In an effort to focus attention on the urgent climate crisis, 16-year-old Innes FitzGerald of Great Britain, has asked not to be considered for the World Cross Country Championships in Australia.

When Innes FitzGerald emerged two winters ago as the outstanding young British distance runner of her generation, it was not long before she became even more widely known as the “Greta Thunberg of ...

In January this year, Innes FitzGerald had put herself firmly in contention for a place in the following month’s World Cross Country Championships, which were being staged in Australia. The ...

A young British athlete has turned down the opportunity to represent her country at next month’s World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Australia because of her concerns that a long plane ...