Jason Henderson
Head of Digital and Writer at Athletics Weekly
Track & field athletics writer | Head of digital @athleticsweekly
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athleticsweekly.com | Jason Henderson
After racing 10,000m in Rio 2016 and London 2017, Jess Martin retired aged 24. But she’s now on the comeback trail and enjoying every momentIn 2016 the Night of the 10,000m PBs was won by a 23-year-old Aldershot, Farnham & District athlete called Jess Andrews. In only her second attempt at the distance, she enjoyed a dramatic breakthrough run of 31:58.00 to qualify for the Rio Olympics, where she placed 16th with a PB of 31:35.92.
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athleticsweekly.com | Jason Henderson
Olympic 800m gold medallist from Kenya has too much speed for Yared Nuguse, Cole Hocker, Neil Gourley and Josh Kerr in the metric mile in JamaicaOlympic 800m champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi caused an upset at Grand Slam Track in Kingston when he beat all three Olympic 1500m medallists in their specialist event on Saturday (April 6).
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athleticsweekly.com | Jason Henderson
Five-time Olympian and Imbrace ambassador talks about inspiring young athletes in her husband’s training group, avoiding niggles and why a masters comeback is appealingIt is just over a decade since Jo Pavey stormed to the European 10,000m title in Zurich. The plucky style of her victory and the fact she was almost 41 years old at the time struck a chord with the public and later that year she placed third in the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards. “I was known for being old,” she says.
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3 weeks ago |
athleticsweekly.com | Jason Henderson
Father and former coach of the Ingebrigtsen athletes says he hates violence and did not deliberately hurt his childrenGjert Ingebrigtsen, who is facing six years in jail for abusive behaviour toward his two of his children, Jakob and Ingrid, has denied all allegations of violence during an ongoing court case in Norway this week. The 59-year-old says he did not beat Olympic 5000m champion Jakob while he was growing up. Neither, he claims, did he whip his daughter Ingrid with a wet towel.
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athleticsweekly.com | Jason Henderson
Petr Stastny, chief executive of the Diamond League, on Grand Slam Track, long jump take-off zones, street athletics and moreIt is 15 years since the Wanda Diamond League was created and 2025 will see a number of changes. This season will feature new and improved prize money, a new broadcast partner and, in coming weeks, a new website. There are also new rival competitions in the shape of Grand Slam Track and Athlos.
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RT @AthleticsWeekly: After racing 10,000m in Rio 2016 and London 2017, Jess Martin retired aged just 24. But the mum-of-three is on the c…
Will Emmanuel Wanyonyi be tempted to do a middle-distance double at future major champs after beating the Olympic 1500m 1-2-3 in their specialist event in Kingston? https://t.co/UakU4mT1bp
RT @AthleticsWeekly: A look forward to this weekend's World Indoor Championships in Nanjing 👇 https://t.co/XxJoS5LSM0
