Athletics

Lachie Stewart with his gold medal won in the Commonwealth Games 10,000 metres final at Meadowbank stadium Edinburgh in July 1970 (Picture: The Scotsman)

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Miraji Ahmed competing in the triple jump as a junior

The athlete from a high-rise tower block inspiring others

A female competitor takes part in the caber toss at the Glenurquhart Highlands Games in 2024

Loch Ness Highland Games to boast world-first women's championship

Team USA’s Scottie Scheffler shows off his gold medal after winning the men's individual event in the 2024 Olympic in Paris

Boost for golf as new mixed team event gets green light for Olympics

Neil Gourley celebrates finishing second in the men's 1500m final.

Gourley lands silver at World Indoors as change of tactics pays off

Scotland's Neil Gourley is captaining the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team at the World Athletics Indoor Championship in Nanjing, China.

World Athletics Indoor Championships 2025 prize money, schedule, TV

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Black Friday Shokz earphones from £55 runners and swimmers will love

Scottish gymnast Cameron Lynn. Scottish Gymnastics is among the bodies affected by the office closure

Exclusive Sport governing bodies forced to find new homes after office closure

Who are the highest paid athletes at the Paris Olympics 2024? Cr: Getty Images.

Here are the top 12 richest athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympics

You could win a three-night curated tour of Paris for two if you can predict Team GB gold medal haul

Paris getaway up for grabs if you predict Team GB gold medal haul

Free fitness classes from Body Combat to Pilates at St James Quarter

There will be 36 Scots as part of Team GB at the Paris Olympics this summer. Cr: Getty Images.

Here is every Scottish athlete representing Team GB at the Olympics

Here is everything you need to know about the Paris Olympics 2024. Cr. Getty Images.

Paris 2024: Olympics start date, opening ceremony, football schedule

The World Athletics Indoor Championships will take place at Glasgow's Emirates Arena.

How to watch the Glasgow World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024

Here are the latest odds for BBC Sports Personality of the Year award 2023. Cr. Getty Images.

Here are the latest odds for BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2023

Josh Kerr won the 1500m world title in Budapest.

Kerr vows to use SPOTY disappointment as motivation ahead of Olympic bid

Zoey Clark, pictured competing last year during the Muller UK Athletics Championships at Manchester Regional Arena.

Clark lifts lid on injury hell: 'It’s not what you want to hear as an athlete'

Untold: Hall Of Shame will deep dive into the biggest doping scandal in sports history. Cr: Netflix

Untold: Hall Of Shame Netflix: Everything you need to know about BALCO

The World’s Strongest Men: Top 10 Strongmen including Tom Stoltman

Tori Bowie as World Champion in 100m at 2017 World Athletics Championship

American ex-world champion sprinter Tori Bowie dies at 32

Fireworks are seen during the Opening Ceremony of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games at Alexander Stadium.

Everything you need to know about day two of the Commonwealth Games

Maria Lyle will compete in the Tokyo Paralympics after after doing the 100m and 200m double at the European Championships. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

Paralympics 2020: The Scots to watch on day three in Tokyo

Sport events calendar 2021: all the rescheduled events and dates for your diary

Pubs have rallied fans back to the cause, but Iain McMenemy argues that football clubs offer more to the community than the pubs. Picture: SNS.

Iain McMenemy: Why can we go to pub but not play football matches?

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels pitches against the Oakland Athletics on Sunday. He has a rare skillset of being able to both pitch and bat to a very high standard. Picture: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

Why too much is being asked of baseball’s Japanese superstar

Laura Muir and her coach Andy Young at the Scottish Athletics Awards. Picture: Bobby Gavin

Laura Muir says coaching career appeals

Josh Kerr reacts as he crosses the line in the 1500m semi-final at the 2019 World Championships. Picture: Jewel Samad/AFP via Getty

Josh Kerr steering clear of controversy ahead of UK indoors

Gabby Logans commentary caused an unjustified outburst by president of the IAAF Lord Coe . Picture: BBC/Julia Fullerton-Batten

Why Lord Coe is wrong to criticise the BBC’s Gabby Logan

Why Lord Coe is wrong to criticise the BBC’s Gabby Logan

Luke Traynor competing at the IAAF World Cross County Championships in Aarhus

Scottish athlete Luke Traynor facing four-year ban over cocaine use

South African 800m runner Caster Semenya. Picture: Francois Nel/Getty

IAAF hit back at medical body over Caster Semenya testosetrone case

Caster Semenya, right, shakes hands with Lynsey Sharp at the 2017 World Championships in London. Picture: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images

Lynsey Sharp and Caster Semenya clash in Doha Diamond League

Caster Semenya and Athletic South Africa have had their appeal dismissed. Picture: PA

Caster Semenya loses appeal over competing without having to alter testosterone ...

Guy Learmonth of Great Britain competes during the Mens 800m during the European Athletics Indoor Championships at the Emirates Arena (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

Guy Learmonth hopes to bounce back after European Indoor Championships heartbrea...

Eilidh Doyle feels British Athletics has lost some faith in here. Picture: Michael Steele/Getty Images

Eilidh Doyle angry as British Athletics deny her husband a coach’s pass

Laura Muir after setting her new British indoor mile record. Picture: Michael Steele/Getty Images

IAAF says it has not had complaints about Laura Muir’s prototype shoes

Ian Beattie, chair of Scottish Athletics. Picture: Jane Barlow

Clubs key says Scottish Athletics' Ian Beattie as Richard Bowker quits

UK Athletics chair Richard Bowker flanked by athletes Katarina Johnson-Thompson, right, and Marie-JosÃ©e Ta Lou, left. Picture: Michael Steele/Getty Images for IAAF

Scottish Athletics leads bid to oust chair of UK Athletics

Lee McConnell will be inducted into the Scottish Athletics Hall of Fame on Saturday night. Picture: Alan Harvey/SNS

Interview: Hall of Fame inductee Lee McConnell on her highs and lows

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Everything you need to know about Kirkcaldy Beach Highland Games

There's plenty on offer at this year's games.

Kirkcaldy Beach Highland Games programme and times

Martyn Rooney supports calls for drugs cheats to be jailed
English 400-metre runner Martyn Rooney would back custodial sentences for athletes found to have violated anti-doping regulations.

South Africa's Caster Semenya racing against Lynsey Sharp at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. Picture: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images

Athletics brings back hyperandrogenism rules

Great Britain's team captain Eilidh Doyle at a press conference ahead of the IAAF World Championships. Picture: Adam Davy/PA Wire

Eilidh Doyle takes the lead as track legends bid farewell

Usain Bolt speaks at a press conference ahead of the World Championships. Picture: Martin Rickett/PA Wire

Usain Bolt: '˜If dopers don't stop athletics will die'

Eilish McColgan will excel as a 10,000m runner, according to her running legend mum Liz. Picture: John Devlin

Liz McColgan hails '˜world-class' crop of Scottish talent

Scotlands Eilidh Child reflects on her sixthplace finish in the 400m hurdles at the World Championships in Beijing. Picture: Martin Ricketts/PA

Athletics: I let myself down, says Eilidh Child

Sergey Bubka, left, and Great Britains Lord Coe, a double Olympic 800m winner, are going headtohead for the top job in athletics. Picture: Getty

Lord Coe in final sprint for IAAF president role

The IAAF said the allegations were sensationalist and confusing. Picture: Getty

Doping: Wada to investigate ‘suspicious’ blood data

Laura Muir was one of four Scots to bring home gold from the British Indoor Championships. Picture: Getty

Athletics: Rodger Harkins hails Scots in Sheffield

Seren Bundy-Davies and Margaret Adeoye crash out of a dramatic womens 400m final. Picture: PA

Athletics: Guy Learmonth shows steel in Sheffield

Edinburgh AC teenager Cameron Tindle will run for Scotland in the mens 60m. Picture: Bobby Gavin

Athletics: Scots give youth big chance in Glasgow

George McNeill looks back on his stellar athletics career. Picture: Gordon Fraser

George McNeill: Tranent’s one-man fast show

Lord Sebastian Coe. Picture: Getty

Doping body will clean up sport - Lord Coe

Callum Hawkins, left, and Andrew Butchart on way to a Scottish 1-2 in Liverpool. Picture: Gus Oakley

Athletics: Scottish quartet are Bulgaria-bound

The six special stamps to mark the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, which go on sale today. Picture: PA

Glasgow 2014: Souvenir stamps go on sale

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