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Why discus throw still reigns supreme

This year is one of the most exciting years to date for one reason and one reason only, writes Zara Obamakinwa, it’s Olympic year
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Rob Walker on his book "Record Breakers at the Olympic Games"

It's so important for the Olympics to inspire the next generation, writes Rob Walker 
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Falling for the fells all over again

It’s 20 years since Richard Askwith wrote Feet in the Clouds but has the sport of fell running managed to keep its soul?
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Why the British athletics selection bar is set so high

“Setting tough standards helps improve performance levels,” writes UKA chair Ian Beattie as he outlines the reasoning behind the governing body’s strict policy
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Phoebe Gill's Olympic qualification shouldn't be a shock to anybody

The teenager became UK 800m champion in Manchester and therefore made the GB Olympic team 
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Louie Hinchliffe – the unlikely sprint star of the British athletics team

Stocky fast-finishing 100m man with a mullet haircut and safety pins in his ears is merely getting into his stride, says his coach Carl Lewis
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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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