Olympics
Athletics has become the first sport to offer prize money to Olympic champions, with the sport's governing body announcing on Wednesday that the 48 gold medallists in Paris this year will earn $50,000.
Olympic Sports
Malaysia will not host '26 Commonwealth Games
Malaysia has decided against hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games due to time constraints, costs and an insufficient offer of funding for multisport event that has struggled to find hosts.
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Runner handed 12-month ban for using car in race
Scottish ultramarathon runner Joasia Zakrzewski has been banned for 12 months by a UK Athletics disciplinary panel after she used a car for part of a 50 mile race.
Track and Field
World champion sprinter Schippers retiring at 31
Dafne Schippers, a two-time world champion sprinter, announced on social media Tuesday that she was retiring from track and field at age 31.
Olympic Sports
Potter uses strong run to win triathlon world title
Britain's Beth Potter won her first world title and a coveted slot in the 2024 Olympics after surging on the run to win the women's triathlon World Championship Finals in Spain.
Olympic Sports
U.K. favorite Farah sets London as last marathon
Mo Farah says he expects to be "quite emotional" when he competes in his final marathon in front of a home crowd in London.
Olympic Sports
Activist groups won't disrupt London Marathon
Environmental protesters are not planning to disrupt the London Marathon on Sunday after two other big sporting events in Britain were targeted by activists over the past week.
Track and Field
Farah, McColgan to run in London Marathon
Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah and Commonwealth Games champion Eilish McColgan have confirmed entry for London Marathon
Olympic Sports
British sprinter Ujah given 22-month doping ban
British sprinter CJ Ujah has been banned for 22 months for a doping violation at last year's Tokyo Olympics but cleared of doing so intentionally, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Monday.
Track and Field
Kipruto, Yehualaw claim London Marathon wins
Amos Kipruto, a world bronze medalist in Doha in 2019, won the men's race at the London Marathon, while Yalemzerf Yehualaw recovered from a fall to win the women's race.
Olympic Sports
Injured Mo Farah pulls out of London Marathon
Mo Farah has pulled out of Sunday's London Marathon, citing a hip injury.
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