Athletics

Updated: Sep 14, 2014 2:07 pm Portrait painter Natalie Holland paints people who both inspire and provoke her. In 2010 she was watching athletics on the TV and became entranced by a character known as The Blade Runner. He was a double amputee who was aiming to be the first disabled person to run in …

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Updated: Mar 31, 2014 12:47 pm The 30-year-old from Preston, secured the women’s world championship in Malaysia, therefore becoming first British woman in 15 years to achieve that feat. The world number 2 saw off Egypt’s Nour El Sherbini 11-7, 6-11, 11-9, 5-11, 11-9 in Penang to be crowned champion. And makes history by becoming the …

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