John Ridgeon believes I was downbeat about state of his sport. CEO may have a point … so we thrashed out our differencesIt really is quite the scene. Midnight in Tokyo, Usain Bolt is DJing and the launch party for the World Athletics Ultimate Championships is in full swing. And then the World Athletics chief executive, Jon Ridgeon, walks up to me and says: “I read your <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/sep/09/athletics-save-track-and-field-social-media-noah-lyles-i-show-speed-darren-watkins">recent Guardian column</a>, and&nbsp;I thought it was very unfair.”Imagine Gary Lineker going in two-footed, having never picked up a yellow card in his career. This is the track and field equivalent. Ridgeon, a&nbsp;former world silver medallist over the 110m&nbsp;hurdles, is one of the smartest and most reasonable people in sport. He is saying, in a polite way,&nbsp;that he is really rather annoyed. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/dec/02/athletics-joining-sports-goliaths-long-way-to-go">Continue reading...</a>

واجه جون ريدجون، الرئيس التنفيذي لـ World Athletics، الصحفي شون إنجل في حفل إطلاق في طوكيو، معبرًا عن استيائه من عمود إنجل الأخير في صحيفة الجارديان، الذي اعتبره ريدجون غير عادل. سلطت هذه المواجهة الضوء على مخاوف ريدجون بشأن تصوير الرياضة ودوره فيها.

John Ridgeon, el CEO de World Athletics, confrontó al periodista Sean Ingle en una fiesta de lanzamiento en Tokio, expresando su descontento con la reciente columna de Ingle en The Guardian, que Ridgeon consideró injusta. El encuentro destacó las preocupaciones de Ridgeon sobre la representación del deporte y su papel en él.

John Ridgeon, le PDG de World Athletics, a confronté le journaliste Sean Ingle lors d'une fête de lancement à Tokyo, exprimant son mécontentement face à la récente colonne d'Ingle dans le Guardian, que Ridgeon a jugée injuste. Cette rencontre a mis en lumière les préoccupations de Ridgeon concernant la représentation du sport et son rôle dans celui-ci.

John Ridgeon, the CEO of World Athletics, confronted journalist Sean Ingle at a launch party in Tokyo, expressing his discontent with Ingle's recent Guardian column, which Ridgeon deemed unfair. The encounter highlighted Ridgeon's concerns about the portrayal of the sport and his role in it.

‘Your column was very unfair’: what happened when I met World Athletics | Sean Ingle

<ul><li>Plan was introduced to reduce number of foul jumps</li><li>‘Athletes do not want to embrace it,’ says Jon Ridgeon</li></ul>World Athletics has scrapped plans to introduce a takeoff zone for the long jump rather than the traditional board because of widespread hostility from athletes.Jon Ridgeon, the governing body’s chief executive, said that while the proposals had gone well in trials, “you ultimately do not want to go to war with your most important group of people”. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/dec/03/world-athletics-scraps-landing-zone-idea-to-avoid-all-out-war-with-long-jump-athletes">Continue reading...</a>

قررت الهيئة العالمية لألعاب القوى التخلي عن اقتراح منطقة الإقلاع لمنافسات القفز الطويل، والتي كانت تهدف إلى تقليل القفزات الفاسدة، بسبب المعارضة الكبيرة من الرياضيين. اعترف جون ريدجون، الرئيس التنفيذي للهيئة، أنه على الرغم من نجاح التجارب، فإن الهيئة لا ترغب في خلق صراع مع أصحاب المصلحة الرئيسيين.

World Athletics ha decidido abandonar la propuesta de zona de despegue para los eventos de salto de longitud, que tenía como objetivo minimizar los saltos nulos, debido a la significativa oposición de los atletas. Jon Ridgeon, el CEO de World Athletics, reconoció que, a pesar de los ensayos exitosos, el organismo no quería crear conflictos con sus principales interesados.

World Athletics a décidé d'abandonner la proposition de zone de décollage pour les épreuves de saut en longueur, qui visait à réduire les sauts nuls, en raison d'une forte opposition des athlètes. Jon Ridgeon, le PDG de World Athletics, a reconnu que malgré des essais réussis, l'organe directeur ne souhaitait pas créer de conflit avec ses principales parties prenantes.

World Athletics has decided to abandon the proposed takeoff zone for long jump events, which was intended to minimize foul jumps, due to significant opposition from athletes. Jon Ridgeon, the CEO of World Athletics, acknowledged that despite successful trials, the governing body did not want to create conflict with its key stakeholders.

World Athletics scraps takeoff zone idea to avoid ‘war’ with long jumpers

The Rest is Football will stream on Netflix during next summer's World Cup as part of a new deal.

سيكون بودكاست كرة القدم لجاري لينيكر، The Rest is Football، متاحًا للبث على نتفليكس خلال كأس العالم القادمة الصيف المقبل كجزء من اتفاق جديد.

El pódcast de fútbol de Gary Lineker, The Rest is Football, estará disponible para streaming en Netflix durante la próxima Copa del Mundo el próximo verano como parte de un nuevo acuerdo.

Le podcast de football de Gary Lineker, The Rest is Football, sera disponible en streaming sur Netflix pendant la prochaine Coupe du Monde l'été prochain dans le cadre d'un nouvel accord.

Gary Lineker's football podcast, The Rest is Football, will be available for streaming on Netflix during the upcoming World Cup next summer as part of a new agreement.

Gary Lineker takes football podcast to Netflix

Group including Margaret Atwood, Ian McKellen and Richard Branson sign open letter to free Marwan BarghoutiMore than 200 leading cultural figures have come together to call for the release of Marwan Barghouti, the jailed Palestinian leader seen as capable of uniting factions and bringing the best hope to the stalled mission of creating a Palestinian state.The prestigious and diverse group calling for his release in an open letter includes a variety of prominent names, including the writers Margaret Atwood, Philip Pullman, Zadie Smith and Annie Ernaux; actors Sir Ian McKellen, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tilda Swinton, Josh O’Connor and Mark Ruffalo, and the broadcaster and former footballer Gary Lineker. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/03/leading-cultural-figures-call-for-release-jailed-palestinian-leader-marwan-barghouti">Continue reading...</a>

اجتمع أكثر من 200 شخصية ثقافية بارزة، بما في ذلك كتّاب وممثلون، لتوقيع رسالة مفتوحة تطالب بالإفراج عن مروان البرغوثي، القائد الفلسطيني المسجون منذ عقود. يعتقد الموقعون أن البرغوثي لديه القدرة على توحيد الفصائل الفلسطينية ودفع الجهود المتعثرة نحو إنشاء دولة فلسطينية.

Más de 200 figuras culturales prominentes, incluidos autores y actores, han firmado una carta abierta pidiendo la liberación de Marwan Barghouti, un líder palestino encarcelado durante décadas. Los firmantes creen que Barghouti tiene el potencial de unir a las facciones palestinas y avanzar en los esfuerzos estancados por un estado palestino.

Plus de 200 figures culturelles de premier plan, dont des auteurs et des acteurs, ont signé une lettre ouverte appelant à la libération de Marwan Barghouti, un leader palestinien emprisonné depuis des décennies. Les signataires estiment que Barghouti a le potentiel d'unir les factions palestiniennes et d'avancer les efforts stagnants pour un État palestinien.

More than 200 prominent cultural figures, including authors and actors, have signed an open letter calling for the release of Marwan Barghouti, a Palestinian leader imprisoned for decades. The signatories believe Barghouti has the potential to unite Palestinian factions and advance the stalled efforts for a Palestinian state.

‘Your column was very unfair’: what happened when I met World Athletics | Sean Ingle

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