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Why Netflix series is unlikely to trigger a track and field revolution

The arrival of the new Netflix series Sprint is to be wholeheartedly welcomed but don’t expect it to solve all of athletics’ problems, writes Cathal Dennehy
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Athing Mu's Olympic dream dashed with an unlucky break

American's fall after 200m in US trials 800m would not have happened if the 1970s rules still applied
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The changing face of BBC’s Euro Champs coverage

Last-minute deal to cover Rome on its digital channels has been well received but long-time fans remember when the event enjoyed blanket coverage on BBC1 and BBC2
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Rome's memorable European Champs of 1974 revisited

Ahead of this week's European Athletics Championships in Rome, Steve Smythe remembers the last time the Italian capital staged this event 50 years ago
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The mile record that stood the test of time

It took almost 39 years for Steve Cram's British one mile mark to fall and the record-breaker who beat it, Josh Kerr, used similarly bold front-running tactics
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Who is the greatest supermiler of all time?

The Bowerman Mile boasts possibly the finest field in history for a footrace over 1609 metres, but who wins your vote as the best miler of all?
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Sub-four fever as the ultimate milestone approaches

Oxford is the place to be on Monday when the 70th anniversary of Roger Bannister's iconic 3:59.4 is celebrated
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Cairess and Mahamed remind us why a Brit CAN win London Marathon

Will Emile Cairess and Mahamed Mahamed emulate Eamonn Martin one day? Plus, the remarkable David Picksley, rise of Podium 5km and mystery surrounding Tigist Assefa's name
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The day Bannister ran a ‘demo’ mile

Ahead of the Bannister Miles anniversary event in Oxford on May 6, Gavin Riley recalls a prophetic 'demonstration mile' featuring Roger Bannister at Motspur Park in 1953
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Is Athletic Ventures up to the challenge?

Optimism is high as London Marathon Events and the Great Run Company help UK Athletics resurrect the sport's fortunes
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Bring back the stats parkrun campaign reaches crunch point

Parkrunners set to protest this weekend, plus why I'm non-plussed by the Hardest Geezer's athleticism
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Nine takeaways from the World Cross in Belgrade

The 2024 World Cross Country Championships was far from perfect but it remains one of the most important events on the athletics calendar
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