Absolutely gutted for Keely Hodgkinson. No doubt she will come back stronger. The world indoor 800m record will last a bit longer but I've got no doubt she'll eventually break it.

A hamstring injury has forced Keely Hodgkinson out of the Keely Klassic. The Olympic 800m champion was "absolutely gutted" to make late withdrawal from world indoor record attempt in Birmingham. ✍️ @timadams1.bsky.social

A look at the UK Athletics selection policy for the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo 🇯🇵 In a change to recent major global championships, “B” [UKA] standards are listed for every single event 🏟️ ✍️ @timadams1.bsky.social

An explainer on UK Athletics' selection policy for the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo. Every single event has a "B" standard listed against it, unlike the policy for Budapest 2023 and Paris 2024.

Our February issue is out today and Keely Hodgkinson is the cover star. Safe to say, she has transcended the sport and now has her own event – the Keely Klassic – in Birmingham on February 15. It'd be fantastic to see the meet on the long-term domestic calendar.

Mile to replace 1500m at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The Commonwealth Mile is a tribute to Roger Bannister and John Landy’s duel over the distance at the 1954 Games in Vancouver. ✍️ @timadams1.bsky.social

An exclusive interview with Jake Wightman on his British 1000m attempt at the Keely Klassic, evolving athletics for new fans and the importance of athletes using their own platforms. He also wants to stay in the sport even after he's hung up his spikes.

"I’d hate for athletics to just be considered an Olympic sport, which a lot of people would label it as." Jake Wightman talks through his British indoor 1000m attempt at the Keely Klassic, evolving athletics and recovery from injury 🏃 ✍️ @timadams1.bsky.social

Wilfried Happio provisionally suspended for whereabouts failures. The French athlete is a two-time Olympian and claimed a European 400m hurdles silver medal three years ago. ✍️ @timadams1.bsky.social

London Marathon line-up for 2025 already looks pretty enthralling. Every single Olympic and Paralympic marathon champion is competing – Sifan Hassan, Tamirat Tola, Catherine Debrunner and Marcel Hug.

Here are our medal predictions for the 2025 World Athletics Championships 🔮 We've gazed into the crystal ball to provide some early insights on the big showpiece event in Tokyo 🇯🇵

Divine Iheme runs world age 15 best of 6.71 over 60m. The British teenager bettered J-Mee Samuels’ mark of 6.74 from 2003 at Lee Valley. ✍️ @timadams1.bsky.social

This year's Boston Marathon line-ups are out and we're already excited ⚡️ 🇰🇪 Hellen Obiri goes for a hat-trick of titles 🇪🇹 Sisay Lemma the standout name in men's field 🇬🇧 Calli Hauger-Thackery makes her debut in Boston ✍️ @timadams1.bsky.social

Fred Kerley facing battery charge after arrest in Miami. A body camera captured the 2022 world 100m champion being tasered by Miami Beach police during the altercation. ✍️ @timadams1.bsky.social

As we've just entered the new year, here are 25 wishes for 2025. The World Championships in Tokyo will soon appear over the horizon.

The imitable Sifan Hassan is the cover star of the January issue of Athletics Weekly. Coached by the superb Tim Rowberry, the Dutch distance-running superstar won the Paris Olympic marathon and secured bronzes in both the 5000m and 10,000m. All in the space of less than a week. One of a kind.

Tomer Tarragano and Tom Keen produce enthralling finish at Podium 5k in Battersea. Barely anything separated the pair as they crossed the line after 5km on New Year's Eve. ✍️ @timadams1.bsky.social

What a crazy old 2024 🤯 The best but also toughest year of my life 🙌 🇫🇷 Covered my first ever Olympics 🇮🇹 Worked in Rome at the European Championships 🌍 Travelled across Europe during the summer 🎙️ Interviews at BBC Sports Personality of the Year 🤕 Operation in hospital in March

The Diamond League has introduced a new prize money structure for the 2025 season 💎 There will now be Diamond+ disciplines at each meeting, with even more financial incentives on offer 🌍 ✍️ @timadams1.bsky.social

Interview with Phoebe Gill, who became the youngest GB track and field Olympian in 40 years at Paris 2024. Gill, on debut, made the 800m semi-finals and has major ambitions within the sport. She also wants to enjoy the process to prevent any burnout.

Mohamed Katir banned for four years for tampering. This four-year ban will run concurrently with his whereabouts failures sanction, extending Katir’s ban from the sport until February 2028. ✍️ @timadams1.bsky.social

"We now know how Keely can get the world record." Trevor Painter and Jenny Meadows on being crowned BBC Sports Personality Coaches of the Year 💬 Plus ambitions for Keely Hodgkinson in 2025 and beyond 🌪️ ✍️ @timadams1.bsky.social

Exclusive: British 100m and 200m record-holder Zharnel Hughes has joined @grandslamtrack.bsky.social 🇬🇧 The world 100m bronze medallist states that @grandslamtrack.bsky.social will "almost be like a championships in itself and as athletes we like that" 💬 ✍️ @jasminecollett.bsky.social

Can Alex Yee run between 2:07 and 2:10 (his target) at next year's London Marathon? The reigning Olympic and world triathlon champion has bests of 13:26/ 27:51.94 over 5km/10,000m. He will now take on 26.2 miles in the British capital in April.

Keely Hodgkinson could be the 19th winner from athletics of BBC Sports Personality of the Year this week. From Chris Chataway and Gordon Pirie to Paula Radcliffe and Kelly Holmes, athletics has a rich history in the event. More than any other sport.

Georgia Bell to compete in 28th race of season in Battersea. The Olympic 1500m bronze medallist will end her historic year at Podium 5k on December 31. ✍️ @timadams1.bsky.social athleticsweekly.com/athletics-ne...

Exclusive interview – Julien Alfred 🇱🇨 The Olympic 100m champion talks about, in our December magazine, the preparation that helped her win gold in Paris 💬 She secured Saint Lucia's first ever Olympic medals at the Games ⚡️

Ruth Chepng’etich’s world marathon record of 2:09:56 has been ratified. The Kenyan became the first female athlete in history to run a sub-2:10 marathon in her victory in Chicago. ✍️ @timadams1.bsky.social

Exclusive interview – Mondo Duplantis 🇸🇪 The Swedish pole vault superstar, in our December magazine, opens up about setting a world record at the Olympics 💬 Plus visualisations growing up and what motivates him in competitions now 💥

No doubt in my mind that Great Britain has a prodigious sprinting talent in 15-year-old Divine Iheme. The fastest at 14 over 100m in history, Iheme has already made a lot of waves in the sport. If he's managed well, then the potential is frightening.

There have been so many winners of BBC SPOTY from athletics. If Keely Hodgkinson wins in Manchester then she'll be the 19th and one of the most deserving. Olympic and European 800m champion, lowered her own British record to 1:54.61 and went a whole season unbeaten over two laps. Unreal.

Utter dominance from Great Britain in the junior races at the European Cross Country Championships in Turkey 🇬🇧 🥇 Innes FitzGerald (U20 women) 🥈 Jess Bailey (U20 women) 🥈 George Couttie (U20 men) 🥇 Phoebe Anderson (U23 women) 🥇 Will Barnicoat (U23 men) 🥉 David Stone (U23 men)

For a long time people have spoken of Gout Gout as the next big thing in track and field and this might be the weekend where he gains global attention. 20.04 at 16 over 200m!? This is why parallels between him and Usain Bolt at that age are now impossible to ignore.

Gout Gout to run 100m at Australian All Schools Championships. The teenage sprint sensation will be targeting the Australian under-18 100m record of 10.27 in Brisbane. ✍️ @timadams1.bsky.social

Watch out for David Stone at this weekend's European Cross Country Championships in Turkey. Faced a lot of adversity – glandular fever, neuroendocrine tumours in his bowel and bone spurs on his ankles. Now making GB debut and will fancy his chances.

Your ultimate guide to the 2024 European Cross Country Championships in Turkey 🇹🇷 🏃 The names to watch out for in Antalya 🇬🇧 How strong is the British challenge? ⚡️ The impact of Jakob Ingebrigtsen ✍️ @jasminecollett.bsky.social

Gut feeling but I think Sabastian Sawe has the ability to get near or break Kelvin Kiptum’s world marathon record of 2:00:35 in the next few years. An insane talent who will thrive over 26.2 miles - today was just a taster. Would love to see what he can do in Berlin/Chicago.

Our last edition of the year at Athletics Weekly is out now, with the inimitable Mondo Duplantis as the front cover star. There are dozens of interviews in this 116-page bumper special, with the stars of 2024 telling their incredible stories, in what was a truly spectacular season.

Yes, you heard this right. World Athletics considering a World Treadmill Championships. I'm not overly surprised given the recent popularity boom in fitness and running (outlined by Hyrox and mass participation races selling out quickly). Still, it's quite something and will cause debate.

A quite amazing story. Kate Axford is a former GB hockey player and quit the sport after suffering a labral tear in her hip joint. Now a runner, she's clocked 15:34 for 5km, has taken Belgrave Harriers to national titles and will now get a maiden GB vest at the European Cross Country Championships.

How Alistair Brownlee's success over cross-country in his youth days helped him triumph in the triathlon. Brownlee was an English Schools cross country-champion and also represented GB on the European stage. At London 2012, Brownlee ran an incredible 29:07 split over 10km in his winning triathlon.

“I’ve shown that you can change your life and fight for your dream." Aged nine, Dominic Lobalu lost his parents in the second Sudanese Civil War. Lobalu, who became European 10,000m champion and finished fourth at the Olympics, now opens up about is remarkable journey. ✍️ @timadams1.bsky.social

At nine years old, Dominic Lobalu lost both of his parents in the second Sudanese Civil War and fled to a UNHCR camp in Kenya. Over the summer he became European 10,000m champion and finished fourth over 5000m at the Olympics. Here's my exclusive chat with Lobalu on Paris + his remarkable journey.

“I want to get down to 2:05/2:06. Not in the next few months but in the next few marathons. That’s what I’m trying to do.” Two weeks ago I caught up with Phil Sesemann, on his ambitions in the marathon after representing GB at the Paris Olympics 🇬🇧 Full interview 👇 youtu.be/kgo3-8lPEio?...

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“I felt quite emotional running towards the finish line." Last month I met up for a long chat with Alice Braham, who became the oldest British woman to run a sub-2:40 marathon in Berlin. Braham's story is one of triumph and overcoming tragedy. athleticsweekly.com/interviews/a...

My introduction to BlueSky 👋 It’s like the first day of school all over again. I’m a sports journalist, work for Athletics Weekly and have covered everything from the Olympics to the London Marathon. I’ll be posting all my work on here but also catch the content on the AW channels.