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“We just said” – What I said to Keely Hodgkinson before she won Olympic gold
-Credit: (Image: Getty Images) Keely Hodgkinson was the golden girl of the Summer Olympics – but it could have “gone better”, according to her coach. …
Rebecca Cheptegei: Olympic marathoner dies after being “set on fire by her boyfriend”
Rebecca Cheptegei finished 44th in the women’s marathon last month at the Olympics – Avalon/Gladys Chai von der Laage The Olympic runner who was allegedly …
Watch: Pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis beats hurdler Karsten Warholm in 100m – in 10.37 seconds
Mondo Duplantis rubbed shoulders with victory by crossing the finish line – Shutterstock/MICHAEL BUHOLZER Two-time Olympic pole vault champion Armand Duplantis beat his good friend …
Dan Pembroke breaks world record en route to Paralympic javelin title
British javelin star Dan Pembroke kept his word by breaking the world record twice on his way to becoming a double Paralympic champion in Paris. …
Hannah Cockroft wins her ninth Paralympic title in women’s 800m T34 final
British wheelchair racer Hannah Cockroft maintained her 100 per cent Paralympic record by winning the ninth gold medal of her career with a commanding victory …
Mary Ngugi-Cooper and Abel Kipchumba complete Kenyan double at Great North Run
There was a Kenyan double in a soggy Great North Run with contrasting victories for Mary Ngugi-Cooper and Abel Kipchumba. Ngugi-Cooper was part of a …
Paralympics marathon runner stripped of medal after helping guide with cramps at finish
Elena Congost’s guide, Mia Carol, seemed on the verge of collapse as he felt cramped near the finish line of the Paris marathon – AP/Thibault …