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Great Run founder Brendan Foster announces he is to retire from commentary this summer
Brendan Foster
Brendan Foster has commentated for 40 years - but this summer's World Championships will be his last
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My Great North Run: Tell us why you're taking part and send us photos
Great North Run
From the North East? Tell us why you are taking part in the Great North Run 2017 and send us a photo
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Thousands turn out for the return of the Morpeth to Newcastle road-race
Newcastle upon Tyne
The race took place along the North East's stunning coastline before finishing on Newcastle's Quayside on Sunday
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'Nervous' Vivian Cheruiyot's Great North Run win is the icing on the birthday cake
Great North Run
Vivian Cheruiyot did not really know what to expect in her debut half-marathon, and it coloured her tactics in a birthday victory
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Mo Farah's Great North Run nous helps him to historic hat-trick of victories
Great North Run
Mo Farah learnt from his experiences in 2013 to claim a third straight victory in the Great North Run and a place in the history books
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Mo Farah says thanks by celebrating historic Great North Run hat-trick Alan Shearer style
Great North Run
Mo Farah wanted to give something back to the North East crowd when he did his Alan Shearer impression as he won the 2016 Great North Run
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Mo Farah makes history with third consecutive Great North Run triumph
Great North Run
Briton Mo Farah just missed out on the one-hour mark, but a hat-trick was his only goal at the 2016 Great North Run
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Mo Farah knows he cannot beat Father Time but he is not about to drop out of the race just yet
Great North Run
Double-double Olympic champion Mo Farah goes into the Great North Run knowing time is running out but determined to make the most of it
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Mo Farah hoping wife Tania produces a Great North Run to keep him out of the doghouse
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Mo Farah is going for a historic hat-trick of Great North Run titles but he will be just as concerned that his wife, Tania, has a good run
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Strictly Come Dancing star Greg Rutherford has set his sights on Great North City Games win
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Ex-Olympic champion long-jumper Greg Rutherford is hoping to banish memories of Rio when he takes to the runway on Newcastle Quayside
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Double Olympic champion David Rudisha to lead the 500m field at the Great North CityGames
Great North CityGames
Meanwhile in the women's race, British Olympic 4x400m bronze medallist Anyika Onoura will be looking for more glory
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Team GB's top sprinters will be on the starting blocks for the Great North CityGames
Great North CityGames
James Dasaolu, CJ Ujah and Richard Kilty will battle it out for British bragging rights while Samoa's Jeremy Dodson makes his debut
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Greg Rutherford puts the Strictly sequins to one side for the Great City Games
Great North CityGames
After bagging the bronze at the Rio Olympics, the long jumper will be looking for more glory in Newcastle Gateshead
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The brutal reality of lottery funding, which can make or break an athlete's dreams
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Most experts agree that none of Team GB's success would have been possible without the National Lottery
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North East Olympian Mike McLeod on John Gibson's important role in spreading the word
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John Gibson has spent 50 years writing for the Chronicle and ex-Olympic medal-winner Mike McLeod says North East athletics owes him a huge debt
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North East Olympic hero Brendan Foster on Rio 2016: 'I've never felt like this about an Olympics'
Brendan Foster
Brendan Foster admits it has been difficult to look forward to Rio 2016 - but he says history could be made
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Who is Laura Weightman? Middle-distance runner marked out for greatness by GB stars
Rio 2016 Olympics
Laura Weightmann caught the eye of Dame Kelly Holmes and Steve Cram as a youngster, and ran in the London 2012 1,500m final
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Who is Tom Farrell? The son of former athletes who moved to the USA to pursue his dream
Rio 2016 Olympics
Cumbrian Tom Farrell moved to the USA seven years ago, and his reward is to be a team-mate of Mo Farah's at the Rio Olympics
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Who is Rabah Yousif? The Sudan-born sprinter representing Team GB at Rio
Rio 2016 Olympics
Learn more about the Middlesbrough man who is flying the flag for Britain on the athletics track - after they took him in from Sudan
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Who is Alyson Dixon? The all rounder who has marathon running in her blood
Rio 2016 Olympics
Learn more about Sunderland athletics star Alyson Dixon who is competing in the Olympics in Brazil
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Who is Jessica Eddie? The rower who is no stranger to the Olympic Games
Rio 2016 Olympics
Durham rower Jessi Eddie has excelled in her sport, amassing a string of medals over the years - can she win in Rio?
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Who is Will Fletcher? The Newcastle United fan who chose rowing over football
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Chester-le-Street athlete, an avid Newcastle United fan Will Fletcher, could have been a football player but his future lay elsewhere
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Who is Kat Copeland? The rower who won gold at the 2012 London Olympics
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Find out more about the Teesside golden girl Kat Copeland who became a star of the London 2012 Olympic Games
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Who is Richard Kilty? The sprinter who almost gave up athletics after missing London 2012
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Indoor sprint specialist Richard Kilty was not selected for the last Olympics and almost gave up the sport after having his funding cut as a result
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