Interviews

Interviews

We speak to the leading athletes in the sport

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My greatest race – Jack Buckner

British 5000m runner, who turned 60 this week, recalls his gold medal-winning run at the European Championships in Stuttgart in 1986
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Great North Run at 40: the idea which became a phenomenon

On the eve of its landmark staging, event founder Sir Brendan Foster explains how a vision was turned into record-breaking reality
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Eilish McColgan broadening her horizons at 40th Great North Run

British 5000m record-holder's half-marathon debut will aid her athletics education as she plots a potential route towards the marathon in 2022
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Keely Hodgkinson: "Going into that Olympic final, I refused not to be on the podium"

Olympic women's 800m silver medallist and British record holder on making the podium in Tokyo, the feeling of driving James Bond's Aston Martin and long-term 4x400m ambitions
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Sasha Zhoya: "I want to be one of the greatest of all-time in the hurdles"

World U20 110m and 60m hurdles record-holder on idolising Usain Bolt, his background in contemporary dance and ballet and ambitions to be one of the great sprint hurdlers
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Liz McColgan's greatest race

Distance running legend looks back on her world 10,000m triumph in Tokyo on August 30, 1991
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Relay legends look back at Tokyo triumph from 1991

British quartet of Black, Redmond, Regis and Akabusi etched their names into athletics folklore with stirring 4x400m victory 30 years ago
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Sophie Hahn: how they train

The Paralympic, world, European and Commonwealth champion talks about her build-up to major events
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In the twilight of his career, Richard Whitehead aims to make his mark in Tokyo

One of the elder statesmen of the British Paralympics team, the 45-year-old talks about his plans for this month and beyond
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Para-athlete Fabio Zamparelli on the rise

AW promotion: Talented thrower is supported by Neuff in his quest to reach the Paralympics in future
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Alex Yee: "It’s hard to put into words how proud I am"

Double Olympic medallist on striking gold in triathlon, his upbringing in Lewisham and inspiring the next generation
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Taylor Campbell on the art of hammer throwing

We talk to a British hammer thrower on the rise who is feeling his way to the top level
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