Athletes ready for the Games to begin in Manchester

Allyson Felix, Perri Shakes-Drayton, Greg Rutherford and Jonnie Peacock among those set to grace the BT Great CityGames on Saturday

Allyson Felix and Christine Ohuruogu (Mark Shearman)
Phillips Idowu

Idowu to take on Taylor in New York

May 23, 2013 - Steven Mills

Phillips Idowu returns to competition at Saturday’s Diamond League meet as Holly Bleasdale meets Jenn Suhr in the pole vault and Eilish McColgan makes her first steeplechase appearance of the season

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Farah targets fifth straight London 10,000 victory

May 23, 2013 - Jason Henderson

Weekend action in London sees Mo Farah target his fifth London 10,000 title on Monday, while Sunday will witness a celebration of one mile running at the Bupa Westminster Mile

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Track (Mark Shearman)

Counties in decline?

May 23, 2013 - Paul Halford

As the county championships continue to struggle in terms of stature and entry levels compared to decades ago, the question of whether the format’s days are numbered is raised once again

Alan Bertram with Myra Perkins

Tribute to “Mr Hammer”

May 20, 2013 - Jason Henderson

A charismatic, knowledgeable, much-loved driving force in the world of hammer throwing, the sport will sorely miss Alan Bertram, who died on Saturday aged 76

Charles van Commenee, Kevin Tyler and Ian Stewart (Mark Shearman)

Another one bites the dust…

May 15, 2013 - Jason Henderson

Head coach Peter Eriksson is the latest in a long list of key figures to quit the national governing body since London 2012

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Jonnie Peacock (Mark Shearman)

Peacock is ready to run

World record-holder returning from injury to compete at the BT Great CityGames Manchester

Richard Whitehead (Mark Shearman)

Whitehead set for toughest challenge yet

Paralympic champion Richard Whitehead reveals plans to run 40 marathons in 40 days

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Jenson Button on his pre-race prep

The Formula 1 driver also has impressive athletics ability – but how does this help him behind the wheel?

Montsho edges Felix in 400m Doha DL

Highlights from the IAAF Diamond League – Doha

Footage from Doha where 11 world-leading marks and seven meeting records saw the Diamond League season start in style on Friday

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Coaching

MINICHIELLO and ENNIS (Mark Shearman)

Coach dependency

How much do you rely on your coach? National coach mentor Malcolm Fenton spoke to Matt Long and Jamie French to discuss coach dependency

REES,MARTIN (Mark Shearman)

How they train – Martin Rees

Hitting 60 is usually the time to ease back on the pace of life, but as David Lowes found out, that doesn’t apply to the extraordinary Martin Rees

GERRARD,KEITH (Mark Shearman)

How they train – Keith Gerrard

National cross-country champion Keith Gerrard spoke to David Lowes about training in New Mexico and the more mundane, yet productive, environment of the Isle of Man

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Sports science: Is it all in the genes?

Professor Jamie Timmons investigates whether how our bodies respond to aerobic training is determined by our genetic make-up