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Matt Graveling

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Freelance Reporter at BBC Sport

Freelance Reporter at BBC

BBC Sports Reporter / 4x RTS winner / New Dad 👶🏼 / Runner 🏃🏼‍♂️

Articles

  • 3 days ago | bbc.com | Matt Graveling |Olivia Demetriades

    'Young people excited for their future invest in their present'Matt Graveling & Olivia DemetriadesBBCCharlie Atkinson says the training programme can give young people another chance"We always say, if young people have a reason to be excited about their future, they'll choose to invest in their present," says Charlie Atkinson. She is the training programme manager at an east London bakery and cafe, called The Dusty Knuckle.

  • 1 week ago | bbc.com | Sarah Dawkins |Matt Graveling

    Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, More than 56,000 people finished the London Marathon last SundayA record number of people have applied to take part in the 2026 London Marathon. Event organisers said more than 1.1 million applications had been received, smashing the previous record of 840,318 set by last year's ballot. Last Sunday, more than 90,000 people took on 26.2 miles across both London and Manchester marathons - the largest day of marathon running ever to take place in the UK.

  • 2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Matt Graveling |James Kelly |Olivia Demetriades

    First London Marathon: 'They had forgotten women were in the race'Matt Graveling, James W Kelly & Olivia DemetriadesBBCJeanne was one of about 300 women to run the first London Marathon in 1981In the Spring of 1981, Jeanne Coker pinned a Union Jack on herself and joined more than 6,000 fellow runners in the first London Marathon.

  • 2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Matt Graveling |James Kelly |Olivia Demetriades

    Image caption, Jeanne was one of about 300 women to run the first London Marathon in 1981Matt Graveling, James W Kelly & Olivia DemetriadesIn the Spring of 1981, Jeanne Coker pinned a Union Jack on herself and joined more than 6,000 fellow runners in the first London Marathon. At the inaugural marathon, just 4% of the competitors were women – compared with an expected 45% in this Sunday's race – but had it began a decade sooner, Jeanne would have been banned from competing.

  • 3 weeks ago | bbc.com | James Kelly |Matt Graveling

    Vehicles to be freed from car park after two yearsJames W Kelly & Matt GravelingGetty ImagesThe mechanical stacked car park was fixed in March after more than two years (image not of Rathbone Square parking system)Vehicles trapped in a central London mechanical stacked car park are being released after more than two years. An email, seen by BBC London, has been sent to vehicle owners by the management company for Rathbone Square, CBRE.

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Matt Graveling
Matt Graveling @mattgraveling
20 Apr 25

‘We need a striker’ & ‘tactically Ruud isn’t the man to get us back to the Prem’ Just two comments from foxes fans I spoke to following a 1-0 home defeat to Liverpool that confirmed their relegation to the Championship. https://t.co/cPRMyOQbhT

Matt Graveling
Matt Graveling @mattgraveling
20 Apr 25

It’s Leicester V Liverpool in the Premier League and a plane is flying above the King Power with a message… ✈️ …a loss today will officially confirm relegation for the foxes. https://t.co/BWI2VDCVap

Matt Graveling
Matt Graveling @mattgraveling
19 Apr 25

We're just one week away from my favourite event, the @LondonMarathon! 🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏼‍♂️🏃🏻 For the last three years I've been lucky enough to run & work at the iconic race, which will see 57,000 people take on 26.2 miles. I can't wait to be back in that finish area for BBC Sport! 🎤 https://t.co/uvCd14xueZ