"I couldn't step off the train because I said I'd get back. I was fighting myself."

After almost dying in a motorbike crash, James Ellington spent years striving for a third Olympics. Then, he quietly stopped.

An admirably honest @athleticsweekly.com interview: pocketmags.com/athletics-we...

This week, Faith Kipyegon will attempt to become the first woman ever to run a mile in under 4 minutes. It's contrived and won't count as an official time... but it's compelling and great for the sport.

Read the whole @athleticsweekly.com piece here: athleticsweekly.com/news/opinion...

Ahead of this weekend's World Relay Championships, a chat with Asha Philip for @athleticsweekly.com... on guiding Britain's next sprint generation, TV presenting at the Paris Olympics and potential retirement plans (not yet).

athleticsweekly.com/news/the-gui...

A debut outing for @wisdenalmanack.bsky.social, on whether county members owning clubs is (or could soon be) nearing an end.

Usain Bolt appeared on Justin Gatlin's podcast recently. It was captivating, but also a bit strange.

Is it naive to think that everyone in sport possesses the same disdain for dopers?

Read the full piece in the latest @athleticsweekly.com here: pocketmags.com/athletics-we...

It might sound like a joke, but a World Treadmill Championships would be good for athletics.

A column for @athleticsweekly.bsky.social. Read the latest issue here: pocketmags.com/athletics-we...

Trying to find a Christmas present for the cricket-lover in your life? Search no more:

- Cricket Writers' Club Book of the Year, shortlisted
- "Excellent piece of journalism," The Cricketer
- "Sensational. Some achievement," Test Match Special

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"I was more nervous for the NCAA final than for the Olympics."

Athletes do all they can to avoid burnout. So how did Amber Anning break three British records at the Olympics after a 40-race season?

Find out in the latest @athleticsweekly.bsky.social magazine here: pocketmags.com/athletics-we...

"I still don't think I'm over what happened in Tokyo. But Paris gave me closure. Now I will proudly talk about the Olympics."

A very honest retirement interview with athlete-turned-teacher Jessie Knight.

Read it all in the latest @athleticsweekly.bsky.social here: pocketmags.com/athletics-we...

Honoured to make the Cricket Writers' Club Book of the Year shortlist alongside some excellent tales. Congratulations to the authors of 'Richie Benaud's Blue Suede Shoes' for a deserved win.

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