Gabby Pieraccini extols the virtues of the Talence Décastar combined events meeting that has showcased “The Gods of the Stadium” for the past 50 years

A total of seven nations are 'interested parties' for the 2036 Games, with a final shortlist drawn up by the International Olympic Committee in March 2027.

Evaun Williams, Julia Machin and Jonathan Edwards are among the stars in a look at who holds the best, most prolific and best age-graded British masters marks away from the track.

Masters runner Nicola Reece wins the women's race outright on a demanding trail course in Northumberland, plus news from the English Schools fell running champs.

Kirsty Longley takes nearly two minutes off the British W50 best despite being diverted on to a dual carriageway – in a race she entered at the last minute.