The Greatest Olympic Athletes – women’s distance
Our countdown of the greatest Olympic athletes for each event group continues with the women’s distance events
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04/24
Merrien – so near, yet so far
British marathon man misses London 2012 after failure to meet UKA’s qualifying criteria, but his non-selection brings rules under renewed scrutiny
08/10
London 2012 Olympics: Turkish delight or doubt?
A Turkish one-two in the women’s 1500m on Friday should have brought widespread joy, but instead it was met with cynical indifference
07/3
Sharp chosen over Meadows and Okoro for GB Olympic team
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03/22
Running icon Hill overlooked for torch honour
The man said to be one of the inspirations for Seb Coe to take up athletics speaks of his disappointment at being rejected.
