Manley was also a record-breaking relay runner and won European gold as part of the British 4x100m team in 1950.
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Olympic 100m silver medallist Manley dies

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Some 17 months before the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Asimenye Simwaka’s name was only synonymous with women’s football in Malawi.
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How switching the pitch for cross country paid off for footballer and sprinter Simwaka

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When Massimo Stano crossed the finish line of the 20km race walk at the Olympic Games, he knew exactly what he ought to do.
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How a coaching change, a DQ and a year of injury led Japan-loving Stano to Olympic gold

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The event will now take place on Sunday 13 November 2022.
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World Athletics Half Marathon Championships in Yangzhou postponed until November 2022

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A survey of athletes from 89 countries has been released to coincide with the start of the COP26 United Nations Climate Summit in Glasgow.
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World Athletics survey: nearly 80% of athletes seriously concerned about the climate crisis

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Competition and technical rule changes come into force from 1 November.
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ATHLETES

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Ryan CROUSER

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Faith KIPYEGON

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Damian WARNER

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Yulimar ROJAS

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Elaine THOMPSON-HERAH

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Sifan HASSAN

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Karsten WARHOLM

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Sydney MCLAUGHLIN

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Armand DUPLANTIS

VIDEOS

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Devon Allen clocks 12.99 to win 110m hurdles in Zagreb

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Trayvon Bromell runs world-leading 9.76 in Nairobi

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South Africa break world U20 4x100m record in Nairobi

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Sifan Hassan breaks the world 10,000m record in Hengelo

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Sha'Carri Richardson wins the 200m in Ostrava

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Records

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World Record*, Area Record
1:02:52
Women's Half Marathon
LetesenbetGIDEY
Ethiopia
WHEN 24 Oct 2021
WHERE Valencia (ESP)
Area Record*, National Record
2:03:36
Men's Marathon
BashirABDI
Belgium
WHEN 24 Oct 2021
WHERE Rotterdam (NED)
National Record
2:50:54
Women's 35 Kilometres Race Walk
KatarzynaZDZIEBŁO
Poland
WHEN 24 Oct 2021
WHERE Ivano-Frankivsk (UKR)
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