Dina Asher-Smith snatches victory in thrilling women’s 100m at Birmingham Diamond League
Dina Asher-Smith snatched victory in a thrilling women’s 100m to delight an expectant home crowd at the Birmingham Diamond League.
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Ciara Mageean fourth at Birmingham Diamond League
Ireland's Ciara Mageean finished fourth behind Britain's Laura Muir in the 1500m at the Birmingham Diamond League on Saturday, while compatriot Sarah Healy came home last of the 11 finishers at Alexander Stadium.
Dina Asher Smith snatches victory in thrilling women’s 100m at Birmingham Diamond League
Dina Asher-Smith snatched victory in a thrilling women’s 100m to delight a home crowd at the Birmingham Diamond League.
'I'm in a good place' - Keely Hodgkinson looking forward to Birmingham Diamond League outing
World-class athletics is back in Britain and all four individual Tokyo Olympic medallists are aligned for the Muller Birmingham Diamond League. The stage is a sparkling new Alexander Stadium, a new home for this generation of track and field stars. Ad/> For some, it has been a particularly rocky road to the start of an unprecedented season that takes in three majors in the space of a month.
Brits ready to roar as world-class athletics returns to Birmingham
World-class athletics is back in Britain and all four individual Tokyo Olympic medallists are aligned for the Muller Birmingham Diamond League.The stage is a sparkling new Alexander Stadium, a new home for this generation of track and field stars.For some, it has been a particularly rocky road to the start of an unprecedented season that takes in three majors in the space of a month.Keely Hodgkinson crashed through Kelly Holmes's British record on the way to Olympic silver, a stunning entrance onto the big stage.However, March's big comeback ended on a warm-up track in Belgrade as she withdrew from the World Indoor Championships with a thigh injury.«I took six weeks to get healthy and make my quads strong so hopefully it doesn't happen again,» said the 20-year-old.«I do think everything happens for a reason and it's better that it happened then than in June.
Grabarz to receive upgraded Olympic medal at Diamond League
British high jumper Robbie Grabarz will be presented with his Olympic silver medal at next weekend's Diamond League meet in Birmingham.Grabarz, who retired in 2018, saw his bronze medal from London 2012 upgraded to silver by the International Olympic Committee last year after Ivan Ukhov was stripped of his gold medal in 2019. Grabarz, 34, initially finished in joint-third with Derek Drouin and Mutaz Essa Barshim to take bronze at his home games with a jump of 2.29m.
Commonwealth legacy ‘front and centre’ of Birmingham Games, insists minister
Legacy remains “front and centre” for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, according to Sports Minister Nigel Huddleston.