9 h. ago Welsh shot put star Funmi Oduwaiye bags bronze at World Para Athletics Championships

Oduwaiye, 22, banked bronze in the F44 event after a personal best of 12.11m with her very first attempt proved enough for a maiden global gong

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33 h. ago Tesco worker Victoria Levitt scorches to stunning debut World Para Athletics Championships gold in New Delhi

The Mansfield athlete soared to a scintillating T44 100m triumph as British teammate and fellow debutant Bebe Jackson bagged bronze

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49 h. ago Tesco worker Victoria Levitt claims shock gold at World Para Athletics Championship

Levitt surged to T44 100m glory in New Delhi but will be returning to Tesco for pre-Christmas work in the coming months

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3 d. ago Scottish teenager Finlay Menzies seals World Championships bronze

The 19-year-old sealed a podium place with a personal best time in New Delhi

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3 d. ago Wales' Sabrina Fortune breaks world record and sends inspirational message in New Delhi

The Welsh para shot put star, 28, followed up her Paris Paralympic gold with another World Championship title in New Delhi.

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3 d. ago Moment Tesco worker wrestles with suspected shoplifter to get back stolen washing tablets

The incident, filmed at a Tesco Express in Leeds, West Yorkshire, on September 23, shows a shop worker grappling with a man who had reportedly tried to leave without paying

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4 d. ago Welsh discus duo Funmi Oduwaiye and Bree Cronin revel in World Championship experience in New Delhi

Cardiff’s Oduwaiye, 22, finished fourth in the F44 event at the World Para Athletics Championships as a throw of 37.91m saw her fall short of the podium by just over a metre

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5 d. ago Hannah Cockroft ‘let down’ by lack of competition as she scorches to 17th world title

Cockroft only had to overcome three other athletes as only gold and silver medals were awarded

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5 d. ago Olivia Breen's secret weapon to success at World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi

The Welsh para athletics star, 29, was unable to advance through her T38 100m heat on Sunday morning

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6 d. ago Hollie Arnold finds ‘magic in the chaos’ with battling World Championship bronze

The 31-year-old Brit returned to the world stage after a mental health break and secured a bronze medal in New Delhi

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7 d. ago ‘I’m feeling pretty confident’: powerlifter Kate Evert, 75, is on her way to the world championships

In October, Evert, who works out three times a week, will begin the journey from Missouri to South AfricaIn October, Kate Evert will begin the long journey from the small town of Republic, Missouri, to Cape Town, South Africa, to compete in the World Masters Powerlifting Championships. The competition is for athletes aged 40 and above – Evert is 75.“Seventy-six in November, heaven help me,” she says. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Fire brigade worker sacked for 'assaulting' female Tesco shopper who barged to front of self

London Fire Brigade's Ryan Shearwood was getting his lunch from Tesco when he got into a bust-up with another customer. He was later sacked but has now won an unfair dismissal case.

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1 week ago Gulls, golds and Gout Gout: World Athletics Championships 2025 – in pictures

At the conclusion of the 2025 World Athletics Championships, we take a look at some of our favourite images from Tokyo. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Keely Hodgkinson shows true colours as wild night in Tokyo emerges

The Great Britain runner had to settle for a bronze medal in the women's 800 metres at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo after an injury-hit season

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1 week ago Noah Lyles: ‘The future of sprinting is hazy right now. Nobody knows which direction to go in’ | Jack Snape

The American sprint king on young emerging rivals including Gout Gout, his advancing years and uncertainty surrounding the sportSprint king Noah Lyles sits smiling and calm after the storm that returned him to the throne in Tokyo, reflective even. He has expressed a desire, having now won four successive 200m world titles, to surpass Usain Bolt’s record with a fifth at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing in 2027.But the American’s mind has wandered even further. “I have a strong blueprint of what I want my last year in the sport to look like,” he says. “I’ve looked pretty far into the future.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago Usain Bolt's new life now from model wife to Man Utd dream and surprise health setback

Widely regarded as the greatest sprinter of all time, Usain Bolt has been enjoying retired life since ending his career at the World Athletics Championships eight years ago

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1 week ago World Athletics Championships: Britain face ‘reset’ after failure to land gold

The British team in Tokyo finished 21st in the medal table with five podium appearances.

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1 week ago Georgia Hunter Bell delighted to beat roommate Keely Hodgkinson at Worlds amid GB gloom at no golds

Britain’s frustrating World Athletics Championships ended in more disappointment, despite two medals in the women’s 800m final, as the team failed to win a single gold in Tokyo

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1 week ago World Athletics Championships: USA dominate table again as GB suffer worst finish since 2003

Americans win most golds and most medals overallGB fail to win gold for first time since 2003 in ParisSamoa win first-ever medal at championshipsTeam USA continued their domination of the World Athletics Championships as they finished top of the medal table in Tokyo.The US topped the table in total medals won (26) and gold medals (16). Kenya finished second in those two categories with 11 total medals and seven gold. Jamaica, a traditional powerhouse at the championships won the third-most medals (10) but only one gold. Canada finished third in terms of golds, with three. Continue reading...

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1 week ago World Athletics Championships 2025 results and final medal table

The British team failed to win a gold medal in Tokyo

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