Athletics

Defending champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson withdraws from Commonwealth Games

Britain’s Katarina Johnson-Thompson is one of nine athletes to withdraw from England’s athletics squad.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, July 19, 2026

A woman wearing a face mask while riding her bike past the Manhattan skyline, as seen from Brooklyn Bridge Park, on July 17, in New York City.

Britain’s Josh Kerr’s dedication pays off with men’s mile world record at London Diamond League meet

Britain’s Josh Kerr celebrates on July 18 after clocking 3min 42.66sec at the London Diamond League to beat the previous record set in 1999 by Morocco’s Hicham El Guerrouj.

Olympians Tang Pui Wah, Tay Chin Joo inducted into Singapore Sport Hall of Fame

President Tharman Shanmugaratnam pose for a photograph with Singapore Sport Hall of Fame inductees former national hurdler and sprinter Tang Pui Wah (centre) and former national swimmer Tay Chin Joo (right) during the induction ceremony at the Asian Civilisations Museum on July 17.

Record seekers Keely Hodgkinson and Josh Kerr in London action alongside Armand Duplantis

Jul 4, 2026; Eugene, Oregon, USA; Lilian Odira (KEN) defeats Keely Hodgkinson (GBR) to win the women's 800m in 1:56.19 in the 51st Prefontaine Classic at Hayward Field. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Attention to detail as Josh Kerr targets Hicham El Guerrouj’s mile record

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 14: Josh Kerr of Great Britain competes in the 800m during the USATF LA Grand Prix at Allyson Felix Field at Katherine B. Loker Stadium on June 14, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. Meg Oliphant/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Meg Oliphant / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

European Athletics, broadcasters issue guidelines on preventing sexualisation of female athletes

ST Full-time Report: Huge turnout for World Cup watch party in S’pore

Julien Alfred scorches women’s 200m, Oblique Seville wins men’s 100m in Monaco

Athletics - Diamond League - Oslo - Bislett Stadium, Oslo, Norway - June 10, 2026 Saint Lucia's Julien Alfred wins the women's 100m final Heiko Junge/NTB via REUTERS

Kenya's Wanyonyi breaks 1,000m world record

Athletics - Diamond League - Monaco - Stade Louis II, Monaco - July 10, 2026 Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi poses with the screen after winning the men's 1000m final and setting a new world record REUTERS/Manon Cruz

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