Kadar Omar, who fled Ethiopia as a child and later ran for the Refugee Team at the 2017 World Championships, won the men’s race in Portsmouth while Hannah Irwin edged out defending champion Verity Ockenden by three seconds.
The British international opens up about being diagnosed as bipolar which has allowed him to approach his sport with a fresh sense of perspective.
Former Olympic sprinter on the illness that has confined her to bed five years after Tokyo, and why she is speaking out despite the risk to her health.
For 35 years, the Great South Run has attracted world champions, Olympic medallists, marathon legends and emerging stars. What began as an ambitious addition to the British road running calendar has developed into one of the sport's most recognisable events, with the unique combination of historic dockyards, naval heritage and exposed coastal roads producing a race unlike any other.
The European under-18 medallist and British record-holder talks about her progress and learning her sprinting craft from Richard Kilty.
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