Thruxton BSB: Kennedy takes six from six for BSS pole
Mar-Train Yamaha’s Jack Kennedy made it six pole positions from six on Saturday morning at Thruxton for Quattro Group British Supersport qualifying.
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European Championships 2022: British sprint team left bruised and in tears after huge crash in Munich
Sophie Capewell left the European Championships in tears and with a torn kit after the British side crashed out in the team sprint. Capewell was joined by team-mates Lauren Bell and Emma Finucane at the event in Munich.
New-look team pursuit working in tandem already, believes Roberts
By Will Jennings in Munich Jess Roberts reckons Britain's new-look team pursuit stars have hit it off straight away at this week's European Championships. Ad The Welsh cycling star, 23, joined forces with Neah Evans, Pfeiffer Georgi, Josie Knight and Anna Morris in Munich to finish fourth in qualifying and book their place in Friday's heats. CyclingUnion across the Brits helping push for podium, says Tanfield11 MINUTES AGO The British team has a fresh look to it for this week's event after five-time Olympic champion Laura Kenny pulled out to seek a break from cycling and Katie Archibald, who grabbed golds in Rio and Tokyo, withdrew due to injury.
Union across the Brits helping push for podium, says Tanfield
By Will Jennings in Munich Charlie Tanfield believes the natural unity between Britain's new-look team pursuit stars can propel them onto the European Championship podium. Ad The Great Ayton cycling star, 25, joined forces with Rhys Britton, Kian Emadi, William Tidball and Oliver Wood in Munich to finish fourth in qualifying and book their place in Friday's heats. Cycling'Tears in my eyes' — Palzer on new Warner Bros.
Matthew Hudson-Smith backed for European success by Iwan Thomas
Iwan Thomas is backing Matthew Hudson-Smith to return to the top of the podium at the upcoming European Championships following a superb silver at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Hudson-Smith is looking to complete the set for the calendar year in Munich, having already won bronze at the World Championships in Eugene before his second-place finish in the 400m in Birmingham. Ad Thomas believes it may take some time for Hudson-Smith to appreciate the magnitude of his achievements this summer but is confident that he has inspired young children across the country along the way.
'Dhing Express' Hima Das changes track
Ever since the 2019 Doha Asian championship and a couple of lower competitions in the Czech Republic, a lower-back injury has kept star sprinter and 2018 Asian Games silver medallist out of action in 400m. So, when asked when she would return to this event, the Assam athlete, who became a 400m sensation after the 2018 World Juniors’ gold in Tampere, said: “There is no hurry. It all depends on how the body responds and what the management (coaches, Athletics Federation of India, physios) suggests.” While the buzz is that she might return to 400m at the Asian Games next year, the 22-year-old indicated on Thursday that the wait could get longer. She wants to test herself in the 200m event at the continental games in the Chinese city of Hangzhou.
Matthew Hudson-Smith backed for European success by Iwan Thomas
By Ben Hart, Sportsbeat Iwan Thomas is backing Matthew Hudson-Smith to return to the top of the podium at the upcoming European Championships following a superb silver at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Ad Hudson-Smith is looking to complete the set for the calendar year in Munich, having already won bronze at the World Championships in Eugene before his second-place finish in the 400m in Birmingham. AthleticsIwan Thomas hopes that Commonwealth success inspires greater parkrun participation20 MINUTES AGO Thomas believes it may take some time for Hudson-Smith to appreciate the magnitude of his achievements this summer but is confident that he has inspired young children across the country along the way.
Watch out athletics world - Here comes Team India
Team India of course has had a few shining lights, who gave the rest of the athletics world a run for its money in their respective disciplines, from time to time on the global stage. The legendary Milkha Singh charged into the 1960 Rome Olympics having won the gold medals in the 200m and 400m sprints at the Tokyo Asian Games that year. He almost won a 400m bronze in Rome, only to heartbreakingly finish fourth, coming in just 0.1 seconds behind the bronze medallist Malcolm Spence of South Africa. That day in Rome, Milkha Singh couldn't grab an Olympic medal, but he created a National Record which stood for almost 40 years. Anju Bobby George shone brightest when she won the bronze medal in the 2003 World Championships in Paris in the women's long jump event. More recently, Hima Das made headlines in 2018, when she won the 400m gold at the U-20 World Championships. And then of course the crowning glory - javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra's gold at the Tokyo Olympics last year. The biggest prize in world sport - an Olympic gold medal - won by an Indian. The first Indian to win a gold medal at the Olympics in athletics ever and only the second overall (if you count Norman Pritchard's two silvers in the 1900 Games, representing India).