Daley Thompson: ‘I was happy to sleep on floors to do what I was doing. You know you have to earn it’

The double Olympic champion insists a knighthood wouldn’t change his life, still trains on Christmas day and explains why he got a video game and Seb Coe didn’t

LA 2028 triathlon course will see athletes race from Venice Beach into Pacific

The first medals of the Los Angeles Games will be decided at Venice Beach, with triathletes racing from the sand into the Pacific Ocean

Ten lessons from Jakob Ingebrigtsen, one of the world’s most beguiling athletes

Jakob Ingebrigtsen is meticulous in his training regime – ‘if there’s anything that’s out of my control, then I’ve not done my job properly’

Keely Hodgkinson shows off Catwoman style to steal Athlos London event

Keely Hodgkinson destroyed a women’s 800m field dressed in a hooded black bodysuit, as Athlos London provided a radically different spin on track and field

Record-breaking ultrarunner has 500ml of pus drained from leg: ‘I just didn’t quite feel right’

The 40-year-old Australian undergoes surgery to suck out fluid from his thigh following his 152-hour solo backyard marathon run

Keely Hodgkinson reveals how freak canal accident ruined world record bid

The 800m Olympic champion will run her final race of the season in the Athlos meeting in London on Friday after returning from injury

Alexis Ohanian aims high with women’s Athlos meeting – and hits back at Sydney Sweeney

Keely Hodgkinson and Gabby Thomas among the stars at London event whose promoter, Alexis Ohanian, has big plans and hopes for women’s sport

London snubbed in favour of Nairobi for 2029 World Athletics Championships

London’s bid for the 2029 World Athletics Championships has ended in failure after it lost out a ‘groundbreaking’ pitch from Nairobi

Hunt and Kerr have lit up summer, but will star athletes make Spoty shortlist?

While there is caution over the BBC’s informal policy of not picking two athletes from the same sport in its six-person shortlist, Josh Kerr and Amy Hunt are still hopeful of getting well-deserved recognition

Josh Kerr bags $150,000 for 1500m victory at Ultimate Championship

The Scot won with ease ahead of Yared Nuguse and Cameron Myers, while Charlotte Henrich’s final leg earned Britain silver in the 4x400m mixed relay

‘Just making a joke’: Usain Bolt retracts claim stairs got him out of breath

The world record holder said World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest and its $10m prize fund was a hit with competitors

Keely Hodgkinson has to settle for silver as Audrey Werro takes Ultimate gold

Audrey Werro won the 800m and the $150,000 prize, 0.38 ahead of Keely Hodgkinson, at the Ultimate Championships in Budapest

Jakob Ingebrigtsen blows away bitter rival Hocker in Ultimate Championships 5,000m

Jakob Ingebrigtsen provided the highlight on the first evening of the inaugural Ultimate Championships by storming to victory in the men’s 5,000m

Leading athletes still waiting on large sums owed by ill-fated Grand Slam Track

Agents for many Grand Slam Track stars say they are yet to receive 50% of earnings nearly 15 months on from the collapse of Michael Johnson’s venture

Brave new world: Ultimate Championship brings glowing javelins and $10m prize fund to track and field

New event aims to revolutionise the sport with promises of bigger prize money and a greater role for athletes