When is athletics in london 2017

On Sunday morning Farah went as far as to accuse parts of the media of having a vendetta against him for questioning his coach Alberto Salazar, who is under investigation by the United States Anti-Doping Agency. Salazar denies any wrongdoing.

For most of the championships British athletes enjoyed limited success. But a glorious final weekend in which Farah took silver in the 5,m, along with four relay medals, meant they hit their UK Sport target of medals in London.

Some wonder whether athletics will be able to maintain the momentum given its credibility issues and the fact that the next championships in will controversially take place in Doha in Qatar, the Gulf state that will also host the World Cup. There is still a long way to go.

But people are proud about being involved in the sport. We have shown that, when we get it right, this sport is unassailable. The verdict is still very much out on that. But after a desperate and suffocating few years for the sport, athletics might just have room to breathe — and hope — again. This article is more than 4 years old.

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Read more. Mo Farah conquers all on track but will leave complex legacy off it. With just over three weeks to go until the start of the Championships, British Athletics is backing Rutherford in his race to be fit to compete in the stadium where he won Olympic gold in Olympic bronze medallist from , Sophie Hitchon Tore Gustafsson secured her place on the team after winning a fourth successive British title and will be joined in the hammer by world finalist Nick Miller Gustafsson.

Asher-Smith, who won Olympic bronze in the 4xm relay in and finished 5th in the m world championships final, returned to action earlier this month after suffering fractured a bone in her right foot in February.

Shakes-Drayton last represented British Athletics at the world championships, where she sustained a knee injury which has kept her out of international competition ever since. London is the major global sporting event this year and will be the biggest occasion the country has seen since In a move designed to empower athletes, those selected will vote to elect the British Athletics Team Captain at London Voting will commence tomorrow 12 July with each athlete selected eligible to vote for anyone within the team.

The Team Captain will be announced on 24 July.