BOLT STRIKES BACK
Usain Bolt has hit out at critics of his attempts to forge a career in football on his Instagram, saying “remember if you don’t try, you’ve already failed”. It follows Irish footballer Andy Keogh saying he has a touch “like a trampoline”. There’s also a round-up of the latest on his contract offer here.
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DAILY MAIL QUESTIONS ATHLETICS WORLD CUP
The Daily Mail has recorded a damning verdict on the Athletics World Cup, held for the first time in London in the summer. Among the criticisms it cites is that the event took place on the same weekend as the FIFA World Cup final and that some big names did not take part.
The article does not include a statement in the defence of the organisers, but it does make clear that former UK Athletics Chief Executive Niels de Vos wasn’t concerned by no-shows, having said at the time: “We always knew that a couple of athletes wouldn’t be able to make it because they had signed contracts for Diamond League events.”
MO IS MORE THAN UNBEATABLE
Sir Mo Farah has been given great praise following his Chicago Marathon victory this month. Paula Radcliffe, who has held the world record in the marathon for fifteen years has championed his mentality of getting the win of all costs in Athletics Weekly. She jokes that Farah simply “doesn’t know how to lose”.
EDINBURGH UNI AND CENTRAL ENJOY SCOTTISH XC WINS
It was a good day in the office for Edinburgh University Hare and Hounds and Central AC as their teams won the senior women’s and men’s races at the Lindsays’ Scottish National Cross Country Relays. Read a full report here, with videos to follow here. See the Scottish Athletics site for full results.
RECOGNITION FOR RUTHERFORD
Greg Rutherford claimed the Lifetime Achievement Award at the European Athletics Golden Tracks award ceremony in Lausanne. The British long jumper and London 2012 ‘Super Saturday’ hero described it as “a really humbling and amazing evening” in this interview posted on Twitter.
.@GregJRutherford received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Golden Tracks.
The Brit remembers some of the greatest moments of his career and talks about still staying involved in athletics in retirement.#GoldenTracks pic.twitter.com/Tkl1gyqqyu
— European Athletics (@EuroAthletics) October 28, 2018
MAYER AND ASHER-SMITH CLAIM TOP EUROPEAN PRIZES
At the same ceremony in Switzerland, French decathlete Kevin Mayer and British sprinter Dina Asher-Smith were given Male and Female European Athlete of the Year awards respectively. You can watch some short highlights below and find more details on the European Athletics website.
About last night…
Highlights of a spectacular Golden Tracks award ceremony in Lausanne! #GoldenTracks pic.twitter.com/TsTP6sHXZy
— European Athletics (@EuroAthletics) October 27, 2018
LIBBY CLEGG EXPECTING A CHILD
Two-time Paralympic champion Libby Clegg has announced that she is expecting a child.
Clegg, who is registered blind and competes with a guide runner, won 100 and 200m gold in the T11 category in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. That was one better than the pair of silvers she picked up at London 2012. Her partner Dan Powell is also an Olympian, in judo. Libby has shared the news on her Instagram page.
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BAN FOR RUSSIAN THROWER
Russian hammer thrower Tatyana Kachegina has been given a four-year ban after testing positive for banned substances. Russia’s athletics federation says her sample showed up with anabolic steroids among other items which aren’t allowed. More from BBC Sport.
