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Susan Egelstaff: Kids competing against adults in elite sport is never a good idea

The sporting adage “if you’re good enough, you’re old enough” has been repeated countless times since Welsh rugby legend Gareth Edwards…

The National (Scotland)

London Marathon in talks to help save cash-strapped UK Athletics

Event director Hugh Brasher said: ‘We have a responsibility to the sport’ as the governing body is embroiled in a financial crisis, having lost £1.8m last year

The Guardian - UK

Ultra marathoner disqualified after GPS data reveals she used a car

Joasia Zakrzewski covered a mile in under two minutes during the GB Ultras Manchester to Liverpool race

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Marathon runner who finished third disqualified from Manchester race for using car

Joasia Zakrzewski, a 47-year-old GP from Dumfries in Scotland, had finished third in the gruelling, 50-mile GB Ultras Manchester to Liverpool race staged on April 7, Good Friday

Manchester Evening News

UK Athletics bans transgender athletes from female competition

UKA confirmed on Friday it had received the required assurances from relevant bodies that the sporting exemption in the Equality Act 2010 applies to the Gender Recognition Act 2004

The Independent UK

Coach plays down ‘bust-up’ talk as Laura Muir leaves South Africa training camp

Muir and Jemma Reekie have returned to the UK and are training at Loughborough.

The Independent UK

Laura Muir and Jemma Reekie quit training camp after ‘falling out’ with coach

The middle-distance runners had been at an altitude camp in South Africa

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Laura Muir and Jemma Reekie reported to have split with coach Andy Young

The fruitful partnership between Laura Muir and her coach Andy Young was last night thought to be over after a reported split between the

The National (Scotland)

Fuzz Caan: Leading coach banned for three years following UK Athletics investigation

Caan suspended for misconduct after admitting he had mocked para-athletes

Evening Standard

High jump coach banned for mocking para-athlete and ‘industrial language’

A top British Olympic high jump coach has been banned for three years for misconduct after accepting that he mocked a para-athlete

The Guardian - UK

UK Athletics ready to focus efforts on ‘big hitters’ in bid for Olympic success

Team GB failed to win a track and field gold medal at the last Olympics in Tokyo.

The Independent UK

UK Athletics chief admits concern about finances gives him sleepless nights

The governing body’s accounts showed a loss of £1.8million

The Independent UK

UK Athletics accused of misinterpreting transgender ‘sporting exemption’ clause

UK Athletics said it believed its desire to reserve the women’s category for female-born competitors would be “very difficult” to realise.

The Independent UK

UK Athletics urges Government to change legislation on transgender athletes

UKA wants the women’s category to be lawfully reserved for female-born competitors

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The Independent UK

UK Athletics backs ban on trans women from female competition

In a statement outlining its position on transgender participation in athletics, UKA said it supported a ban on trans women from female competition on fairness and safety grounds

The Independent UK

UK Athletics urges government to change legislation on transgender athletes

World Athletics has proposed to continue to allow transgender women to compete in female international track and field events.

The Guardian - UK

UK Athletics under fire over ‘inaccurate’ reading of law amid transgender plans

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has criticised UKA after it said it was too risky to ban trans women from female events without a change in the law

Tribune News Service

Mark Story: For John Calipari and Kentucky, can this marriage be saved?

LEXINGTON, Ky. — To a degree that would have been unthinkable five years ago, the John Calipari coaching era at Kentucky has begun to feel like the end days of Tubby Smith’s UK coaching regime and the final seasons of Denny Crum’s coaching tenure at Louisville.

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The National (Scotland)

Lord Coe backs UK Athletics board to solve money woes after £1.8million loss

Mounting outgoings of £19.6million have contributed to the post-tax losses.

Evening Standard

Seb Coe backs UK Athletics to recover from financial slump of £1.8m

World Athletics boss Seb Coe has backed UK Athletics to recover from its current financial predicament.

The Independent UK

Lord Coe backs UK Athletics board to solve money woes after £1.8m loss

Mounting outgoings of £19.6million have contributed to the post-tax losses

Daily Mirror

UK Athletics boss insists cash-strapped organisation will survive but must be realistic

“It’s tough, it’s difficult, it’s challenging, there’s no getting away from that. I hope it will be [the low point], it’s my absolute intention that it is, but we’ve work to do”

The Guardian - UK

CJ Ujah to be considered for Britain’s 4x100m relay return after doping ban

UK Athletics’ new technical director, Stephen Maguire, said that CJ Ujah will be selected if his times are fast enough

The Guardian - UK

CJ Ujah: ‘I had this stain against my name. It hurt so much and still does’

Sprinter cleared of deliberately taking performance-enhancing drugs says he always believed the truth would come out

The Guardian - UK

UK Athletics defends Christian Malcolm departure despite golden summer

Dina Asher-Smith praised Christian Malcolm, whose position will be effectively scrapped in a restructuring process, for his role in Britain’s medal haul this summer

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