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Adam Wilkie, 33, left his marketing career to pursue his father's legendary 1976 Olympic gold medal time in the 200-meter breaststroke. The tribute challenge honors British swimming icon David Wilkie, who passed away in 2024, while raising money for young athletes.
British runner Josh Kerr will attempt to break one of track and field's oldest records this summer in London. The reigning world champion is chasing a mark that has stood since 1999.
Olympic triathlon champion Alex Yee will pace his friend Emile Cairess at the London Marathon as he attempts to break Britain's marathon record. The two elite athletes are repaying each other's support in a heartwarming display of sportsmanship.
Welsh sprinter Jeremiah Azu just missed defending his world indoor 60m title, finishing fourth by one-hundredth of a second in what experts are calling one of the greatest sprint races ever witnessed. The 24-year-old set a personal best and became Britain's second-fastest sprinter in history along the way.
England's women's cricket team aims to replicate the magic of the Lionesses' Euros victory when they host the T20 World Cup starting June 12. With over 115,000 tickets already sold, women's sport in Britain continues its unstoppable momentum.
British skier Zoe Atkin won bronze in halfpipe at the 2025 Winter Olympics, matching her sister Izzy's bronze from eight years earlier. The siblings became the first British brother-sister duo to win Winter Olympic medals in over a century.
British skeleton racers are using new markerless video technology to analyze their explosive starts, potentially giving them the edge to add to their world-leading nine Olympic medals. The AI-powered system captures movements without bulky equipment, analyzing technique frame by frame to shave crucial hundredths of seconds off their times.
Emile Cairess is targeting Mo Farah's British marathon record at the London Marathon after injury forced him to miss last year's race. The 28-year-old finished fourth at the Paris Olympics and believes he's already improved beyond record-breaking shape.
A new generation of British distance runners is breaking barriers and inspiring each other to aim for records once thought untouchable. Five British men have now run within two minutes of the national marathon record in just two years.