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Congrats Ben East for becoming one of a select few British men to throw a #javelin 8️⃣0️⃣m! 🚀 80.05m in Germany today for a big PB and an entry into an illustrious list ⭐ First British 80m throw since 2019.

In a nailbiter of an 800m, Ben Pattison's SB just 0️⃣.3️⃣4️⃣s behind winner Mark English was one of the 🇬🇧 highlights of today's @ShanghaiDL @Diamond_League Amy Hunt's 22.48s took 5th in the 200m, while Lawrence Okoye was the highest placed Brit with 4th. 📸 Lawrence Okoye

💎 @Diamond_League - first event on Saturday 💎 📺 Live from @ShanghaiDL @BBCSport BBC2 from 12-2pm Tickets: from £9 ❤️ Venue: China Textile City Sports Center Temp: low 20s 😅 Schedule follows:

The toughest race in Wales kicks off tomorrow as dozens of endurance athletes head into the mountains for the Ultra-Trail Snowdonia by UTMB 🏃‍♀️🏃 The 💯 mile course through the heart of Snowdonia includes a brutal 9️⃣2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ metres of ascent ⛰️ 📸 Ultra-Trail Snowdonia by UTMB

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The Diamond 💎 League kicks off this Saturday! 🏃‍♀️🏃 China is first and second up, with London forming part of a busy summer of athletics on 18 July 🗓️ Here's the full list of events 👇 @Diamond_League @London_DL

Big thanks to Ochils Mountain Rescue, who helped this runner off the hillside in the Dumyat Hill race, Stirling last week 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The athlete had suffered a leg injury near the 418m summit during the University's out and back race. 📸 Ochils Mountain Rescue

@purdonmartin @Mo_Farah @leedsbeckett @sebcoe For the top female runners, you can see the list from the study in our previous tweet. Clearly all those mentioned have had outstanding careers 🙌

@BASCSupporters @Mo_Farah @leedsbeckett @sebcoe Male runners. As the uni makes clear. (And Sir Mo is certainly one of the all time greats.) On the female side, our Paula is presumably even higher?

@Mo_Farah hits the Top 6️⃣ runners of all-time, accordingly to an international academic study led by @leedsbeckett Uni ❤️🇬🇧 @sebcoe also makes the list at #19 ❤️🇬🇧 Great recognition for 2️⃣ glittering careers ✨

Top 5️⃣ female runners of all time 💥 👉 Int'l study led by Leeds Beckett Uni 🇬🇧 👉 8️⃣2️⃣4️⃣ women who have medalled at a global Champs or achieved a WR considered What do you make of this list? @leedsbeckett #athletics #GOAT 👉 Full paper: link.springer.com/content/pdf/10… 📸 BASC

Groundsman fail: Monday Edition 🙊😂 #shotput #athletics

PHOTO FINISH PIC: GB relay 🥉 Have you seen a photofinish photo? 👀 Here's Yemi Mary John picking up a World Relays 4x400m medal for GB last weekend 🇬🇧 Image: Seiko via World Athletics with BASC colour edits for clarity on social media #photofinish #athletics #relays

Subsequent to this post we would like to congratulate the 4x100 women for qualifying on the Sunday for the World Championships 🚀

4️⃣ out of 6️⃣ 🇬🇧 teams have qualified for the World Relays finals tomorrow and therefore the World Champs next year 🇬🇧 👉 Mixed 4x1 👉 Mixed 4x4 👉 Men's 4x1 👉 Women's 4x4 Go GB! #World Relays #Gaborone #Botswana 📸 Erin Groll for World Athletics

Subsequent to this post, we would like to congratulate the 4x100 women for qualifying on the Sunday for the World Championships 🚀

Congrats to Yemi Mary John, Alex Haydock-Wilson, Lina Nielsen and Jake Minshull for winning World Relays 4x4 bronze 🥉 Four GB teams qualify for the World Champs next year ⭐ #WorldRelays #Gaborone #Botswana 📸 UK Athletics

Everyone keeps getting our quiz answers correct, so we made this one more difficult 😄 How many countries did you get❓

@AthleticsWeekly The fact the record has only been broken every four years on average shows what a strong mark this was, even without considering the footwear and track of the era, and Bannister's simultaneous contributions to neurology ⭐

It's 72 years to the day since Roger Bannister became the first ever person to run a sub-four-minute mile 🏃 He ran 3:59.4 and was paced by Chris Brasher and Chris Chataway at Iffley Road in Oxford. The mile world record has since been lowered on 18 occasions, with Hicham El Guerrouj holding the current mark of 3:43.13.

Interesting stats on GB #highjump performances for the last 3️⃣0️⃣ years After our top era in 3 decades - the late 2010s - we are still going strong, and have more to look forward to by the looks of Kimani Jack's latest PB ⭐ Data shows female+male best for each 5️⃣ year period.

This is Kimani Jack's stellar progression over the last 1️⃣5️⃣ months, adding 1️⃣3️⃣cm to his PB 🚀 Now a top 🔟 Brit all-time 🌟 Truly impressive ♥️ #highjump #athletics

Massive congrats to Shaftesbury Barnet's Kimani Jack for his world outdoor lead of 2.31m on Saturday ✈️ This would have been a gold medal jump at the World Indoors 🌟 The 22 year-old has improved his PB by 1️⃣3️⃣cm since Feb 2025 ♥️ 🎥 Kimani Jack #highjump #athletics

1️⃣ million Brits have entered the ballot for next year's @LondonMarathon 🏃‍♀️🏃 A further 3️⃣3️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ have applied from overseas, with Americans the most interested. The total shatters the previous record of 1.1 million 🚀 Good luck to everyone who has entered! 🤞