Andrew Osagie revealed how he has been inspired by just three words from Olympic champion Steve Ovett.

Steve Ovett wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year 1978 Video, 00:00:44Steve Ovett wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year 1978 Up Next. 'You can't take it personally' - Coe after IOC defeat ...

That's because Great Britain's Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett were at their peaks, riveting sports fans across the globe. The striking thing about their rivalry is that they traded the world mile ...

The controversial waves Steve Ovett gave to the crowds, as he raced for the line leaving rivals in his wake, were just a sign that he was enjoying himself.

Sebastian Coe leads Great Britain team-mates Steve Cram and Steve Ovett past the bell during the 1500m final at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics – Coe took gold, Cram silver, but Ovett did not ...

Mathieu van der Poel is in his beloved Spain, preparing for his final races of the season. As always, the 29-year-old Dutchman is doing so near Alicante, where he also has a home. He regularly ...

Steve Smythe charts the middle-distance runner's early years through the 1970s in the first part of an Ovett race history special ...

THE man with the starting gun is usually long forgotten after the race gets underway, but that was far from the case at the Geoff Watt Memorial Fun Run in Warragul at the weekend. Olympic legend Steve ...

As London gets ready to host the 2012 Olympic Games, Steve Ovett, who has not often spoken of Sebastian Coe, opened up about the man who formed the other half of the most notorious British middle ...

Steve Ovett believes no one will forget his era when British middle distance runners dominated the world.