Dina Asher-Smith comfortably booked her place in the 100m semi-finals on Friday.

With 5k events returning across the county here is what you need to know.

South Kent Harriers have had some pleasing results - with one of their members also rescuing a sheep mid-race at the Staplehurst 5 miler.

Central Park hosted the latest round of the Kent Young Athletes League on Saturday.

Around 650 runners took part in the North Downs Run on Sunday - one of the south east’s most gruelling off road races.

Youngsters led the way when the Sandwich 10k returned with a new route.

Simon Coppard heads to the British Athletics Championships this weekend after a rapid rise through the ranks.

Runners had it all to do at the Saxon Shore Half Marathon on the hottest day of the year.

The Kent Schools Athletics Championships took place at the Julie Rose Stadium in Ashford on Saturday.

The Folkestone Coastal 10k notched up its 10th anniversary on Sunday.

Sittingbourne race walker Cameron Corbishley produced a personal best 20km time at the European Championships on Sunday.

The Kent County Track & Field Championships defied Covid restrictions and challenging weather to take place at the Julie Rose Stadium at the weekend.

The Kent County Athletic Association are holding their track and field 2021 Championships at the Julie Rose Stadium in Ashford this weekend.

An ultra runner from Gillingham has completed the entirety of the North Downs Way in a record time.

A new 100-mile world record has been set at the Julie Rose Stadium.

Steve Grantham used to stand alone waiting for someone to run with - eight years on his Beginners2Runners Club has hundreds of members across Kent.

A date has been confirmed for the Pentland Homes Canterbury 10 Mile Road Race.

A former Sittingbourne schoolboy has vowed to fight on despite a setback to his Olympic dreams.

Swale Combined AC presented their 2020 Club awards virtually, with seven club records broken in the past year despite months of lockdown.

You may only get one Olympics at your absolute peak so racewalker Tom Bosworth is mightily relieved to have that opportunity in Tokyo this summer.