Holloway wins third world indoor title
Grant Holloway won his third-straight World Indoor Championships title in the 60m hurdles, earning gold in Nanjing, China to extend his 11-year winning streak.
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Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Yahoo
David Ovens: Athletics is, and has been for some time, Scotland's leading sport
David Ovens is understandably upbeat when talking about the recent past, present and future of his sport. The chair of scottishathletics has, after all, just witnessed a Scot win yet another major championship medal, he's played a significant role in ensuring the sport's primary competition venue will remain open and he's optimistic that a new generation of Scottish athletes will soon emerge onto the world stage. It comes, then, as little surprise that Ovens believes athletics is, as things stand, Scotland's leading sport. 'Athletics is clearly Scotland's most successful sport at the moment and, in my opinion, has been for the past decade or so,' he says. 'There's a range of factors that go into athletics being such a strong and successful sport but, from my perspective, the most important thing is that the foundations are really solid so it develops from there.' One of the most headline-grabbing moments so far of 2025 was Neil Gourley's silver medal-winning performance in the 1500m at the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing in March. It was an impressive performance in itself but even more impressive was its contribution to one of the most remarkable statistics in Scottish sport; Scottish athletes have won medals at nine of the past ten major athletics championships, with Olympic silverware and world titles included in that streak. For Ovens, Gourley's run was satisfying to watch not only because it extended the run of success of Scottish athletes at the highest level, but also because it was, at the grand old age of 30, the Glaswegian's first global silverware. 'Another major medal was fantastic and I'm really pleased for Neil because that medal has been coming for quite some time,' Ovens says. Neil Gourley won World Indoor 1500m silver earlier this year (Image: Getty Images) 'Neil is part of a generation where there's an ingrained mentality that they will be competing on the world stage for medals and so it was great for him, and the sport, to see it happen.' Gourley's world indoor silver medal came just weeks before what could be considered an even more significant development; the confirmation that Grangemouth Stadium would remain open. For several years, Grangemouth Stadium, which is used regularly for junior, senior and masters Scottish athletics competitions, has been under the threat of closure but finally, a solution has been found that will ensure at the very least, the short-term future of the venue and also, hopes Ovens, the long-term future too. David Ovens (Image: Bobby Gavin/Scottish Athletics) From the 1st of June, the Grangemouth Community Sports Trust will take over the facility and given the venue's significance for the sport in this country, Ovens is barely able to mask his relief that closure has been prevented. However, he also notes his disappointment that there's hasn't been greater understanding from those at the very top of quite how valuable sports facilities are to this country and its population. 'Grangemouth has been earmarked for closure for a number of years so we've worked hard to reduce what was a significant financial deficit when it was in the hands of the council to a place where it should break even,' he says 'It's a huge thing for the sport to keep Grangemouth open. It's our most important stadium geographically because 50 so many of our athletes can get there within an hour. It's our main national competition venue and it's a really busy stadium so it would have been a tragedy if Grangemouth had closed. 'Our chief executive, Colin Hutchison, put in a power of work and we got very good support from Falkirk Council as well as sportscotland and I think that was because Grangemouth is such a significant stadium for athletics both nationally and locally. 'But I don't think though that there's enough recognition at government level of the importance of these kind of facilities, and it's not just athletics facilities, it's swimming pools, hockey pitches and the rest. 'It goes back to the point that the reason athletics has been so successful in recent years is because of the foundations that are in place and facilities are a big part of that strong foundation. The danger for so many sports is that the foundations are starting to become shaky I don't think, at government level, there's a strong enough recognition of the importance of these facilities. 'Yes, these venues are important from a sporting perspective but I also think they're hugely significant in a societal sense for things like health and well-being and so I would like to see a change in the government's attitude towards this.' It is, justifiably, Scotland's current crop of world-class athletes such as Laura Muir, Josh Kerr, Eilish McColgan and Jake Wightman who dominate the media coverage afforded to athletics but given these athletes are all in their late-twenties and beyond, it's understandable that the question has begun to be asked as to who, if anyone, is going to fill the boots of these individuals when they inevitably retire. Ovens, however, is quietly confident that there is a wave of athletes coming through the ranks who will ably back-up the success Kerr, Muir et al have so regularly achieved on the global stage and particularly with the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow just 14 months away, he is keen for some of Scotland's younger athletes to begin to make their presence felt on the international stage. 'This summer, I'm really looking forward to seeing Scottish athletes achieve the qualifying times for next year's Commonwealth Games and I'm looking forward to seeing who's going to emerge,' he says. 'There's Sarah Tait, Brodie Young and Rebecca Grieve who are all out in America and are edging towards world class and there's also the sprinter Dean Patterson who's developing very well so there's a list of names who are looking very exciting. We've got very good depth and so that talent coming through, combined with the fact they can look up to these world-class athletes, makes me feel very optimistic for the future.' First thing's first, though, and before the Commonwealth Games there's this year's World Championships in Tokyo in September. Scottish athletes have enjoyed remarkable success at recent editions of the event, including two 1500m world champions in the shape of Wightman in 2022 and Kerr in 2023 and while Ovens would never be complacent about extending Scotland's medal-winning streak at major events, he remains quietly confident of yet more success this summer. 'We can never take for granted how many medals Scottish athletes have won in recent years,' he says. 'Having said that, there is yet another excellent chance this season of more silverware. 'I'd love to see Jemma Reekie get a gold medal and I'd love to see any of Jake (Wightman), Josh (Kerr) and Neil (Gourley) get a medal and continue that run in the 1500 meters. 'I'm confident that we will get some silverware at the World Champs.'
New York Times
26-04-2025
- New York Times
UK Athletics launches campaign for London to host 2029 World Athletics Championships
A campaign has been launched to stage the 2029 World Athletics Championships in London. The UK hosted the World Championships for the first time in 2017, when London staged the games — five years on from the 2012 Olympics in the capital city. UK Sport and UK Athletics have concluded a year-long feasibility study into London hosting the 2029 event, which they say 'projects a record-breaking economic and social impact of more than £400million'. Advertisement The campaign has been launched on the day of the 2025 London Marathon, which has over 56,000 participants. Any interested host city must lodge a formal expression of interest to World Athletics by September this year, with London's hopes contingent on securing £45m in government funding. Glasgow hosted the World Indoor Championships in 2024, while Birmingham will host the 2026 European Athletics Championships. The 2025 outdoor World Championships will be held in Tokyo, Japan before the 2027 edition takes place in Beijing, China. 'London 2017 showed the world what this city and this country can do,' said Dame Denise Lewis, president of UK Athletics. 'It was an incredible example of how we can unite behind a vision — full stadiums, global energy, and a lasting impact. I was proud to help bring that event to life, and I know we can do it again in 2029.' Lewis also spoke of the role of Athletic Ventures — a joint venture comprising UK Athletics, The Great Run Company and London Marathon Events — which she claims 'aims to nearly triple' any economic value of hosting a major event. 'We're not just planning a championship — we're shaping a new model for delivering major events in this country,' said Lewis. 'One designed to create long-term impact and lasting return.' (Rainer Jensen/picture alliance via Getty Images)
USA Today
25-04-2025
- USA Today
The FloSports streaming guide, including 2025 Diamond League, AHL playoffs, Cheer and more
The FloSports streaming guide, including 2025 Diamond League, AHL playoffs, Cheer and more Sports streaming at your fingertips has become elevated with the addition of FloSports to the mix. FloSports is the hub for numerous live sporting events, including hockey, racing, wrestling, tons of college sports and more. It also allows sports fans to watch some of the sports that don't get as much recognition as they deserve. If you enjoy cheerleading and dance, FloCheer allows you to do so with access to top events like the Cheerleading Worlds and Dance Worlds 2025 in Orlando, Fla. The event runs from April 25-28. Watch 2025 Cheerleading Worlds on FloCheer The same goes for track & field. With the 2025 Wanda Diamond League season beginning on April 26, the place to watch all Diamond League events is exclusively on FloTrack. Last year's Olympic pole vault gold medalist Armand Duplantis is back in action in that category as he holds the world record with a 6.27-meter vault. 110-meter hurdle gold medalist from last year's Olympic games, American Grant Holloway, will be competing as well. This year's Wanda Diamond League schedule visits 15 different venues across the globe, with the lone United States meet set for July 5 in Eugene, Ore. at the famed University of Oregon. WATCH: 2025 Diamond League What is Diamond League? The Wanda Diamond League is run under the World Athletics banner and allows some of the world's most elite track and field athletes the opportunity to compete at a high level for money and awards. Diamond League's inception came in 2010 after it was rebranded from its original name, Golden League. The Golden League had been running since 1998. The reason for the change was to streamline the series and allow for equal importance for every event with the implementation of a points-based scoring system. The series holds its final competition of the season in Zurich, Switzerland on Aug. 27-28. 2025 Diamond League schedule Subscribe to FloTrack How much is FloSports? Fans of any of the sports Flo carries can sign up for an annual plan ($12.50 per month) or a no commitment monthly plan ($29.99 per month) to access a specific sport. FloHockey FloSports allows fans to subscribe to various sports individually so they get the best value on what they enjoy the most. If you're an avid hockey fan and want to soak up every moment of the AHL Calder Cup Playoffs or ECHL Kelly Cup Playoffs, you're able to do so through its separate division, FloHockey. FloRacing Motorsports fans have plenty of series to watch on FloSports with FloRacing. Among the top series includes High Limit Racing, USAC, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and much more. High Limit was formed in 2022 by NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson and his brother-in-law, six-time national sprint car champion, Brad Sweet. Watch live racing on FloRacing
